Farewell

Trout are now fingerlings and are a always swimming around and active. Their time with us is soon coming to an end, though. Sometime around the end of the month, they'll be released into Kerr Park in Downingtown on April 27th at 10am. We've thoroughly enjoyed our time with the trout, and are sad that we will soon have to see them go. We're enjoying the last week and a half that we have left with them.


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Release Day is Nearing

As we get deeper into April, we get closer to the realization that soon the trout will be departing. It has been a fun first year with the Trout in the Classroom program and has taught me a few lessons.
For starters, it's taught me to have patience and trust the program. For the first month, I arrived at school each morning with a shudder,fearing a green oozing tank full of dead eggs. To my relief, each day I was greeted with a living tank and (generally speaking) healthy water conditions.
I've also learned to delegate more responsibility. Now that I feel comfortable with the TIC calendar, I'll feel more confident in sharing responsibilities earlier with students. Throughout the year I've been immensely impressed with the good-hearted responsibility of students who took the program and ran with it.
It will be rewarding to come full circle with the trout and release them into the stream in Downingtown. We currently plan to release them on Saturday, April 26th in the morning.
-Mr. D

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Update April 9

The trout are getting bigger and bigger everyday! Most of the fish are swimming near the surface now. Daily water quality tests show us that the water is in perfect condition for the fish. The water is at 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the ideal temperature for a fry. We hope to see all of the fish staying healthy and continue to grow!
~ Noëlle S. and Meredith M.




Location:T/E MiddleSchool


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