We are officially on Spring Break! We will see everyone again on April 6th!
🐦 First graders welcomed their special someones to MES today as they built and painted bird houses together as an extension to their reading and writing module all about birds! Thank you to the PTA for providing the bird house kits for this creative event! 🐦
⭐ Congratulations to the MES March Stars! Keep shining bright! ⭐
Save the date for the Color Run! We look forward to ending the school year with this awesome event!
Thank you to our student volunteers at MJHS who helped stuff eggs for the Lion's Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday!
Mokena School District offers a developmental screening for children ages 3-5 residing in district boundaries. The next screening date is April 15th at Mokena Elementary School. Call 708-342-4850 to schedule your child's screening!
Save the Date for a Special Education Family Night on April 23rd!
🌳Kindergarteners had a special visit from the Morton Arboretum today! Our visitors brought a hands-on program to extend our ELA module that is all about trees. Students learned new facts about trees and looked closely at different leaves, seeds, and tree cookies (sliced tree trunks)! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this awesome experience for our students! 🌳
Third grade advanced learners in Mrs. Lauzze's classroom extended their learning by creating reference posters showing equivalent fractions through multiple models. They then had the opportunity to share their posters with their classmates!
🎵 Miss Payton's music time is always a highlight of the day when she visits Mrs. Frank/Ms. Flesher's class! 🎵
The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education has approved the 2026-2027 School Year Calendar. The calendar can be found on the district website at https://drive.google.com/file/d/10XU79esFWvZ8pJ-IhHGh0w-TVtgkoUdq/view or under the "Our District" dropdown on the mainpage.
We loved spotlighting our Kindergarten students and teachers at last night's Board of Education meeting. Students showcased their learning about different places that make up a neighborhood community and introductory map skills by sharing important places in Mokena, how these places help our town, and where they are located on an interactive map. Great work, Stars!
🚨 New lunch menu item alert! MES and MIS students will have a new menu item on Friday, March 27th... Mac and Cheese Bites! A served portion will include 5 bites. We hope you will give it a try! 🚨
First graders made their third grade buddies cards and bookmarks to wish them good luck with their state testing. How thoughtful and encouraging!
Friendly reminder that there is no school tomorrow due to the use of Mokena Junior High as an Election Day polling place.
The Mokena PTA would love your help in celebrating our amazing staff during teacher appreciation week in May! You can donate to help with their plans at https://bit.ly/159Teachers2026 !
🎨 Congratulations to our students who had their artwork on display at Lincoln-Way's Artfest on Saturday! 🎨
Registration for the Color Run is open! Visit https://bit.ly/PTAColorRun2026 to register today! Also, volunteers are needed for the event. Visit https://bit.ly/ColorRunVolunteers26 to volunteer!
Friday is the end of the 5Essentials Survey window. If you have not done so already, please take a few minutes to provide us your insights at https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ . Thank you for helping us reach 20% completion rates at each school; we would love to have as many parent voices as possible in our data!
Looking for a fun, family event this weekend? Head out to Lincoln-Way's Artworks Festival! The day is full of performances, workshops, demonstrations, and an art exhibit featuring some of our students' art pieces!
