MES 2nd and 3rd graders had a visit from the LWSRA yesterday! They learned all about what it's like to be in a wheelchair and played a variety of games such as goal ball, wheelchair basketball, and sit volleyball. Thank you, LWSRA!
Thank you to everyone that came out for the Pink Out game this week! 🏀🏀 We had such a great turnout for a wonderful cause!
This week is Bus Driver Appreciation Week! Give your child's bus driver a shout-out in the comments! We are SO grateful for our fabulous drivers!
Save the date! On Nov. 14, we'll host a Wheelchair Basketball game to raise money for Lincolnway Special Recreation Association. The t-shirt store closes October 23: bsnteamsports.com/shop/54dncdPQnt
Contact Mrs. Kocher at kocherb@mokena159.org to donate! Hope to see you there!
Third grade students are working in groups to record an audiobook to assess reading fluency. As a step in the process, students worked in pairs to practice their excerpt and provide a peer critique with feedback related to the fluency criteria they generated as a class!
Ms. Lagunas' second graders are currently working and learning about fossils in our reading curriculum. Students are loving it so much they are checking out dinosaur books!
Friendly reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
Crazy hair day fun at MES last Friday! Which one is your favorite?
Tonight's the night! We hope to see everyone there! 🏀🏀⛹🏼♀️
As third grade students wrap up their ELA module about learning challenges near and far, they are working together to identify strategies to overcome reading challenges in their grade level. Each student will write an informational essay on strategies they can use to overcome personal reading challenges they might have this school year.
Congratulations to our STATE BOUND cross country runners: Alec Demma, Najeeb Ejaidi, Logan Klinger, David Lamonte, Connor Maves, Carson McGrath, Luke Simone, Russell Welch, Riley Wiessmann, and John Zofke!
Happy National School Lunch Week! 🎉📚🍏
Let's celebrate the amazing staff who work tirelessly to provide nutritious and delicious meals for our students. Our staff play a vital role in ensuring our students are nourished, healthy, and ready to learn!
Save the date!
7th grade students are exploring microorganisms in Science. Today they prepared a slide containing Euglena that was viewed with a microscope at different magnification levels. Students then created scientific illustrations of the structures they observed within the Euglena cell.
Congratulations to the MES Star Students for the month of September!Way to go!
We love our guest teachers at MES!
Thank you to LWC and the Lincoln-Way Marching Band for hosting a fantastic jr. high night for our MJHS band students!
October is National Principals Month! This celebration is an opportunity to recognize and thank our principals for their unwavering dedication, exceptional leadership, and remarkable impact on student success. #ThankAPrincipal
MIS loved the pj and stuffie day last week! Look at those smiles! ☺️
1st graders practiced their collaboration skills to a create a "magnificent thing" to solve a classroom problem. They then wrote informational sentences about the tools used to create it and did a presentation where they shared their creation and writing with 3rd grade buddies!
