Mead Room

Dear Parents and Friends,

We have been busy following a specific interest in our room over the past couple of weeks. The children started to show an interest in making fishing rods, so together we set up a pond with different types of fish, blue cellophane, a bucket nearby and a few homemade rods. Much exciting dramatic play and rich fishy language began!

To continue our interest in fishing, Mrs Cooper brought in a Salmon trout for us to observe and then cook. Together we looked at different features of the fish, such as the fins, the scales, the gills and lungs and tail. The children were fascinated…

Harry M: He’s died!

James S: Look he has a mouth.

Charlotte: Where’s the blood?

Angus: Why’s it got blood on it and why didn’t they leave him alive?

We discussed that when we hurt ourselves, there’s blood inside us that comes out just like the fish. When they are preparing fish to sell they make a slit under the fish and have to clean out the insides of the fish. Then the fish are ready for people to take home and cook!

James S: There’s a flipper.

Alexander: He got spots!

Alec: Why does her have lungs?

We talked about how fish breathe through the water and that they need gills rather than a nose like us.

Angus: Can we see through his mouth to his tummy?

Everyone had a look but couldn’t see very far into his tiny mouth.

Then Mrs Cooper cut up some slices of lemon and little bits of butter and we wrapped the fish in alfoil. Mrs Sue helped us cook it in her big oven.

Together we watched a “For the Juniors” DVD about what happens to fish and where they come from. The children were really interested to revisit some of the ideas we had been exploring about fish.

Alec: I saw a fish market.

Alex: What a fish market for?

James S: Dere(there) was snapper!

Jock: Big fish! When he saw the big tuna fish.

Angus: Can you buy really big fish?

Together we have developed a class fish shop too so the children have been able to build an indepth understanding of where fish come from and how they come to us on our plates!

This week we have welcomed Mrs Heidi Kerr in the Mead Room to provide additional support for our children on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

We look forward to continuing our learning journey together next term. Miss Amelia and Miss Sarah will be with the children during the holidays. Please enjoy your child’s Portfolio during the holidays and we ask that they come back in Week 1 Term 3.

Kind Regards, Emma, Pip, Amelia and Heidi


We are planning some fun wet weather activities next week so please pack named wet weather clothes/boots etc in a separate plastic bag for your child next week 
Thankyou.