Howard B. Thomas Grade School
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Parent University
The First HBT Parent University Was A Success On the evening of April 15th, 2025, Principal Lewis hosted her first Virtual Parent University event. The event was focused on athletics and activities available to District 301 elementary students outside of the school day. It was all about sharing opportunities that are not only fun and…
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Reading Madness
Twister Reading Madness Comes To An End After many weeks of students listening to various children’s books and voting on their favorite one, Twister Reading Madness came to an end on Friday, March 28th. The bracket brought us to the top two books: The Knight Owl and Buffalo Fluffalo. The book that came out on…
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HBT Artists
HBT Artists K – 5 Kindergarten We did it! Kindergarten students finally finished their first experience with Kiln Fire Clay. The students used stamping and the sgraffito technique to personalize their clay. Once the clay was fired in the kiln, students glazed their clay with up to six color choices. Mrs. Danz added a little…
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SPOT
SPOT the Attendance Dog Visits 2nd Grade Each week SPOT the Attendance Dog travels to the classroom that had the least number of absences during the week. Last week SPOT visited Mrs. Linder’s class. During SPOT’s visit the students filled out a STAR student page for SPOT and they wrote books with SPOT as the…
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Reward Day
2nd Grade – Mrs. Farley hosts a Reward Day The students in Mrs. Farley’s 2nd grade class earned a reward day. They cashed in on their reward day today by using their imagination to CREATE using various materials from around the school. They were also able to using their coding skills to train the robots…
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BINGO Night
HBT PTO hosts a BINGO Night On Friday, March 14th, the HBT PTO hosted a family BINGO night. The students and their family members enjoyed multiple games of BINGO while playing for large prize baskets while staff and CHS student volunteers helped sell concessions.
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Field Trip
1st Grade Field Trip Our 1st graders traveled to the College of DuPage McAnninch Arts Center to watch a live performance on Monday, March 10th.
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Read Across America
Read Across America Week – Celebrating Reading Minutes The HBT teachers were tasked with tracking the number of minutes their class read during Read Across America Week. This week classrooms are being recognized for their commitment to this challenge. Certificates, poppers, and silly string were used to celebrate classroom accomplishments and show the students that…
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Read Across America Week
Read Across America Week This week the HBT students participated in a spirit week centered around Reading. Aside from the fun attire we saw all week, we also had classes recording the amount of time they spent reading during the course of the week.
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Music Concert
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Music Concert On Wednesday, March 5th, our Kindergarten and 1st grade students put on an outstanding music concert under the direction of Mrs. Smith. They sang, danced, and played instruments in front of a crowd of parents, teachers, and family. Check out the pictures below for a glimpse inside the event!
