Heading to Parent-Teacher Conferences tomorrow? Don't forget to check out the lost and found at each school!
Through a combination of close read-alouds, independent reading, hands-on experiences, and authentic writing tasks, MES second grade students are taking on the role of paleontologists and learning about the different kinds of fossils, the process of fossilization, and how fossils can teach us about how the earth has changed, as well as the plants and animals that lived long ago. Their trip to the Field Museum last week provided them with an experiential learning opportunity.
Our students may have the day off, but our teachers are here learning. We appreciate the day to grow our craft together as a district team!
Job well done to our Board of Education members and staff members who presented at this weekend's IASB•IASA•IASBO Joint Annual Conference. Thank you for shining a light on the great work we do for our students in Mokena with collegues from across the state! #mokenaproud #d159inspires #ILjac24
Students at MJHS who raised the most money for Honor Flight Chicago presented the check for $2,327.98 to the VFW! Thank you, Mokena community, for your generosity!
Friendly reminder: no school next week!
Students celebrated the last day of MES walking club this morning! Thank you to Mrs. Arduino and Ms. Legrand for making this a fantastic opportunity for our youngest learners!
As you may be aware, the school district has begun searching for a superintendent to take office on July 1, 2025. In the next few weeks, the board of education will begin interviewing candidates and is seeking interested parents and community members to participate in a portion of the interview process.
On the evening of December 11, the board will host a series of interviews with three candidates which will include an opportunity for teachers, staff, parents, and community members to be part of the process. We are seeking 6 parents who currently have students in District 159 schools and 6 community members who do not have students in District 159 schools to participate in this interview.
If you are interested, please fill out the Google form found below. The Google link will be available until December 2 at 9:00 a.m. Persons selected as one of the 6 parents or 6 community participants will be notified, as well as anyone who was not selected. After the December 11 interviews, the Board of Education will then interview two final candidates to determine the finalist.
Thank you for your interest as the board moves forward with this important decision.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwfQlNTJ2_bucme9zFIK2TKjvR-DfUb40EgGs0ELg6CtmbOg/viewform
MIS students are having a blast protecting their "turkey" (the bowling pin 🎳) in PE this week!
Congratulations to all of our Rocket Runners that ran the Gobbler Gauntlet through the New Lenox Park District on Saturday. We are proud of all of you!
Happy Education Support Professionals (ESP) Day! Today is a celebration in honor of ESPs who keep schools running and students safe, healthy, and ready to learn. Thank you!
Congratulations to our 7th Grade Girls' Basketball Team on being the Regional Champs! The Meteors won 43-25 to claim the title and move onto the Sectional Championship. The Sectional game will be played in Homer on Dec 4th at 6:30 p.m.
Go Meteors!
The 7th grade girls basketball team claimed a win last night over Chicago Heights Middle School 38 to 8. They are headed back to Chicago Heights Middle School for the Regional championship today at 4:30! Let's go, Meteors! 💚🤍
The Mokena VFW will be collecting Toys for the local families in need through the Frankfort Township Food Pantry this Holiday Season. Unwrapped, new toys can be dropped off at The Mokena VFW on 19852 Wolf Road from 12:00-6:00 pm from November 19th – December 13th!
Yesterday was MES Kindness Day! To celebrate, Mrs. Arduino's first graders created bookmarks and passed out flowers!
Students and staff wore pink in memory of Addy, took pictures as the "I" in "Kind", and talked about how they can show kindness to others.
Thank you to the Mokena Fire Department for teaching MES students all about fire safety!
Girls volleyball tryouts are almost here! 🏐
Ready Set Goal! 4th graders have been learning about goal setting as part of our Second Step SEL program. This week, they applied their knowledge about the goal setting process through a challenge to see how many cups each group could stack by only using rubber bands and string, not their hands! Each group set a 10 minute goal, created an action plan, checked their progress midway through, and reflected on how things went.
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!
