March 2004 Week 5 Observations & Conclusions

Participants are listed by latitude and longitide, starting from the northernmost latitude. Participant map 54:52N-38:20S | Firsts | Map | Quest [54:52N 6:17W] UNITED KINGDOM Northern Ireland, Ballymena P6/7KS Ballymena Primary School, Ms. Simpson & Ms. Lee's fourth graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: On Monday we had very heavy rain and even hail which is not really something we would associate with Spring! There was 8mm of rain in our rain gauge. The rest of the week was fairly dry, with a few scattered showers. Temperatures have been between 8 ö10 degrees celsius during the day. On Wednesday night we recorded a low temperature of ö1 LAND & WATER: Because of heavy rain on Monday, some gardens were waterlogged and Marianne saw a river which was swollen, with some of the water out on the nearby fields. Some roads also had water running down the sides and drivers had to take extra care. On her way to school, Mrs Lee has seen farmers out ploughing in their fields. PLANTS: Hannah has noticed that some hedgerows have started to produce new leaves. Azaleas in her back garden have started to flower and so has the cherry tree. Marianne has seen tiny shoots appearing in her dad ās rhubarb patch. We have also seen catkins on the willow tree. A few buds on the big horse chestnut tree have started to open and we can just about see the tiny leaves inside. ANIMALS: Michelle saw some a bird pulling worms out of the ground, after all the rain. The blackbirds in Mananneās garden have been collecting moss to line their nest. Both Hannah and Mrs Lee have seen newborn lambs out in the fields, on their way to school. PEOPLE: We have noticed quite a number of car drivers wearing sunglasses in the morning, as the early morning sun can be very bright and can make driving difficult. Lots more people are now out in their gardens digging them over and tidying them up. OTHER: This week we have included a drawing of some bunny rabbits by Marianne. They are a sure sign of Spring and also a reminder that Easter is coming soon. We are really looking forward to our holidays and would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter. CONCLUSIONS: We have really enjoyed being involved in "Signs of Spring". We have used our computers in school not only to send off our data and read other schools' observations, but we have also produced short reports about the Signs of Spring project. We also found out a bit more about longitude and latitude by going to the Maps Home Page. We also had great fun using the digital camera to record some of the signs of Spring in our school grounds and then used the photos for Art lessons. We always looked forward to reading what other schools had observed in their part of the world and we were especially pleased to receive an email from Hampton Park Primary School in Perth, Australia. We have replied to them and hope to hear from them soon. A BIG thank you to all involved in setting up this project. [45:44N 4:52E] FRANCE Bourg-Argental College du Pilat, Claudie Ferret's sixth graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Winter has come back.The temperatures are much colder:-2”C.The sky is grey and it's snowing again.It was foggy on Sunday. PLANTS: The prunus are in blossom at school and the flowers in the gardening club -- daffodils,blue bells. ANIMALS: Some deers crossed the main road. A small deer was born. The rabbits are running in the fields.B irds are very active and they are singing in the morning. PEOPLE: Farmers are planting potatoes and sowing maze. People are very disappointed by the cold weather coming back. OTHER: This week-end we'll change our clocks for summer time. We'll have to get up one hour earlier in the morning! CONCLUSIONS: Pupils were very interested by this Spring session. I worked with the physics teacher who taught them about latitudes and they made talks about the equivalence between the different measures (temperatures,length,weight,volumes...). They made good use of it when reading the other schools reports (temperature of course but also height of snow). That would be a nice idea if on the data day they could compare the volume of rainfall and the height of snow too. Bye for this school year. [43:09N 88:18W] USA Wisconsin, Merton Merton Primary School, Ms. Kondrakiewicz's second graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: We love the warmer temperatures we have been having this week. Each day this week the temperature has been in the 50's and 60's. It is fun to wear our spring jackets and if we are lucky it is warm enough to take them off outside! It is a little rainy and cloudy, but that means that the grass is starting to turn green again. LAND & WATER: The grass is getting green and most of the lakes around us have all become unthawed. PLANTS: Little flower blooms are popping up and beginning to grow. We are excited to see all the pretty colored flowers soon! ANIMALS: In the mornings we have heard the birds singing. It helps us wake up and makes us feel happy! Robbins are out eating the