Howard B. Thomas Grade School
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Reward Day
2nd Grade – Mrs. Farley hosts a Reward Day The students in Mrs. Farley’s 2nd grade class earned a reward day. They cashed in on their reward day today by using their imagination to CREATE using various materials from around the school. They were also able to using their coding skills to train the robots…
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BINGO Night
HBT PTO hosts a BINGO Night On Friday, March 14th, the HBT PTO hosted a family BINGO night. The students and their family members enjoyed multiple games of BINGO while playing for large prize baskets while staff and CHS student volunteers helped sell concessions.
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Field Trip
1st Grade Field Trip Our 1st graders traveled to the College of DuPage McAnninch Arts Center to watch a live performance on Monday, March 10th.
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Read Across America
Read Across America Week – Celebrating Reading Minutes The HBT teachers were tasked with tracking the number of minutes their class read during Read Across America Week. This week classrooms are being recognized for their commitment to this challenge. Certificates, poppers, and silly string were used to celebrate classroom accomplishments and show the students that…
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Read Across America Week
Read Across America Week This week the HBT students participated in a spirit week centered around Reading. Aside from the fun attire we saw all week, we also had classes recording the amount of time they spent reading during the course of the week.
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Music Concert
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Music Concert On Wednesday, March 5th, our Kindergarten and 1st grade students put on an outstanding music concert under the direction of Mrs. Smith. They sang, danced, and played instruments in front of a crowd of parents, teachers, and family. Check out the pictures below for a glimpse inside the event!
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Culture Blast
HBT Students Participated in Culture Blast On Saturday, March 1st, some of our HBT students participated in the Culture Blast put on by the CHS student body. Below are a few pictures as they performed their cultural dances on stage for many to see.
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Lemonade Celebration
HBT Book Club Celebrates the Completion of The Lemonade War On Wednesday night we had our Lemonade War Celebration to end our first ever HBT Book Club. Students signed up if they wanted to be a part of the book club, they received a book that they read at home, and each week there were…
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ACCESS Celebration
HBT celebrates the end of ACCESS Testing for this school year Each year our Multilingual Learners are required to take the ACCESS test. This is a test that spans over multiple days and is in addition to the other required tests that the rest of the student body take annually. These students put forth their…
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Lemonade Penny Wars
HBT Participates in a Penny War for Alex’s Lemonade Stand – A Foundation For Childhood Cancer The HBT student body participated in a Penny War during the reading of the book The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies. Students voted for Jessie or Evan (two characters in the book) using coins or dollars to give points…
