Makinley Harms and Clarabelle Willock were recognized at tonight’s Rotary Banquet for being in the top 10% of their class. Clarabelle was also recognized for earning the Service Above Self Award. Way to go girls!

We had a great DARE graduation today! A big shout out to the local police agencies who allowed their K-9 officers to come to the school to show the graduates all the things that K-9's can do!

Cheer tryouts start Wednesday! 🌟

Baseball 2026

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Coffee Truck Wednesday!
For teacher appreciation week, we will have the Best Brew & Espresso coffee truck in the school parking lot tomorrow morning from 7-9:30 am.
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We had a successful reunification drill today. A big thank you to all of the parents who helped out!

This is a reminder that today is a SIP day, and all SPGS students will be dismissed at 11:15. Have a great weekend Tornadoes!

We are midway through our Coin Wars Fundraiser week, and everyone has pitched in to help raise money for some new playground toys/equipment. So far, students and families have helped raise $430! Classes are competing to win the following prizes:
1st place: Ice cream sundae bar party for the class
2nd place: Getting to silly string Mrs. Hudson
At the end of today, here are the rankings:
1st place: 4th grade
2nd place: 2nd grade
3rd place: 3rd grade
4th place: Kindergarten
Remember to add your coins to YOUR class's jar and sabotage other classes by putting dollar bill amounts in their jar- those bills take away points. Great effort so far!

Elementary students had a great time at the spring fling mini prom! 💕✨️

8th Grade Pathways students had an amazing opportunity to tour Bradley University today. What a great campus! We then had lunch at Raising Canes...yum!

Tomorrow is our last Focus on the Future Wednesday. This week, we are celebrating any school! SPGS is looking forward to our future with our students! Wear your South Pekin shirt or any other school shirt tomorrow!

Mini Prom Raffle Prizes! Anyone who makes a cash donation to the Family Engagement Committee at tonight's Mini Prom will receive a raffle ticket to win the item of your choice on the attached list. Donations of $20 or more will receive 5 raffle tickets. We can't wait to see everyone tonight!
Prizes:
-Lunch with Mr. Mingus, Mrs. Schwartz, or Mrs. Hudson
-Monacles Family Pleaser gift certificate
-Tadough's donuts - 1 dozen donuts gift certificate
-Cluster of free Arby's kids meal coupons
-Cluster of free Casey's pizza slice coupons
-Read the morning announcements with a friend

We will be having a lunch on the lawn for all students on Thursday, May 7th! Lunch will take place from 11:45-12:15 🥪🌭

Due to tonight's predicted weather, today's track meet has been cancelled.

Mini Prom update:
Tomorrow night is Mini Prom, and it's not too late to send in your RSVP. A few notes:
-We will have an optional cash donation jar set up in the concession stand area; this money will help us fund future family engagement events! Everyone who gives a donation of any amount will be entered into a raffle for some fun prizes and gift cards.
-We still have some openings left for any student who would like to get hair and/or makeup done by Ms. Kylei, Ms. Landyn, Mrs. Schwartz, or Mrs. Hudson. Follow this link to sign up for a slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A9AB29A7FDC52-63454520-mini#/

Mini Prom is now 6 days away! We are still in need of some snacks and drinks to keep those little dancers hydrated. If you are interested in donating, please sign up here so we know how many to expect:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A9AB29A7FDC52-63493344-mini#/

Also, do you have a little one in grades ECE-5th who would like her hair or makeup done by our staff before the dance? Sign up for a slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A9AB29A7FDC52-63454520-mini#/

Thank you all for your support! We can't wait for this fun event with our youngest students.

Tomorrow's Focus on the Future Wednesday is Careers! We had a Career Day early on, but many of us have more than one dream job! Tomorrow is your second chance to dress as something you'd like to be!

Parents and guardians of 6th and 7th grade students:
Due to bus issues, we have had to reschedule tomorrow's field trip to the Lincoln Museum in Springfield. Our new date for the field trip will be May 20th, with the times remaining the same (leave at 10am, return by 2:45). Please give your students a heads up so they know tomorrow will be a regular school day, and our apologies for the inconvenience.

Thank you,
Mary

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