Lizards and spiders and grapes oh my!

Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Maureen Marino

Name of school: John L. Golden Elementary

Location of school (city, school): Etiwanda, CA

What grades: 3

Nature Report: We saw beautiful mountains and tall green trees. “Dancing” lizards outside my classroomWe observed lizards getting warm on the walls of our classroom and spiders’ webs tangled in the bushes. We also saw plants growing in our school garden, flowers, vegetables, and grapes. Last of all, we saw the purple grapes drying into raisens.

Hatchlings from my pond at home-in my classroom    

 Area (at school)I am trying to make into a school garden. I applied for grant last year but didn’t get it. I’ll try again this year.

 

Grapes from the Filippi family-Etiwanda history donated for our school garden.

Comments

[Jane Kirkland]

Can you see the mountains from your classroom? Do you have any photos you can send us?

[Maureen Marino]

Yes! They are incredible to observe all year long. The saddest, but most spectacular time with the local mountains was when the fires came through many years back. They caused our district to evacuate and burned for two weeks. After the fires, it was fascinating to see the life return, in stages, to the mountains. The green slowly came back and so did the wildlife. (I am sorry this took so long to send back to you. I have photos, but do not know how to send them to you via this comment box. (the "Grand Prix Fire": I watched it begin as I took students out to meet the school buses one day at 2:40!)