⭐ Attention 2025-2026 kindergarten families! Please save the date for kindergarten informational night! ⭐
6th graders extended and applied their science learning about pond ecosystems through a field trip to the Three Rivers Environmental Center! Students explored this local ecosystem, gathered aquatic animals to observe, and performed water quality tests to name a few activities.
Thank you to our families, students, and community members who came out last night to support Volley for a Cure. Our community raised $2,845 for the Cancer Support Center of Mokena!
Thank you to our staff members who played or volunteered to work the night and to the Mokena Fire and Police Departments who provided us some competition.
We would like to extend a special thank you to Mrs. Blank as she coordinated her last Volley for a Cure after many years of doing so. Her impact from this event on our community has been tremendous and will continue to be felt for years to come. We hope you will be back next year in your retirement to cheer us on!
Tonight is the night! See you there!
It's National Assistant Principals Week! Let's give a big shoutout to Mrs. Pierik (MES) and Mr. Munch (MJHS) for their service, dedication, and leadership within our schools!
🎳 The MJHS Bowling Team did a great job at their first ever appearance at Sectionals on Saturday. Congratulations to Joey Rompala for making it to State! We wish him all the best as he competes at State on Friday! 🎳
School resumes tomorrow, April 7th! We hope everyone had a great Spring Break!
The Mokena PTA's Color Run will be held on May 29th. Registration is open at https://bit.ly/MokenaColorRun !
Today is National School Librarian Day! Let's give a big thank you to our schools' Library Aides who nuture a love of reading in our students and keep our libraries in order and full of great books!
The Mokena Educational Foundation (MEF) has started its annual floral basket sale! You can purchase baskets at https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/mokena-educational-foundation-spring-basket-sale--2025 for pick up on May 9th.
It's Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Thank you to our INCREDIBLE paraprofessionals that guide, support, and nuture our students each and every day!
7th grade scientists are building and testing electromagnets.
4th graders created opinion writing pieces in the form of Patriot Broadsides as part of their ELA module on the American Revolution!
Second graders celebrated Read Across America in March with a Tournament of Books. To celebrate and encourage a love of reading, they read 16 books throughout the month that the students narrowed down through voting. The 2025 book of the year is "The Day the Crayons Quit"!
Spring break mode begins now! ☀️⛱️
This goal area aims to find ways to improve family and staff communication from the District Office through a variety of communication modes. Accomplishments in this goal include:
-Increased use of social media to communicate events, happenings, news, and celebrations
-Launch of a district newsletter that shares district and school news as well as celebrations and achievements
-Weekly Student Services Newsletter sent to staff with timely department information
-News articles published on website and in local media outlets
-Quarterly Student Services Family Newsletter sent to families regarding department happenings and local events
-Published Staff Committee Recaps sent to all staff following committee meetings to keep all staff informed of committee goals and progress
-Use of a new communications platform, Apptegy, that has allowed administrators easier and more efficient access to communicate within multiple platforms at the same time
-Increased public presentations at Board of Education meetings regarding work within the district and posted in BoardBook for public viewing
-Mokena School Report Card Publications created and sent to all staff and families
Save the Date for this MIS event! You don't want to miss it!
🏐 🩷 Save the date for "Volley for the Cure" on April 8th! Come out to watch Mokena 159 Staff take on the Mokena Fire Fighters and Police Officers! It is always a good time! 🩷🏐
Congratulations to our March Big Deal Award winners. The recipients are selected by their teachers for following all of our Rocket Expectations. The students are leaders in the classroom and always set a positive example for their classmates.
Thank you to everyone that came out to support MES at Culvers last night!
