Newsletter| January

Theme: Winter and Antarctic

We continued Winter theme and have enjoyed an amazing Antarctica unit in January! We made crystal snowflake, learned what animal hibernated in the winter, where Antarctica located, what animal lived in Antarctica. We also learned the life cycle , food chain and habitat of penguins!

What is hibernate

During the winter season, there is often a lack of food and water when temperatures are very cold. For survival, some animals sleep through the cold winter. Their body temperature drops drastically and their breathing slows. We learned the animals that hibernate are bear, bats, chipmunks, squirrels, snakes and some turtles…

Penguin

There are 17 species of penguins are found exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Although penguins are birds, they do not fly in the sky. In Antarctic, Penguins spend most of their time underwater looking for dinner as fish, squid, krill, and squids. Their predator are leopard seals, sea lions and Orcas.

Emperor Penguins are the tallest species, standing nearly 4 feet tall. The smallest is the Little Blue Penguin, which is only about 16 inches. The fastest species is the Gentoo Penguin, which can reach swimming speeds up to 22 mph.

Winter fun activities

We love snow and love to build the snowman." I'm a little snowman short and round, here are my buttons and here is my hat..."

It's the time to put our mittens on! Let's sorting them and pick my favorite one. Thumbs match thumbs, fingers are all together. When I've got my mittens on, warm and cozy I will be!