Howard B. Thomas Grade School
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HBT Bead Bar
HBT Bead Bar Mrs. Velazquez’s first grade classroom have been trying to earn beads for every lesson they pass on their iReady My Path Lessons. They have really enjoyed being able to earn their beads for the week and it keeps them so motivated to keep working hard.Â
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HBT PTO Event
HBT Staff & Students Come Together At McDonald’s On the evening of October 21st, the HBT PTO hosted a McTeacher Night at the McDonald’s in Elgin. The HBT community showed up fully to support this fundraiser! It was great to see everyone connecting with eachother and having a good time. We are so lucky to…
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HBT Reads
HBT Students Read To The Dogs On the morning of October 20th, 2025, students at HBT were selected to read to the dogs because they have exhibited positive behaviors. Both Eunice and Sampson were happy to help reward these students! Here are a few pictures from this month’s dog reading reward!
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Friday Focus – October 17, 2025
🎉 FRIDAY FOCUS 🎉Here’s a look at what’s happening across Central 301 this week: 🎠Trunk or Treat Takes the Stage!For the first time ever, Central High School’s Drama Club is hosting a districtwide Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 22 from 4–6 PM at CHS. Everyone in the Central 301 community is invited for…
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“Trunk or Treat” Coming to CHS
Student-led event brings Halloween fun for younger Rockets for the first time We’re bringing Halloween fun to Rocket Hill! 🎃Central High School’s Drama Club is hosting our first-ever Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 22, from 4:00–6:00 PM in the CHS parking lot (outside Door 10) — and the entire Central 301 community is invited!…
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HBT Parent University
HBT Parent University Focused on School Technology On October 15th, families of students at HBT were invited to a Parent University event centered around all things school technology. This included Skyward, Canvas, RevTrak, and Parent Square. If you missed the event but wanted to still learn about these systems you can click the link to…
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HBT Fire Safety
HBT Fire Safety Week 2025 During the week of October 6th, the Burlington Fire Department is partnering with HBT to host various fire prevention and fire safety discussions. Students got to see a fire truck, visit a smoke house, or have a fireman/firewoman visit their classroom. In addition, some of the older students participated in…
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HBT Newsletter
HBT’s October Newsletter To view the October 2025 newsletter, please click HERE.
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HBT Reaches #7
HBT is ranked #7 in Kane County HBT was recently ranked #7 in Kane County of all elementary and middle schools, according to chicagomag.com. While we’re not yet where we want to be with student attainment, we have seen steady, year-over-year growth in both ELA and Math—progress that contributed to our overall rating. This is…
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HBT 4th Graders Visit LeRoy Oakes
This was the best field trip ever!
