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!





Saturday, August 6, 2016

Welcome Fourth Graders!

Hello,

I am so excited to start our fourth grade year. We are going to work hard toward our goals, have thoughtful discussions, ask lots of questions, use our imaginations, help each other, challenge each other, and grow as learners.

Be sure to come to supply drop off on Thursday, August 18. If your last name begins with the letter A-L, come at 4:00-4:30. Students with last names beginning with M-Z, will come from 4:45-5:15. Drop off your supplies and do some activities in the classroom. Go to the library and get your photo taken for a new ID card. See old friends and begin making some new friends. Be ready to talk about your favorite book that you read over the summer. I can't wait to see all of the fourth graders and hear about your summer reading and some of your adventures over the break.

The first day of school will be on Tuesday, August 23. The doors open at 7:15. Fourth graders meet in the hallway. The students will sit outside their classroom door until 7:30. Bring a book to read while you sit quietly. The tardy bell will ring at 7:40 am. The school day ends at 2:50 pm. Be sure that you know how you are getting home from school each day.

Be sure to bring a jacket or sweater for the classroom. It can be cold in our room.

Bring a water bottle and a healthy snack each day.

Be sure that you have a book to read each day in your backpack.

Back to School Night for grades 3-5 is Thursday September 1 at 6:00 p.m. The night will start with teacher presentations in the classrooms from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Then Mrs. Lehnick,our principal, will have a short presentation in the cafeteria. I look forward to seeing you there and sharing information about our expectations, procedures, and policies in fourth grade.

Have fun and soak in those last days of summer. Spend time exploring and creating with friends and family. Read some more books and talk about them with others. Go online and do some I-Station and Think through Math (in between Pokemon Go games). We are going to work hard and have an amazing year!

Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns. pam_bartholomew@roundrockisd.org

See you soon!
Mrs. Bartholomew





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