Due to our snow days this year, our last day will now be May 28th with an 11:30 dismissal. Pre-school's last day will be May 27th.
Math Team Earns 2nd Place Overall at Northlawn Competition
The Math Team had an outstanding performance at the recent competition held at Streator Northlawn, earning 2nd place overall as a school. The competition was highly competitive, with scores extremely close across many of the medaling opportunities.
The 6th grade team earned 1st place as a team, with Dexter Grabowski placing 2nd overall as an individual. Members of the 6th grade team included Lilah Baker, Dexter Grabowski, Brecken Myers, Nolan Smith, Alexis Rasmussen, Max Peterson, and Ashton Eddy.
The 7th grade team finished 2nd as a team, led by strong individual performances. Eleanor Stein earned 1st place as an individual, while Liam Wright placed 2nd individually. The 7th grade team members were Jocelyn Lee, Camille Geier, Eleanor Stein, Kailey Smith, June Plese, Liam Wright, Charles Derber, and Atley Hall.
The 8th grade team also had an excellent showing, earning 1st place as a team. Elly Thompson led the team with a 2nd place individual finish. The 8th grade team included Elly Thompson, Nora Douglas, Bailey Schaefer, Max Andreatta, and Avery Jankowski.
Our school student counseling team includes Mrs. Calderon and Mrs. Haggard. The district appreciates the crucial support they give to our students everyday at the South Campus! Thank you!
We are blessed with some of the best administrative professionals and bookkeepers around! Thank you Mrs. Baron, Mrs. Condon, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Reding, and bookkeeper Mrs. Hipes!
Seneca Grade School is once again partnering with Morris Hospital to offer sports physicals for current 6th and 7th grade students. They will take place during the school day on Wednesday, May 6th. Physicals cost $25 and will be good until June of 2027. Best of all, Morris Hospital has agreed to donate the money back to the school to use towards extracurricular activities!
If you have not yet signed your student up and would like to participate, please fill out the following Google Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd0b3zAUMqGb1NYdVqYaWB93J7cCFBHFgsimOpQHfzokUGWw/viewform?usp=publish-editor
If you have not yet signed your student up and would like to participate, please fill out the following Google Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd0b3zAUMqGb1NYdVqYaWB93J7cCFBHFgsimOpQHfzokUGWw/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Day! We can't thank you enough for all you do.
This week's events
In celebration of Earth Day, the 6th grade science students participated in an engaging Earth Day scavenger hunt designed to explore the history of this important global event while reinforcing the importance of caring for our planet. As students moved through the activity, they discovered key facts about the origins of Earth Day and learned practical ways they can make a positive impact on the environment. The hands-on experience sparked meaningful conversations and inspired students to think about how their everyday choices can help protect the Earth for future generations.
We were happy to host students from Seneca High School to learn more about the teaching profession. Thank you to the staff that were able to share their experiences and words of wisdom to this group of potential future educators!
The 26-27 district calendar is out! In an effort toward consistency and continuous school improvement, the calendar mimics Seneca High School's and includes 2:00 early dismissals every Wednesday.
Click the link below to see the calendar!
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Today, sixth graders in ELA celebrated Earth Day by writing haikus outdoors, finding inspiration in everything from ant hills to found feathers to spunky spiders. Surrounded by nature, they turned their observations into short poems that captured both the beauty and unpredictability of the world around them.
To celebrate Earth Day, 3rd grade classes went on a walk around town to help pick up trash. The kids did a great job! 🌎🌳☀️
Notice of Public Meeting
On May 12 at 2:00 P.M., a meeting conducted by Seneca Grade School will take place at 175 Walnut Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district's plan for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private or home schools within the district for the 2026- 2027 school year. If you are a parent of a home-schooled student who has been identified with a disability and you reside with the boundaries of Seneca Grade School, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Ryan Hansen at (815) 357-8744.
On May 12 at 2:00 P.M., a meeting conducted by Seneca Grade School will take place at 175 Walnut Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district's plan for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private or home schools within the district for the 2026- 2027 school year. If you are a parent of a home-schooled student who has been identified with a disability and you reside with the boundaries of Seneca Grade School, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Ryan Hansen at (815) 357-8744.
Thanks to the generous support of Seneca Casey's, our first graders got a delicious, hands-on lesson in fractions! Students explored halves, quarters, and more by dividing and sharing pizza - making math both meaningful and fun. We appreciate Casey's for their donation, and for making learning fun!
Want to see menu options for the entire month? Go to the "menus" button at the top of the website and scroll to the bottom of the page for a link to our monthly menus!
This week's events
Voices sponsored our annual SGS Fun Night last Friday after school. We had 126 students attend and numerous staff members were also there to help supervise and have fun with the kids. The kids played games, ate pizza and some even showed off their talents in a talent show!
Good afternoon Parents!
We are looking for help in celebrating our great teachers and teacher aides. We are asking for parents to sign up for a breakfast item throughout the week or an item for a Cinco de Mayo taco bar. If you have any questions please let me know.
Your participation means so much and we can not thank you enough!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XF-sLPzb2Bml5MCScvdbEE2k8_eFdOvSTkx_eu1xyto/edit?usp=sharing
We are looking for help in celebrating our great teachers and teacher aides. We are asking for parents to sign up for a breakfast item throughout the week or an item for a Cinco de Mayo taco bar. If you have any questions please let me know.
Your participation means so much and we can not thank you enough!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XF-sLPzb2Bml5MCScvdbEE2k8_eFdOvSTkx_eu1xyto/edit?usp=sharing
In our Sixth-Grade March Madness Interdisciplinary Unit , students explored colleges in a fun, competitive, and creative way. Each student was randomly assigned a college and followed its progress through a classroom-wide bracket, making predictions and tracking results as the tournament unfolded.
In ELA, students strengthened their writing skills by creating acrostic poems about their assigned colleges and composing a road trip narrative. In their stories, they planned travel stops and included a detailed campus tour, using descriptive language to bring their colleges to life. They also completed a career quiz to research a potential future career connected to their college, based on their strengths and interests.
In Math, students worked with real-time data from the March Madness bracket, tracking matchups and outcomes. They also designed school pennants, blending creativity with visual design to represent their colleges.
In Geography and Social Studies, students mapped all class colleges to develop a sense of location and distance. They created bar graphs comparing distances from home to campus and built timelines highlighting key historical moments for each college, connecting geography, data analysis, and historical thinking.
The unit culminated in a large presentation in the library, where students shared their research with peers and their team of teachers. They did a fantastic job!
In ELA, students strengthened their writing skills by creating acrostic poems about their assigned colleges and composing a road trip narrative. In their stories, they planned travel stops and included a detailed campus tour, using descriptive language to bring their colleges to life. They also completed a career quiz to research a potential future career connected to their college, based on their strengths and interests.
In Math, students worked with real-time data from the March Madness bracket, tracking matchups and outcomes. They also designed school pennants, blending creativity with visual design to represent their colleges.
In Geography and Social Studies, students mapped all class colleges to develop a sense of location and distance. They created bar graphs comparing distances from home to campus and built timelines highlighting key historical moments for each college, connecting geography, data analysis, and historical thinking.
The unit culminated in a large presentation in the library, where students shared their research with peers and their team of teachers. They did a fantastic job!
