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Thank you to AI Made Fun for Kids for an engaging presentation on all the ways AI is already part of our daily lives, and for encouraging our students to consider this growing field as a future career! @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries @aliefstem

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Author study of the week:
Muon Thi Van's picture books are a beautiful blend of heart and wonder; sometimes poignant and tender, sometimes playful and funny. #AAPIHeritageMonth @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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After reading about an epic game of tic-tac-toe between a girl and a ghost, a little gaming was in order! #SEL @Alief_Libraries @HicksTigers

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As an avid reader and lover of all things competition, I thoroughly enjoyed today's Battle of the Books between Holmquist and Hicks Elementary. Great job guys!
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Grateful for the students and teachers who made time to celebrate School Library Month with us during this very busy time of year!

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Update on our Pumpkin Jack experiment from the fall- our pumpkin plant is flourishing in the school garden! @HicksTigers

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First grade GT students studied the work of architect Zaha Hadid, then used the engineering design process to construct their own buildings based on her work #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth @HicksTigers @Alief_AdvAcad

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Fourth graders coding with Ozobots @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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Last week we celebrated #EarthDay by reading the Caldecott-winning Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan and learning about recycling @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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These kids crack me up! In honor of April being National Poetry Month, 4th grade students wrote “borrowed poems” based on Kwame Alexander’s lesson using William Carlos Williams’s poem This is Just to Say. The results were creative and silly! 💙💕 @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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2nd graders testing out our new 3-D pens bought with book fair $$. Thanks again to everyone who supported our fair! #makerspace #creativity @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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Extra, extra! Read all about it! 📰📣 New picture books by our favorite authors! ⭐️📚 @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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What shall we call our visiting therapy cat? 🐱����
She and “Cardi B” are on loan from the Texas Technology Access Program of the University of Texas. Stop by to reduce your stress! @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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Programming the bee-bots to sample some nectar 🐝 #coding @HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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May I offer you a delicious book about fruit? 🍎🍊🍐 🍒@HicksTigers @Alief_Libraries

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Making friends and getting new ideas for the makerspace @TXLA @Alief_Libraries @HicksTigers

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What an honor to meet some of my favorite children’s book authors- Shannon Hale, Saadia Faruqui, Carole Boston Weatherford, Don Tate, and Mariana Llanos @TXLA @Alief_Libraries @HicksTigers

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On behalf of the multicultural committee, I want to congratulate the winners of our Women’s History Month family research project! Winners received a gift card to the book fair! @HicksTigers

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Celebrating a powerful International Women’s Month at Hicks! Our family project was a huge success—full of creativity, love, and honoring the strength of women everywhere. Thank you to all our amazing families for showing up and shining! #WomensHistoryMonth
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Grateful for our amazing parents who showed up and supported our Multicultural Family Night! Your presence helped make it a beautiful celebration of diversity, culture, and community. Thank you for partnering with us!
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