⭐ Two more of our fabulous educators presented today at the state's Raising Student Achievement Conference to a standing room only audience! Mrs. Catain (2nd grade teacher) and Ms. Youngblood (instructional coach) shared their work together on structures and routines for building independent reading in the elementary classroom! ⭐
Our amazing MES teachers were hard at work during yesterday's Early Release professional development as they collaborated across grade levels as part of their School Improvement Goal!
Their focus this month was cross grade articulation about math fluency making sure they all had a shared understanding of the fluency standards at every grade level. Teachers dug into instruction, strategies, and fun, meaningful games students can use to build strong math foundations.
We’re so proud of our team for coming together to ensure consistent, high-quality math learning for all students!
Their focus this month was cross grade articulation about math fluency making sure they all had a shared understanding of the fluency standards at every grade level. Teachers dug into instruction, strategies, and fun, meaningful games students can use to build strong math foundations.
We’re so proud of our team for coming together to ensure consistent, high-quality math learning for all students!
Kinderbuddies got into the festive spirit today as they completed fun holiday activities together!
Don't forget...
December 2nd is National Special Education Day as it commemorates the anniversary of the nation’s first federal special education law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)! Today we honor and celebrate the incredible teachers, service providers, paraprofessionals, administrators, parents, and community partners who empower our students each and every day!
The MJHS Athletic Booster's 3rd Annual Grinch Game is 2 days away! Let’s pack the stands for our boys basketball games and prove that no one , not even the Grinch, can steal our game day spirit!
To practice oral language expression and vocabulary, Mrs. Grzybowski’s students described an image to her and she drew a picture using only their descriptions. What a great way to practice descriptive details!
The PTA has two upcoming holiday events you don't want to miss:
🍕 Grinch Pizza Delivery sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/GrinchPizza25 .
🎅 Breakfast with Santa sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/SantaBreakfast1205 .
🍕 Grinch Pizza Delivery sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/GrinchPizza25 .
🎅 Breakfast with Santa sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/SantaBreakfast1205 .
We look forward to seeing our students and staff back at school tomorrow! Don't forget tomorrow starts the communicated bus changes posted in Skyward!
❄️🧥 Mokena School District is partnering with Midland State Bank and the Mokena Lions Club for a Winter Coat Drive. Boxes are located in each school to collect new and gently used coats! 🧥❄️
We’re especially thankful for our incredible students, dedicated staff, and supportive families who make our schools such special places to learn and grow. Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!
🌟 Congratulations to the MES November Stars! Keep shining bright in all you do! 🌟
Today is Parent-Teacher Conferences. We look forward to meeting with you at your scheduled conference time!
❄️🧥 Mokena School District has partnered with Midland State Bank and the Mokena Lions Club for a Winter Coat Drive. Boxes are located in each school to collect new and gently used coats! 🧥❄️
The PTA has two upcoming holiday events you don't want to miss:
🍕 Grinch Pizza Delivery sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/GrinchPizza25 .
🎅 Breakfast with Santa sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/SantaBreakfast1205 .
🍕 Grinch Pizza Delivery sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/GrinchPizza25 .
🎅 Breakfast with Santa sign-up can be found at https://bit.ly/SantaBreakfast1205 .
It is National Substitute Appreciation Day! Thank you to our dedicated substitutes who ensure our students' learning and health needs are met when our teaches, paraprofessionals, and nurses cannot be at school. We couldn't do what we do without you!
Don't forget that students are not in session all of next week!
🚌 ⚠️ Starting Monday, December 1st, the district will once again have 10 bus routes for each school! With the addition of 2 routes, bus numbers and/or pick-up and drop-off times will change for most bus riders. Please check Skyward for this updated bus information. We look forward to shorter bus rides and waits come December 1st! ⚠️ 🚌
MES third graders have started sorting the items that have been generously donated for CASA of River Valley, a local organization that supports children in foster care. Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day to donate!
At last night’s Board of Education meeting, seven students presented projects from our Advanced Learners ELA Program. Second graders Tink, Grace, Josie, Nour, and Cora performed the readers’ theater script they wrote about a cave school in China, created after researching a school somewhere in the world that faced a challenge and found a solution. Sixth graders Lorenzo and Liam then shared their TED Talks, in which they synthesized the skills and themes from their unit novels and connected them to a broader issue or message relevant to our world today. Thank you to Ms. Matt and Mr. Vroom for all of the hard work you have put into growing this program for our students!
