🦷It is National Children's Dental Health Month! Nurse Therese is visiting all of our 1st graders to teach them about the importance of dental hygiene and seeing the dentist regularly. Students are also receiving a toothbrush and dental health activity pages! 🦷
11 days ago, Mokena School District 159
12 days ago, Mokena School District 159
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 !
12 days ago, Mokena School District 159
3rd grade students in Mrs. Janes' class had some messy fun with their special someone as they made paper mache globes as an extension to their social studies geography unit! Thank you to all of the special someones for coming in to help with this project!
12 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Save the date for the Color Run! We look forward to ending the school year with this awesome event!
13 days ago, Mokena School District 159
MES students created over 700 valentines for local senior citizens as part of our state representiative's Valentine's Day Drive. We hope the cards brought happiness and joy as they were delivered this weekend!
14 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Friendly reminder that there is no school on Monday due to the observance of Presidents' Day.
15 days ago, Mokena School District 159
❤️ Happy Valentine's Day! MES students enjoyed their parties celebrating friendship with fun activities! Thank you to our teachers and parent volunteers for planning a memorable afternoon! ❤️
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Here are our Week 2 5Essentials Parent Survey completion rates! We would love to have your feedback! Visit
https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. Please remember to fill a survey out for each school your children attend.
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
The good news keeps coming! We are excited to share that Sharon Youngblood, Instructional Coach at MES and MIS, has received the Will County Educators of Excellence Award in the Certified Student Support Staff category! This is a brand new award given by the Will County Regional Office of Education and honors one county educator in each award cateogy! To learn more about the award and Sharon's contributions, visit
https://www.mokena159.org/article/2706564.
17 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Save the date for this fun, family event at MES!
17 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Congratulations to the SEVEN Mokena SD 159 staff members that have received the Illinois State Board of Education's "Those Who Excel Award" for 2026! We thank our awardees for their impact, leadership, and service to our district and are incredibly proud of their achievements! You can read more about the award and the recipients at: https://www.mokena159.org/article/2703587.
18 days ago, Mokena School District 159
MES students ended their safety program with Officer Tom yesterday by taking a group picture! Thank you to Officer Tom and the Mokena Police Department for helping our students learn and grow!
18 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Join Service, Inc. of Illinois, in partnership with the Mokena Student Services Department, for a brief guide to understanding PUNS (Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services), the statewide waiting list for developmental disability waiver services. Staff will explain how PUNS works, answer questions, and share helpful resources. Free and open to Mokena families!
19 days ago, Kristin Johnson
Mokena School District offers a developmental screening for children ages 3-5 residing in district boundaries. The next screening date is March 4th at Mokena Elementary School. Call 708-342-4850 to schedule your child's screening!
19 days ago, Mokena School District 159
🤠 We are looking forward to participating in the Special Olympics of Illinois' Respect Week at each of our three schools this spring! Information about the upcoming events can be found in this flyer. Order your swag to support the week at https://stores.willproducts.com/soill_respect/shop/home . More information to come as the events get closer! 🤠
20 days ago, Mokena School District 159
MES students are celebrating Valentines Day in the library by sharing the books they love in this amazing hallway display! We love watching the number of hearts grow each day!
20 days ago, Mokena School District 159
3rd graders have reached a special milestone... recorders! It is great to hear the music classroom hallway filled with the sweet sounds of learning to play!
21 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Are you watching the big game today? Let's see if this MES class predicted the winner!
21 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Here are our Week 1 5Essentials Parent Survey completion rates! We need your voice! Visit
https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. Please remember to fill a survey out for each school your children attend.
23 days ago, Mokena School District 159