worms. PEOPLE: We think Spring makes people feel happy [43:07N 79:01W] USA New York, Grand Island Kaegebein Elementary School, Ms. Hartman's third graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Grand Island had another weather roller coaster this week. Our weather fluctuated between cold with blowing snow on Monday and Tuesday, to lovely and warm on Wednesday and Thursday, to cool and rainy on Friday. Temperatures ranged from lows in the teensF to highs of 60F. LAND & WATER: Early in the week, snow covered our lawns. Now our lawns are very wet and muddy. Another sign of spring in some of our nearby communities are floods. Creeks and streams have winter ice that jams up their flow, added to the snow melting, and then add lots of rain and the result is streams and creeks overflowing their banks. Sometimes it floods yards and basements of homes. Fortunately, Grand Island does not generally experience flooding. PLANTS: Many spring bulb plants continue to poke their leaves through the cold, hard soil. The blanket of snow that covered them last week has melted and does not seem to have hurt them. The earlier plants (crocus) are blooming now, soon to be followed by daffodils and tulips. ANIMALS: We continue to see small groups of birds migrating through our community. We always have lots of deer, rabbit, and squirrels in our neigborhoods. With the warmer weather, the coyotes have been noticed less near our homes. PEOPLE: Most of the children have put their bicycles away again after enjoying riding them for a few warm days. CONCLUSIONS: Kaegebein's third graders concluded that spring does not actually come to Grand Island when the calendar says it is spring in March. We know we could still see another snow or ice storm in between lovely warm spring weather days. We also can see that the further north you are from the equator, the longer it takes to see signs of spring. It was also interesting to see how Australia and New Zealand were experiencing the opposite seasonal changes. [42:44N 73:41W] USA New York, Green Island Heatly School, Ms. Kirch's second graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Monday began as a warm day and fooled us into thinking we were going to have a nice week! On Tuesday it got colder as the day went on and it snowed Tuesday night! Wednesday was cool and rainy. Thursday was sunny and warm. Friday is very warm and sunny right from early morning. LAND & WATER: Most of the snow has melted. We see only snow where there were large mounds plowed by the snow plow. Yards and the park are muddy. PLANTS: We see purple and white crocus in our flower garden! The tulips are coming up too. We see leaves and buds. Buds are also on our bushes ANIMALS: Birds are singing early in the morning. We see pairs of geese in the school yard. They hiss if you come too close! We have seen more chipmunks, squirrels and rabbits. PEOPLE: People are wearing light jackets. Little League practice state this week. We can play outside until about 6:00pm. OTHER: The boats are back on the river. People are getting ready for warm weather and fishing. CONCLUSIONS: We think animals tell us what kind of weather is coming. We saw birds at bird feeders when a snow storm was coming. We hear birds singing when we have suny days. The weather man says we will get more snow in April. We are just foing to watch the animals around us and see. [42:43N 71:11W] USA Massachusetts, Methuen Comprehensive Grammar School, Ms. Billings, Ms. Fichera, Ms. Fresco, Ms. O'Connor, Ms. Paolino, and Ms. Stone's second graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: The temperature is in the sixties. The sky is sunny with some clouds. CONCLUSIONS: We have been collecting as much data about spring as we can. The pear trees around our school have buds on them and soon we hope to see flowers. Winter is slow about going away. The place where we notice changes the most are in the times for sunrises and sunsets. During our first week of data collecting, we recorded sunrise on March first at 6:20 AM. Tomorrow on March 26, the sun will rise at 5:35. The sun is up 45 minutes earlier, and of course it is setting close to 45 minutes later. We know that the longer times of light are good for the trees and plants which are ready to begin growing. We are hoping the temperatures will start going up soon. Today its up to 50 but last night was very cold. The last snows are still visible but they are going away a little more each day. [41:46N 80:51W] USA Ohio, Austinburg Austinburg Elementary School, Ms. Gray's second graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: This week we had lots of clouds and rain with a little sunshine. The high temperatures ranged from 65 degrees F. to 32 degrees F. The low temperatures ranged from from 50 degrees F. to 23 degrees F. LAND & WATER: All the snow is gone, even the big piles from the snowplows. The grass is greener every day and there is lots of mud. The ponds do not have any ice. PLANTS: Plants are starting to grow and the maple trees have large leaf buds. Tulips, daffodils, and various bulbs are starting to