The Heritage Voice Featuring Heritage Intermediate School 4th & 5th Grade Writers Snowboy and Snowgirl By Lillian Streeter Late one icy frigid December night I awoke to a crash outside in my snowy yard. Quietly I tiptoed across my bedroom and peaked out the window! What I saw and what would happen next you may find very hard to believe. I saw a snowboy with a black top hat. His hat had one piece of red lace on it holding a piece of mistletoe. He was wearing a red and green scarf. I also saw a snowgirl wearing a green headband with a red leaf sticking out of it. She also had red wool mittens and a smaller red and green scarf. The thing that surprised me the most was that they were having a snowball fight! The snowgirl spotted me and said in a cheerful voice, “Hi, my name is Joy. This is my brother Peace. Come, and we will explain everything.” said Joy. I ran outside to hear the explanation. “Hi, my name is Lilly.” I said. “What were you going to explain to me?” “Oh, that’s right.” said Joy. “We need your help. Our king is very sick and you are good at science, right?” “Yes, I am!” I exclaimed. “We need science to make the right medicine.” said Joy. “What if I don’t help?” I replied. “We will all die.” said Peace in a very serious voice. “Ok, I will help!” I exclaimed. Joy said a magical spell and the next thing I knew I was wearing a very nice pink coat, pink mittens, pink snow boots, pink leggings, a pink scarf, a pink hat, and a cute pink shirt with polar bears on it. I followed Peace and Joy into an igloo castle. Inside the castle it was cold to me. But, Joy took off her scarf and put on an apron. Peace took off his scarf and put on an apron. Joy gave me an apron to wear as well. Joy led me into a room with a snowman wearing a crown on his head. “Hi, my name is King Jolly.” the snowman said. “I keep melting more and more each day no matter how cold it is!” said Jolly. “Your science skills are useful in this situation.” said Jolly. I asked the snowpeople how to make the medicine to save them. “You need to mix these.” said Joy, pointing to several colorful medicine bottles. “But the medicine is hot, so we can’t help! It also has to be mixed perfectly or King Jolly will melt instantly!” exclaimed Joy. “The only medicines you need are in the red, white, and the green bottles.” said Joy. “You must mix one tablespoon of red, one cup of green, and two cups of white medicine in that exact same order.” said Joy. “We will be waiting in another room.” said Peace. I carefully made the medicine and gave it to King Jolly. King Jolly immediately started to stiffen up. “He is cured!” exclaimed Joy and Peace together. “Thank you so much for saving us Lilly! We will always remember you and your kindness.” said King Jolly! “I will never forget you either!” I exclaimed. “Thank you for taking me to this wonderful place.” “I guess it is time to say goodbye” said Peace. Suddenly, I became surrounded by pink glitter. The next thing I knew I was home and in my pajamas. I was just in time for breakfast! I will never forget that wonderful night with my snowfriends! My B’day By: Laksha Suresh “Wake up” my mom said. I asked “why. “It’s your BIRTHDAY my mom said! “Where are we going” I asked happily to the park were having a biking birthday. Yeah I “screamed”. I got in trouble. After breakfast I took a shower and 2 of my friends came we were happy. When we left the house, my dad was already there. I was really surprised by the deco. It was really pretty. Soon my friends started arriving and we started doing activities. When everyone came we decided to start biking I was ready we biked to the playground. Soon it was time for cake. So we ate some cake. It was time for the pinta. I was excited. Me and my sister were first. When the candy FELL A LITTLE GIRL RAN OVER ME. I was sad and MAD SCREAMING MAD. After we went home all my friends came to my house for dinner I got cool gel pens they were cool. I decided to just to have fun and never forget that birthday!!!!!!!!!! A Little Father Son Time By: Jayse Runyan Splash, splosh, splash, sploosh, reel, reel, reel. I turned to tell my dad I had something on the line. When I finally got the fish out of the water it felt slimy and heavy, but I did always like that feel of a fish. We didn’t have a measuring tape with us so we had to wait until we got home to measure it, and I didn’t really like that I had to wait to measure it. I was still bewildered about how big the fish was. I could hear the fish also going mop, mop in the boat. Weird. My dad started to get curious about how I caught it. (He started looking at the bait.) Then we started moving again to the next fishing