Howard B. Thomas Grade School
-
Buddy Bus Challenge Winners – May 2026
Central 301 Celebrates Final Bus Buddy Winners of the School Year The final Bus Buddy drawings of the 2025–26 school year are complete, and Central 301 Transportation is celebrating students who helped make the ride to and from school a positive experience for others. Throughout the school year, bus drivers nominated students who demonstrated kindness,
-
HBT Family Picnic
HBT Family Picnic 2026 On Friday, May 29th, in between the two rounds of field day, HBT hosted it’s 2nd annual family picnic. We had a great turn out! This is always such a fun event to bring the Twister community together.
-
HBT Field Day
HBT Field Day 2026 On Friday, May 29th, HBT held their 2nd annual Field Day. In the morning the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students participated in field games with their class. In the afternoon the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders did the same. The weather was wonderful and the students all had a great
-
HBT 2nd Grade
HBT 2nd Grade Nature Day The 2nd graders at HBT participated in a Nature Day! The day started off with 2nd graders hearing from members of the Forest Preserve and then the 2nd graders transitioned outside to complete a variety of activities aligned to the 2nd grade curriculum. You can get a glimpse inside the
-
Twister-a-thon
HBT Twister-a-thon was a success The HBT Twisters, in collaboration with the PTO, had a successful Twister-a-thon. Together we raised $10,800! On Friday, May 22nd, the students ran laps around the varsity soccer field until they couldn’t run anymore! Check out some of the pictures below.
-
HBT Shoe Drive
HBT Twister Club Runs A Shoe Drive The HBT Twister Club recently held a successful shoe drive to help support others in need around the world. Thanks to the generosity of students, families, and staff, the club collected an amazing 903 pairs of shoes weighing a total of 940 pounds! Through their hard work and community support,
-
ML Celebration
HBT Celebrates the Multilingual Learner “Graduates” On May 15th, the HBT Multilingual Learner teachers had a special celebration for the 24 students who “graduated” from services! They have all worked so hard and their work finally paid off. Congratulations to this fantastic group of HBT students. We are all so proud!
-
Author Visit
HBT Welcomes Author Candace Fleming On May 13th, 2026, HBT welcomed children’s author Candace Fleming. She put on two assemblies. One assembly was geared towards K-2 students and the other towards 3-5 students. The students were engaged and learned all about the creative writing process. This experience would not be possible without the support of
-
Día de las Madres
HBT Celebrates Día de las Madres On Friday, May 8th, HBT multilingual learners got to spend some time with their moms inside their learning environment. Students got to explore concepts from their ELA text that have to do with flowers and plants in honor of Día de las Madres. Students and moms had a great
-
HBT Kinder Orientation
HBT Kindergarten Orientation – Class of 2039 On April 29th, the first group of the Class of 2039 arrived at HBT for Kindergarten Orientation. The students were able to visit a Kindergarten classroom, listen to a story, and tour parts of the building with Assistant Principal Rourke. The grown-ups got to learn all about the
