It was a disappointing start to the week as we had hoped to arrive at school to find our fish tank full of little fish swimming about in the tank, but we were reminded that it should take about a week until we see the eggs begin to hatch. We still need to take great care controlling the temperature of the water and need to replace the ice bottles every few hours.

Tuesday was safer internet day 2019 and as a class we spent the day discussing and sharing our ideas about how to keep ourselves safe when using the internet. To show our learning we each created a poster to inform the rest of the school about what we had learnt. Ms Redican created a fantastic display outside our classroom using all of the posters. We hope that they help others know more about internet safety.

On Thursday we spotted that two of the eggs had hatched and it was clear to everyone that the eggs had changed and you could clearly see the shape of the alevin inside the eggs. Mr Reed placed two eggs into a science dish and using magnifying glasses we had a close look at the alevin inside the egg. This was amazing as you could clearly see its spine, eyes and even the outline of its body. We have been able to keep the water temperature constant all week with only the slightest of change, our reading of thermometers has improved significantly.

On Friday morning several more of the eggs had hatched although we did find a few eggs that had died. We understand that this was likely to happen and discussed the purpose of so many eggs being laid at any one time.

We are excited to see how many will have hatched by Monday morning.

Primary 5