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| Checking out the Ponderosa Pines |
Anissa ~ 9-10-12
We learned about a Ponderosa Pine. We learned that in the winter the needles don't fall off of the trees. I wondered how old the tree is. I drew the tree upside down, and then changed my mind and drew the two top branches going up. My favorite part was eating blackberries and going into a tunnel.
Kaila ~ 9-10-12
We walked to the pond on a very hot day. We looked at the Ponderosa Pine in two groups. It was an amazing tree because the bark looked like someone had painted. It is cool, because in winter the needles stay where they are, so it is green year-round. I drew the tree and added the detail of the bark. My favorite part of the trip was eating the blackberries and going into a cave. The tree was very beautiful to look at.
Isaac ~ 9-10-12
I got to measure the water temperature at the pond with a yellow stick. We watched the red dye go up and it told us how warm the pond was. We picked blackberries and ate them. We learned that the Ponderosa Pine has pine cones on the very top. The bark of the tree looks like puzzle pieces. The weather was really warm, and we got to see a tree that had seeds inside pods that looked like a zucchini. My favorite part was eating the blackberries. They were kind of sour.
Gabe ~ 9-10-12
When we went to the ponds I got to see ducks, fish, and lots of algae. We got to measure the water temperature. The pond temperature is 28 degrees. I drew a picture of the Ponderosa Pine, and I learned that it never looses it's needles and it's scientific name is pinus ponderosa. On our way back to school a squirrel ran right through a group of girls and they all screamed. It was pretty hilarious.
Dear Mr Helman's Fourth Grade,
ReplyDeleteWe liked reading your stories about your class visit to the Ashland Ponds and seeing the pictures of your visit.
We see that you are in the fourth grade. But what does this mean? How old are you? In New Zealand we have Years we are Year 3&4 and this means we are 7,8 and 9 year olds.
We liked the part when Gabe said the girls screamed when the squirrel ran through them. In New Zealand we don't have squirrels but we do have special birds like kiwi's. Kiwi's are nocturnal this means they only come out at night and you aren't allowed to touch kiwi's if you see them they have to touch you.
Do you have Enviro Agents? We do at our school they plant vegetables and grow these to eat as well as look after our school environment they also go to different places to plant trees.
What kind of fish are living in the pond?
Can you explain what algae is?
From your quadblogging buddies Room 11 (Vardon School, NZ)
Hello New Zealand friends,
DeleteYears in your contry are grades in our contry, but we don't have year 3 or 7 year olders. All of us are mostly 9. I actualy think all of us are nine. I don't know if we have Enviro Agents. We all are Enviro Angets. Blog to you later!
Hello Buddies in Room 11!
DeleteI think that the kinds of fish that live in the Ashland Pond are Sucker fish and Blue Gill fish. A Sucker fish is a fish that eats algae under the lake. It has a big mouth that lets it suck all the algae in. Algae is stuff at the bottom of the lake that is green and slimy. It is a form of a plant that grows in water. It was really funny when all the girls were screaming because of the squirrels. Gabe and I were cracking up!
Thanks for responding,
Kane
Hi Kane,
DeleteSarah (in our class) her aunty has a Sucker Fish (or fish like it) in her fishtank. It is in there because it can clean the tank because it eats the algae. Have the Sucker Fish been put into the Ashland Pond to keep it clean or have they always been in there?
If the Ashland Pond is too clean do the Sucker Fish die, because there is no algae to eat?
From Room 11 (Vardon School, NZ)
Dear Mr. Sherbow's Grade 4 class,
ReplyDeleteHello from your QuadBlogging buddies in Banff Alberta! We were so excited to hear about your field trip and look at your pictures. We don't have any Ponderosa Pines where we live so we were interested to learn about another tree. We also laughed about the kids screaming when the squirrel ran by. We see lots of squirrels where we live.
We looked at a google map to see a picture of your school and we were so excited to see mountains in the background because we also live in the mountains. What are your mountains called? Ours are called the Rocky Mountains. Can you guess why?
Mathias in our room has been around Ashland on holidays. He wondered if you are near Crater Lake and if your mountains are actually old volcanoes.
This is so fun visiting other kid's blogs!
Hello to buddies in Banff!
DeleteOur mountains are called the Cascades and the Siskiyou mountains. Yes thay are old volcanoes but they might erupt again. Is it snowy there?
from,
Joe.
Hi Joe,
DeleteNo it is not snowy here except for the mountain tops. We did have some snow flakes last week when the weather was cool but this week our weather is sunny and hot!
Anissa, That sounds like a fabulous time. I wish we could come and join you, what did the berries taste like? Was it a tiring day?
ReplyDeleteFrom p4-5, UPS
Hello p4-5, UPS!
DeleteIt was a very tiring! We had to do a lot of walking! The berries are really juicy and sweet, but you have to be careful not to pick the red ones because they are not quite ripe yet. I wish you could have joined us, too!
~ Anissa
Kaila, we think you are very lucky, we don't get a lot of hot weather where we are. It does sound like a fabulous time, do you think you might do that again?
ReplyDeleteHello Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteI would love to do it again! It is a lot of fun to do all of that hiking and learning so much on our field trips. We will be going back to Crater Lake during the winter to see it in the snow. It does get very hot during the summers here, but it gets very cold and icy during the winter time. We snow sometimes. We can already feel the coldness coming at night time.
~Kaila