Elementary School
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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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The Giving Mall
Prairie View Gives Back Prairie View students and families gave back to those in need through collections at The Giving Mall, which was led by our first and second grade teams. 446 items (and counting!) were collected. Items ranging from canned food to tolietry items to coats and pet items were collected through the drive.…
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Read to Rover
Students Read to Dogs On December 13th, students at Prairie View had the opportunity to “Read to Rover”. Students were able to practice their reading while snuggling up next to a pup!
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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!
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Gingerbread Man Storytime
You can’t catch him—he’s the Gingerbread Man! Monday, the holiday spirit came to life as our district office team visited Prairie View Grade School for a delightful and festive activity with our Early Childhood students. The afternoon kicked off with a lively story time featuring the classic tale of the Gingerbread Man, capturing the imaginations…
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Holiday Traditions
HBT Library Spotlights Holiday Traditions From Around The World Each week during library students have time to check out books. This week, if students did not choose to get a new book they had the option of playing the game Dreidel. Mrs. Butler, the HBT librarian, spent a few minutes reviewing the rules of the…
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Giving Mall Needs
Prairie View Looks for Donations Our first and second grade hallway was transformed into the “The Giving Mall.” The mall has been open since Monday, December 2nd and will close on Friday, December 13th. Prairie View students will have the opportunity to collect and bring donations for local charities. They will also be able to…
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A Story and a Holiday Surprise!
CT Fifth graders and kindergarteners share the Gingerbread Man story. Our CT 5th graders help the kindergarteners create a holiday surprise.
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Natural Disasters with Dash Robots
3rd Graders Design Structures to Protect their Robot In a fun and creative learning experience, our third-grade students recently embarked on an exciting project where they combined their engineering skills with robotics. Students designed and built shelters for Dash robots to protect them from natural disasters. Each group selected from 4 natural disaster cards (tornado,…
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Giving Tree
HBT Annual Giving Tree During the month of November, HBT students were taking tags off of the Giving Tree and purchasing gifts for HBT families in need. On the evening of December 5th, families came to HBT to shop. They were able to get a cart full of food, toys, clothing, gift cards, and even…
