❄️ Do you want to build a snowman? Check out these "cool" snacks that some of our MES students made! How fun! ❄️
We are so thankful to the Hive Day Program for supporting our staff with a coffee cart at MJHS today! Our staff members very much appreciated the opportunity to order coffee, cocoa, and muffins and have it delivered to their classrooms. It was such a treat!
Just clever threads that are warm and kind.
This is the last clue, so keep it in mind…
The book will be announced later today so stay tuned and be ready to find!
Looking to read the January District Newsletter or each school's weekly newsletter? As a reminder, our website has a new page for parents. In addition to weekly emails, you can now access district and school newsletters on our website under the "Parents" drop down! Visit https://www.mokena159.org/page/district-newsletter anytime to view!
Let's warm up on this cold day by with sharing shoutouts around a successful e-Learning Day! Please share a positive message to your child and/or their teachers in the comments section below highlighting their hard work on this non-traditional day of learning!
💻The district formed an e-Learning Committee that included teachers and administrators from each school, representing various grade levels, content areas, and student services to review our previous plan and state requirements.
💻The district sought feedback from all parents through a survey. 308 parents responded. The survey data was analyzed by both our Parent Advisory Committee and our e-Learning Committee to look for patterns in the data that informed what should stay the same and what should change or be added to our previous plan. The Parent Advisory Committee also gave feedback within one of its meetings.
💻The district also sought feedback from all teachers and staff through a survey that was analyzed by our e-Learning Staff Committee to look for patterns in the data that informed what should stay the same and what should change or be added to our previous plan. 65 responses were collected. Committee members also gathered feedback from discussions in their schools.
💻The e-Learning Committee then made modifications to our previous plan based on the above feedback and their experiences.
💻The updated plan recommendations were presented to the Board of Education. The Board of Education then held a public hearing regarding the plan. The e-Learning plan was approved by our Board of Education and then renewed through the Regional Office of Education for use through the 2026-2027 school year.
And that is how today's plan came to be!
We appreciate everyone's contributions to its development and your support today as we use it! It is a true team effort to make the day the best it can be for our students!
Due to forecasted temperatures, all Mokena SD 159 schools will have an e-Learning Day today, January 23rd. Please see your email for more information.
4th and 5th grade students are invited to attend the MIS Drawing Night on February 6th. Parents can sign their child up at https://bit.ly/MISArtNight2026 . Thank you to the PTA for putting on this creative event!
What this special story just might be.
It features a pig who comes to see,
That friendship can change everything, you’ll agree!
At last night’s Board of Education meeting, two fifth grade students shared the D.A.R.E. essays they wrote at the conclusion of the ten week D.A.R.E. program at MIS. We are incredibly proud of Claire and Kaylee for being selected as the schoolwide winners. Their thoughtful, detailed essays beautifully highlighted what they learned from the program and how they plan to apply those lessons to both their current and future lives.
A tale of farm animals who talk with delight,
And a main little hero with eight legs in sight!
