4th graders in Ms. Uva, Ms Hentsch, and Ms. Studinski's classes practiced solving 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication problems with an accompanying explanation of steps in their math classes. They then presented their group work! Great work, Rockets!!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
We hope to see you at the MJHS winter concert tonight at 7:00 pm!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Students in Ms. Blitstein's class are applying what they have learned about morphology to construct and define words using prefixes, roots, connectives, and suffixes! Awesome work, 3rd graders!
over 1 year ago, Mokena School District 159
Mrs. Uva and Ms. Hentsch's 4th grade ELA classes participated in the Pet Shop Mix-up. Pets are on the loose and need to be reunited with their owners! Students saved the day by reading clues and drawing conclusions!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
1st graders at MES were visited by Officer Tom this week!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Holiday PJ day at MIS! ☺️
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Packed house for the holiday concert at MIS last night, featuring the first performance of our new orchestra!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
The Meteor Write Club took on NaNoWriMo Challenge, to write a novel in just thirty days! 10 students did just that, hammering out 157,005 words of storytelling in just 4 weeks!
Congratulations to all our aspiring authors for their outstanding commitment & achievements!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Congratulations to our most recent MIS DARE graduates! We’re so proud of you!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Last week, sixth grade students went to Medieval Times as a supplement to their ELA reading of King Arthur!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Save the date for the MIS Band and Orchestra Winter Concert!
🎄Wednesday, December 14th at 6:30PM at MIS!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
8th grade students in Ms. Isdonas' class are learning how to apply the Pythagorean Theorem to real life contexts. In this lesson, students were using the dimensions of an entertainment center to figure out the largest TV they can fit inside.
over 1 year ago, Mokena School District 159
Tomorrow is the last day to donate items for Casa! Thank you, MES Student Council for organizing!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Early Release Days give teachers and administrators time to collaborate, grow, and learn together. Our professional development yesterday focused on school improvement plan goal areas in reading and writing.
over 1 year ago, Mokena School District 159
Kinderbuddy fun yesterday! Kindergartners loved doing a fun holiday activity with their 8th grade buddies!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Join us for the annual PTA Gingerbread House Decorating Contest! We’d love to see you tomorrow at 6:15 pm at MIS!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Stem Club at MIS was a blast! Student finished constructing their balloon-propelled cars and tested them to see what improvements or enhancements needed to be made!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Friendly reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
over 1 year ago, Mokena 159
Mrs. Carroll's 1st graders are learning how to read and spell new words using the "Floss Rule" in our new phonics program this week. Did you know that l, f, s, and z are almost always doubled when they come at the end of a one syllable word and are preceded by a short vowel?
over 1 year ago, Kristin Johnson