PROJECT GROUNDHOG 2008 blinkyou.com Our class is participating in this project for the second year.  On Friday, February 1, we voted on our class groundhog's name and whether or not we thought he would see his shadow.  The children voted that his name would continue to be Shadow (originally decided by the 2006-2007 class).  They also voted that he WOULD see his shadow when he emerged from his burrow on Saturday, February 2.
Our class groundhogs:  (left to right) Elizabeth, Gracie, Gabriel (middle) 2 Beanie Babies (front) Angelina, 4 Beanie Babies, the original Shadow We have some naming of groundhogs to do yet!
Our teammates (Team 1, Grades 1-2, projectgroundhog.net):
Colleen Bava, 2nd Grade Broad Brook Elementary Broad Brook, CT  06016 Groundhog: Shadow Shadow prediction:  NO	Roberta Gray, 2nd Grade Austinburg Elementary Austinburg, OH   44010 Groundhog:  Shadow and Clover Shadow prediction:  NO Class website	Ellen Hicks Salem Elementary Sackville, NB   E4L 4G9 Groundhog: Sam Shadow prediction:  NO
Suzanne Jensen Kula Elementary School Kula, HI   96790 Groundhog:  Ash Shadow prediction:  NO	Barbara Leonard The Pomfret School South Pomfret, VT 05067 Groundhog: Pomfret Shadow Shadow prediction: YES	Michele Nash Cumberland Whitefish Bay, WI  53211 Groundhog:  Pestana Sombra Shadow prediction:  NO Class website
Pre-Groundhog Day Activities:  Email team members to introduce ourselves and get students ready for Groundhog Day. back to the top Week 1 Activities:  Gather weather data and begin writing our community description. Oceanside Community Description Community Descriptions from our teammates: Mrs. Nash's Class in Whitefish Bay, WI Mrs. Jensen's Class in Kula, HI Mrs. Hicks's Class in Sackville, NB Mrs. Bava's Class in Broad Brook, CT Mrs. Gray's Class in Austinburg, OH Mrs. Leonard's Class in South Pomfret, VT Our team's weather data from week 1 (temperatures are in Celsius): # Location Week Team Tmp 1 Sackville, NB, Canada 1 1-2_Team_1 -9 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 South Pomfret, VT, USA 1 1-2_Team_1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 Broad Brook, CT, USA 1 1-2_Team_1 6 0 2 1 2 0 0 4 Austinburg, OH, USA 1 1-2_Team_1 3.3 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 Kula, HI, USA 1 1-2_Team_1 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 Oceanside, CA, USA 1 1-2_Team_1 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 back to the top Week 2 Activities:  Continue to collect weather data.  Send online Valentines to our teammates. We received online Valentines from all of our teammates: Mrs. Hicks's class Mrs. Nash's class Mrs. Bava's class Mrs. Leonard's class Mrs. Gray's class Mrs. Jensen's class Our team's weather data from week 2 (temperatures are in Celsius): # Location Week Team Tmp 1 Whitefish Bay, WI, UNITED STATES;US 2 1-2_Team_1 -4 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 Sackville, NB, Canada 2 1-2_Team_1 -5 1 1 3 0 0 2 3 Broad Brook, CT, USA 2 1-2_Team_1 -2 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 South Pomfret, VT, USA 2 1-2_Team_1 -4 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 Austinburg, OH, USA 2 1-2_Team_1 -6.6 2 1 2 0 0 1 6 Kula, HI, USA 2 1-2_Team_1 18 2 2 0 0 0 1 7 Oceanside, CA, USA 2 1-2_Team_1 16 3 1 0 1 0 0 back to the top Week 3 Activities:  Continue to collect weather data. Our team's weather data from week 3 (temperatures are in Celsius): # Location Week Team Tmp 1 Broad Brook, CT, USA 3 1-2_Team_1 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 Austinburg, OH, USA 3 1-2_Team_1 -3.8 2 0 3 0 0 1 3 Oceanside, CA, USA 3 1-2_Team_1 14 1 2 0 2 0 0 4 Kula, HI, USA 3 1-2_Team_1 16 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 Sackville, NB, Canada 3 1-2_Team_1 -5 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 Whitefish Bay, WI, UNITED STATES;US 3 1-2_Team_1 -11 4 1 2 0 0 0 7 South Pomfret, VT, USA 3 1-2_Team_1 2 2 0 0 1 0 back to the top Week 4 Activities:  Continue to collect weather data.  