spot, so I got really excited because I have a chance to catch an even bigger fish. We had so much fun it was just me and him a little father son time. I wouldn’t stop saying, “This is so much fun.” The hum of the mother was like a lullaby soothing both of us. We started to head home to show my mom a big fish. When we were going back to the house I realized that I now know where the fish are. Chapter 4 The Search For Zay Dark They decided that Sky Volt was just going to go. Sky Volt went in the museum. Harry told her from the miche, “Watch out, Zay Dark is coming for this crystal too!” Sky Volt found a huge rock with 3 crystals in it. Harry said that one of the crystals had the same power as hers so she will know which one it is when she sees it. She tried the first one, that didn’t work.She tried the second one, that didn’t work. She tried the THIRD one, IT WORKED! Zay Dark was behind her by then. They struck at the same time. She added the crystal to her power. She tried robbing his powers but it didn’t work. So they went to the ice cavern. Chapter 5 Voltage At the ice cavern, Harry made electrodes. Harry said “If you touch them, you will die.” Zay Dark appeared and pounded down. He took the crystal and drained half of sky volt’s powers leaving one strike left for her. Zay Dark said, “And say goodbye to your little Boyfriend.” Zay dark almost struck him, but before he could, Sky volt struck him. She gave her powers to him. Then, She touched the electrodes and so did Zay dark. Zay Dark turned into ashes and then sky volt said to Harry, “You’re sky Volt now.” and that was her last words. Harry said “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! “I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.” -L.M. Montgomery Index Front Page………………………………….………….…………………….A1 Informational & Anagrams…………………..………………………..A2 Informational & Comics……………..……………………………….. A3 Reader’s Corner……………….. ………………………………………..A4 Voltage: A Honey Moon Adventure By Alaina Esh Chapter 1 The bad beginning One day a cheerleader named Honey Moon from sleepy hollow middle school, was cheerleading for a football team. It was dark outside. It started raining and lightning came crashing down! Everybody was in a rush to Get in the school. The cheerleaders were the last to get inside. Honey Moon made sure that everybody was safe and off the end field. Then, Honey Moon got struck by lightning! She ended up by the clock tower stairway! Her hands were covered with lightning! She walked down the stairway crying and fell on the floor and said, “What’s happening to me?!” Then something was pulling her off the floor! All of a sudden there was a beaming blue light shining in her! She had her hair in a long braid, she had a black cape and black and dark blue suit on! She had lightning powers! She was SKY VOLT! Honey Moon did not want to be SKY VOLT though. (Now I will call Honey Moon SKY VOLT!) Chapter 2 A new Friend All of a sudden she saw a shadow behind the stairway. It was a man. He had Blonde hair and was VERY tall! He was talking to someone on his phone. Sky Volt Tip-toed up the stairway. Then the man herd and said “Hey! Come back! What's your name?!” Sky Volt slowly walked down the stairway and said, “Sky Volt.” Then the man said, “Your REAL name.” Sky volt said, “Honey Moon. What’s your name?” the man said, “Harry Moon. What brings you here? And who’s Sky Volt?” Harry moon said. “A girl with Lightning Powers.” said Sky Volt. “WHOA! YOU have LIGHTNING POWERS!?!” said Harry. “Uh… Yeah?!” said Sky Volt. “Well, how’d you get here?” said Harry. “Lightning struck me. I woke up, And I was here.” said Sky Volt. “ZAY DARK!” said Harry. “Who’s this Zay Dark you speak of?” said Sky Volt. “He’s a villian with one eye and has powers that no one Knows about.” said Harry. “Not even you?” said Sky Volt. “NO WAY!” said Harry. “Well I attend to stop Him!” said Sky Volt. “No way, Way too many bad things could happen. He’s been looking for you for 20 years!” Harry said. Chapter 3 The Training “Why?” said sky volt. “His dad told him before he died, to find you and send you here and try to hurt you. But you can TRY to stop that with your powers!” said Harry. “Well I don’t know how to handle my powers and use my powers!” said Sky Volt. “I’ll train you!” said Harry. So then they went and trained. A couple of chairs and other things went flying. After a few days, Sky Volt could handle them like a piece of cake! And then they joined forces and decided to be friends. But on the inside, Harry wanted to be more than Friends but sky volt said she had to wait until she saves the world. Sky Volt and Harry had to find a crystal in a museum and rob Zay Dark