grow. The pussy willow trees are covered with pussy willows. People are collecting maple sap from the maple trees. ANIMALS: We are seeing all kinds of animals and and a few insects. The spring peepers (frogs) have started to sing. We have seen a few robins. Some birds appear to be gathering materials for nests. PEOPLE: We are generally wearing our spring coats. We are making Easter Eggs decorated with our state flower, the red carnation, and our state wild flower, the white trillium. Our last day of school before Spring Break is April 2. People are working and playing outside. OTHER: It is light earlier in the morning and it gets darker later in the evening. People have Easter decorations up. Many of us are planning on going on trips. It looks like Spring! CONCLUSIONS: We have enjoyed watching for the signs of Spring and reading everyone's observations. We are hoping Spring is here to stay! Thanks!!! Left-side photo: The tree outside of our classroom on March 26, 2004. It was raining when we took this picture. Right-side photo: This is a photo of tapping maples in our area. [41:14N 84:07W] USA Ohio, Holgate Holgate Elementary School, Ms. Wagner & Ms. Burkhart's second graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Last Saturday we had a thunderstorm with hail the size of small marbles. For the past week it has rained off and on almost everyday, but the air temperatures are rising. Today is Thursday and at 8:00am it was 52F LAND & WATER: The snow is gone, we hope for good. Everyone needs to be careful when they come in from outside. Mud is a common thing we are finding on our shoes. There is no ice on the ponds or rivers. PLANTS: By now the grass in the yards and on the playground is almost all green. With the warmer temperatures, the buds on the trees have gotten big. Mrs. Wagner brought in a flower that bloomed at her house. Weāve included a picture of it. Mr. Verhoff said the wheat is getting thicker in the flields now. ANIMALS: Birds are everywhere! They must be excited about the worms that are on the roads in the mornings. These worms also create holes in our yards that help the grass to grow. Our state bird, the cardinal, was spotted by one of our students. We think she was laying her eggs. We found out the small cardinals look more like the mother than the father. Male cardinals are red, while females are brown with red crests. PEOPLE: Spring jackets and sweatshirts are all that is needed when we are outside playing. Everyone seems to be playing basketball this week. Could it be because our own Holgate Tiger Baskeball Team is going to the state championships? Yes, today in the rain our community had a big send off for our team. GOOD LUCK TIGERS! OTHER: CONCLUSIONS: The Signs of Spring project has helped us become aware of many things in our part of the world as well as other parts. When the birds begin to migrate, the farmers begin to work in their fields, how some animals adapt to different weather conditions, and spring/autumn comes much later on other parts of our Earth, are a few of the things we have learned. [40:24N 80:11W] USA Pennsylvania, Oakdale Donaldson Elementary School, Ms. Huling's first graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Our weather has finally changed for the better. This week we have had both cloudy and sunny days. The temperatures (in Fahrenheit) have steadily increased this week. Our highs from Monday through Friday were: 32, 47, 55, 68 and 75. The lows from Monday through Friday were: 18, 20, 32, 46 and 50. It appears that spring really is arriving here in Western Pennsylvania. LAND & WATER: Although the ground is still very soggy, it is beginning to soak in. The sun predicted for the weekend should help the ground to dry out more. PLANTS: We are still anxiously waiting for the grass to turn green and the buds to appear on our young trees. The trees in our neighborhoods are showing buds but the young tres at school are not. Many spring bulbs, such as crocuses, daffodils and tulips are peeking through our gardens at home. ANIMALS: There are more birds in the back of the school everyday. The robins are looking for worms in the back schoolyard and the crows are looking for whatever they can find. The deer haven't appeared this week. PEOPLE: Many students have come to school at the end of the week in short sleeved shirts, capris, shorts and skorts. The heavy winter jackets are being replaced by lighter spring jackets and sweaters. OTHER: We are still waiting for two of the "Firsts". They are the grass turning green and the first flowers. We are ready but the plants need more time and warmth. In the meantime, we are watching our seeds grow indoors. Each one of us planted a pea seed, a pumpkin seed, a sunflower seed and a kidney bean seed. It's exciting watching them grow and change everyday. Later on, we will plant some flower seeds that we can then transplant outside when the weather gets warm. CONCLUSIONS: We have enjoyed observing the changes in the weather during this project. It is fun to learn about other people around our country and the world and the kinds of