Thomas Metcalf School’s Chesscats spent the end of spring break in Schaumburg for the 2014 Illinois K-8 Chess Championships.
Chesscats spend spring break at state chess tournament
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7th grade volleyball team headed for state tourney
Thomas Metcalf School’s 7th grade volleyball team won in two games, beating Oglesby Washington last night at the Epiphany Regional.
Seventh-grader’s artwork chosen for statewide art show
Thomas Metcalf School seventh-grader Ella Zona created a drawing that was selected for the annual Illinois Art Education Association Student Art Show.
SparkFun Midwest Tour stops at Metcalf
Thomas Metcalf School hosted a professional development event in the Imaginarium. It brought together educators from around the state to learn about programming in education.
Coach Jacob receives IESA honor
Coach Tom Jacob was honored April 27, 2013, at the Illinois Coaches Basketball Association Hall of Fame Banquet.
Grant funds El Sistema violin and cello project
Inspired by a video of Venezuelan children using recycled materials to make instruments of the orchestra, teachers piloted Metcalf’s own El Sistema paper violin project, generously funded by the Thake Grant.
Metcalf artists raise $750 for hurricane relief
Thomas Metcalf School’s 2nd and 5th grade students created artwork to sell as part of the collaborative Shells for New Jersey Shores fundraiser.
Metcalf student becomes e-book author
Metcalf sixth-grader Stephanie Chow is the author of a free e-book now available in the Apple iBooks store.
SMART Boards for visually impaired children
A project, headed by Illinois State University staff and laboratory school teachers, is working to make SMART Boards accessible to visually impaired children.
Metcalf launches Breakfast with Books meetings
Several Thomas Metcalf School students in grades 6-8 participated in the first Breakfast with Books meeting on January 18, 2012.
