Tex Goes to Oktoberfest

Tex, the Longhorn, spent Sunday, October 18, 2015 attending Oktoberfest at St. Thomas More Parish School and Church.  Tex answered the following questions:

1.  Where is Tex?  Tex attended Oktoberfest at St. Thomas More Parish School and Church,  5927 Wigton Houston, TX 77096.

2. What is the geography like there? Houston lies in the southeastern part of Texas near the Gulf of Mexico.  Houston is considered to be in the coastal prairie of Texas.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  The visitors of Oktoberfest eat a wide arrange of food from pizza, sausage on the stick, turkey legs, egg rolls, to cakes, cookies, and other sweets from the Sweet Shop!

4. What types of jobs are there? The people that attend Oktoberfest have many different jobs, but at St. Thomas More Parish School and Church the most common jobs are Priests, Deacons, Teachers, Administrators, Secretaries, and Maintenance Workers.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? There are many types of games to play at Oktoberfest.  Some of these booths include: ring-a-litter, stuffed animal booth, baseball, soccer, inflatable jumping area, and an inflatable obstacle course.  Visitors of Oktoberfest enjoy watching the Houston Texans Football Team, Houston Astros Baseball Team, Houston Rockets Basketball Team, and the Houston Dynamo Soccer Team.

6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before

you get there! Tex’s clue is at the end of this post.

7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex’s trip to Oktoberfest

Here are a few pictures of Tex having fun at Okotberfest!

Tex went through the bouncy obstacle course and found Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s niece and nephew, Riley and her big brother, Connor, enjoying the same inflatable.

After he jumped in the bouncys he took a break and helped Mrs. Normann-Petersen pick out some plants for her home.

Tex’s next two stops were the confetti egg booth and the raffle ticket booth.

Tex needed to take a break from the sun so he headed into the gym to pick out some good gently used books and STM spirit hats and bags from the Spirit booth.

All of this fun made Tex hungry for something sweet to eat and something warm to drink.  He went to the Sweet Shop.  There were so many choices he decided to eat a Peach Cobbler with a cup of coffee!

After he was finished his friend, Mrs. Moreno-Garza, surprised him with a yummy banana muffin!

Tex's clue for his next stop:  This is one of Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s favorite activities to do during the Fall and Spring Seasons when the weather is cooler.  The activity is an outdoor activity where you spend the night outside and roast marshmallow on a fire!  Can you guess where Tex went on this next visit?  Please email Mrs. Normann-Petersen if you think you have a guess!  cnormannpetersen@stmorenews.com

Tex Visits the Firefighters

Fire Station #82 visits St. Thomas More Preschool and Tex in October and taught us many things about Fire Safety.  Tex answered the following questions:

1.  Where is Tex?  Tex is at St. Thomas More Parish School,  5927 Wigton Houston, TX 77096.

2. What is the geography like there? Houston lies in the southeastern part of Texas near the Gulf of Mexico.  Houston is considered to be in the coastal prairie of Texas.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  The Firefighters from Fire Station #82 like many different foods.  Some of the favorites are chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and vanilla ice cream for dessert

4. What types of jobs are there? Firefighters of course!  They also work with EMS and police officers.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? The firefighters enjoy watching the Houston Texans Football Team, Houston Astros Baseball Team, Houston Rockets Basketball Team, and the Houston Dynamo Soccer Team.

6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before you get there! Tex’s clue is at the end of this post.

7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of the firefighters visiting St. Thomas More Preschool and Tex.

Here are a few pictures of Tex learning about the fire truck.

Tex learned about the different tools on the fire truck: the hoses, pumps, axes, extension cords, huge fans, and even a bright orange cone.

Tex was surprised how big the wheels are on the truck.

Tex then learned about the fire fighters’ uniform and how it protects the fire fighters, how they breathe using their special mask and oxygen, and calling 911 when there is an emergency.

For more information on Houston Fire Department and scheduling a tour of a fire station please visit the websites below:

http://www.houstontx.gov/fire/

Tex’s Clue for his next stop –-This an annual fall festival at St. Thomas More Parish School where Mrs. Normann-Petersen loves to egg rolls and see all of her friends.  If you think you know where Tex is going to be please email Mrs. Normann-Petersen at cnormannpetersen@gmail.com

Tex Goes Shopping with Mrs. Normann-Petersen

Tex, the Longhorn, spent a Saturday afternoon during the summer going to garage sales with Mr. and Mrs. Normann-Petersen and the dog Jake in their beautiful Sugar Land neighborhood.  During the garage sale shopping Mrs. Normann-Petersen bought a huge purchase, Clifford.  Jake, Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s dog was not too sure about Clifford since he is so huge and red!   Tex answered the following questions:

1.    Where is Tex?  Tex is in Mr. and Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s neighborhood Sugar Land, TX.

2. What is the geography like there? Sugar Land is nestled in marsh areas near Houston, TX where you might see an occasional raccoon, alligator, or bird. 

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  The most common types of food eaten by Sugar Land residents are steaks, hamburgers,  hot dogs, popcorn, and ice cream. 

4. What types of jobs are there? Baseball players, teachers, computer support technicians, secretaries, plumbers, and many more.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? Sugar Land’s Baseball Team, the Skeeters and the Houston Texans Football Team.

6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before

you get there! Tex’s clue is at the end of this post.

7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex’s trip to Mr. and Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s .

Here are Jake, Tex, and Clifford after Mrs. Normann-Petersen bought Clifford.  Tex and Jake enjoyed shopping at the garage sale because there was lots of cool stuff to smell and lots of new people to see!  Jake loves to smell everything.  Tex are Jake are so happy that Clifford is part of the classroom!

Here is Tex and Clifford in Mrs. Normann-Petersen's classroom.  They both love October because pumpkin is their favorite thing to eat with their dinner!

For more info regarding Clifford the Big Red Dog and/or Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s Class please visit the websites below:

http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/

https://sites.google.com/a/stmorenews.com/mrsnormannpetersen/

Tex's clue for his next stop:  Tex learned about fire safety and got to meet the October’s community helper at St. Thomas More Parish School.  Can you guess where Tex went on this next visit?  Please email Mrs. Normann-Petersen if you think you have a guess!

cnormannpetersen@stmorenews.com