of his powers. May 2019 Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Ready Jacob the Magnificent Fish By: Jayden Daniels A fish name jacob every daddy thank that he is crazy. but he was not. he felt mad that every doddy thanks that he is crazy. he likes to eat people even sharks and fish he could eat whales to it was sprizing . I soll him he is very big like no one would go near jacob he is scary , and he has dig teeth he is very scary . The next day of his live, Jacob was on the bottom of the ocean he just swimming all over the ocean. The last day of his life, Jacob was on the bottom of the ocean he was hungry in 1 more minute he is going to die of hunger going to die in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… he died because all the fish been hiding in the seaweed he thought that he ate all the fish and the fish let him died and all the fish are crying because Jacob died and that is the dig fish in the ocean it is sad because Jacob died and all were little fish no more dig fish and Jacob and the fishes that Jacob would play with the fishes dut the fishes did not like it and Jacob was a nice shark then everything became normal again and it normal and that's how the END !!!! of the story goes. Scooters By: Emma Ritchie “Let’s ride scooters,” Morgan said. We pulled into their drive way and got out of the car. I rang the doorbell and Morgan answered the door. I gave her a big hug and said, “Hi” to her. Our mom’s went to the store and my grandpa and Una were watching us. Morgan asked me if I wanted to ride scooters with her. I said, “Yes.” My grandpa came out to watch us ride scooters. We rounded on her driveway and then rounded and then we go on the sidewalk and start going down. I started to lose control of the scooter, next thing I know I’m in the grass and my knee strung a little bit, but I did not cry. But I did go to my grandpa. Morgan was confused how I fell off the scooter. I was shocked and it shook me up a little bit. She said, “Let’s go watch tv.” I said “ok”. My mom and Aunt pulled up in the driveway and came in the house. I stood up and my mom sees my knee and sees my tights and they were bloody. A few minutes later we leave. Also, make sure to have an adult supervision.
A2 The Heritage Voice Informational Writing Featuring Heritage Intermediate School 4th & 5th Grade Writers Mysterious Minks By: Allison Ambers Have you ever heard of a Mink? Well you’re about to today! Minks diet starts with crayfish, muskrats, small birds, waterfowl, small rodents, rabbits, shore crabs, fish, frogs, and last but not least [hopefully] snails! As you might be wondering, yes, minks are carnivores! All of those things have some substance of meat. Are you a carnivore? You might be wanting to know what Minks look like, well you’re in luck!! Minks fur is a rich brown and they might have a white spot under their chin. You may have already known this but males are larger than females. Minks are about two feet long with little dark brown bushy tails! Another one of the features is their brown, round ears. I hope you enjoyed my descriptive text about Minks! CAUTION: DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO FEEL Melancholy!!! This is about minks life span! Minks sometimes die from being shot or trapped, yes I know it’s sad! Also, Minks sometimes die from flea or tick infestations. Minks rarely survive THREE years in the wild; but Minks maximum life span is TEN years. By the way minks live in Indiana! Minks live close to rivers and streams , they also live near Marshes. Males often wander through fields. Minks are occasionally drawn by wooded or bushy areas. Minks have homes near edges. Do you live like a mink? Interesting facts Minks are distinct family members to a skunk! Another fact is when their angry minks hiss or screech. This fact is kind of exotic but there is a MINK FROG!! Minks are also related to weasels and are not easy to spot. Thank you for taking the time to read about how interesting minks are!! I hope you enjoyed reading my presentation about minks!! Bobcats Interesting Facts By: Riley Catalano Bobcats Description Do you wonder interesting facts about Bobcats? Bobcats are interesting types of animals. They are in the cat family! Bobcats weigh about 15 to 30 pounds. That small for a wildcat! The length is about 30 to 50. The tail is 4 to 5 inches in length. Bobcats are reddish-brown or tan above with a white belly. The legs are often black with streaks through the coat. Information from KidRex. What Bobcats Eat And How They Hunt Bobcats hunt rodents also rabbits biros and other small animals. Bobcats lie down and wait for the prey. They then pounce