The MIS PBIS Celebration was a huge success yesterday! The weather was perfect and so were the students. The day included relay races, putt putt, Wii, board games, a picnic lunch, and of course, our Kickball Tournament. Congratulations to Mrs. Collins (4th grade) and Mr. Roberts (5th grade) for winning the championships. The day concluded with a visit from the ice cream truck!
Thank you to our seven retirees for their combined 177 years to Mokena School District 159! You have each given so much to our district over the years! We wish you all of the best as you head into retirement!
🪩✨ The 8th grade dance was a night to remember! Students enjoyed an evening filled with music, laughter, dancing, and memories with friends. We’re so proud of this amazing class and excited to see all they accomplish as they prepare for high school! 🪩✨
The MIS Rocket Runners ended the year with a 5K! Congratulations to all of the runners and thank you to the MES Walking Club third graders for cheering them on!
MES was visited by staff from Lincolnway Special Recreation Association for an ability awareness program through a PE take-over last week! Students learned about and played adapted sports such as wheelchair basketball and sit volleyball!
Many 8th graders enjoyed their last Friday as Mud Turtles by wearing their awesome class shirt!
Sixth graders recently visited the Four Rivers Environmental Center for a field trip to extend and apply their science learning about ecosystems!
1st graders enjoyed their field trip to Plum Creek last week as they explored forest and prairie habitats! Students even had a chance to act like a centipede and hang upside down like a possum!
Please remember to attend the Beginning Band (incoming 4th grade) Meeting and Beginning Orchestra (incoming 5th grade) Meeting on Tuesday, May 26th at 6:00pm at MIS if your child interested in joining either ensemble next school year!
Day 2 at the IESA State Track and Field meet was another great day for our Mokena athletes! Congratulations to Sophia for placing 6th in the high jump and Stella for placing 3rd in the 800m run! We are so proud of both of you!
🥇 She did it! Stella is the 1st place finisher and new state record holder of the IESA State 7th Grade 4A 1600m run! Join us in sending her many congratulations from Mokena tonight! 🥇
This is a reminder that there is no school on Monday due to Memorial Day! See everyone back on Tuesday for the last week of the school year!
Today we surprised the 2026 recipients of our district's Galaxy Award! The Galaxy Award is designed to recognize the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of Mokena SD 159 employees, students, parents, and community members. Congratulations to this year's recipients:
⭐ Audrey Morrill, Kindergarten Teacher at MES
⭐ Pam Mead, Paraprofessional at MES
⭐ David Balis, 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher at MJHS
⭐ Allison Amadio, 6th Grade Special EducationTeacher at MJHS
⭐ Katherine Jones, Bus Driver
Thank you to the Board of Education, PTA, and MEF members and to our recipients' families and nominators for joining in on the surprises today!
As 4th graders finish up their ELA Module 4, students are taking what they learned about the difference kids can make in the world from their novel and develop an idea of they can make a difference in our community ! Great work, Rockets!
👟 The MES Walking Club wrapped up this week! We are so proud of our Stars who came in early to school throughout the year to work on their health and fitness by walking with peers! 👟
MJHS students and staff lined the halls this afternoon to cheer on Stella and Sophia as they head down to the IESA State Track and Field Meet! Stella is running the 800m and 1600m and Sophia is jumping the high jump! We wish them the best this weekend as they compete at state!
🏅 Last night's Board of Education Student Spotlight highlighted several of our MES and MIS Young Athletes who participated in the Culminating Event last week! Great job to Aubrey, Mia, Everly, Aiden, Luca, Henry, Waylon, Beau, Aden, Rory, Rose, and Gio as they led the Pledge of Allegiance and shared their favorite events! 🏅
There are spots left in some of our Summer Sparks classes! Use the link sent via email or in our schools' newsletters to register today! Registration closes next week.
MIS Principal for the Day Struthers started off the day with morning announcements. He then completed some paperwork at his desk followed by checking in on our students with his classroom visits. Future leader in the making!
🪺 Mrs. Ciraulo's 1st grade class is really loving their ELA modules all about birds! A student brought in a nest that she found in her yard after baby robins hatched and left. They read the book “What’s inside a bird’s nest?” from the MES library. Then the students did a bird nest observation where they examined and measured the nest. Then, they recorded “I see,” “I think,” and “I wonder” about the nest on an observation sheet! We love to see our students extending their own learning! 🪺
