Star Beporter h? ouea~ne7 JANUARY 2008 t; c, - 1 ReportedBy: /---,; s!~e~u!lea i~+~s/?q hlarl~sa marfin w++y QarGSar Our class voted on which of the two books to read for our Star Reporter project. Eric, Matty, Latasha, and Marissa chose "Penauins and Their Chicks" and Dali chose "Polar Bears". We read and reported on the Penguin book because we enjoyed read- ing about penguin babies. The mommy penguin layed her eggs on land and the penguin babies hatched. They have fuzzy feathers called "down" when born, and after a few months they grew new kathers. The daddy Penguin helps mommy with caring for the ba- bies, they feed the baby penguins fish. This book was one of our favorite books about penguins, for our study on Arctic animals.
POLAR ANIMALS GET THE BIG CHILL!! REPORTERS: Marla Rodriquaz The girls in Mary Youndt's class at Allen High enjoyed learning about Polar Animals this month! It was wonderful to look at books about the Arctic during our opening exercises. We watched the movies "Happy Feet" and "Arctic and the Antarctic" narrated by Martin Sheen. We compared the animals in the movies to our pictures and information.
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Arctic Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com Page 1 of 3 Arctic Animal Printouts, ---.& ---,,<.-------- - %.-!-.-- -.....':,-;. x. i.. \,-,.,",.-. L..-- -. '.,.A /.,. <.. 'S: ;a..howmany,:..,-j't,, i Arctic ~nimalhj',.. I " i -. @! 5', 1, '-..... ---. 4 / I' -> ". :, 8 :... I. ' <. ;:By. I', : '1 I,,., 7,: 1 : />::J.>, I,,,.,...,.*,) \>.,..,.... e-,.../' hi,. :,>,I --,, [-->,;-),- '1,. 7 >,,.*::,.:-.,... -1 c,,,,... C. ' +..- i:! '.: -C ''6 >/' ts &om$choo~.co~ EEbomSchaol.corn '------ -. ~oomschool.com How Many Arctic Anim-als? &km Arctic FOX A short book about Arctic animals and Malamute This small, Arctic Hare counting to print for early readers. The Thep~lWkan white fox lives This white hare book has pages for the student to cut malamute is a farther north lives in the out, animals to count, pictures of powe&l sled than any other Arctic and has Arctic animals to color, and short dog from land animal. huge hindfeet. phrases to copy. The animals include the reindeer, polar bear, Arctic fox, Alaska. narwhal, walrus, seal, ox, moose, orca, and snowy owl. - I.I1-. -- C I T-., / I L2 0, \, -%------ -,!,,, 3$ - -& IJ, - 1,i I I I Arctic Tern ~om~chool.~~m Beluga-Whale Belugawhale A small bird that flies A small, white, (Unlabeled) from the Arctic to the Arctic- Wolf toothed whale that A large, unlabeled ~ntarctic and back again Arctic wolves are lives mostly in cold, picture of a beluga each year. carnivores that live Arctic waters. whale to print. in Northern Canada. I Pal! Shecg A wild, white sheep from the Arctic and sub- Arctic of North America. mine Also known as stoat or short-tailed weasel, this tiny, ferocious mammal lives in cold areas. Greenland Shark A large, slowswimming shark with glow-in-the-dark eyes. Harp._S_eal Harp Seals live are marine mammals that live in the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean.
