Melanie Salmon arrived in the morning with fresh fish and talked to the class about plastic pollution in the sea. Despite the young age the reception class proved that you are never too young to learn about fish and the negative impact of plastic in the ocean. The children were eager to feel, stroke and hold the different fish, including plaice, sea bream and king prawns. After drawing the fish the children set about making sculptures using plastic that had been collected by the school. Milk bottles and sweet wrappers were most in abundance and a celloptape dispenser proved indispensable. Bottles were stuffed, covered and adorned to make fish of all shapes and sizes.

Thanks to Sadie. St Anslems Reception Class and Creativity Matters, University of the Arts London.

Prior to this Anna Boggon and Jordan McKenzie introduced the project to Brentside Primary School, Ealing, London. An idea was now under way to try to accumulate hundreds of fish for a large scale installation in 2010 in Central London.

Thanks to Reception class 1 and 2 Brentside Primary School, and Creativity Matters, University of the Arts London.