Week 4

This week the students did some planting and observed the many bulbs that bloomed while they were away for April vacation.

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Reporter: Diep

In the front of the school, the cherry tree has buds. This cherry tree does not have or will not grow cherries.

In the onion family the "leaf" is not grass. You will know because it is hollow.

In the front of the school there is a mystery tree. It is alternate and has lots of mini leaves. One guess of the mystery tree is a trembling tree.

If a plant looks dead it could still be alive.

In the front of the school there are purple tulips blooming.

Over vacation buds bloomed. The side school yard has colorful flowers. The Hyacinth smell very good like perfume. The viburnum also has a good smell.

The serviceberry tree has white flowers on it.

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Reporter 2: Desiree

A type of grass smells like garlic.

A daffodil is yellow and has no smell.

There is an unidentified tree with tiny leaves like a heart and has teeth.

The tulip is purple and is like a rose and smells like perfume.

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Reporter 3: Heather

There is a white-flowered plant that smells like strong perfume.

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Reporter 4: Jillian

Weather is nice outside. We are looking at a tree and we are seeing what it is and we are looking at daffodils. We are looking at grass that is called onecon grass (??) and there are red flowers that are rose. We are looking at a tree that has yellow flowers and there are purple flowers.

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You can see all of our photos from Week 4 in the Gallery.

Week 3

This week each team marked a circle on the ground in the front of the schoolyard and explored the flora there. We also helped move some old plants to a pile in the back of the school.

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Group 1
Reporter 1: Leslie
Reporter 2: Daniella
Photographer: Jillian

Inside the string is a tree with dirt. The tree also has a lot of stems and a couple of buds. And near the tree there is a little grass that looks fresh green. And we found a dandelion in our circle.

--Daniella

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A list of what was in the circle:

• A white flower.
  
• A gray shrub, dead or alive.
  
• tulips

Also, we saw striped crocuses.


We put branches in a tarp.

-- Leslie

Group 2
Photographer: Diep


Sketch Recorder: Michael

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You can see all of our photos from Week 3 in the Gallery.

Week 2

This week the students learned about the difference between opposite and alternate branches, and did some bark rubbings out in the schoolyard.

Group 1
Photographer: Victor
Reporter: Hamza

Today it was rainy and snowing.

A) Opposite: they're not a zig-zag
B) Alternate: it goes in a zig-zag

They are coloring a paper on the bark of the tree. Why? To identify the tree. We all did them except Victor because he is the photographer.

Somebody put a hole in the tree and maple syrup is coming out.


We had to use flash because it was dark. Everything is wet. We could see our breath.

We had a quiz for alternate and opposite.

The crocuses are blooming.

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Group 2
Reporter: Kenny
Photographer: Katherine

It is 30'F, snowy and rainy.

An alternate tree is in front of the rooms.

Big alternate tree in front of Room 2. Moss on the foot, lichen on the bark.

We found an acorn cap, I think it's from an oak tree.




A skinny alternate tree is next to Room 13.

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Group 3
Photographer: Revon
Reporter: Daniella



It was rainy and chilly.

On the tree next to the back there is a print of Daniella's thumb.

On the tree there is a lot of moss.

The bark isn't smooth.

Tree 2: On the second tree it is way more smoother.

We are near the huge rocks.

Tree 3: The tree is drier and bumpier than the others.

We are near the big rock near the birch.

Tree 4: A Dawn Redwood

It has opposite buds.

The crocuses are blooming purple.





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You can see all of our photos from Week 2 in the Gallery.