weather they have. As the weather improves and we move towards our Spring Break and Easter we say goodbye to our partners. Maybe our second grade teacher will participate next year. We know that Miss Huling will be participating again with her new first graders in the fall. [40:22N 80:32W] USA West Virginia, Colliers Colliers Elementary School, Mr. Bennet's third graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Today, Friday, Mar. 26, 2004 was beautiful in West Virginia. The afternoon temperature was 70*F/20*C which is above normal for March. The weekend will be spectacular with temperatures staying in the 70's until Monday. Can't Wait! I hope the weather will be the same where you are. LAND & WATER: The land is still about the same as before. Snow has been gone for a long time. Water in the creeks and rivers lots its ice last month. PLANTS: We noticed that flowers are starting to sprout up thru the ground and that bushes are starting to bud. I hope we don't have a cold spell that will kill them. ANIMALS: More animals are out and about. We still see that beaver climbing in the bushes on the hillside outside our window. He's pretty brave to be that far from water. I guess he's looking for small twigs to start building another home. People are walking their dogs more now that the weather is getting nicer. PEOPLE: People are out more walking on our biking trail. There are lots of people walking, biking, and jogging along the Panhandle Trail. This weekend many people will be wearing shorts and summer shirts. Lots of golf courses in the valley will be full with people getting in their first rounds of golf. I'll be washing my truck and working in the yard cleaning up after the long winter. OTHER: Here is a story we wrote that I thought you might enjoy reading: THE PENCIL ATTACK CONCLUSIONS: As usual we have enjoyed reading about other parts of the world and finding out what's going on in their neck of the woods. I hope everyone enjoys this project. I think it's great. [40:04N 74:12W] USA New Jersey, Brick Brick Community Primary Learning Center, Ms. MacDougall's students WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: We have had rain, snow, sun, wind, and clouds this week. But today, after a drizzly start, the sun is shining and we can take off our coats. LAND & WATER: The grass is turning green and our Canada geese like eating it. PLANTS: Some of the daffodils have opened their flowers - but only the ones in the sun. The crocuses are all bloomed. We are glad the snow did not hurt them. Today we saw tiny purple hyacinths growing. ANIMALS: There are lots of geese on the field and birds are singing loudly in the trees in the morning. PEOPLE: We are still wearing winter coats until today! Some of the children wore sweatshirts today instead of coats. OTHER: To see and hear a real robin singing, go to the Journey North web site. CONCLUSIONS: We really enjoyed seeing the reports and pictures from this year's Signs of Spring project. Thank you, Nancy! Because our forsythia and lilac bush have not bloomed yet, we were hoping that the project would last another week or two. Maybe next year it could start later or last longer. We would like to add a few other "firsts" like birds singing, and spring plants emerging (because our tulips and daffodil leaves started growing three weeks ago.) The project continues to be great as it is. We would like to see more photographs and drawings encouraged, especially since the kindergarten students cannot yet read. I read the short reports to them, but they really like the photos and drawings. I know this project has made the children more observant in the garden and in their own yards. This was fun! It's was a good excuse to go outside even in the snow! [39:32N 74:29W] USA New Jersey, Jackson Switlik Elementary School, Ms. Wardell's second graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Our crocus in the snow last week showed how winter is trying to hang on in New Jersey. We started out this week with very cold temperatures, in the teens (F), and ended today with partly sunny and very nice 70's (F). LAND & WATER: The ground has been wet and soggy from the melting snow and rain. Today, it was dry and soft. PLANTS: The crocus were buried under the snow and ice, but today they were blooming. The buds on the trees are starting to come out too. We have seen some yellow daffodils and pink tulips. ANIMALS: We have heard birds singing, and we have spotted some squirrels and butterflies enjoying the warmer day. PEOPLE: Many of us had the winter coats and gloves on the first part of the week. However, today we saw people in shorts and T-shirts. Everyone is anxious to play baseball and soccer. We have been studying Light and Shadows in Science, so we were happy to have the sun today so we could see our shadows. CONCLUSIONS: We have enjoyed sharing our spring observations, and learning about how spring is experienced in other parts of our beautiful world. The scavenger hunt questions allowed us to all participate and learn about our neighbors. We hope Mother Nature gives us some "Spring" days