on their prey. Prey pursuit rarely more than 60 feet. The bobcat hunts animals of different sizes. Information from IN.gov. Where Bobcats Live Bobcats habitat is in Canada and Mexico. In northern and central Mexico the cat is found in dry lands and forests of pine and oak. They also live in deserts and forests. Bobcats have been seen in Northern Indiana and one was recently killed near Albion, Michigan. If it is chased by a dog it will climb up a tree. Information from KidRex. Behavior The bobcat is active mostly during twilight. It is on the move from three hours before sunset until about midnight. It then moves again from before dawn until three hours after sunrise. This behavior may vary seasonally. Thy are more active in colder days. Information from KidRex. Interesting Facts Bobcats are not endangered animals! That is good. The most common wildcat in North America is a Bobcat. Bobcats are carnivores. Information from KidRex. Bobcats Die From The average bobcats life is 7 years long and rarely lives 10 years. It can also die from weakness and sickness.The oldest wild bobcat on record was 16 years old. Now you know about Bobcats! Information from KidRex. The Badger By Chase Scholten The Badger is a mammal that is fierce and aggressive. It can live up to 24 years. The badger has 34 teeth and a white stripe down it’s back. They also have short legs and a pointed head that’s small for its body. Badgers are very hard to kill. They have very few enemies. Badgers only attack when their predators surprise them. When a badger is getting attacked by an animal, it can turn around and bite it’s predator because of it’s loose skin. Badgers also have very powerful jaws. The badger has very few enemies, but some animals still want to kill it. A badgers habitat includes larger animals that see the badger as prey. Some of these animals are hyaenas, lions, cape hunting dogs and even humans. Badger cubs get taken by foxes and sometimes large birds. Badgers eat many different things. Badgers are carnivores. The badger eats chipmunks, skunks, eggs, nesting birds, line ground squirrels, reptiles, rabbits, snails, insects and red foxes. Earthworms are 80% of a badgers diet. There long claws and sense of smell also help find their food Badgers can be found all over the world, but primarily in the Great Plains of North America.They like to have open space and like to be alone. The badgers habitat is open grasslands, deserts and burrows. Did you know? • There are 11 species of badgers. • Badgers are mainly active at night. • Badgers are born blind and helpless. Awesome Opossums! By: Myla Barkby Do you like opossums? If so this article is just right for you. Even if you don’t this article could still be just right for you. You will find lots of information in this article, like what they eat, habitat what they look like, life span, and predators. Those are some facts you will find. Diet Opossums eat lots of things like, insects, fruits, nuts, seeds, and plants. Then we move on to the meats that they eat. They eat smaller animals like, frogs, salamanders, turtles, worms, eggs, and snakes. Opossums also eat invertebrates, they are omnivores and will eat nearly anything.So those are some things Opossums will eat. I wonder how they like their eggs?! Habitat Opossum can live many places. Here are the most common places that they live, the city is pretty common but not the most ideal. The woods, some wetland, and farmland. The opossums den is most likely near a stream or a river. You can also find them in other animals den. One of the reasons they might be in another animals is because they could be hiding from predators. Description If you do not know what a opossum looks like then make sure you read this paragraph! Let’s start with the head, the Opossum has a cone shape face and it’s ear’s are black and hair less also the tips of the ears are mostly pink, cream, or white. Their eyes are black. Now let’s talk back, their fur is white with gray tips. Their bottom is a little more gray. Their tails are hairless like their ear. Their feet are like little hands and their inner toe is like a thumb it helps the Opossum and grab food. The regular size of a opossum is a large house cat. So if you didn’t know what a Opossum looks like, now you do! Life Span/Predators Have you ever wondered how long a Opossum lives? Well wonder no more you are about to find out, the average Opossum lives up to 1 ½-2 years.[I Know they have a short life.] They used to live in the northern parts of the United States in the past half century now they have extended their range and now live in parts of Canada. Most of their predators inclub dogs, Coyotes, Foxes,Bob cats, Owls, and humans. Those are their predators. Interesting facts Here are some interesting facts. Opossum have 50 teeth, human adults only have 32 teeth, Opossums have 18 more teeth. 