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Activities Highlight Bolingbrook School's College Week

Events include a mock dorm room and classroom conversations with former college students.

Tibbott students are preparing for the Bolingbrook elementary school’s annual College Week in two weeks.


Activities throughout the week include:

●Visits to the school’s mock dorm room

●Classroom conversations with former college students

●Writing lessons involving college

●A daily “Guess that Fight Song” game during morning announcements.

●At-home projects that will allow students to view dorm rooms designed/built by other students

●College-related Art and PE activities including pennant and mascot mask-making

Each day will have a theme

●Oct. 26th: Pep rally day. Everyone will wear their classroom’s college colors.

The Tibbott staff cheer team will also perform its traditional cheer.

●Oct. 27: Students will make their own college ID cards to wear during the day.

●Oct. 28: (Tenative) Touch the Truck event during recess time. Also Parent University Night and Family Book Night.

●Oct. 29: Throwback Thursday. Students will be able to see pictures of staff members from their college days.

●Oct. 30: Classroom virtual tours of college campuses

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