to enjoy during Spring Break. Happy Spring to all - we will see you in the Fall! [39:18N 85:13W] USA Indiana, Batesville St. Louis School, Ms. Bornemann's fourth graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: At the beginning of the week it was cold. As the week went on, it got hotter. It was very hot at 67 at the high. It just gets hotter each day. On Friday it was the hottest of the week it was 50ās at the low and 70ās at the high there were no rain clouds the whole week. LAND & WATER: Early in the week the land was very soggy and muddy. You had to wear old shoes if you were going outside to play. In the middle of the week the land dried up. It became warmer and the wind was blowing. By the end of the week, the land was hard and you didnāt sink into the mud anymore. You could go bike riding on trails without getting muddy. PLANTS: We see plants popping up. At the beginning of the week daffodils started to bloom. Also, the grass started to get greener. In the middle of the week, you could start to see trees budding. Some daffodils have almost completely bloomed. During the end of the week, you could see some of the flowers on the trees started to bloom. ANIMALS: The birds are chirping earlier than they did before. I also saw birds fighting over a worm. I saw a rabbit coming out under a tree. Then on hot days last week the rabbits would hide under a shady tree. I saw a squirrel peeking out of a hole in a tree. PEOPLE: People in Batesville at the beginning of the week wore a winter coat. In the middle of the week they wore a light coat. At the end of the week they didnāt wear any kind of coat. They probably wore a t-shirt. CONCLUSIONS: After coming back from Spring Break, March 22-26, it is obvious that Spring has arrived in Batesville. The flowers are blooming, the grass is growing, the trees are blooming and the leaves are starting to form. [39:02N 95:41W] USA Kansas, Topeka Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Ms. Seeger's fifth graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: It rained and stormed two days in a row with thunder and lightning. The clouds are lower and darker in the sky. We had funnel clouds nearby Saturday and Sunday nights (3/27-28). The temperature went up to near 80 degrees F. over the weekend. Allison's family turned on the air conditioner, but most of us just opened windows. A double rainbow apeared in the sky, touched all the way to the ground on both ends on Sunday night (3/28). The rainbow moved in the sky. It was a bold-colored rainbow and we could see most of the colors in it, even violet. LAND & WATER: The rivers became higher after the rains. Yards are really muddy and greening up! A creek near Tanner's home has eroded out; it hasn't been full for several years, and now it's full. PLANTS: Crabapple trees are in bloom. Honeysuckle is blooming on Tanner's Grandpa's farm (the dog was enjoying them). Whitney's day lilies are starting to sprout up. There are pine cones all over the ground at a nearby creek. Fruit trees are beginning to blossom. Daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, dandelions are blooming. Devin has noticed mushrooms in his front yard that appeared after the first big rain. ANIMALS: After it rained, there were tons of worms out. Our dogs are playing outside more. Larva (white with orange heads) are in Spencer's dirt pile. Saturday, Tyler's neighbor killed a snake. A classroom friend called owls this weekend, and they answered back. We have seen lots of mosquitoes. Ashley went to the zoo over Spring Break, and there were lots of animals outside in the exhibit areas. PEOPLE: Everyone wore shorts over Spring Break. Swimsuits and short sleeves are out in the stores. A lot of people are walking and riding their bicycles. People are opening their swimming pools (taking the covers off and filling them). People are sweating more. Kacie noticed LOTS of garage sales. People have been barbequing. People are beginning to mow their lawns. OTHER: Spencer has noticed that people are burning their fields. If you haven't seen the Flint Hills during spring burn off, it's something else! Spectacular! CONCLUSIONS: There have been heavier rains this spring than last year (when we just had sprinkles). The plants have bloomed faster and earlier this year. Warmer weather has arrived sooner. Spring came in like a lion, and went out like a lamb! [34:13N 118:14W] USA California, La Crescenta Lincoln Elementary School, Ms. Goddard's second graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: The weather was very comfortable in the 70's during the day. The mornings were cloudy with a little drizzle in the early morning hours. The sun during the day was shining and there were fluffy clouds in the sky. LAND & WATER: The grass is turner greener. The wildflowers in the mountains are blooming and the plants on the mountainsides are growing taller. PLANTS: There are lots of buds on the trees. There are lots of flowers on some trees. Lots of flowers are blooming and there are baby peaches on the peach trees. People who park their cars outside have