Mokena School District 159

Today is Illinois School Board Members Day! Join us in thanking our seven Board members for their dedication of time and service to our students, staff, and community. #ThankABoardMember #IllinoisAssociationofSchoolBoards

We had a great time last night at our district ELL Family Festival! Thank you to all of our families that attended and to our ELL team that planned and put on the event!

1st graders are learning badminton! 🏸

Join the Mokena Miracles for the Santa’s Secret Workshop Crafter and Vendor Fair on Saturday, December 7 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at MES! *Cash only*

Parent/Teacher Conferences are happening Tuesday, November 26!

MIS Rocket Runners, lead by Ms. Horsch, completed a practice 5K on Thursday in preparation for running in the Gobbler Gauntlet on November 16. We are proud of our Rocket Runners for their hard work and look forward to watching them run on Saturday!

All three schools held assemblies yesterday to honor our veterans!

This week is School Psychologist Week! Thank you for all you do for our students!

Today MES students honored our heroes, our veterans, with an all-school assembly full of cards, speeches, poems, and patriotic songs! Thank you to Mrs. Arduino, Mr. Hippleheuser, and Ms. Schubbe for all of your dedication to helping our students celebrate our heroes! https://youtu.be/jO2sCdoJVEM?si=hGKfD-_oCuuD9wMe

Thank you to the amazing veterans we have on staff here at Mokena 159! 🇺🇸

Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸

MES first graders are thriving as they embrace independent reading! Their reading stamina is growing and so is their love of books. Keep up the great work, Stars! ⭐ ❤️ 📖

**Spots are still available** Support the Mokena Educational Foundation with a fall family photo session! MEF has partnered with Lindsay Helene Images for this unique fundraising event that will help fund academic initiatives for our students and staff. Visit: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/36686ec4-1904-4ffe-a761-a91b474d8e75 to book your family's session which will include at least 5 edited digital downloads!

3rd graders recently brainstormed how they can show kindness to others!

The Star Classroom at MES took their first field trip to Navarro Farm in Frankfort. Students were able to interact with animals, explore the gardens, walk through a corn maze, and have a picnic lunch. 🐓🐖🚜🌾

SAVE THE DATE! 📅 The book fair at MIS is next week: November 11th to November 15th.

Our 6th graders are perspective-shifting wizards! They dove into an excerpt of Walk Two Moons in StudySync and rewrote it through new characters' eyes, nailing tone, relationships, and voice using an EduProtocol. From analyzing texts to creating their own narratives-pure magic!

Friendly reminder: no school tomorrow!

Mr. McAtee joined the 5th grade girls Volleyball Intramurals for some fun!

4th grade students enjoyed a field trip to Big Run Wolf Ranch to kick-off their upcoming ELA module about animals and their defense mechanisms. Thank you to the Mokena PTA for their support in funding this experience for our students!