Week 8 - Blake House

This week we went on a field trip to the Blake House, the oldest house in Dorchester. It is so close to the school that we actually walked there and back. When we got there, we were met by Ellen Berkland, an archaeologist for the city of Boston, who currently lives in the Blake House. She gave us a tour of the house, and we got to see some of the interesting and very old things that she has discovered in and around the house.

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You can see all of our photos from Blake House in the Gallery.

Week 6 - Walden Woods

This week Mr O'Halloran's class, including some members of the Environmental Club and the Science Photography Club, got to go to Walden Woods. We were there to see the ceremony celebrating the opening of a new trail in the woods, called "Thoreau's Path on Brister's Hill." Senator Ted Kennedy and Don Henley were among the people who gave speeches (Senator Kennedy said hello to the students during his speech!), and the Science Photography Club's poster was displayed proudly for everyone to see.

After the speeches, the students got a guided tour of Walden Woods, starting with a visit to Henry David Thoreau's house. Then we traveled the path along Walden Pond and into the woods. It was raining when we started but by the end of the trip the sun had come out.

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You can see all of our photos from Walden Woods in the Gallery.

Week 5

It was raining a lot today, so the students stayed in and explored the club website and photo gallery. Later, two photographers brave enough to go out in the rain took pictures with Ms. Heespelink.

Kenny: I took a picture of a stange looking bird that looked like a kiwi. I took a picture of it because it looked like a kiwi and a kiwi is rare to be found around these parts so it would be cool to have a picture of a rare bird. I also took a picture of a purple tulip. I took a picture of it because it reminded me of my mom because she likes the color purple and the color lilac.

Natasha: I took a picture of all the flowers that were in the side of the school. When I went outside it was raining. The flowers in the fence were all different colors. I took a picture of the tree next to the wildflower seeds. No wildflowers were growing yet.

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You can see all of our photos from Week 5 in the Gallery.

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.