lots of pollen on their cars. ANIMALS: Birds are hatching and singing. There are some baby birds that are learning to fly. PEOPLE: Many people are wearing shorts and short sleeved shirts. Jackets have been put away until later in the year. OTHER: CONCLUSIONS: Spring has arrived! It seemed to come earlier this year than in the past. [32:51N 96:58W] USA Texas, Irving J. O. Schulze Elementary School, Ms. Butt's first graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: This week was warm. There was a little bit of rain. It has been very, very windy. LAND & WATER: The ground is warm, but outside water is cool to the touch. PLANTS: Our tulips have started dying because its getting too warm. Some of them died because the bad bugs (aphids) ate them. Yellow flowers and bluebonnets are blooming in the garden. The grass is turning very green. The Bradford pears are losing their blossoms and getting little green leaves. More and more trees are getting their leaves. ANIMALS: Monarch butterflies are arriving in Texas on their way from Mexico. Yesterday at recess some of us found a beautiful yellow butterfly with black polka dots. The wind was blowing so hard that it blew the butterfly down. It couldn't fly. One of its wings broke. Reno took the butterfly to a safe place close to the building away from the wind. PEOPLE: People are playing outside in the spring weather. We are wearing shorts and short sleeves. When we come in from recess Ms. Butt and the girls have a lot of tangles in our hair from being in all that wind. CONCLUSIONS: We learned that when the Monarchs reach you, that spring is coming. It takes between two and three months for Monarchs to make their way all the way North for the summer. When tulips bloom it is the beginning of spring. They bloom first in the south and slowly begin blooming further and further north. This taught us that spring starts in the south and moves north. We can be having warm spring weather and some of you are still having snow. Spring comes to us all at different times and days. [29:37N 81:49W] USA Florida, Hollister The Children's Academy, Ms. Cadwallader's first graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: We got very warm this week. Highs in the low 80s. The lows are still in the mid 40s. We have not had any rain for several weeks now. LAND & WATER: The grass is green and growing. We plant our vegetables and flowers this time of year. PLANTS: The trees that were dormant have new baby leaves. There are lots of wild flowers. ANIMALS: Raccons and deer have been seen in the evening hours. Lots of birds building nests. PEOPLE: We still need jackets in the morning and evening. The pool water is 70 degrees but the kids are swimming anyways. CONCLUSIONS: Spring is definitely here in north Florida. [31:50S 116:10E] WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Perth Hampton Park Primary School, Miss Anderson's third and fourth graders WEATHER/SKY/TEMPERATURE: Over the last few weeks we have had more of the glorious sunshine Western Australia is well known for. While our mornings and evenings are cooler - we have still had very warm days where the temperatures have varied between the mid twenties and the mid thirties. We are disappointed that we haven't been able to see more signs of Autumn around us - sadly our project will be over before Autumn truly sets in here in Perth - but we have loved seeing the postings about the first signs of Spring in other countries. LAND & WATER: Just recently we experienced a very unusual and heavy fog over the city of Perth. Our few really hot days with temperatures close to forty degrees celcius resulted in a lot of evaporation of sea water - and then a sudden and cool change in the weather sent the foggy clouds from the sea back onto land. The dense fog hanging over our central business district (Perth City) could be seen miles away - and some light aircraft which help our radio stations with updates on the traffic in and out of the city - had to return to earth because they couldn't see clearly at all. PLANTS: Our trees are still looking very green and leafy - but there are some that are starting to change colours. Our shire council have planted trees along our streets which do show changes tolovely autumn shades - we are starting to get some golden and coppery colours showing through - I have taken a few pictures and hope that the colours are showing clearly enough for you all to see. ANIMALS: Our birds and insects are still enjoying the lovely summer weather. CONCLUSIONS: The children in Years Three and Four have really enjoyed their first opportunity to participate in this project. We have thought about our environment and enjoyed discussing the weather, seasons, plant and animal life around us. We have really enjoyed reading the postings from other schools, and seeing the wonderful pictures and artwork sent along. A big thankyou to all those people who have made this website such an interesting place to visit. We hope to join in when the project starts again in October! 54:52N-38:20S | Firsts | Map | Quest | March index | Top of page