
January 12, 2024
Pontiac Grade School District #429 will not be in session today Friday, January 12, 2024 due to inclement weather. As a reminder there is no school on Monday, January 15th in obse...
December 28, 2023
7 Tips For Getting Your Kids to Read Over Winter Break:
Holiday breaks and chilly winter weekends offer the perfect excuse to encourage kids to snuggle under a warm blanket wit...

December 19, 2023
Even Hooley dressed up for our Holiday dress up day!

December 18, 2023
Mr. Mueser’s class won the golden spatula award from last week for showing the best lunch room behavior!! Yay class!!!!!
December 15, 2023
Dressing for Winter Weather
Remember, your children still may be going outside for recess and/or P.E. as long as the wind chill is above 20 degrees.
Parents with...

December 15, 2023
Please Remember Gym Shoes
For the month of December, there will be a mixed bag of activities for PE. We will begin the month by finishing our Dance and Tag Unit. We will us...

December 15, 2023
3rd grade focus this week was on manners…table manners, using manners with each other, and using manners with staff in the lunchroom. The winner this week was Ms. Tonarellis class...

December 15, 2023
Ms. Busch’s class not only won the 3rd grade Golden Spatula award for the week but were also chosen as the monthly winners for following cafeteria expectations! Big congratulation...

December 15, 2023
Students in Ms. Hyde’s math groups have been learning all about place value. With the help of our student teacher, Ms. Smith, we have learned about the value of numbers, how to mak...


December 1, 2023
Mr. Mueser’s class was this week’s golden spatula winners. Way to go kids!!

November 30, 2023
A big thank you to Miss McKenney and Miss Main for joining our classroom and helping students with reading, math, and more. Best of luck in your student teaching placements!

November 30, 2023
News from Title 1
This is an article from speechbuddies.com by Courtney M. on the importance of sight words.
What Are Sight Words and Why Are They Important?
Like many ...

November 21, 2023
On Tuesday, 3rd grade students did a 3D design project using Tinkercad. Students were challenged to create some kind of Thanksgiving scene. Using Tinkercad isn’t super easy. First...


November 21, 2023
The winners for the United Way Pocket Change Campaign Coloring Contest were 2nd grader Olivia Fajardo and 3rd grader Claire Ahern.

November 20, 2023
At the November District 429's Board of Education Meeting, the board recognized 2nd grader Josue Huete with a Warrior of the Month award. Congratulation Josue!

November 20, 2023
At the November District 429's Board of Education Meeting, the board recognized 3rd grader Emery Underhill with a Warrior of the Month award. Congratulations Emery!