Winter break starts now! Enjoy your time with your family!
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winter break graphic
Due to the impending inclement weather, all Mokena schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, December 22.
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no school Dec 22
Great performances last night at the MJHS Winter Concert!
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concert
concert
concert
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!!
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students working on a math problem
students working together
students working together
students working together
We hope to see you at the MJHS winter concert tonight at 7:00 pm!
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winter concert graphic
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!
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morphology lesson
morphology lesson
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!
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students working
students working
students working
students working
1st graders at MES were visited by Officer Tom this week!
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officer Tom visiting 1st grade
Holiday PJ day at MIS! ☺️
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pj day
pj day
pj day
Packed house for the holiday concert at MIS last night, featuring the first performance of our new orchestra!
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concert
concert
concert
concert
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!
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write club members
write club members
Congratulations to our most recent MIS DARE graduates! We’re so proud of you!
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dare
dare
date
dare
Last week, sixth grade students went to Medieval Times as a supplement to their ELA reading of King Arthur!
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medieval times
medieval times
medieval times
medieval times
Save the date for the MIS Band and Orchestra Winter Concert! 🎄Wednesday, December 14th at 6:30PM at MIS!
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MIS concert flyer
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.
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math class
math class
Tomorrow is the last day to donate items for Casa! Thank you, MES Student Council for organizing!
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donations
donations
donations
donations
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.
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Early Release Day
Early Release Day
Early Release Day
Early Release Day
Kinderbuddy fun yesterday! Kindergartners loved doing a fun holiday activity with their 8th grade buddies!
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kinderbuddy
kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Join us for the annual PTA Gingerbread House Decorating Contest! We’d love to see you tomorrow at 6:15 pm at MIS!
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event graphic
Feeling hungry? The Music Boosters are hosting a Dine and Earn at Panda Express today! https://www.community-fundraiser.com/virtual-fundraiser/events/promotions/72048cd3-f0b4-c856-2d96-3483b899dd95/en/landing
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fundraiser