50 teeth is the most of any indiana mammal has! A Opossum is a marsupial. You can find more information about OPOSSUMS at DNR ANIMALS, Species guide, and kid rex! Green Salamander By: Myah Miller Can you think of an animal that hunts at night and can’t easily be found around here? Plus, it’s green? My animal is the green salamander, an animal that is rare in Indiana and nocturnal as well. There are tons of kinds of salamanders, but this one is very interesting. You will learn about how to identify them, who their predators are, what they eat,and the habitat of a green salamander. I hope you like it! Description The green salamander isn’t difficult to identify. It has a flat head and body. This adaptation helps them sneak through small cracks. Their bodies are patterned like lichen, which camouflages them. The belly is a dark gray. DNR animals states that adult green salamanders reach about 4-5 inches in total body length. As you can see, their description is pretty specific. Predators and lifespan But who are their predators? According to national zoo.edu, ring necked snakes and garter snakes are the most dangerous. Mating regularly takes place in May to late September, in which a female lays 510 eggs. A green salamander lives at least 3+ years. It dies from predators or old age. Diet Salamanders usually stick to insects when it comes to eating. Their regular diet consists of beetles, spiders, mites, and ants. They also eat mosquitoes, snails, slugs, and other invertebrates. The green salamander is an insectivore. Habitat Green salamanders are rare in Indiana. In fact, they were only found in two locations in southern central Indiana. They live in forested rocks and cliff faces. They may also inhabit trees. Green salamanders are nocturnal, which means they come out at nighttime! I got my information from national zoo.edu. Now, you know all about green salamanders! Interesting facts These are some interesting facts. It’s scientific name is Aneides aeneus ( which I have no idea how to pronounce ). Green salamanders are almost completely inactive in colder months. Their conservation status is at “ near threatened”, ( second highest on the chart ) which is almost up to “least concern”. The green salamander is included in the Plethodontidae family. Now, can you think of an animal that hunts at night and-- Well, you get the idea. Anagrams - a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as cinema, formed from iceman. 1. heir ______________________________ 2. host ____________________________ 3. 4. 5. Habitat The wolf spider enjoys being outside. It lives in the forests and fields. It also lives by the water. The wolf spider likes warm weather. A wolf spider has a different habitat then me. Lifespan The female wolf spider lives for several years. The male wolf spider lives for less than a year. Predators for a wolf spider are wasps, ants, birds, and small reptiles. The wolf spider does not live long. Description The wolf spider does not look like me. Because I’m not a spider. It looks like brown, gray, black, and it has large eyes. The wolf spider has a cool description. Interesting Facts The wolf spider has many interesting facts, like they carry their eggs on their legs or on their bottom. The wolf spider is not aggressive. The venom from the wolf spider may cause swelling, mild pain, and inching. Thank you for reading my draft. Do you like wolf spiders? Incredible Indiana bats!!! By: Lola K. Whitley An Indiana bat may look like any other bat, eat like any other bat, maybe even die in similar ways, but they are special bats that always are on the lookout for predators! Description An Indiana bat is special in looks as well as actions! It’s a medium sized dull gray bat that is 1.5 to 2 centimeters long. It weighs half an ounce as well. The information above came from www.in.gov. The information below came from wildlife.ohiodnr.gov. It’s back is dark brown but most of it as I said is dull gray. One of the things that tells them apart from it’s cousins is that it was toe hairs. It just sounds so cute! Habitat The Indiana bat is not wrong when it comes to knowing the safest place to live! Indiana bats live in caves, caves, caves, and sometimes caves! They never stay at night because they have to eat; so they sleep during the day. NEWS FLASH! The Indiana bat is classified as cave dwelling bats! Shocking, right? { I was being sarcastic} This information came from wildlife.ohiodnr.gov and is very trustable! They either migrate to Ohio or hibernate in rock crevices. When it comes to making the decision, most bats hibernate. They really are smart when it comes to homes! Lifespan\Predators These bats are pretty unlucky when it comes to predators and lifespan! WARNING! THIS PARAGRAPH IS EXTREMELY SAD! SAVE THE CHILENS! DON’T LET THEM SEE! { By chilens I mean children!