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!





Sunday, May 29, 2011

Have a Wonderful Summer!

Hi,

Be sure to read everyday, solve math problems, practice math facts, and write letters to me, stories, essays, etc.... Don't forget to play outside, spend fun time with your family, go swimming, run, sing, dance, etc....

Have a safe and happy summer. Keep learning everyday.

Thank you for a wonderful year in 4th grade. I look forward to watching you grow and change as you return to Forest Creek for 5th grade!

Feel free to post comments on our blog throughout the summer.

Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
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