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!





Rising Star FCE Writing and Art Project

Do you like to write poems? Are you an excellent storyteller? Are you artistic? Then you may be a Rising Star! Submit your poems, narratives (fiction, non-fiction, and expository) to your teacher and your artwork to Mrs. Arnold. There will be three poems, three narratives, and three pieces of artwork chosen from every grade level to be published in our Forest Creek Rising Star book. The winners will also present their work to family and friends in May.

So draw, paint, notice, observe, write.... get creative and get ready for Rising Star!

Remember, your entries (poems, narratives, essays) are due to your teacher by April 16. Art work is due to Mrs. Arnold on April 16.

Be a Rising Star!
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