Howard B. Thomas Grade School
-
Challenger Field Trip
5th Grade Students Visited the Challenger Learning Center During the week of November 18th, each 5th grade class visited the Challenger Learning Center in Woodstock, IL. Not only did the students have a blast, they learned a lot along the way! Check out some of the pictures from their experience. (Learn more about the Challenger…
-
Balloon Parade
HBT’s Take on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Friday, fourth grade enjoyed learning about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Teachers planned for students to host their very own parade using robots to carry their balloons. Fourth grade classrooms were transformed into the streets of New York City! The students worked collaboratively to…
-
Play-Based Learning
HBT Students Learn While Playing Kindergarten has been finding ways to incorporate learning into their play time. Play-based learning is a teaching method that allows students to learn through playing. Today, students were building the alphabet with construction kits and were so excited to show off their work! Check out some of their work pictured…
-
World Kindness Day
HBT Celebrates World Kindness Day World Kindness Day was celebrated on November 13th this year. As a result, HBT grew some “kindness trees” in the hallway! Students who exhibited acts of kindness above and beyond what is typical were awarded a heart to be placed on the tree for their TURBO House. In addition to…
-
Giving Initiative
HBT’s Holiday Giving Initiative In hopes of brightening the holiday season for some HBT families in need, we are again coordinating our Holiday Twister Giving Initiative. This week Twister students began picking tags off of the tree. By selecting a tag and purchasing the item on the tag you will be supporting HBT families this…
-
Veterans Day 2024
HBT Celebrates Our Veterans On the morning of November 11th, 2024, the HBT Staff, HBT PTO, HBT Students, & the CHS Band came together to put on an assembly to recognize the sacrifice that so many Veterans have taken in order to keep us safe and free. The Veterans were greeted in the cafeteria and…
-
Costume Parade & Fall Party
Annual Costume Parade and Fall Party On Thursday, October 31st, the staff and students got in on the fun of dressing up in costume and parading along the sidewalk and bus loop for all of the HBT Twister Community to view. The rain and snow held out but the wind was STRONG! Immediately following the…
-
Burlington Fire
Students Earn A Trip Home On A Fire Truck On Friday, three Twisters from Howard Thomas Grade School earned a special privilege. They were given the unique opportunity to receive a ride home from the Burlington Fire Department in their fire truck. Students were able to submit a fire safety plan following a recent week…
-
Kindergarten Math
Kindergarten Students Are Engaged In Their Learning This summer our Kindergarten teachers, along with some 5th grade teachers, attended professional development surrounding increasing student engagement in the math classroom. This professional development was centered around the book titled Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl. The big ideas involve students working in groups of…
-
TURBO House Celebration
In October we celebrated the House of Optimism The students work every day to earn TURBO tickets for their House by demonstrating the HBT Care Code. Care About Yourself, Care About Others, Care About This Place At the end of the month, the House with the most points earns a celebration. For the month of…
