September is Attendance Awareness Month, recognizing that regular school attendance is essential to student achievement. Did you know that missing just 2 days per month (10% of the school year) makes it harder for students to keep up and succeed?
Mokena School District 159's Early Start Preschool Program has been honored with the 2025 Gold Circle of Quality by the Illinois State Board of Education, the highest recognition awarded to early childhood programs in Illinois. Please join us in congratulating our preschool staff on this wonderful accomplishment as they strive to provide the upmost quality programming for our community's students! You can learn more about this recognition at https://www.mokena159.org/article/2386810 .
Don't forget that there is no school on Monday!
Mrs. Macie's 1st graders started their first lesson in our new Social Studies program! Students are exploring basic concepts of civics through the familiar setting of the classroom as they learn about working and learning together at school! Great work, Stars!
Today, Mrs. Helsel’s class began their first lesson in our reading and writing program, EL Education! They kicked off the new module by listening to a “Mission letter” and exploring some puzzle pieces given to them as a clue for what they will be learning about. Students had to solve the picture puzzles collaboratively then use the “think-pair-share” protocol to discuss with their partner what they noticed about the puzzle pieces. Great job, 1st graders!
Teamwork makes the dream work in Ms. Matt's 2nd Grade as the school focused on creating classroom communities to kick off the school year!
Picture Day is coming up at each of our schools!
We have three schools, but we are one district! Our staff showed their collective Mokena Pride by wearing our district shirts on Friday! We loved seeing all of the Mokena green filling our hallways, offices, and classrooms!
☀️ It is a beautiful Day 2! Our 3rd graders are enjoying reconnecting with friends at recess! ☀️
Rise and shine Stars, Rockets, and Meteors! It's the first day of school!
What a great night welcoming back our 2nd, 3rd, and 5th graders! Teachers were met and desks and lockers were set up! That means we are ready to get started in the morning! See everyone soon!
We are so excited to see our students tomorrow!
Join us for day 2 of Back-to-School Nights at MES and MIS!
🍎 We welcomed our teachers and staff members back this morning! There was a lot of excitement and energy in the air as we all look forward to the new school year! ✏️
Join us for day 1 of Back-to-School Nights at MES and MIS!
We hope to see you at the MES and MIS Back-to-School Nights on Monday and Tuesday!
We are still looking for bus drivers for the upcoming school year! An updated bus driver compensation package was just approved by our Board of Education. Information can be found at https://www.mokena159.org/article/2356894. Please share with everyone you know!
Our last day of New Staff Orientation was led by our instructional coaching team and special education coordinators. New ceritified staff learned about our coaching program, curriculum, programs, and services related to their specific roles in the district.
At last night's Board of Education meeting, Board Members Eric Bush and Lisa Zielinski were recognized for their service to the district as past President and past Vice President. Thank you for all you have done and will continue to do for the students, staff, and community of Mokena SD 159!
Thank you to the PTA for hosting such a wonderful event for our Kindergarten students and families! We appreciate all you do to bring families together in support of our schools!
