November Antarctica R.A.W. challenge winners
Penguins are popular!
I received dozens of submissions for this challenge and they were all AMAZING!
WAY TO GO – everyone!!!
Enjoy their entries!
READ
Art and writing were a bit hit this month. Please check out those winning entries.
ART - Winning submission – Snowflake Wishes
Snowflake Wishes were sent from Mrs. Toes CLUE students. Each beautifully decorated snowflake had a special message - just for me! All their wishes were also sent with the hope that the snow that surrounds me in Antarctica is as warm as these wishes - how thoughtful!
Alex surrounded by warm snowflake wishes. What a wonderful group of students!
These warm wishes were very much appreciated!! Thank you!!!
WRITE
Most of the submissions for this challenge came in this category – and there were several!
A special congratulation goes to J. B. – a Memphis City School third grade CLUE student. She was randomly selected as the winner.
Here is her work:
Penguins by J. B.
Imagine you are a penguin. Do you know what penguins eat? They eat fish, krill and squid. Their predator is a sea leopard. Sea Leopards eat penguins and the penguins send only one penguin into the water to see if a sea leopard is in the water waiting to eat them. If the penguin come back up then all of the Emperor Penguins will jump in the water to catch krill, squid and fish. All Emperor penguins live in Antarctica.
Emperor penguins. Photo credit: Glenn Grant - National Science Foundation
Another penguin is the Macaroni Penguin. They are different from the Emperor penguin because Macaroni penguins have yellow feathers on the top of their heads and they live in the sub-Antarctic Islands, South Georgia, Crozet, Kerouelen, Heard, and McDonald Islands. There are an estimated total population of 12 million breeding pairs of Macaroni penguins. They stand about 28 inches (71 cm.) tall and weigh 11 to 13 pounds (5 to 6 kg.). This penguin was named by the early English explorers. In the mid 18th century, a young man who wore flashy feathers in his head was called a Macaroni. This is also the origin for the words to ‘Yankee Doodle’ sung during the Revolutionary War!
Macaroni penguin on glacier with one wing raised. Photo credit Andy Rouse/naturepl.com
Would you like to be a penguin? They are cute birds, but I would not want to because they have to swim in cold water.
One more R. A. W. challenge!
There is still one more Antarctic R. A. W. challenge open click here
Thank you and keep up the great work everyone!!!