Join us next week in celebrating our AMAZING staff members with a Staff Appreciation Spirit Week! Dress in a different color each day to show your gratitude throughout the week!
🎶 MES 3rd graders put on a terrific recorder concert this week! We are so impressed by all they learned about playing an instrument in music class! Congratulations and job well done to these students and Mrs. Jester! 🎶
Today is the last day to order a shirt for the Young Athletes Culminating Event! Reminder, all participating athletes will receive a free Special Olympics shirt, courtesy of the PTA. If you're interested in ordering, please follow this link: https://teammommerch.square.site/ .
A great time was had by all at the MIS Masterpieces and Melodies Night! Students shared their talents through art and live music, making it a fun and memorable event for everyone who attended. Thanks to all who came out to support the arts and our students!
We loved welcoming our incoming kindergarteners and their families at last night's Kindergarten Information Night! It was a great night full of learning about kindergarten, meeting our teachers and adminstrators, and visiting with representatives from various parent organizations and after school groups! We can't wait to welcome our newest Stars in the Fall!
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!
