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THE CLASSROOM — A group of kindergartners in Tennessee has won over the internet with their sweet surprise for their school custodian on his 60th birthday.
Our Kindergarten classes learned how to sign Happy Birthday for Mr. James' birthday today. He was so surprised! 💛🖤💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/OXQ3gDnpbh
— Hickerson Elementary (@HickersonSchool) October 23, 2018
The kindergarten classes at Hickerson Elementary School in Tullahoma, Tennessee, spent a morning learning how to perform "Happy Birthday" in sign language. The school custodian, James Anthony (known by the students as "Mr. James") is deaf and has worked at the school for 15 years, according to WKRN-TV. The students love him, and when he walks down the halls it's "high-five time," so this surprise for his birthday was especially sweet.
In the video, Mr. James is walking into the room as the kids and their teacher begin singing and signing, "Happy birthday to you." Mr. James opens his mouth in surprise and grins as he realizes the kids are singing just for him.
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