Mokena Elementary School

At last night's Board meeting, the Board approved the interim superintendent contract for Steve Stein. Previously, Stein served as the superintendent of Peotone 207-U and Mokena 159, and principal of MES. Welcome back to Mokena! Dr. Johnson will serve as interim July 1-31. Stein will serve beginning August 1.

Today we opened the time capsule that the students and staff of Mokena 159 buried under the Playscape in 1997. We had so much fun looking at all of the treasures left inside 27 years ago!

We are holding a brief "Meet & Greet" with our incoming interim superintendent immediately following Monday's 6:00 pm Special Board Meeting. We hope you can join us!

On the last day of school, MES students cheered on the 3rd graders during a Clap Out! Good luck at MIS!

Prek party fun! 🥰

1st grade here they come! We are so proud of our Kindergarteners and all they have learned together this year!

Kindergarten and 1st grade friends celebrated the end of the school year at the MES Carnival!

Happy last day of school! 🎉🎉 Enjoy your summer!

Congratulations to the 2024 Galaxy Award winners & thanks for your dedication to our community! 🏆 Kim Klappauf, 7th Grade 🏆 Karen Bussean, Band Director 🏆 Marita Navratil, Bus Driver 🏆 Luann Lodes, Student Services 🏆 Matthew Gallik, Mokena's Front Porch

2nd and 3rd graders had a blast at the end of the year carnival yesterday!

The cicadas have arrived!

The last day of MES walking club!

Congratulations to our ISBE Those Who Excel award recipients! Israel Smith - community member, Nisrin Al-Tikriti - early career educator, and Dr. Michael Rolinitis - MJHS Principal!

Today we celebrated "unBEElievable" mentoring partnerships! Thank you to our mentor teachers who provided guidance and support to our new staff members this school year!

3rd graders visited MIS yesterday to learn all about what to expect next school year! Huge shoutout to the PBIS Ambassadors and Student Council for their help acting as tour guides and for sharing their experiences with the incoming students!

Last Friday Mrs. Arduino's first graders shared their final EL project. The students wrote an adjective that describes birds and facts that support it. Students also made bird savers of a favorite bird. They are meant to be put in a window to save birds from crashing into it!

Thank you to everyone that came out for the One Last Play on the wooden playscape! We had a blast and it was a wonderful way to cap off a wonderful almost three decades with the playground! Thanks for organizing, Mokena PTA!

Happy Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! 🎉 Let's start the celebration with a Virtual Applause Parade and show our staff some love! Let’s see how many 👏 we can get by the end of the day!

Save the date for these exciting events out on by our incredible PTA!

Friendly reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissal day!