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, August 18, 2011

Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year!

I can't wait to see you all on Friday, August 19 for our Supply Drop-off Night. Come to our classroom (512) and check it all out!

How are you feeling about fourth grade? Are you nervous, excited, worried, thrilled, etc....? What are you looking forward to this year? What is the best thing about school? What was your favorite thing about this summer?

Write about these questions or share any thoughts you have so far about fourth grade. Post any questions you may have also. Be sure to come back and write appropriate comments to the other comments or ask new questions. (Please use complete sentences with capitals, punctuation, and accurate spelling when writing on our blog. This isn't the time to write like you are writing a text message.)

Don't forget to bring a photo of you somewhere in Texas and a book to read on Tuesday!

Can't wait to start a new and fantastic school year. 4th Grade Rocks!!!!!!!
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