} These cute creatures live 5-10 years but it’s very possible for them to live longer! This information came from www.in.gov. WARNING! THIS IS THE SAD PART! SAVE YOURSELVES CHILENS! YOU MIGHT WANT TO! The Indiana bat dies from white nose syndrome which is a fungus that is toxic to them and maybe other animals. They also die because people shoot them. It is in fact illegal to shoot the Indiana bat because it is and has been endangered since 1967. They also get a lot of disturbance from tourists who are exploring caves. One other reason for being endangered is people knocking down or smashing their homes. I HOPE THE CHILENS WEREN’T TOO SCARED BECAUSE I REALLY AM! This is why I put so many warnings. I hope you don’t have nightmares! Diet These bats don’t quite have a large palate. . . They only eat night flying bugs. This information came from this site wildlife.ohiodnr.gov! These bats also leave the house\I know it is a cave two hours after sunset and come back two hours before sunrise. These creatures have a taste for beetles, moths, and flies. Speaking of flies if they are lucky they can catch a caddis fly or two. For their safety they only eat at night. . . .But they sure do love night flying bugs! Interesting Facts Sometimes you need more information than just habitat, diet, description, and lifespan, so here. Baby Indiana bats are called pups. Babies are usually born only in May and June. After four to six weeks the baby bat is ready to fly. Their scientific name is Myotis Sodalis. This information came from wildlife.ohiodnr.gov! If the Indiana bat was 2 inches long it would be about this long! -----------------------------I hope this satisfied your needs! From dangers to diets this little creature is much too cute for anyone to handle! {seriously don’t keep them as pets}! This bat is by far my second or third favorite animal! I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did! I also hope you don’t have nightmares chilens! Diet The amazing wolf spider eats crazy things. It eats grasshoppers, ants, and other spiders. Sometimes it eats amphibians and reptiles, too. Wolf spiders attack their prey by jumping on them and biting them. The wolf spider has a weird diet. 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A3 The Heritage Voice Informational & Comics Featuring Heritage Intermediate School 4th & 5th Grade Writers Eastern Box Turtles By: Savannah Kliewer Diet Do you know what eastern box turtles eat? Eastern box turtles eat slugs, carrion, insects, berries, and fruits. Eastern box turtles can eat so many things. Some turtles can eat things you don’t know. Eastern box turtles can get food in many ways. Description Eastern box turtles have a blackish brownish shell. They also have yellow stripes on their shell. Did you know that male turtles have red eyes? Did you also know that females have a shorter tail than males? Some turtles have a hard shell like a brick! Habitat Eastern box turtles like to stay in dry spots. Turtles don’t like heat because there shell will get dry. Turtles were found in Ohio by one crossing the road. They were in the woodlands and they like to be by leaves. Turtles live in a lot of places. You might know some. Life span Eastern box turtles can live to 60 years. Some turtles may live to 100 years! Turtles can live for so long. Some of turtles predators are dogs, crows, and ants. It can be very dangerous for baby turtles. A lot of turtles can get targeted from other animals because there predators are sometimes picky. Extra Facts To save turtles you can go the speed limit. You can also save them by not cutting down where they live. You can also help them with looking before you mow and you can help them with not throwing trash on the ground. You can help Eastern Box Turtles and other animals in so many ways. I hope that you will try to help save wild animals. If you help wild animals, you are helping the world. You can do things for the wildlife. You will be good person to the wildlife. Even if you can’t do it and you want to you will still be good. I hope you can try to help wildlife. The Amazing Striped Skunk By: Lily Gonzalez Have you ever wondered about the striped skunk? If so, this is the article for you. In this article you learn about the life