Rowdy's first big game! Getting our cheer team fired up as they support our girl's basketball team!
Chef’s Special: The Ultimate Lunchtime Recipe! 🧑🍳✨
🍕 1 Big Scoop of Delicious Food – Prepared with love every day by our amazing Kitchen Superstars!
💬 A Dash of Giggles & Chat – Shared around the table with best friends! 💬
🙌 A Generous Helping of Care – From our awesome teachers and staff giving high-fives, opening milk cartons, and keeping things safe!
Mix daily in the cafeteria for 100% pure joy and happy tummies! 🍎❤️
🍕 1 Big Scoop of Delicious Food – Prepared with love every day by our amazing Kitchen Superstars!
💬 A Dash of Giggles & Chat – Shared around the table with best friends! 💬
🙌 A Generous Helping of Care – From our awesome teachers and staff giving high-fives, opening milk cartons, and keeping things safe!
Mix daily in the cafeteria for 100% pure joy and happy tummies! 🍎❤️
✨ Our teachers have a little bit of magic about them.
They have a way of turning a read-aloud into an adventure, a classroom into a place of wonder, and a simple story into a memory students carry with them long after they leave their classroom.
For many students, Mrs. Hibner has had that kind of magic. Her creativity, enthusiasm, and genuine love of learning have a way of drawing students in, sparking their imaginations, and making them want to learn.
And maybe that’s her superpower: making learning feel unforgettable. ❤️📚
This is the kind of classroom moment that becomes a core memory—and we are so lucky to have a teacher who creates so many of them.
They have a way of turning a read-aloud into an adventure, a classroom into a place of wonder, and a simple story into a memory students carry with them long after they leave their classroom.
For many students, Mrs. Hibner has had that kind of magic. Her creativity, enthusiasm, and genuine love of learning have a way of drawing students in, sparking their imaginations, and making them want to learn.
And maybe that’s her superpower: making learning feel unforgettable. ❤️📚
This is the kind of classroom moment that becomes a core memory—and we are so lucky to have a teacher who creates so many of them.
From the Channahon 17 PTO:
WIN A RIDE TO SCHOOL FROM OFFICER VANCURA IN A CHANNAHON POLICE CRUISER!!
Any Channahon School District student that has a Fund Fest donation credited to their name before Tues, Sept 29th at 4pm will automatically be entered into a raffle with a chance to WIN A RIDE TO SCHOOL FROM OFFICER VANCURA IN A CHANNAHON POLICE CRUISER!
The Channahon PTO Fund Fest is an essential fundraiser that will help us to continue to have FREE, fun, family events, field day shirts, art frames, teacher reimbursement, and so much more for the next two years. We rely solely on donations and still have quite a way to go to reach our goal. We appreciate every donation, no matter the size.
Fund Fest will be collecting donations that count toward class rewards until 11:59pm on Oct 1st
https://givebutter.com/channahon-pto-fund-fest-2026-wzamgk
✨ We’re continuing our “Why” series with Emy Diaz, our new 4th grade teacher at Pioneer Path, who shares what inspired them to do what they do.
"My 'why' is simple, I grew up in this district! I went to Channahon for K-8 and it was such a positive experience that gave me endless opportunities for leadership and personal growth. I chose to teach here because I want to pass that exact same love of learning and sense of community on to the next generation of kids."
We're so glad to have you at CSD17! Thanks Emy!
Missing something? 🤔
We've got your items here at the Lost and Found located right outside the Office.
We've got your items here at the Lost and Found located right outside the Office.
👋 A simple hand signal. A powerful learning moment.
When students in Ms. Diaz's class use this signal, they're showing they had the same thought as a classmate. They’re doing more than agreeing—they’re actively listening, making connections, and thinking alongside one another.
It’s a small classroom routine that sends a big message: I’m listening. I’m thinking. I’m connecting. 💡✨
We love seeing strategies like this that turn student discussion into shared learning!
When students in Ms. Diaz's class use this signal, they're showing they had the same thought as a classmate. They’re doing more than agreeing—they’re actively listening, making connections, and thinking alongside one another.
It’s a small classroom routine that sends a big message: I’m listening. I’m thinking. I’m connecting. 💡✨
We love seeing strategies like this that turn student discussion into shared learning!
"Don't write on your desk!" isn't something you'll hear in Mrs. Truesdale's class! 🤣
Students are writing compound sentences on their dry-erase tables - making learning and writing fun, efficient, and engaging!
Every teacher has a story. A reason they chose this path, a reason they stay, and a reason they show up for our students every day. ❤️
We’re excited to introduce a new series sharing the “why” behind our educators—the people who inspire, encourage, and make a difference in the lives of our students.
✨This week we highlight Brenna Luebbing, Reading Specialist at Pioneer Path.
"My decision to become a teacher came from the influence of my Grammy Ferris. She was a teacher and instilled in all of her grandkids that knowledge is power. She used to have us all over for little summer school sessions where we would do learning activities and "fieldtrips" to learn about the world around us. She was always reading us books and no doubt inspired my love for reading. At 97, she still writes letters to some of her students who are well into adulthood! She has made a lasting impact on so many of her students' lives and I wanted to be able to make that same impact."
Thank you Brenna for being an inspiration to us all!
We’re excited to introduce a new series sharing the “why” behind our educators—the people who inspire, encourage, and make a difference in the lives of our students.
✨This week we highlight Brenna Luebbing, Reading Specialist at Pioneer Path.
"My decision to become a teacher came from the influence of my Grammy Ferris. She was a teacher and instilled in all of her grandkids that knowledge is power. She used to have us all over for little summer school sessions where we would do learning activities and "fieldtrips" to learn about the world around us. She was always reading us books and no doubt inspired my love for reading. At 97, she still writes letters to some of her students who are well into adulthood! She has made a lasting impact on so many of her students' lives and I wanted to be able to make that same impact."
Thank you Brenna for being an inspiration to us all!
4th Grade Favorites!
What was your favorite part of the week?
Hands-on fun in 4th Grade! ⛵
The winning group held over 60 quarts!
Great teamwork and critical thinking!
The winning group held over 60 quarts!
Great teamwork and critical thinking!
☀️ Brain Break: Outdoors Edition!
We 💗our Paras!
Small groups, Book Clubs, and Classroom support- they do it all!
Small groups, Book Clubs, and Classroom support- they do it all!
Reminder: Students are dismissed at 11:30 am on Wednesday September 16th from NBG and PP.
Can you make the longest chain with just ONE piece of paper?
4th grade students in Mrs. Holmes's Class can!
4th grade students in Mrs. Holmes's Class can!
Today is Patriot Day. We remember and honor the victims and heroes of September 11, 2001.
The first Tower was struck at 8:46 a.m. EDT. In memory, Channahon 17 will hold a collective moment of silence at 8:46am CDT, once all students are in school. All flags are at half-staff, and age appropriate lessons will be held in our schools.
May we never forget. 🇺🇸
Yesterday, these exceptional Channahon 17 leaders shared their passion and expertise with our wonderful new educators!
Congratulations Mrs. Huddleston's 3rd grade class on earning your Black Belt in Drumming!
Check out the video on our Facebook Page
Welcome to Pioneer Path STEM!
Ms. Valentino has creative, innovative, and inspiring plans for this year!
Building Classroom Community one PIECE at a time.
Students in Mrs. Stonitsch's 4th Grade class worked together to look for patterns and solve problems.
Students in Mrs. Stonitsch's 4th Grade class worked together to look for patterns and solve problems.
