Meet Honu [HO-new]...our new class pet for the 3rd grade class at JCS!
Honu is a red ear slider turtle, and is about 4 inches long. I honestly have no idea if Honu is a boy or girl, but I just say "he". He was a gift from a family moving back to the states from Escuela Caribe, where Brian works. AWESOME!
Honu and my third graders hit it off really well. First, during Friday Free Time last week my students voted on the name "Honu," which means "turtle" in Hawaiian (I teach my kids a new Hawaiian word every week, and I guess "Honu" for our turtle seemed fitting). The vote was narrowed down between Honu or Lorenzo, and the name Honu won :)
The students warmed up to him quickly. They first observed him in his tank, and later everyone sat in a circle and watched Honu walk around (and he walks REALLY fast!). How fun!
We hope to continue playing and learning about Honu until the rest of the school year (only 20 more school days!!!). What a great class pet!
**Please pray this turtle stays healthy...I'm nervous about keeping him alive!
I think Honu is a "she" but I'd have to see a better picture. Male red eared sliders have VERY long front toenails (it's how they flirt with the females!) and MUCH bigger tails-- Honu looks to me like she has short front toenails and a very petite tail in the back. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI kind of agree with you, but everything I'm reading says you can't tell until it gets bigger... hhmmmmm...
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