span, diet, predators, habitats, description, and interesting facts about the skunk. I hope you will enjoy this amazing article. Enjoy! Description The striped skunk has many characteristics. They have a white back with a black stripe down the middle. It has a small black head with a and the bushy long tail is often black and white intermixed. The striped skunk has long claws that are great for digging. The striped skunk can grow to be as big as a house cat. They come in many colors, brown, white, cream, black, and occasionally albino. Skunks have an awesome reputation. Lifespan/Predators A striped skunk has a lot of predators and lives longer in captivity than in the wild. Their lifespan in the wild is 3 years. In captivity is 15 years. One of the striped skunks predators is people. They also have cars, redfox, cougars, coyotes, great horned owl, and red tail hawk to worry about. Skunks are tough that's how they survive. Diet The striped skunk eats just about anything. They eat stuff like worms, insects, vegetables, fruit, nuts, and plants. They also eat meats like snakes, frogs, lizards, mice, birds, small mammals, and even eggs. I wonder if they like their eggs scrambled, hard boiled, or raw? HABITAT The striped skunk has many different habitats. You can find them in the wild, in dens, open fields, hillsides, and sometimes under logs. You may find them in a city as big as Chicago. In places like under buildings Where ever you live your most likely to see a skunk or smell one. Interesting facts Here are some interesting facts about the striped skunk that I think you should know. There scientific name is mephitis mephitis. The female skunk can have 2-10 young ones in a litter. They are born blind and with pink skin. The skunks spray is a smelly, oily liquid. They are mammals. So interesting! Now that you know all about the striped skunk you won’t say ………. EWWWW When you see a skunk. The Northern Pike By: Owen Stuckey Do you wonder where the northern pike lives eats and how long it lives? Well, here is your answer. But first I have a question for you. Why do northern pike not go to school? give up?. They are so sick! (cool:) The description The northern pike has many interesting characteristics. One is that it grows to be one foot long. It can weight up to 12 pounds. It also has a duck bill like snout. And its eyes are slightly backwards. I found all of this info at animals. Dnr. The habitat The things a northern pike needs to live can be found in the following areas. They live in wetlands, or they live in natural lakes and slow moving streams. They must have under brush and vegetation. I found all of this info at animals Dnr. The life span The northern pike can live longer than most fish. They can live up to 12 years out in the wild. In captivity they can live to 6 to 10 years. They have only one predator… us! I got all of this info at animals dnr. The diet The northern pike eats many things. One they eat small fish and toads. Also, they eat crayfish and muskrats. They also enjoy a frequent small duck. I got all of this info at animals dnr. Interesting facts There are many interesting facts about the northern pike. One there nickname is hammer handle. Watch out guys… The females are bigger than the males! Also they are very HOSTILE. I found all of this info at Ohio dnr. To wrap up, when you are swimming in the northern hemisphere look down and see what is below! A Red Fox’s Life By: Jessica Dill Here are five different paragraph about the red fox. So I hope you enjoy it and thank you for reading it. DESCRIPTION The Red fox is a very colorful animal. The fur is made up of two different colors red and yellow. Sometimes, ears and lower legs are black. They have a very soft, fury tail dipped in white. So, as you can tell Red foxes can really stand out in a crowed. LIFE SPAN The Red fox lives a long hard life. There are two different amounts of time they can live in wild 2-4 years, in captivity 10-12 years. The baby foxes die from crool dogs and badger’s. Adults can die from humans, coyotes, and wolves. As you can see red foxes don’t live as easy as us. Diet Red foxes have a huge appetite for lots of things. Here are five things red foxes eat. One: mice, two: cottontail rabbits, three: song birds four: berries, five: fruit. Wow that is a lot so here's two more carrion or scavenged meat. So, you can tell some people eat some of those things to we are kind of alike in food. Habitat Red foxes live in tons of different places such as. forests, ohio, North America, sea cliffs, sand dunes, and salt marshes. So we would not really see them in everyday life. In fact they probably live in more places then just that. So