Today is February 2nd, also known as Groundhog Day! We shared our schema about groundhogs, read the story The Substitute Groundhog, and then researched a little bit about the animals. This morning, at 7:30 a.m., Punxsutawney Phil (the world's most famous prognosticating rodent) emerged from his home on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Folklore says that if Phil sees his shadow, we will have six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, we will have an early spring.
You can watch the video here: http://www.visitpa.com/groundhog-day-live-stream
Here were our predictions:
- I think that the groundhog didn't see its shadow because it's been winter for a long time. -Alice
- I think that the groundhog saw his shadow because I saw it on the news. -Fiona
- I think groundhog is not going to be winter. -Chris
- I think the groundhog is going to see his shadow because in the winter it was freezing. -Christopher
- I think that the groundhog will see it's shadow. -Joe
- I think the groundhog will not see its shadow because last year it did not come out last year and I don't think it will not come out wrong. -Nicholas
- I think the groundhog will see its shadow because my friend told me. -Sean
- I think the groundhog saw its shadow because I watched it on the news. -Deanna
- I think that the groundhog saw its shadow because it sort of feels like winter. -Cate
- I think the groundhog saw his shadow because it's not all cloudy. -Miles
- I think that the groundhog saw its shadow. -Kailey
- I think the groundhog didn't see his shadow because it has been pretty warm lately. -Madison
- I think the groundhog will not see its shadow. -Charlotte
- I think the groundhog will see his shadow because my papa told me. -Jayne
- I think that the groundhog saw his shadow because it was winter for a long time. -Joseph