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.

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.

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!

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.

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!