they live in six different places that I know of. North America one of the places red foxes live INTERESTING FACTS Known for the interesting facts I only have three of them but here we go. One: Red foxes don’t hibernate. Two: Red foxes can hear really well. Three: they can make different vocal sounds 12 to be exact. Red foxes can be a very interesting animal at times. Have you ever seen a red fox in real life? I have not well anyway thank you for reading this article. Comics & Secret Codes Rainbow Trout By: Juan Chiquito Characteristics The Rainbow Trout have many characteristics. They are torpedo shaped and generally blue green in color with a pink stripe along their sides, white underbelly, and small black spot on their back and fins. They are members of the salmon family. They average about 20 to 30 inches long and 8 pounds but grow as long as 4 feet and weight up to 53 pounds. Have you ever gone fishing and caught a Rainbow Trout? Lifespan The Rainbow Trout’s life is not a long one. The Rainbow Trout’s lifespan is four to six years in the wild. One of the most notable diseases affecting rainbow trout is whirling disease, a parasitic ailment. Predators There are many predators to the rainbow trout. In the great lakes sea lampreys are the most common predators of Rainbow Trout. Also larger trout blue herons mergader, kingfishers and mammals including mick raccoons river otters grizzly bears/ American black bears humans. Diet Rainbow Trout do not eat very many things. Rainbow Trout survive on insects, crustaceans, small fish, fish eggs, mollusks, insects, even mice. They usually eat in the morning or at dusk. Habitat The Rainbow Trout cannot be found just anywhere in the world. The Rainbow Trout is native only to the rivers and lakes of North America west of the Rocky Mountains but have been introduced into other lakes and rivers in other parts of the country. They prefer clean rivers streams and lakes though some will leave their freshwater homes and follow a river out to the sea. Interesting facts Rainbow Trout are interesting! A group of Rainbow Trouts are called a hover. Trout species use both chemical cues and detection of the earth magnetic fields to navigate to and from natal streams and on ocean journeys. They use aquatic vegetation, boulders, sand, and wood as protective cover. Thank you for hearing about the Rainbow Trout! Rainbow Trout By: Juan Chiquito Characteristics The Rainbow Trout have many characteristics. They are torpedo shaped and generally blue green in color with a pink stripe along their sides, white underbelly, and small black spot on their back and fins. They are members of the salmon family. They average about 20 to 30 inches long and 8 pounds but grow as long as 4 feet and weight up to 53 pounds. Have you ever gone fishing and caught a Rainbow Trout? Lifespan The Rainbow Trout’s life is not a long one. The Rainbow Trout’s lifespan is four to six years in the wild. One of the most notable diseases affecting rainbow trout is whirling disease, a parasitic ailment. Predators There are many predators to the rainbow trout. In the great lakes sea lampreys are the most common predators of Rainbow Trout. Also larger trout blue herons mergader, kingfishers and mammals including mick raccoons river otters grizzly bears/ American black bears humans. Diet Rainbow Trout do not eat very many things. Rainbow Trout survive on insects, crustaceans, small fish, fish eggs, mollusks, insects, even mice. They usually eat in the morning or at dusk. Habitat The Rainbow Trout cannot be found just anywhere in the world. The Rainbow Trout is native only to the rivers and lakes of North America west of the Rocky Mountains but have been introduced into other lakes and rivers in other parts of the country. They prefer clean rivers streams and lakes though some will leave their freshwater homes and follow a river out to the sea. Interesting facts Rainbow Trout are interesting! A group of Rainbow Trouts are called a hover. Trout species use both chemical cues and detection of the earth magnetic fields to navigate to and from natal streams and on ocean journeys. They use aquatic vegetation, boulders, sand, and wood as protective cover. May 2019
A4 The Heritage Voice Reader’s Corner Featuring Heritage Intermediate School 4th & 5th Grade Writers Standout Books This Year May 2019 Editor: Mrs. Rohrer Co-Editors: Heritage Teachers Publisher: Heritage Intermediate School, Issue 6 Thank you to all Heritage teachers for collecting student writing for this publication! Thank you to all contributing students for your hard work on these articles!
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