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, January 26, 2014

Crazy Weather Week, Enjoy the Long Weekend!

Hi,

I hope everyone stayed warm and enjoyed the long weekend!

We will have our geometry test that we had planned for Friday on Monday. Don't forget to use the online games to help practice these vocabulary words and geometry concepts.

Reading: We discussed the Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka case and the desegregation of public schools this week. We read and discussed Ruby Bridges and wrote about her character traits as well as our thoughts about civil rights.

Writing: We are writing personal narratives about small moment events in our lives. While we revise we are using map pencils to show places in our draft in which we wrote about things we saw, heard, said, thought, and did. This will help us include specific details and descriptions in our writing. We are also working hard on making our conclusions strong using truisms, lessons learned, reflections, and memories. We will continue revising and editing and hope to have final copies by Friday.

Math: We are finishing up our work with geometry but will continue to review geometry concepts and vocabulary throughout the year. We will begin learning about decimals and fractional concepts.

Science: We are beginning to learn about weathering and erosion and the effects on the land.

SS: We will begin talking about missions in Texas.

Remember these dates:

Monday, Jan. 27-Reading/math logs are due, homework packet due, Service Club from 2:45-3:45pm
Tuesday, Jan. 28-Writing CBA
Wednesday, Jan. 29-Reading CBA, Group and Individual Photos
Thursday, Jan. 30-Math/Science Night from 5-7, Interviews for those entering the science fair at 2:00pm, Book Fair sales begin during Math/Science Night
Friday, Jan. 31-Word study test
Monday, Feb. 3-Book Fair until Feb. 7, Jump Rope for Heart begins
Tuesday, Feb. 4-Pen Pal Visit at 9:55-11:00 am-making bowls in art for Empty Bowl Project
Wednesday, Feb. 5-Early Release Day 12:45-Kona Ice on Campus
Thursday, Feb. 6-Writing Club from 2:45-3:45, PTA Family Fun Night at Austin Pizza
Friday, Feb. 7-Wear Red for Jump Rope for Heart, Word Study test


Have a great weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
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