Mokena School District 159

Congratulations to our ISBE Those Who Excel award recipients! Israel Smith - community member, Nisrin Al-Tikriti - early career educator, and Dr. Michael Rolinitis - MJHS Principal!

Good luck at State!

Wednesday was a beautiful day for the 8th grade picnic!

The weather wasn't great but that did not slow down our Rocket Runners. 31 laps around the halls of MIS and the practice 5K was complete. Way to go Rockets!!

Today we celebrated "unBEElievable" mentoring partnerships! Thank you to our mentor teachers who provided guidance and support to our new staff members this school year!

3rd graders visited MIS yesterday to learn all about what to expect next school year! Huge shoutout to the PBIS Ambassadors and Student Council for their help acting as tour guides and for sharing their experiences with the incoming students!

Last Friday Mrs. Arduino's first graders shared their final EL project. The students wrote an adjective that describes birds and facts that support it. Students also made bird savers of a favorite bird. They are meant to be put in a window to save birds from crashing into it!

Thank you to everyone that came out for the One Last Play on the wooden playscape! We had a blast and it was a wonderful way to cap off a wonderful almost three decades with the playground! Thanks for organizing, Mokena PTA!

Tonight is the Glow Party for incoming MJHS students and current 6th and 7th graders! There's still time to sign your child up here ➡️ https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0F4CADAD2AA1F5C16-48561018-mjhs

Our musicians at MIS are ready for their last concert of the year! Come out and see them perform tonight at 6:30 pm!

7th grade students recently competed in PE Olympics!

Join us for the last MJHS concert of the year TONIGHT at 7:00 pm!

Happy Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! 🎉 Let's start the celebration with a Virtual Applause Parade and show our staff some love! Let’s see how many 👏 we can get by the end of the day!

Thank you MJHS Musicians for a wonderful concert. This annual concert shows our younger students what is possible if they work hard and are persistent. The performances were wonderful. Thank you to Mrs. Bussean, Ms. Clifford, Mrs. Cheney, and Ms. Nyder.

6th graders are working hard on their quarter 4 benchmark writing assessments in ELA!

Save the date for these exciting events out on by our incredible PTA!

Friendly reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissal day!

7th grade social studies students had the option to celebrate Earth Day by reusing materials at home to create an object that represents their studies of American History. Congratulations to Emma, Aubrey, and Cooper for their winning designs!

5th graders learned about tornadoes, hail, and thunderstorms today from Mr. Nick from Illinois Storm Chasers and Storm Science. They even experienced a storm cloud in the gym! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this event that extended learning from their ELA module about natural disasters!

Congratulations to third grade students, Monserrat and Sean, for being selected for the Illinois Principal Association Student Recognition Award!