🍂 Library Day is the Best Day! 📚
Ms. Corrigan’s morning and afternoon SGS Preschool classes had an absolute blast on our field trip to the Seneca Public Library today!
We kicked off our autumn adventure with two incredible stories: The Leaf Thief 🐿️ and Bella’s Fall Coat 🧥. Afterward, our little artists got creative with a special fall craft—coloring, crunching up real autumn leaves, and gluing them down to make beautiful fall trees! 🍁🪵
We rounded out our visit with tons of exploration time in the children's section. From reading new books and playing educational iPad games to chalk drawing, board games, and diving straight into the ball pit, today was packed with smiles and hands-on learning. 🎉🔴
A huge thank you to the wonderful library staff for hosting us!
#SGSPreschool #SenecaPublicLibrary #PreschoolFieldTrip #FallCrafts #EarlyLiteracy #CommunityLearning #LeafThief #BellasFallCoat
about 1 hour ago, Heather Corrigan
Morning Class
Afternoon Class

The SGS Voices members are sponsoring a school dance for 7th and 8th grade students this Friday, October 23rd from 6:30 to 8:00pm - Let's Glow!

Pizza and water will be provided - please bring a food pantry item or gently used book for entry.

about 23 hours ago, Stephanie Jones
Dance October 23rd @ 6:30.
The dentist is coming to our school this November! Be sure to sign up your child today so they don't miss out on convenient dental care right at school.
about 24 hours ago, Tiffany Condon
dentist
Sixth grade P.E. students are taking over teaching this week in Ms. Bolin's class. Students are developing, creating, and teaching a game that their group comes up with to the rest of their P.E. class.
1 day ago, Mariah Bolin
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Congratulations to Eleanor who had a strong finish to her cross country season! She finished 83rd out of 223 runners at the state meet with a PR time of 13:27! Way to go Eleanor!!
3 days ago, Mr. Holman
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Good luck to Eleanor, who will compete in the IESA state cross country meet today!!
3 days ago, Mr. Holman
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3rd and 7th grade Reading Buddies got into the Halloween spirit this week creating skeletons out of noodles. They also got to decorate and enjoy some spooky ghost cookies.
3 days ago, Jenn Zelko
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Did your student miss picture day, or are you hoping for a do-over? School Picture Retake Day is coming up on Tuesday, October 20!

Who it’s for: Students who were absent on the original picture day, new students, or anyone who would like a retake.
How to order: Ordering details and online codes can be found on the flyer attached.

Let's see those smiles! 😊
4 days ago, Ashley Baron
Picture Retake Day, 10-20-26.
The Ottawa YMCA program begins Monday! Registration is still open
4 days ago, Lynn McGhee
Flyer about YMCA afterschool program

Introducing The Raider Recap — a new student-created and designed newsletter! Read the first volume here - https://www.sgs170.org/o/seneca-grade-school/page/the-raider-recap

4 days ago, Mr. Holman
Raider Recap
❄️🎶 Save the Date: K–4 Winter Music Program! 🎶❄️

Our annual K–4 Winter Music Program is coming up soon. Packets will go home in Thursday folders today. We will spend classtime to prepare, but please help your student practice at home as time allows. I've created a SoundCloud playlist with all of the songs for you to use at home.

📅 Monday, December 7th
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 SGS South Campus

Our Kindergarten through 4th-grade students are excited to help us celebrate the season with a wonderful evening of music! We hope you’ll join us to support our young musicians and enjoy this special winter tradition. 🎵☃️

Mark your calendars—we look forward to seeing you there!

https://soundcloud.com/michael-richards-494577840/sets/2026-sgs-winter-program-1?si=ffb25496bb3d4646978591efd60d72d7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
5 days ago, Michael Richards
Flyer for 2026 SGS K-4 Winter Music Program held on Monday, December 7th at 6:30 pm

Last week, kindergarten students took a field trip to Heap’s Giant Pumpkin Farm. Students learned about the different types of pumpkins, squash, and gourds grown on the farm. They also learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin and how bees play an important part in their growth. They took a hayrack ride through the pumpkin patch where the children were able to see the vines, leaves, flowers, and pumpkins. Students got to enjoy a picnic lunch together. Spending time running through the wooden ship and castle playground, exploring the hay bales and corn bin, climbing through the tires, soaring down the giant slide, and letting their imaginations run wild on the train were some highlights of the trip! Seeing the chickens, goats, a donkey, a pig, and turkeys that live on the farm was fun too! To wrap up the trip each student was able to choose a pumpkin to take home. The students had a wonderful day of fun, learning, and exploration!

6 days ago, Mrs. McDonald
kids at farm
kids at farm
kids at the farm
Congratulations to the following Seneca Grade School students for being selected into ILMEA District 2 ensembles!
6 days ago, Stephanie Jones
Names of 10 ILMEA Students
Seneca Grade School South Campus invited community members Darin Bolton and Stephanie Johnson to share their careers at our very first Career Café. During lunch, students had the opportunity to visit our presenters' tables to learn and explore their career.

We hope to continue exposing our students to a variety of different careers/jobs this year! If you are interested in being a table presenter for our Career Café, please fill out and submit the form below. Once submitted, Mrs. Stehlik, School Counselor, will contact you to schedule a time to come in.


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4vz1c1RDbxYRB4VXvDQ-o1ejZ25dQoSq6e_TqneBskzawAw/viewform?usp=header
6 days ago, Kellie Stehlik
Stephanie Johnson, Cosmetologist
Darin Bolton, Business Software Analyst/Developer
7th/8th Grade Lunch
7th/8th Grade Lunch
5th/6th Grade Lunch
5th/6th Grade Lunch
Congratulations to Eleanor Stein, who qualified for the IESA cross country state meet! Eleanor will compete in Bloomington this Saturday at 10:45. Good Luck Eleanor!!!
7 days ago, Mr. Holman
Eleanor
6th grade boys basketball starts tomorrow!
7 days ago, SGS Athletics
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The IESA has once again partnered with Dick's Sporting Goods to provide discounts throughout the school year. The first event will take place Friday, October 9th through Monday, October 12th. Present the following coupon in store for 20% off your purchase!



https://cmm.dickssportinggoods.com/api/v1/coupons?offer_entity_code=O241FZDL&token=AIBKfHFp8JrbBHrm2Ey0wiwK5M089wLR-q7bWF5x7U2eXhRWtHAHQ1vUNfJ5LPNgsJog2mVIQ0FHUmyWLW9w2
11 days ago, Mr. Holman
Good luck to our cross country runners as they compete in sectionals this afternoon!

Go Raiders!
11 days ago, Mr. Holman
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October is anti-bullying month and in conjunction with Mrs. Haggard's Bullying bulletin board, the 6th grade students made antibullying posters in Health this week with Ms. Coop.
13 days ago, Mariah Bolin
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Sign-ups are open for the Thanksgiving Basket Program. This program provides a complete Thanksgiving meal for families within our community. There are no requirements to receive a basket. This program is open to any family within the SHS district boundary.

Follow the link below to sign up today!
https://forms.gle/hEcKMZsRuWoxi5qB6
13 days ago, Tiffany Condon
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