Howard B. Thomas Grade School
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HBT WatchDOGS
HBT Welcomes the WatchDOGS (Dads of Great Students) On Monday, March 2nd, HBT welcomed the first set of WatchDOGS. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the rest of the school year there will be HBT fathers and father-figures coming to HBT to interact with students and bring another layer of supervision, safety, and a positive
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HBT 5th Grade Buddies
HBT 5th Grade Buddies Mr. Dickerson’s 5th grade class is the buddy class for Mrs. St. John’s Kindergarten class. Recently, the 5th graders created small picture books on the Earth’s Spheres with the target audience being kindergarten students. Last week, the 5th graders got the opportunity to share their books with the Kindergarteners. Students at
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HBT WatchDOGS
The WatchDOGS are coming to HBT On Friday, February 20th, HBT held their WatchDOGS Pizza Party to kick off the program. Many fathers and father-figures showed up to eat pizza, hear about the program, and sign up to volunteer their time at HBT. We can’t wait to see the WatchDOGS in action beginning in March!
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HBT Celebrates
HBT Celebrates ACCESS Testing The 100+ EL students attending HBT spent time during the month of January and February taking their yearly ACCESS test. This test assesses students in the area of listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The test shows us how much learning specific to their language development has occurred over the last calendar
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HBT Parent University
HBT Parent University Hub February 2026 – iReady Classroom Mathematics Click HERE January 2026 – SEL – Zones of Regulation Click HERE Fall of 2025 – School Technology Click HERE Spring of 2025 – Extra Curricular Offerings for Elementary Students Click HERE
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HBT’s 100th Day
HBT Celebrates 100 Days of Learning! Today, February 9th, HBT students and staff celebrate 100 days of learning! Students hopped for 100 seconds, make necklaces with 100 beads, took pictures that made them look 100 years old, and so much more! What a fun day of learning and memories.
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HBT Neon Night
HBT’s PTO Holds Neon Night On Friday, February 6th, the HBT PTO put on their first ever Neon Night Dance Party. Students and parents had a blast dancing to good music and being entertained all night long. Check out some pictures below to get a glimpse inside.
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HBT Slime
HBT Kindergartener’s Make Slime Mrs. DiPrizio’s Kindergarten classroom conducted a Science experiment today where they made slime. Check out the fun below!
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HBT February Newsletter
HBT February 2026 Newsletter The HBT February 2026 Newsletter is now live. Check it out HERE if you missed it or need to refer back for something.
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HBT Game Play
HBT Practices Fair Play & Sportsmanship On Friday, January 30th, HBT 2nd graders were given the opportunity to practice some of the SEL lessons that they have been working on in the classroom. Twenty-six parent volunteers came in to assist with this event, and each volunteer had access to a list of phrases/strategies to use
