Howard B.Thomas Grade School Eblast
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Howard B.Thomas Grade School Eblast
Friday, March 23, 2018
Mrs. Carrie Ahlstedt, Principal ~ carrie.ahlstedt@central301.net
Mrs. Julie Salamone, Assistant Principal & Early Childhood Coordinator ~ julie.salamone@central301.net
Principal’s Message:
Dear HBT Parents,
We cannot thank our community enough for the outpouring of love and support you have
shown to the Buckholz family during this time. I know that it has meant a great deal to them.
I would also like to thank everyone for supporting our staff and students through this difficult
time.
We will greatly miss Riley. He was a special part of our HBT
family that we will never forget. I know that I will treasure
the memory of his wonderful laugh forever.
It is times like these that make us truly realize the
importance of the work we do and the honor you give us to
be with your children all day long. Each and every one of
your children will hold a place in our hearts forever.
Thank you so much,
Carrie Ahlstedt
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News
Terrific Twisters
We are dedicated to continuing to provide a positive, caring, and safe learning environment for all students. We want our students to have pride in
themselves and their school; therefore, when they are showing great behavior and demonstrating kindness, respect, fairness and responsibility,
students will be recognized for their behavior and earn a Twister Ticket from any teacher or staff member in the building who has witnessed the
behavior. Tickets will be placed into their classroom Twister bins. At the end of each month, your child’s classroom teacher will draw one boy and one
girl from their classroom Twister Ticket bin. Students that are chosen will earn a Terrific Twister Certificate and their picture on the Terrific Twister Wall
of Fame. At the end of each month, each classroom teacher will empty their classroom bin into a large Twister Ticket holder in the library. As a school,
we will be working towards monthly goals which are marked on the Twister Ticket holder. If the monthly goal is met, the whole school will earn the
monthly incentive.
Have a wonderful Spring Break! We will see you Monday, April 2nd.
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Curriculum Corner
5th Grade
5th grade is currently working on book clubs. Students are participating in group and whole class
discussions. All reading literacy, and speaking & listening standards are being met when students
participate in book club discussions. For a final project students will be writing a literary analysis. Be
sure to ask your child what they are reading.
4th Grade
The 4th grade students at HBT have been reading and
analyzing the allusions from Greek myths. Along with
reading and writing, some of the activities have included
Socratic discussions and STEAM projects. Students have
written their own Greek plays, created their own Pandora’s
Boxes and Trojan Horses. Classes had the opportunity to
rewrite myths from another perspective (as a soldier inside
the Trojan Horse or as Helen of Troy, etc.). They also had
the chance to complete a Greek Mythology Breakout Box created by Mrs. Herold and Mrs. Stover!
3rd Grade
Third grade has been studying inherited traits in science. In order
to better understand how traits are passed from generation to
generation, the students participated in a lab. The students were
shown different generations of creatures made from plastic eggs.
The eggs each had a combination of genes inside of them. The
students made predictions and observations about the changes
they witnessed over the span of the generations. Different
observations across the generations included a change in color
and eye size due to combinations of genes and environment.
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Show your support for World Autism
Awareness Day by wearing BLUE on
Monday, April 2nd.
April 2018 PTO E-Blast
Howard B. Thomas Grade School
Box Tops: The total school collection for the February summation was 4,863
box tops. Thank you to everyone who participated! The top 3 classes who
collected the most box tops are: Grimes/Crawford with 563, Bollow with 376, and DeRaedt with 373.
Please continue collecting Box Tops since the final summation date is on May 4 th. The class with the
highest amount of Box Tops will earn a pizza party on the last day of school!
Mother/Son Dodgeball: Calling all HBT Boys Early Ed through 5 th Grade and Moms! Come out to
the HBT gym for a night of Dodgeball Fun! Boys, bring your mom or a special lady in your life! This
event is on Friday, April 13th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. This event is only for registered participants
and flyers have been sent home already. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please
contact Mary DeGaetano at mddego@sbcglobal.net or 847-323-3528.
Dining for Dollars: Come on out to the Village Squire on Wednesday, April 18 th for a delicious
dinner! The Village Squire is located at 480 Randall Rd in South Elgin. A detailed flyer will be sent
home soon!
Book Fair: Our Spring Buy One Get One Free Book Fair is April 23-27. Setup for the book fair will
be Friday April 20th 12:00-3:00. We are looking for volunteers to help setup the book fair and run it
during the school day. The kids will preview the book fair with their class Monday 4/23 or Tuesday
4/24. The kids can purchase books with their class starting Wednesday April 25 th. We will also have
the book fair open at night during the ice cream social on Thursday, April 26 th.
This buy one get one free book fair is a great opportunity to stock up on summer reading books.
We are looking for volunteers to help with book fair. If you are interested please email Courtney at
hobdayc@gmail.com.
Ice Cream Social: The Ice Cream Social will take place on Thursday, April 26 th during the book fair.
Come with the family to enjoy an ice cream sundae! If you have any questions or are interested in
volunteering with setup, scoop, or cleanup please contact Dianne Kurzynski at
ssch103186@hotmail.com.
Yearbook: Congratulations to the Yearbook Team for all their efforts in completing this
year’s yearbook. It looks beautiful and we can't wait to see the printed copies when they come out in
Mid-May. Join our team next year for an awesome feel good experience - it is fun to work on pages
with your kids in them and so totally worth it to see the kids excited seeing themselves and their
friends in the book. If you would like to help, shoot us an email at HBTYearbook@gmail.com.
A very limited supply of yearbooks is still available to order on www.jostens.com. Don't miss it this
year!
Sunday, May 6, 2018
5K Run/Walk @ 8:00 am
Kids’ 1 Mile Fun Run @ 9:00 am
Country Trails Elementary School
3701 Highland Woods Blvd., Elgin
(off of US 20, west of Randall Rd.)
A 3.1 mile course will take you through winding wild-flower
and tree-lined paths and the streets of the Highland Woods
Subdivision in Elgin, IL. This course will offer some slight up-
hill challenges, not all that ferocious, as well as some downhill
relief with plenty of flat areas! Whether you run
or walk, we hope you will find it a peaceful and visually relaxing
journey. The course is USATF certified!
Proceeds will go to the Central School District 301’s youth programs
and for classroom resources and technology equipment.
To register or learn more visit https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Elgin/Ferocious5K
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