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Archive for December, 2013

Frozen!

December17

I went to see the new movie Frozen on Saturday. It was amazing! Frozen is all about a person named Anna and her older sister Elsa. Elsa has ice power but Anna is just a regular girl. The story is a great adventure and Anna has to go search for her sister in the mountains.  […]

My Elf On The Shelf!

December16

A elf on the shelf is a elf that lives in your house. He likes to wear a red suit and a red hat. When you get a elf on the shelf your elf will come with his book, which is a story about how he works. Every morning he will be in a new […]

Smolt!

December12

Do you want to learn about smolt? Smolt are six inches long and weigh less than four ounces. Their bodies are pale and silver, which provides camouflage in the ocean waters. Smolt live in estuaries near the ocean, because they need to get used to salt water. They eat herring and crustaceans like shrimp and […]

Fry And Parr!

December11

Do you know what fry and parr are? A fry is twice as big as an alevin. When alevin lose their yolk sac it becomes silver and the alevin are now fry. They have teeth, scales and fins. They use their scales as camouflage. If they develop black marks then they are called parr, because […]

My Fantastic Trip to Disneyland

December5

At the end of October, the week before Halloween, me and my family went on our second trip to Disneyland! At our hotel we got to stay on the fifth floor and we found a special terrace where you can look out over the California Adventure park, and see the World of Color light show.  […]

Alevin!

December5

The next stage in the life cycle of salmon is alevin.  About 1″ long, alevin have tiny tails and no fin when they hatch, and a yolk sac attached to their belly.  They live in a redd (salmon nest) with rocks and woody debris because they need to hide from predators, like fish, birds, trout […]

Eggs!

December4

The first stage in the life cycle of salmon is egg. The egg is about the size of a pea! It is soft and an orange red color. The eggs have 2 black dots that is their eyes. The eggs need to be in cool, clean water. They are laid by the female in a […]


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