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!





Monday, July 24, 2017

Back to School Soon! Keep Reading and Writing!

Hi,

I hope everyone is enjoying a summer filled with fun adventures with friends and family as well as many learning opportunities.  Take the time each day to observe things around you.  Notice things, wonder about things, ask lots of questions, and think deeply about these observations.  Talk about them and write about them. Learn new things everyday.  Be sure to read lots of great books, draw, play games inside and out, be kind to others, help others, laugh and smile a lot, be creative and use your imagination!  Have fun and enjoy each day.

School will start soon and that fun and love of learning will continue and grow as the year begins.

I can't wait to see all my former students and wish them luck in their new learning environments, and I am excited to meet my new students and begin our fourth grade adventures!

2017-2018 is going to be great!!!!!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Bartholomew
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