Save the date for our annual "Volley for the Cure"! Spirit wear for the event must be purchased by September 20th at https://mokenavolleycure25.itemorder.com/shop/home/ .
Early on in the season, Lincoln-Way Central hosted the Mokena and Martino softball teams for a game. The players had a chance to play together on their future field as future teammates!
We are cheering on our MIS Rocket Runners Club as they are back in action this week!
September is Attendance Awareness Month. Did you know absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school. Together, let's make every day count!
Ever wonder what happens on an Early Release Day after our students go home? This is dedicated time for professional development related to school and district goals. Yesterday our schools had training on our new K-5 social studies program and 6-8 SEL program. We truly appreciate the time to grow, collabroate, and learn together!
Our MES hallways are full of red, white, and blue in observance of Patriot Day. Today in unity, we honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. We are grateful for the bravery and selflessness of our first responders, the strength of the survivors, and the resilience of our nation. #PatriotDay
Yesterday's Pre-K Ice Cream Social was sweet! Thank you to all of the families that attended to help us kick-off a great year in Pre-K!
All the feels today on the first day of Kinderbuddies! Our 8th graders and kindergarteners had a wonderful morning getting to know eachother with an all about me craft and the creation of a buddy handshake! We can't wait to see these impactful relationships grow throughout the year!
4th graders are learning about the four different types of social sciences: economics, geography, civics, and history. In their first lesson of our new social studies program, students read about each social science and created a web of symbols and pictures to represent each one. Students finished the lesson by doing a poster walk to notice and discuss similarities.
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3rd grade students in Mrs. Janes' social studies class created a three-dimensional model of the Earth as part of their first lesson in our new social studies program! These geographers had to add and label important geographical features they have been studying such as continents, oceans, and the compass rose!
Our 8th grade scientists met with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as an extension of their "Weather and Climate" unit. Thank you to Mrs. Baltzer for coordinating this experience for our students! You can read more about their virtual meeting at https://www.mokena159.org/article/2405357 .
The theme at MES this year is "Building Great Minds". Take a look at the creative ways students and staff are supporting the theme throughout the school!
September is Attendance Awareness Month, recognizing that regular school attendance is essential to student achievement. Did you know that missing just 2 days per month (10% of the school year) makes it harder for students to keep up and succeed?
🥎 Our softball team played hard against Liberty yesterday! Go Meteors! 🥎
Good luck to our golfers at the IESA Sectional Meets today and tomorrow!
Our 6th graders jumped right in with their first activity inTechnology & Design class. They had a group design challenge without having seen the design process yet. The goal was to design, build, test, and modify an orthosis that stabilizes the ankle and foot. Then they learned about the design process and reflected on how they could improve their own design process using their new learning in the future!
Our 4th graders kicked off their poetry unit by reading "Love That Dog" and exploring our poetry based independent reading text bins! We can't wait to see the work our future poets will do!
🎶 Our Marching Band did a great job performing in today's Frankfort Fall Festival Parade! 🎶
Mokena School District 159's Early Start Preschool Program has been honored with the 2025 Gold Circle of Quality by the Illinois State Board of Education, the highest recognition awarded to early childhood programs in Illinois. Please join us in congratulating our preschool staff on this wonderful accomplishment as they strive to provide the upmost quality programming for our community's students! You can learn more about this recognition at https://www.mokena159.org/article/2386810 .
