Mrs. Butera's News
January 29, 2016
100th Day
Mrs. Defosse has taken a full time position at another school. We will miss her. Mrs. Evans will be staying with us for the remainder of the year. We are very happy to have her join our room.
Penguin Quiz
1) Where do penguins live? (Antarctica and near New Zealand)
2) What is the smallest type of penguin? (fairy penguin)
3) What is the largest type of penguin? (Emperor)
4) How tall is an Emperor penguin? ( about as tall as a kindergartener)
5) What do you call a baby penguin? (a chick)
6) What does a mother penguin do after she lays an egg? ( She passes the egg to the father)
7) What does the dad do with the egg? ( He keeps it warm on his feet and puts his belly over it)
8) What is tobogganing? (when the penguin slides on their belly to get around)
9) How can you tell if a penguin is a grown up or a baby? ( a baby has grey fur and an adult has waterproof feathers)
10) What do penguins eat? (fish and krill)
11) Who are penguins predators? (killer whales, leopard seals and some birds)
12) Why is it important for a penguins to keep their egg warm? (if it sits on the ice it will freeze and the baby will not survive)
13) How fast can penguins swim? (25 mph...as fast as cars on Wakefield Street)
Hibernation
Computer Web Sites
Name: ______________________________________________
Here are some websites to have your child try when they bring their computer home:
www.tumblebooks.com Username: wakefieldh Password: books
www.raz-kids.com (password is jbutera1)
www.xtramath.org - You will need to put my email jbutera@westwarwickpublicschools.com in and then your child’s first name. Each child has a password to this. I am putting a copy of these sites in their folder and that will have their password on it.