Giant Goldfish Invade Lake Tahoe!

Can you believe the size of this goldfish?! Wow.

"Giant goldfish—one of which measured nearly 1.5 feet long and weighed more than four pounds—have been found in Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake in the mountains along the border of California and Nevada. These goldfish are an invasive species—an animal or a plant that moves into an area and harms the native, or local, animals or plants that live there."

Check out this article from Scholastic News and learn more about how releasing pets into the wild can be harmful to an ecosystem.

Kids' Meal Toy Debate

In this week's edition of TFK features a debate that has been argued in the media for months ~ Should toys be banned from Happy Meals? I will be asking the kids to choose a side and write about their opinion this week.

The teacher's guide mentioned a website that provides great information about food nutrition and food marketing to children, Fast Food Facts. We will be talking about this in class as well.