Evergreen sees parade of penguins
From our weekly issue dated December 3, 2008
Third-grade students painted penguins in a Learning Through Art project. (Photo provided)
Third-grade classes at Evergreen Elementary School in Cave Junction created virtual life-size penguins in a workshop coordinated by the Illinois River Valley Arts Council (IRVAC) Learning Through Art (LTA) Program on Nov. 20.
There are 17 penguin species, which all live in the Southern Hemisphere. They live in climates ranging from the tropics to the Antarctic.
Penguins don’t live near fresh water, so they drink salt water. They have a special gland in their bodies that takes the salt out of the water they drink and pushes it out of grooves in their bill. Their bodies are built for efficient swimming with their average speed in the water being approximately 15 mph.
The Emperor penguin is the largest of the species, with adults ranging from 3.5 to 4 feet tall, and weighing from 65 to 80 pounds. The Emperor penguin is the only species that breeds and nests in Antarctica through winter.
The students created 3-foot-tall “paper doll” Emperor penguins, using templates. They traced and cut out their penguins, then drew in the markings, and completed the penguins by painting them. These penguins will decorate the gym for the Winter Program.
The workshops were conducted by LTA Evergreen Coordinator Patti Culver, and assisted in Pat Brandt’s class by volunteer Della Meengs.
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IRVAC’s LTA Program is made possible by funding from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation and the Carpenter Foundation, and community support. For more information on IRVAC and the LTA program, visit www.irvac.com.
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