Seneca Grade School

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.

A highlight of Teacher Appreciation Week is the Regional Office of Education Excellence in Education banquet. We are proud to share this year’s award winners. They are Ms. Stephanie Jones, band; Miss Teresa, transportation director; Mrs. Dawn Vaughn, 2nd grade teacher; Ms. Rachel Cialoni, Student Services Coordinator and Dr. Ryan Hansen, Superintendent. We appreciate all they do to make SGS a special place. Congratulations to these amazing educators!

SGS ELA 6th Grade Students

Today the 3rd graders headed out to the FFA farm for their fabulous farm adventure. They fished, hiked, made homemade ice cream, checked out some farm animals, learned how to lasso, rode tractors, and even played some Gaga ball. Thank you to all of our chaperones and the high school FFA teachers and students for a great day!

For most students, predicting a perfect outcome in March Madness is nearly impossible. This year, however, one student accomplished something truly unprecedented. During the 6th grade annual March Madness activity, there was a draft to determine the team each student had, for the college to research. Throughout the tournament, they tracked their team’s progress while also completing their own prediction brackets, combining research skills with a bit of competitive fun. For the first time in the history of this event, we had a “double winner.” Everly Supp not only created the winning prediction bracket, but her assigned team—the University of Michigan—also went on to win the entire tournament. Achieving either of these feats alone is impressive; accomplishing both in the same year is something we have never seen before. Everly’s success highlights the excitement and engagement this activity brings to our students. By blending academics with real-world events, students deepen their understanding of colleges and universities while enjoying the thrill of competition. Congratulations to Everly Supp on this remarkable and historic achievement!

Last week our 5th graders had a great time designing, building, and competing in a catapult challenge! Students worked together to test their ideas and see whose design could launch the farthest and most accurately.

Today was the last day with Miss Applebee helping in our classroom. She was a great addition to our room!

Our cafeteria staff help keep our students full and happy! Thank you for serving us with your food, kindness, and smiles!

To end our day this afternoon, we celebrated our scholastic bowl regional championship team and gave them a send-off assembly for sectionals tonight. Good luck to our scholastic bowl team!

Congratulations to Waveland Hall for becoming the fourth student at North Campus to break the 100 lap mark for the PACER the test. Nicely done! 👏

If you would like to sign up for summer packs for pals please fill out the form using the link below

https://forms.gle/bFRRuhQGbsiNEsYg6

The 5th Grade Trailblazers are collecting pop tabs to support families staying at Ronald McDonald House Charities. These tabs are recycled to help raise funds that provide comfort, care, and a home away from home for families with children receiving medical treatment. Through this project, our Trailblazers are learning the power of kindness, teamwork, and giving back to their community, one pop tab at a time!

Our eighth grade students had a moving educational experience today at Seneca High School, immersing themselves in the history and lessons of the Holocaust. We want to extend a thank you to Mrs. Applebee for hosting this event and answering our student's questions about the Holocaust.

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

Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Day! We can't thank you enough for all you do.

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