-- Arctic Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com Page 2 of 3 A whale from the Arctic. Males have a long, spiral tooth. ----_ ^_ -.,.._.---/- --_/ herbivores that A short, printable activity book on polar bears for fluent readers. about reindeer to print, with pages on connect-the-dot, word - Short-tailed Weasel - -- -- - -----
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- - Polar Bear Printout- EnchantedLearning.com Page 1 of 2 Polar Bear Ursus maritimus AnimalJ'rinttuts Label Mexrintouts track track Copyright @IBBB EnchantedLearning.com Polar Bears are large, meat-eating bears who are well-adapted for life in their frozen Arctic environment. They are powerful swimmers who hunt seals in the water. Polar bears can run in bursts up to 25 mph (40 kph). Anatomy: Polar Bears are up to 10 feet (3 m) long and weigh about 1,700 pounds (770 kg); males are bigger than females. Polar bears have a small head, powerful jaws, and a black nose and tongue. They have a strong sense of smell. They have 42 teeth; the tail is small and flat. They have wide front paws with slightly webbed toes that help them swim. These bears paddle with their front feet and steer with the hind feet. Fur and Skin: Polar Bears have two types of fur. They have thick, woolly fur close to the skin that keeps them warm. They also have hollow guard hairs that stick up and protect the bears from getting wet. These guard hairs are like drinking straws and are clear-colored (not white). The white-looking coat camouflages them well in the snow and ice. Under the fur, Polar Bears have black skin. They also have a thick layer of fat (up to 4 inches thick) under the skin that helps keep them warm. Habitat and Range: Polar Bears live in icy Arctic areas of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Russia. They spend much of their time swimming in frigid seas. Diet: Polar Bears are carnivores (meat-eaters) who frequently hunt and catch their prey in the water, often many miles from land. They are fierce predators who eat mostly seals (and some walruses and other marine mammals). A polar bear's stomach can hold up to 150 pounds. Polar bears don't drink water. Reproduction: When pregnant, females (called sows) build snow dens in which they spend the winter; they usually give birth to twin cubs. Male polar bears (called boars) are active all year.
Star 'Reporter Special points o'f interes't: Arctic Weather BRRR 1 Animals from the Arctic Polar Bears are favored Inside 'this issue: Guest 1 Reader Vocabulary i This month our class discussed Arctic Animals. A guest reader from the Life Skills Class &ad us a story about Polar Bears. 1 We made our own Polar Bears, and discussed the climate that they live in. Arctic Animals h We learned how cold it is in the Arctic. BRRRRR h Jiiiar.,.-eading to Jeanette Mr. Friebolin is reading about Penguins, another animal from the arctic. voting 1 Class Takes A Vote I The class decided to vote on their favorite animal. We had a unanimous vote for Polar Bears. They are white and fuzzy, and so cute. I JiIl is pointing to the Polar Bear Pic Zure.
What s Cookin at Springhouse Middle School? Reporters: Justin Engleman Trayvond Key Shaina Rausch Cheyenne Rohrbach Brittany Smith Ashlyn Snyder Tony Weaver The students at Springhouse Middle School had a great time cooking this month! One of the activities included making a decision on which recipe they wanted to make. Their choices included a frozen fruit dessert or a chilled candy bar dessert. The results were overwhelming! Seven out of seven students decided they wanted the chilled candy bar dessert. Below you will find the recipe. Ingredients:
Directions: 11. Heat the oven to the temperature indicated on the cake mix directions. 12. Open the cake mix and pour it in a large bowl. 13. Measure out the indicated amount of oil and pour it in the bowl. 14. Measure out the indicated amount of water and pour it in the bowl. 15. Crack the eggs into the bowl. 16. Turn the mixer on to mix up the cake batter. 17. Pour the cake batter into the 9 x 13 cake pan. 18. Bake the cake for the time indicated on the cake mix directions. 19. While the cake is baking, open up the four candy bars and chop them up in the food chopper or with a table knife. Set them aside in a separate bowl. 10. Open the pudding packages and dump them in a large bowl. 11. Measure out the amount of milk indicated on the pudding package. 12. Pour the milk into the bowl with the pudding mix. 13. Turn the mixer on to mix up the pudding. 14. Set the pudding aside and wait for the cake to come out of the oven and cool. 15. Cut the cake into small pieces. Put a layer of cake pieces in the clean 9 x 13 pan. 16. Spread a layer of pudding on top of the cake pieces. 17. Sprinkle some candy bar pieces on top of the pudding. 18. Spread a layer of whipped topping on top of the candy bar pieces. 19. Continue to layer the cake, pudding, candy bar pieces, and whipped topping until all of the ingredients are used up. 20. Cover the dessert and put it in the refrigerator to chill. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy
Springhouse also had the opportunity to study and explore a wide range of Arctic Animals such as the Arctic Fox, the Arctic Wolf, the Arctic Hare, the Walrus, Penguins, and the Polar Bear. They were given the opportunity to visit Cabella s in Hamburg to support this month s theme. Here are some pictures of what we saw