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.

We scored a 🦃 on our sixth-grade field trip. A huge thank you to Echo Lanes for going above and beyond to make sure our students had a fantastic time bowling. We enjoyed a fun picnic lunch at Goold Park then wrapped up the day exploring local history at the Grundy County Historical Museum. It was a perfect mix of fun and learning!

On Tuesday, May 5th the SGS Music Department gave their final performances of the year. The SGS Chorus, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Beginning Band, Jazz Band, and solo/ensemble groups all performed. Annika Jackson & Aurora Jackson received the National Choral Award and Reese Harkins received the Director's Award for Band.

🐣 6th Grade Science is Hatching Excitement! 🐣

Our 6th grade scientists are diving into the fascinating world of embryology with a hands-on classroom experience—hatching chicks right before their eyes!

Students are observing each stage of development, learning how life begins, and tracking the growth of the embryos day by day. From candling the eggs to watching the first tiny cracks appear, the room is filled with curiosity, questions, and lots of excitement!

This engaging unit brings science to life in a way textbooks simply can’t. The students are having an absolute blast while learning about life cycles, responsibility, and the wonder of nature.

Congratulations to our athletes who competed at state today. Everyone that competed today came home with a medal! Dallen Myers - 2nd in Pole Vault Charlie Derber - 3rd in Pole Vault Nolan Smith, Leon Corbin, Costner Stecken, and Charlie Derber - 8th in the 4x400 Meter Relay Congratulations to all our athletes that competed this weekend!!! GO RAIDERS!

Congratulations to Charlie Derber who placed 4th in state yesterday in the 400 meter dash with a PR of 58.23! Athletes will be back at it again today, competing in the pole vault and 4x400 meter relay. GO RAIDERS!

Good luck to our track athletes today! The meet can be live streamed (starting at 1:00) - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bFwJq7dhE&list=PL_HQoQ3Y4wklkGpY7XjB6C8uVlLbkW-1b&ra=m The meet can also be followed live on Shazam Racing - https://results.shazamracing.com/meets/73364

Laki Ice day for North Campus! Thanks Dr. Hansen for continuing this great tradition

The fourth graders have had a busy week. We had a wonderful time visiting the LaSalle County Historical Museum in Utica, IL! Students explored exhibits filled with local history, including old-fashioned classrooms, vintage tools, antiques, photographs, and artifacts from the area’s past. They enjoyed learning how people lived and worked many years ago and asked some great questions throughout the tour. The students also visited the Aiken One Room Schoolhouse where they got to experience what life was like as a student in the 1800's.

Later in the week we held our annual spelling bee where students competed to be the best speller in the fourth grade. Our finalists were David , Maeleigh , Will , Valeria , Victoria, Colton , Waveland l, Lilliana , Christian , Ruby , Ella , Dylan , Easton , Annabelle , and Madi . Our overall placers in the Spelling Bee were 3rd Place- Easton , 2nd Place- Ella , and 1st Place- Annabelle . It has been a great week!

Good luck to our track athletes as they compete at state this weekend! Bailey Schaefer - 400, Medley Relay, Long Jump Sophia Fillman, Maisie Filipiak, Bailey Schaefer, and Eleanor Stein - 1600 Medley Relay Dallen Myers - Pole Vault Nolan Smith, Leon Corbin, Costner Stecken, and Charlie Derber - 4x400 Meter Relay Charlie Derber - 400, Long Jump, 4x400 Relay, Pole Vault

Our sixth graders had an incredible day exploring GAVC! They got a hands-on look at several career paths: Fire Science, Criminal Justice, Automotive, Welding, Building Trades, Health Occupations, Education, Computer Graphics, and Agriculture. Many of our students walked away excited about a future career that matches their passions.

Our 5th graders had an awesome day at Buffalo Rock State Park! Students explored the trails on a hike, worked together on a fun scavenger hunt, made solar bracelets, and enjoyed playing games.

Eighth grade students enjoyed a hometown field trip. Seneca Grade School treated all students to a flavored lemonade at Refuge Coffee&Co located inside the historic Graves Lumberyard building. Students then headed to the Seneca Area Heritage Museum where they completed a scavenger hunt to learn about a variety of topics related to the history of the Seneca area. Students were guided through the scavenger hunt by Mr. Jeff Maierhofer and three other historical museum volunteers. Students ended the day with some time at Crotty Park (named after our town’s founder Jerimiah Crotty) and even got to try out the new Gaga Ball Pit. Thank you to everyone who made sure our students had a memorable day.

Today was a great day to camp out in First Grade! The teachers transformed their classroom into a memorable experience, turning all of the student desks into mini camping tents! We wrote, read books, told stories, and sang around the camp fire. It was a great day to learn and make memories!

The First Grade traveled to the Seneca FFA Farm for a fun day of adventure! Students were able to enjoy fishing, a nature walk, making s'mores over the fire, practicing their lasso skills, and we even played some Gaga ball. Thank you Seneca FFA students and teachers for helping us have a memorable and fun day!

Science club students extracted DNA from strawberries at their end of the year party!

Thank you to our school nurses! Mrs. Berg, Mrs. Burchett, and Mrs. Weygan stay busy at both the north and south campuses and do an amazing job caring for our students.

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