2006 Spring Around the World

Spring in Japan

Spring is when the ice melts and plants start to grow.

Spring is when the temperature is warmer.

In Spring, we have beautiful days.

In Spring, we can wear a light jacket.

In Spring, butterflies and ladybugs come out.

In Spring, we have beautiful green grass.

In Spring, we can wear short-sleeve clothes.

In spring, leaves come out on the trees.

In spring, we plant tulips.

Spring in Texas

Spring is when we can play more outside.

Spring is when it warms up outside.

Spring is when the leaves come back to the trees and the grass turns from brown to green.

Spring is when we see insects.

Spring is when flowers bloom.

In Texas, Spring is when Bluebonnets, our state flower, bloom.


In Spring, it rains all the time.

In Spring, we do not need our big jackets.

Spring in Southern California

Spring is when the days aren’t too cold or too hot.

Spring is when we see butterflies a lot.

Spring is when we start our project for the science fair.

In Spring colored eggs are left around by a hare.

In Spring we rarely need a coat.

In Spring we can see whales from a boat.

In Spring the snow in the mountains has melted away.

In Spring we know the warm days are here to stay.

2006 What We Learned About Groundhogs

In Japan We Learned that...

Groundhogs live in Pennsylvania.They are part of the squirrel family. They are sometimes called woodchucks. They are little furry animals. They hibernate in the winter. That means they sleep in winter. They sleep in burrows. The burrows are about 30 feet long. Groundhogs whistle when they are in danger. They sometimes have four or five babies in the summer. Groundhogs’ teeth keep growing all their lives.

To Learn More About Groundhogs

Putxsutawney Phil's Site

Official Grounghog Site

2006 Our Communities/Wild Life

Adams Elementary School

We have lots of crows at our school. They like to help clean up after we eat lunch.

Sometimes we see a squirrel but not very often.

At night sometimes we see an opossum in our backyard. They like to get into the trashcan. They like to eat snails but we don’t see them eating snails.

We have ants, worms, beetles and crickets too.




Cummings Elementary School



One of our wild animals is called a Tanuki. He is a raccoon like animal. In the Mario Bros. game, Mario puts on a Tanooki suit and has the power to turn into a statue.





We have red foxes (Hondo Kitsune) and Siberian Swans (Hakuchou). We also have crows, squirrels, and salt and fresh water fish.





Florence Hill Elementary


We have armadillos, deer, skunks, opossums, birds, and rabbits.