Howard B. Thomas Grade School
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MAP testing celebration
2nd grade students hit their growth target! This school year District 301 transitioned from Fastbridge testing to NWEA Map testing. Our focus was on growth from the fall administration to the winter administration. We tracked the students progress compared to the amount of growth MAP suggests a student should make. The HBT second graders had…
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NWEA Map Testing
HBT Tackles Winter MAP Testing For the last two week HBT students have been taking their Math and Reading MAP Growth winter benchmarking assessments. These tests are a great way for the HBT staff to know how their students are doing academically but it also provides them with a roadmap for how they may need…
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Student Announcers
HBT Students Help Spread Kindness Beginning in 2025, the HBT students in grades 4 & 5 from the winning House are selected to say the morning announcements. They have recently been including messages of kindness and encouragement. It’s great to see students spreading kindness to students! Check them out in action with Ms. Rourke!
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HBT Book Club
HBT Is Hosting A Book Club The HBT Book Club, reading the book The Lemonade War, kicked off on January 9th. Students who signed up and purchased the book had their book delivered to them at school and were invited to a Canvas Course. The first reading assignment is to read chapters 1 – 3…
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Thank you PTO
The HBT PTO does it again! Thank you! Have you ever wondered who is responsible for decorating the front entrance of the building to go along with the season? The HBT PTO maintains the front entrance decorations and they do a great job! On one of the coldest days of winter break a PTO representative…
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January 2025 Newsletter
HBT’s First Newsletter of the Year The HBT January newsletter is available via ParentSquare and was sent out to all families on January 1st. If you missed it, you can view the newsletter by clicking HERE. Be sure to check out the important dates section and the section where we dive deep into the goals…
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Las Posadas
HBT Hosts A Las Posadas Celebration On Wednesday, December 18th, HBT hosted a Las Posadas Celebration sponsored by the Padres Unidos district group. There was good food, games, crafts, and so much more that brought the community together for a fun family event! The event started out small 3 years ago and has grown to…
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Dr. Mongan Visits
Dr. Mongan reads to HBT’s Kindergarteners On Wednesday, December 18th, Dr. Mongan visited the HBT Kindergarteners. The theme for the dress up day was Holiday Hat Day. It was only fitting that Dr. Mongan chose to read the story titled The Hat by Jan Brett. Students were engaged in the reading and enjoyed their extra…
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Character Assembly
HBT Welcomes Chicago Steel Hockey Team for a Character-Focused Assembly Recently, Howard B. Thomas Grade School hosted a special assembly featuring members of the Chicago Steel Hockey Team, who shared how character plays an important role both on and off the ice, at school, and at home. The visiting group included a team spokesperson, three…
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Music Concert
HBT hosts the 2nd & 3rd grade music concert Our 2nd and 3rd graders had a great music concert directed by our very own, Mrs. Smith. The students were smiling, dancing, and playing some instruments along the way. It was a great night to be a Twister!
