Imagine you have slept through the winter and are waking up in springtime. Describe what happens and what you see.

Could you imagine if I woke up and found myself sleeping like Sleeping Beauty? I would be terrified. I would get up and look around and ask the talking animals where am I? Then sleep so they don't eat me. That's what I would do.

--Cristina Cruz, fifth grade

Battlefield Elementary School,

Ms. Decatur's class

I would see flowers blooming and little animals waking up. The sun would be shining. Maybe some kids would be playing outside.

--Delaney D., second grade

Conway Elementary School,

Mrs. LaForce's class

I am a rabbit. My name is Ryan. I hibernate. I go to sleep through the winter and wake up in spring. My favorite season is summer because it does not get cold and the lowest degree in summer is 80 F.

--Ian B., second grade

Hartwood Elementary School,

Ms. Burch's class

I wake up, tired and confused. When I went to bed it was below freezing and the snow was seven feet high. Now it's raining lightly and there are rainbows and flowers everywhere. I went outside and saw my neighbors. I asked what season it was, they said spring. I almost fell down! I had slept through winter. I ran back inside to check my bed for magic or any wizards. When I found nothing, I screamed and ran into the door. Now that I'm done, I think I'm going to sleep through summer.

--Mikayla Phillips, fifth grade

Kate Waller Barrett Elementary,

Mr. Stallone's class

I'm a black bear getting ready to hibernate through the winter, eating a lot of food so I won't starve. I lay in my den through the winter and finally wake up in the spring. I'm wobbly, stepping out of my den, yawning and stretching. I see the beautiful, colorful flowers with the sun in my face. The bees are buzzing and the birds are chirping, and there is more snow. I see the yummy looking berries and fruits on the trees and begin to get hungry. I climb the tree and smell the fresh air. It's finally spring.

--Kelly H., fifth grade

Moncure Elementary School,

Mrs. Kilbride's class

When I woke up it was spring. I was confused. But I knew it was spring because the sun was out.

--Christian C., first grade

Rocky Run Elementary School,

Miss Mangano's class

I woke up to flowers with nothing but sunshine and people around me.

--Jayden Holmes, first grade

Rocky Run Elementary School,

Mrs. Williams' class

I see a light at the end of my cave. I see the most greenest grass. I see beautiful colored flowers. Listen. You may hear the hummingbirds hum. Look. I see a bright blue sky. I know it has to be spring.

--Annalise B., second grade

Robert E. Lee Elementary School,

Mrs. Lee's class