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Tex Goes To The Ft. Bend Fair

Tex, the Longhorn, recently attended the Fort Bend County Parade with Mrs. Normann-Petersen. After the parade they went to the Fort Bend County Fair.   Tex answered the following questions:

1. Where is Tex?  The Fort Bend County Parade and Fair.  The parade started at the courthouse in Richmond, TX traveling down HWY 90 and ended at Jeanetta Street in Rosenberg.  The Fort Bend Fair is located at the Fort Bend fairgrounds 4310 HWY 36 S. Rosenberg, TX 77471

2. What is the geography like there? The parade goes through two small towns in Fort Bend County.  On parade route you see will the courthouse, quaint small houses with white picket fences, grocery stores, restaurants, and auto mechanic shops.  Parade goers will also line the streets cheering for their favorite float, Fort Bend queen contestant, favorite high school marching bands, or favorite cheerleaders and/or drill teams.  The fairgrounds are mostly surrounded by fields and located off HWY. 59.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  Breakfast food is typically eaten during the parade since it begins at 8:00 a.m.  For example, some of the breakfast foods we ate were donuts, kolaches, bananas, and yogurt.  At the fair there is a wide array of food to be eaten.  For example, funnel cakes, jumbo corn dogs, cotton candy, hamburgers, French fries, huge turkey legs, Schulze’s bar-be-que, corn on the cob, and much more!

4. What types of jobs are there? Gate keepers, ticket sales, ticket takers, rodeo sweethearts, Agriculture students, Agriculture teachers, police officers, doctors, nurses, veterinarians, cowboys, cowgirls, judges for the livestock show, judges for the rodeo, maintenance men, and support staff are the most common jobs found associated with the Fort Bend Fair.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? Rodeo, of course!

6. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex’s trip to the Fort Bend County Parade and Fair.

Tex, Mrs. Normann-Petersen, and friends waiting for the parade to start.

Tex enjoyed watching the sheriff, police, and fire departments go by each from the local cities!

Ronald McDonald and Swatson, the Sugar Land Skeeters mascot, waved to all the children and to Tex.

There were a lot of cowgirls and cowboys including the Rodeo Sweethearts in the parade including trail riders.

 Here is the Float that held the Jr. Fair Royalty Court.

Tex is enjoying the sights and sounds of one of the many marching bands and drill teams.

After the parade Tex went to the Fort Bend Fair where he learned about harvesting rice and cotton.

Tex also learned about many animals including cows and goats.   Tex had his picture also taken with the hay. Cows like to eat hay and grain.  

Fort Bend County Fair going on now through Sunday, October 2, 2016.  For more info regarding the Fort Bend County Fair please visit their website at http://fortbendcountyfair.com/

Tex Goes to the Co-Cathedral

Tex, the Longhorn, spent August 5, 2016 attending Mass with the St. Thomas More teachers and staff along with 2000 other teachers from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in celebration of the new school year.  Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Cardinal of Galveston-Houston, was the celebrant.  Tex answered the  following questions:

1. Where is Tex?  Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 ST. JOSEPH PKWY @ SAN JACINTO, HOUSTON, TX 77002

2. What is the geography like there? There are many tall buildings and many noisy vehicles whizzing by the Co-Cathedral.  Inside the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is a beautiful hand-crafted pipe organ.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  Everyone who attended this year’s Mass celebrating the new school year like a variety of foods.  It is too hard to list all of the favorite foods here, but some of the teacher’s favorites are seafood, Italian, cheeseburgers, and desserts.

4. What types of jobs are there? Clergy, Teachers, Faculty, and Support Staff are the most common jobs found at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and of the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends? Some of the teacher’s favorite sports are swimming, football, soccer, and baseball.

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 the Co-Cathedral.

Tex rode the light rail to the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

Tex enjoyed singing songs with the Catholic Schools Choir, seeing teachers receive their years of service awards, and admiring the beautiful altar.  Mrs. Winslow, Junior High teacher, received his 20 year service award as did Mrs. Izard our Dean of Students.

Tex had his picture taken in front of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Mother Mary, the statue of St. Joseph, and with the small rose bushes in front of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

         

The pictures below are from Tex’s trip back to St. Thomas More Parish School.  

Tex getting a ticket to ride the light rail back to school and waiting for the light rail to pick him up!  

Here is Tex riding on the light rail back to St. Thomas More Parish School. Tex was anxious to get to Servant Hall at St. Thomas More Parish School.  He was hungry for lunch!

             

When we arrived back to St. Thomas More Parish School we ate a yummy lunch of fajitas from Esclante’s and celebrated Mr. Winslow and Mrs. Izard and their many years of service to Catholic Education.  Tex was excited to celebrate with the teachers.

For more info regarding the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart please visit their website at http://www.sacredhearthouston.org/

Tex's clue for his next stop:  This event is happens once a year, the last week week of September, and is located in Richmond, TX.  There are many people that line the streets to wave and cheer on the following that walk by: Fair Queens, Fair Princesses, clowns, dance teams. cheerleaders, dance teams, marching bands, church groups, girls scouts, and boy scouts.  Mrs. Normann-Petersen loves attending this annual event.  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, World Traveler

Tex, the Longhorn, has agreed to be a world famous traveler for our class.  Tex is our class mascot and he is famous in Texas!  He has agreed to travel across the United States during the 2016-2017 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. 

1. Where is Tex?  (name of city, state, country)
2. What is the geography like there? (mountains, plains, coastal, lakes, etc.)
3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?
4. What types of jobs are there? (agricultural, manufacturing, commercial, etc)
5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends.
6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before

you get there!

7. 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.

3. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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. 

7. 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:

http://www.galveston.com/default.asp

           

            http://www.galveston.com/murdochsbathhouse/

           

            http://www.pleasurepier.com/

http://www.bubbagump.com/Tex, the Longhorn, has agreed to be a world famous traveler for our class.  Tex is our class mascot and he is famous in Texas!  He has agreed to travel across the United States during the 2016-2017 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. 

1. Where is Tex?  (name of city, state, country)
2. What is the geography like there? (mountains, plains, coastal, lakes, etc.)
3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?
4. What types of jobs are there? (agricultural, manufacturing, commercial, etc)
5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends.
6. Where are you going next Tex? Give us a hint and see if we can figure it before

you get there!

7. 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.

3. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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. 

7. 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:

http://www.galveston.com/default.asp

           

            http://www.galveston.com/murdochsbathhouse/

           

            http://www.pleasurepier.com/

http://www.bubbagump.com/

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!

cnormannpetersen@stmorenews.com