The Illinois Principals Association (IPA) anually recognizes outstanding student leaders across Illinois. Today, six of our district students were celebrated! MES students Knox M. and Delilah G, MIS students Finley D. and Sean M. , and MJHS students Jacob L. and Morgan M. joined our schools' principals and their families for an awards breakfast at the Renaissance Center in Joliet. Congratulations to these remarkable students!
Our first graders were visited today by local Mokena historians, Mr. and Mrs. Horas, who shared primary sources (photos and artifiacts) and information about what schools were like long ago in Mokena. Students have been studying schools long go and today as part of their social studies curriculum and this visited connected their learning to our own town's history! It was a wonderful experience and they all learned so much from their research!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the "Hoopin' for Inclusion" event last night as Mokena staff faced the incrediable athletes from Lincoln-Way Special Recreation Association!
Congratulations to 8th grade student, Kaylan C., as she was recognized by Lincoln-Way High School District 210 as "The Outstanding Language Learner" for Mokena School District 159. This award recognizes one 8th grade student from each feeder elementary district who has excelled in establishing a great beginning on the path to language biliteracy. We look forward to seeing the great things you will do in your future with all you have learned about the Spanish language at MJHS!
6th grade students enjoyed giving their frogs a new home in their pond ecosystems!
The MES Student Council's "Picnic for the Pantry" food drive ends May 1st. Send in your items by the end of the week to help out our local food pantry!
We hope to see our incoming kindergarten families at tomorrow night's Kindergarten Information Night at Mokena Elementary School!
MES has many students who are budding authors and love to create books to add to our library! Mrs. Andresen recently added a shelf to showcase these talents. She has collected student author books throughout the years and now puts them on display for other students to read. Thank you for being so supportive of our students' interests and encouraging our young authors!
We hope to see everyone tonight for the big game! The doors will open at 6:00 pm and the wheelchair basketball game will start at 6:30 pm.!
It is "D"isney Day in the 1st grade ABC countdown! These students are all decked out in their Disney gear!
The MJHS Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble put on a great show Friday night!
Beep beep! 🚍 It’s School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
We’re so thankful for the amazing drivers who go above and beyond to ensure our students arrive safely to school and home! Make sure to give an extra thank you to your bus drivers today!
We’re so thankful for the amazing drivers who go above and beyond to ensure our students arrive safely to school and home! Make sure to give an extra thank you to your bus drivers today!
Join us on Thursday for the MIS Masterpieces and Melodies event! You are invited to spend the evening listening to student musical groups, looking at art exhibits and participating in hands-on art activities for all ages!
🌟 Congratulations to the MES April Stars! Keep shining bright! 🌟
The Hoopin for Inclusion Fundraiser is quickly approaching! There has been a slight change in the start time on April 29th. The doors will open at 6:00 pm and the wheelchair basketball game will start at 6:30 pm. In addition to the game, there will be concessions, Aurelio's Pizza of Frankfort, Crumbl Cookie, a variety of activities for the kids, and an incredible amount of raffle prizes. Hope to see you there!
5th graders learned about tornadoes, hail, and thunderstorms today from Storm Chaser Nick with Illinois Storm Chasers and Storm Science. They even experienced a storm cloud in the gym and got to take a look at a storm chasing vehicle with hail damage from last month's local storms! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this event that extended learning from the students' ELA module all about natural disasters!
🚨 New lunch menu item alert! MES students will have a new menu item on Friday, May 1st... Mini Pizza Puffs! We hope you will give it a try! 🚨
This week our 4th graders had the amazing learning experience of squid dissection as part of our science standards about how animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, and behavior and as a connection to our ELA curriculum module on animal defense mechanisms. Thank you to Ms. Amy, the "squid-pert", for leading this engaging activity and helping us learn!
MIS student Sadie R. arrived in style today to school! She won the Mokena Fire Protection District's Fire Safety Essay Contest and was brought to school by a firetruck ! Congratulations to Sadie on a job well done!
Last night’s Touch-a-Truck event was a huge hit! A big thank you to everyone who joined us and to all the local community organizations who brought their vehicles and shared what they do with our students. We loved seeing so many happy faces!
