Tonight is the night! Our MIS musicians will shine bright!
MJHS 8th graders can take music class for a full semester. They continue their learning of the ukulele in the first half of the semester. Now they are working on learning how to play music on a keyboard!
Mokena School District will be hosting a blood drive on February 5th. You can make a donation appointment by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org.
We hope to see you at the MIS Winter Music Concert on Thursday at the junior high! Our band and orchestra are ready for a wonderful performance!
MJHS 7th Grade Science students are working on their Cell Unit. Students created a model of plant cell last week and this week they are learning about the parts of an animal cell.
Learning about cells and how cells work is an important 7th grade Learning Standard for Science.
Save the date for the second annual Grinch game, hosted by the Athletic Boosters!
Flurry is enjoying the holidays at MIS!
https://youtu.be/GA3Hj3lsoDA
Tinsel and Flurry are at it again at MIS. I will post more if we have additional sightings!
Meteors Win!
Out 7th grade Girls beat Minooka in the first round of State. We are now in the Final 4!
They play St. Jacob Triad tonight at 6:30
GO METEORS!
Good Luck to the 7th Grade Girls' Basketball team as they play their first game of the IESA State Tournament against Minooka. The game is at 2:30 PM at Morton Junior High in Morton IL. GO METEORS!
Today's the day!
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*
Hello Meteor Families!
This week's edition of the MJHS Friday Update is now available.
Families check your email for the video, script, and additional links.
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/nwUupWBKp60
Our 5th graders in Mr. Robert's math class are learning how to use Plickers. Plickers are an quick interactive tool that will help our teachers get student feedback using QR cards. The students determine their response and then hold the card according to that answer. The teacher uses their cell phone to scan all of the cards and the responses are recorded. The students thought the activity was "awesome" and they asked to do it more often.
The Mokena PTA 's Grinch Pizza Delivery is back! Use the link below to reserve your time slot!
https://bit.ly/Grinch24
Another National Novel Writing Month has come and gone and the Meteor Write Club has wrapped up their season.
This year's ten writers produced 114,045 words in just 30 days. Peyton Fitzgerald, Emme Giovanini, and Alex Herman all reached their word goals. Emme led the way with the most words, writing the equivalent of novels "The Call of the Wild" or "Ten Days in a Mad House" in one month.
Sofia "Sage" Sanchez and Dominic Santelli both were chosen by their peers for two writing awards each. Peyton Fitzgerald's "Mind Breaker" was voted the best title. In the final award of the afternoon, Sanchez earned a Varsity Award for participating in all three years here at Mokena Junior High. Since 6th grade, she has written about 40,000 words which is longer than "Old Man and the Sea", "The House on Mango Street", or "Animal Farm".
Congratulations to all of our Mokena writers. They are a creative bunch!
December Kinderbuddies was full of holiday magic today!
Every month at MIS we recognize one student from each homeroom for being a leader and setting a great example for classmates. The award is called the BIG DEAL AWARD. I am thrilled to present our November Big Deal Award recipients.
We had two students represent the Mokena Music Department at District 1's ILMEA Festival on November 23rd! The festival involves over 500 students who audition and are selected from more than 60 schools throughout the southwestern metropolitan Chicago area. Congratulations to 8th grader Clayton Carmody (flute - band) and 7th grader Lily McDonald (viola - orchestra) on their hard work and fantastic performances!
Students have been learning piano keyboard and ukulele in music class at MJHS!
8th graders have been busy testing the acidity of household items in science! Items they tested include oda, window cleaner, pickle juice, lemon juice, baking soda, water, coffee, orange juice, lime juice, citric acid, bleach, vinegar, and hydrogen peroxide!