Begin groundhog research or creative writing. Our team's weather data from week 4 (temperatures are in Celsius): # Location Week Team Tmp 1 Sackville, NB, Canada 4 1-2_Team_1 -6 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 Whitefish Bay, WI, UNITED STATES;US 4 1-2_Team_1 -3 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 Oceanside, CA, USA 4 1-2_Team_1 18.2 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 Austinburg, OH, USA 4 1-2_Team_1 -5.5 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 Kula, HI, USA 4 1-2_Team_1 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 We were busy learning more about groundhogs.  We read books, watched some video from the internet, and visited groundhog websites. Our paragraphs about groundhogs Our story, "Gracie Finds Her Parents" Research from Mrs. Jensen's class, part 1 Research from Mrs. Jensen's class, part 2 Research from Mrs. Jensen's class, part 3 Research from Mrs. Jensen's class, audio Poems by Mrs. Bava's class Research by Mrs. Leonard's class Creative work by Mrs. Leonard's class back to the top Week 5 Activities:  Continue to collect weather data.  Send a postcard through the mail to teammates. Our team's weather data from week 5 (temperatures are in Celsius): # Location Week Team Tmp 1 Whitefish Bay, WI, UNITED STATES;US 5 1-2_Team_1 -4 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 South Pomfret, VT, USA 5 1-2_Team_1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 Sackville, NB, Canada 5 1-2_Team_1 -1 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 Austinburg, OH, USA 5 1-2_Team_1 1.1 1 0 3 1 0 2 5 Broad Brook, CT, USA 5 1-2_Team_1 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 6 Oceanside, CA, USA 5 1-2_Team_1 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kula, HI, USA 5 1-2_Team_1 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 Our team decided to send postcards in an organized way, so that all classes would receive a postcard.  We sent ours to Mrs. Jensen's class. Want to send a postcard of your own?  The site we used was Send Out Cards, and our card was paid for through Project Groundhog. back to the top Week 6 Activities:  Continue to collect weather data.  How do we know it is spring?  Final vote:  Can the groundhog predict the weather? Our team's weather data from week 6 (temperatures are in Celsius): # Location Week Team Tmp 1 Sackville, NB, Canada 6 1-2_Team_1 -5 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 Whitefish Bay, WI, UNITED STATES;US 6 1-2_Team_1 -1 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 Kula, HI, USA 6 1-2_Team_1 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 Oceanside, CA, USA 6 1-2_Team_1 20.6 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 Austinburg, OH, USA 6 1-2_Team_1 2.8 1 3 1 0 0 0 6 Broad Brook, CT, USA 6 1-2_Team_1 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 back to the top At the end of week 6, we had to vote on whether or not we thought the groundhog was a good weather predictor.  Our class voted 18-2 that he was. Our team's voting as to whether or not the groundhog is a good weather predictor: Name School Address Groundhog Name Accurate Prediction? Suzanne Jensen Kula Elementary School Kula, HI, USA Ash YES Ellen Hicks Salem Elementary Sackville, NB, Canada Sam NO Trish Brunner Mission Elementary School Oceanside, CA, USA Shadow YES Roberta Gray Austinburg Elementary Austinburg, OH, USA Shadow and Clover NO Colleen Bava Broad Brook Elementary Broad Brook, CT, USA Shadow YES Barbara Leonard The Pomfret School South Pomfret, VT, USA Pomfret Shadow YES Michele Nash Cumberland Whitefish Bay, WI, UNITED STATES;US Pestana Sombra NO We had fun doing this project and learned about other parts of the United States and Canada.  Look for our results from next year! back to the top Back to our homepage Page last updated on March 20, 2008 Weather banners from The Weather Underground and The Weather Network. Weekly weather data charts from Project Groundhog. Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast