Tex’s
Christmas Adventures with Ms. McDonald
During Christmas vacation Ms. McDonald agreed to take
Tex, the Longhorn to her home to celebrate Christmas
with her and her family. Ms. McDonald is
the third grade teacher at St. Thomas More Parish School and answered the following questions for Tex:
1. Where is Tex? (name of city, state, country)
Celebrating Christmas with Ms. McDonald in Mobile, AL; Wichita, Kansas; and then
home to Houston, TX.
2. What is the geography like there? (mountains, plains, coastal, lakes, etc.)
Mobile is overall
flat however in certain areas there are a few hills. There is water surrounding
much of the Mobile area due to it’s proximity to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of
Mexico.
Wichita, Kansas – Very
flat land with a lot of open space. It is quite snowy this time of year (as you
can see from the picture in the plane).
- What are typical foods that are eaten there? What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?
Mobile contains a variety of food however primarily
what it known for is its seafood and what some people call “Soul food” or
“Country cooking” these are foods such as turnip greens, friend chicken,
biscuits, mashed potatoes, etc. Although that is what Mobile is known
for we didn’t have too much while I was there. For Christmas, we had green bean
casserole, turkey, mac-n-cheese, and apple pie for dessert. All homemade! The
McDonald family really enjoys a restaurant named Bangkok Thai, Ms.
McDonald always tries to make a pit-stop there while she is home.
Kansas – In Kansas they eat pretty much what
Texas serves …just not as tasty…while I was there we had some delicious Italian
food and Ms. McDonald enjoyed their chicken tortilla soup.
- What types of jobs are there? (agricultural, manufacturing, commercial, etc)
Mobile – Mobile contains
jobs in all areas however what is unique about this area are the ports. Mobile is a hub
for shipping. They have had ships from all over the world. Places like China, Egypt, Columbia, England, and the Dominican
Republic have shipped items to Mobile for
export. They are also known for their building of ships. Ms. McDonald’s friend
is actually helping build a ship that the US Navy will
use! It’s in the final stages of completion. He actually took it out a few
weeks ago with some navy personnel to make sure everything worked correctly.
Wichita, Kansas is
proud to be known as the “Flight Capitol of the World” it earned this name
because it is the location which produces the most airplanes. Pretty cool!
5. What are the popular sports or games played there? What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends.
Mobile – all
sports are a big deal but college football takes the cake. Throughout the
entire year people are seen sporting their favorite teams’ flags and attire.
The two biggest teams in the area are Auburn and Alabama. Ms.
McDonald personally loves going to baseball games with her family, the local
minor league team are the Mobile Baybears.
They have had players who are now playing for the New York Yankees
and the 2013 World Series (and Ms. McDonald’s favorite) Boston Red Sox!
The Baybears play at the Hank Aaron Stadium, named after the famous baseball
player, Hank Aaron. He is known for his breaking of Babe Ruth’s homerun record
of 714 homeruns. Ms. McDonald also worked three summers at this stadium while
in college.
Kansas- Ms. McDonald isn’t really sure what is the
most popular sport/game officially in Kansas but what
is for sure is her friend is all about college basketball. She knows everything
there is to know about her KU (Kansas University)
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 next stop is wonderful building which contains lots of books over many different topics; puzzles and puppets to play with; and computers to help you find the books and to play games on; and there are nice people that work there that will read you stories and help you find games.
7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and
surrounding area and/or landmarks? Please
go to Mrs. Normann-Petersen's teacher webpage and click on the file at the bottom of the page to see Tex’s
adventures with Ms. McDonald.
http://www.stthomasmore-school.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=323059&type=u&pREC_ID=626887
http://www.stthomasmore-school.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=323059&type=u&pREC_ID=626887
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