Bartholomew Bats!


Our school is located in Round Rock, Texas which is near Austin. Austin and Round Rock both have huge populations of Mexican Free Tailed Bats that live under our bridges. A colony of bats lives beneath the Ann Richards/Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin and in Round Rock, another colony resides under the Interstate 35 bridge over McNeil Road. Each evening from March to about October, the bats fly out from beneath the bridge and search for insects to eat. The emergence of the bats is a wonder to watch. We are also thankful that all these millions of bats eat the bugs by our homes.

Our class mascot is the Bat to honor the mammals that live so close to us and help us. (also because Bat and Bartholomew both start with the letter B!) The bats in Central Texas live together in a group and help take care of the young. Then they migrate together as a team. Our class will also live together in our classroom, work together as a team, and help each other out. We are the Bartholomew Bats!





Thursday, February 24, 2011

Reminder-TAKS Writing Test on Tuesday Yeah!!!!

As you know, TAKS writing in on Tuesday, March 1 for 4th graders. Your children are ready to show off their great writing skills and strategies.

Thank you for encouraging your child to do his/her best, take their time, take breaks as needed, and work hard.

Be sure to have your child get a good night's sleep on Monday evening and a healthy breakfast on Tuesday morning. Send a healthy snack or two to keep them going throughtout the day. I will provide some trail mix (cheerios, goldfish crackers, raisins, pretzels, M&M's) in small bags. Would someone like to donate small bottles of water? Let me know ASAP.

Remember that NO VISITORS will be allowed on campus on Tuesday and no one is allowed to drop off lunch for their child that day. Thank you for helping us with test security.


Most of let your child know how proud you are of their progress in writing this year. They all write with great details, good sequencing, strong words, and thoughtful reflections! I am certainly proud of all of their hard work!

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
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