Howard B. Thomas Grade School
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Alex’s Lemonade Stand
HBT Participates in a Penny War The HBT students are participating in a Penny War Challenge in support of Childhood Cancer. All proceeds will be donated to the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Please click HERE to view a short video about the fundraiser.
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100th Day of School
HBT Celebrates the 100th Day of School On Friday, February 7th, HBT celebrated the 100th day of school. Students came dressed in a shirt with 100 items in Kindergarten. Other students were caught stamping or stacking their way to 100. And the fun lasted all the way up to 5th grade where they participated in…
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TURBO House Assembly
First Annual TURBO House Games Assembly Thursday, February 6th, the HBT K-5 student body participated in our first annual TURBO House Games Assembly. The spirit was high as students from each house played various games with members of their TURBO house from other grade levels. Each game earned points for their house and the winning…
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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…
