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