about 18 hours ago, Mokena School District 159
The Will County Regional Office of Education held its very first Educators of Excellence Awards cermony last night. Congratulations to Sharon Youngblood, instructional coach at MES and MIS, for receiving the award for Certified Student Support Staff! Her leadership, support, and commitment to empowering teachers and students make a lasting impact every day. Join us in congratulating her on this well-deserved honor.
1 day ago, Mokena School District 159
3 days ago, Mokena School District 159
It's Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Thank you to our amazing paraprofessionals that guide, support, and nuture our students each and every day!
4 days ago, Mokena School District 159
5 days ago, Mokena School District 159
We are officially on Spring Break! We will see everyone again on April 6th!
9 days ago, Mokena School District 159
🐦 First graders welcomed their special someones to MES today as they built and painted bird houses together as an extension to their reading and writing module all about birds! Thank you to the PTA for providing the bird house kits for this creative event! 🐦
9 days ago, Mokena School District 159
⭐ Congratulations to the MES March Stars! Keep shining bright! ⭐
9 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Save the date for the Color Run! We look forward to ending the school year with this awesome event!
10 days ago, Kristin Johnson
Thank you to our student volunteers at MJHS who helped stuff eggs for the Lion's Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday!
10 days ago, Mokena School District 159
7th grade scientists are learning about wave transmission. In this lesson, students are investigating light waves.
10 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Mokena School District offers a developmental screening for children ages 3-5 residing in district boundaries. The next screening date is April 15th at Mokena Elementary School. Call 708-342-4850 to schedule your child's screening!
11 days ago, Mokena School District 159
The MJHS Lego Club is builiding some pretty cool things! Check them out!
12 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Save the Date for a Special Education Family Night on April 23rd!
13 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Fifth grade students in Mrs. Sendera's math class are learning about volume. They created their own characters and then calculated the volume of their 3D figure! Great work, Rockets!
13 days ago, Mokena School District 159
🌳Kindergarteners had a special visit from the Morton Arboretum today! Our visitors brought a hands-on program to extend our ELA module that is all about trees. Students learned new facts about trees and looked closely at different leaves, seeds, and tree cookies (sliced tree trunks)! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this awesome experience for our students! 🌳
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
For some light-hearted fun celebrating Pi Day, 6th grade math students were given the option to memorize as many digits of pi as they could in one week. The winning student from each class got to pie their math teacher, Ms. Sievert or Mrs. Kolodziej, in the face. Chloe C. memorized the most this year for the whole grade level at a whopping 214 digits!
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Third grade advanced learners in Mrs. Lauzze's classroom extended their learning by creating reference posters showing equivalent fractions through multiple models. They then had the opportunity to share their posters with their classmates!
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Sixth grade scientists were able to collect samples from various places in their ponds and view the samples under the microscopes. They were able to see Drosophila (water fleas), many varieties of protists and algae, and even snail embryos!
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
🎵 Miss Payton's music time is always a highlight of the day when she visits Mrs. Frank/Ms. Flesher's class! 🎵
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
