Page THE HOOK Saturday January 1990 Outlook Calendar Mix Up The letters that spell the word calendar are hidden in this winter scene Find and circle them Leaping Years Every fourth year an extra day is added to the year and put at the end of February This day February 29 is called leap day and the year with the extra day is called leap year The word leap is usea because each date on the calendar moves ahead 2 days that year rather than the usual one dayFor instance March 1 was on Sunday in 987 but fell on Tuesday in 988 because of leap day It leaped Monday The next leap year is 1992 The animal usually associated with leap day is the frog because it moves around by leaping or hopping Look at the frogs below and put circles around the 2 that are exactly alike Bouncer Slinky Leaper pue Mystery Days There is an old rhyme that many people use to remember how many days are in each month Fill in the blanks with the correct month names Use the hints to help you Jonuary February March May July September October November December A doyi days doys day do dayi days days doyi days Thirty days hath A J and All the rest have thirty-one- Except inF alone Which has twentyeight days clear And twentynine in each Leap Year Alfies Shoes has twelve pair of shoes He has one pair for each month of the year Some of the shoes can be worn any month Draw a line to match each pair of shoes with the month will wear them in One was done for you January February March Add the missing letters to matce 10 words which relate to calendars and time If youre able to The calendar we use today is complete eight or more youre called the Gregorian calendar exceptional named after Pope Gregory It came into being in E E y is fourth year A E D R nat divided by For example in 1700 and ER A Y there was no extra day added to the year L season lasts about three months and brings changes in ENS A temperature weather and the length of day Mke- where are you going t Nora Im going to milk the cow Mike What Not in that pretty hat Nora No in this pail Where are you from David Dayid am Louisiana David AH of me Sue- Who invented the grandfather clock Pendulum Franklin