Tex, the Longhorn, has agreed to be a world famous traveler for our 3K
M-F Class. Tex is our class mascot and he is famous in Texas! He has agreed to travel across the United
States during the 2015-2016 school year.
Tex
will report back to us about what he sees.
Below is a list of things that we hope that Tex will report back to us
as well as his answers and photos.
- Where is Tex? (name of city, state, country)
- What is the
geography like there? (mountains, plains, coastal, lakes, etc.)
- What are
typical foods that are eaten there?
What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?
- What types
of jobs are there? (agricultural, manufacturing, commercial, etc)
- What are
the popular sports or games played there?
What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your
friends.
- Where are
you going next Tex?
Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before
you get there!
- Tex, can you
include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?
On June 16 and June 17 Tex, the Longhorn, went with Mrs.
Normann-Petersen and Ms. Coltharp to Texas Computer Education Association’s
Tots and Technology. After the
conference Tex, Ms. Coltharp, Mrs. Normann-Petersen, and Connor and Riley
Vodehnal went to Murdoch’s a souvenir shop on Galveston’s Seawall. Below is a
list of things that we asked Tex to report back to us.
1. Where is Tex?
(name of city, state, country)
Tex is in
Galveston, TX with Ms. Coltharp, Mrs. Normann-Petersen, and Connor and Riley
Vodehnal. After spending two days in
Professional Development, everyone wanted to go souvenir shopping.
2. What is the geography like there? (mountains,
plains, coastal, lakes, etc.)
Galveston is a coastal city located on
Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. Galveston is
208.3 square miles, its population is 47,762 people, is the county seat of
Galveston County.
- What are typical foods that
are eaten there? What type of
foods do you and family and friends like to eat?
Many
residents and tourists of Galveston love to dine on seafood, especially
shrimp. Shrimp and Stuff is Ms.
Coltharp’s favorite restaurant and Bubba Gump’s is Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s
favorite restaurant.
4. What types of jobs are there? (agricultural, manufacturing,
commercial, etc)
The
shrimping business is one of the most prevalent jobs in Galveston as well as
tourism.
- What are the popular sports or
games played there? What popular
sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends?
Fishing,
boating, bird watching, beaching, building sandcastles, looking for seashells,
and walking the beach are most popular activities in Galveston.
- Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint
and see if we can figure it before
you get there!
Please see Tex’s Clue at the end of this post.
- Tex, can you include any
pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?
Tex has included several
pictures from his trip to the Tots and Technology Professional Development and Murdoch’s
Here are a few pictures
of Tex, Mrs. Normann-Petersen and Ms. Coltharp learning about integrating
technology into the Early Childhood Classroom.
Here is Mrs.
Normann-Petersen with a few of the presenters of the conference.
Tex and Mrs.
Normann-Petersen enjoyed the outside and ocean air during a break.
After the
professional Development, Tots and Technology, Tex and Mrs. Normann-Petersen got
to enjoy the beach and do some shopping at Murdoch’s. Tex and Mrs. Normann-Petersen were shocked
how much seaweed was on the beach. There
was mounds and mounds of it everywhere.
After looking at
the seaweed, we walked over to Murdoch’s and enjoyed the sights and sounds of
the souvenir store. Some of the things
that Tex and Mrs. Normann-Petersen saw in the store were shark foam hats, shark
teeth, shark puppets, foam boogie boards, seashells. Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s favorite thing was
the painted wood with the cut-out where you put your head into and you can have
your taken. Tex liked the Conch Shells
the best because you can hear the ocean in it.
After
exploring the seashells Tex, Connor, and Riley stumbled upon the box of hermit
crabs. Connor and Riley love the
crawfish and got to take one home. On
the other hand Tex did not like the crawfish.
Their pinchers scared him!
As Tex and Mrs.
Normann-Petersen were leaving Murdoch’s Tex wanted to take his picture with the
beautiful Clam Shells and Mrs. Normann-Petersen wanted to walk to the beach.
For more info regarding Galveston, TX, Murdoch’s, Bubba Gump’s and Pleasure
Pier please visit the websites below:
Tex's clue for his next stop: This school is located in the southwest
part of Houston, and is where Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s loves to spend much or
her time here during the school year.
There are a lot of teachers and students at this location. Can you guess where Tex went on this next visit? Please email Mrs. Normann-Petersen if you
think you have a guess!
