The document provides details about a school in Hawkesdale, Australia on August 20, 2008. It describes the cold winter weather, students wearing their winter uniforms and eating toasted sandwiches for lunch. It also mentions that many students are involved in local football and netball competitions heading into finals season for the weekends. The document then focuses on why a particular spot in the school was chosen to be photographed regularly to capture seasonal changes over time, including the Chinese Tea House and flag poles. Students then share what has been happening in their lives relating to the winter weather such as extensions being delayed, cows dying, and netball teams playing in finals games. The document closes by describing what is happening around Hawkesdale, including muddy conditions,

2. Hawkesdale P12 College Date – Wednesday 20 th August 2008 Time - 10.00am Temperature – 13 degrees Celsius Weather – a little overcast and quite chilly Season – Winter (but only for another 11 days. Bring on spring!) Clothing – We are wearing our winter uniforms Lunches – Mostly the usual sandwiches, but we are toasting them in our sandwich maker in our classroom. Hot food is delicious on these cold days. Weekends? – many of us are involved in winter sport competition as the local football/netball competition heads into the finals season.

3. Why did we choose this spot? We selected this spot because it shows you a part of the school, and the Chinese Tea House where we sometimes sit at lunch time or recess time, so it is a happy place for us. We also chose this spot because you can see our flag poles on which we fly the Australian flag, the Aboriginal flag or the Victorian flag. We also chose this spot because hopefully there are some seasonal changes which will be obvious as the project gets going. What change can you expect to see? This photo shows the winter neglect of our garden beds (because it has been way too wet and cold to get out into the garden) and the messy lawns – because it has been too wet to get a lawn mower onto the grass. Hopefully you will see a much tidier garden and neater lawns in the next few photos. You can also expect to see blossom on the trees, daffodils in the garden bed and roses on the bushes. You may even see some children playing in the yard as the sun comes out. Why this spot? Cockatoos in our yard.

4. What was happening in our lives? Belinda –Our extensions have come to a standstill due to the rain. Josh- A lot of our cows died. Joshuah-I ride the push bike every 2 week. Jayden- Dad Is now delivering hay all over Victoria. Rachel-I usually play netball on the weekend but I don’t now because there are finals. Chloe- We are shopping and packing to get ready for our Melbourne camp. Rachael- My netball team is playing in the finals. Bailey-Fox hunting season has finished and it is football finals! Cody-My place is under water and the tanks are overflowing. Shiloh-We moved to a new house in Warrnambool but I still go to Hawkesdale College. Georgia-My netball team is playing in the finals. Jess-I got a new puppy named Zink. Hailey – My car broke down when I was on the way to netball. Ashley – has been away for 4 days. He is sick with a cold. Harvey- It is lamb marking time. Grace I can’t wait till my brother comes back (Charlie). Kirsten- My netball team is in the grand final. Tzigane – Most of my family has been sick because of the weather. George- I’m going to Sydney to play tennis. Katie- I have been having fun with my cousin and getting ready for the Melbourne camp. Bradley –I am looking forward to going to Melbourne on our camp. Ms. Murnane – I am looking forward to the Melbourne camp as well.