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💗 Second graders welcomed the "Ladies We Love" for a special event at MES today! 💗
The MES Student Council purchased new recess equipment with the funds raised at the Culver's Dine and Donate! Thank you again to everyone who came out that night and to Student Council!
Next week is Staff Appreciation Week! Join us in celebrating our amazing staff by dressing in a special color each day at school!
Happy School Principals' Day! Thank you to the Mokena SD 159 principals for shaping positive learning environments in our schools and supporting both teachers and students each day!
It was wonderful to see district parents at our Advanced Learners Informational Meetings yesterday. We are excited to implement new and strengthened opportunities for our advanced learners at the start of the 2025-2026 school year! The district's advanced learners website page has been updated to include information on these changes including a comprehensive Advanced Learners Program Informational Guide and a recording of the presentation shared at the Parent Informational Meetings . Please visit https://www.mokena159.org/o/msd159/page/advanced-learners to learn more.
Congratulations to MES students Ben Newman and Cora Pattison and MIS students Mason Gabalewicz and Maxine Galle for being recognized as school leaders at today's Illinois Principals Association Student Recognition Breakfast!
Reelected Board of Education Members Jim Andresen, Anna Briscoe, Eric Bush, and Lisa Zielinski took their Oath of Office at last night's meeting. Thank you for your continued dedication to the students, staff, and community of Mokena SD 159!
Don't forget about tomorrow's Advanced Learner Program Informational Meetings. If you can't attend, don't worry... an informational guide will be published to the district's website outlinging key programming information for 2025-2026.
Attention all 3rd and 4th grade families! The PTA sponsored MIS Step-Up Night is scheduled for May 16th from 6-8PM.
Please sign your child up at: https://www.evite.com/signup-sheet/5384082232442880/?utm_campaign=send_sharable_link&utm_source=evitelink&utm_medium=sharable_invite
Parents can volunteer for the event at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ8DS0bw6DML-zWJVHPFlY378i1bUAKYqx2Sv9Fs3vlMbE9w/viewform
Flip, float, and follow! Dave Benjamin from the Matthew Kocher Foundation spoke to our Stars about water safety as we head into summer.
Each morning at MES, several students lead the school in the Pledge of Allegiance and the MES pledge on the announcements. This morning's students from Mrs. Moses' class were full of MES spirit!
🥚Mrs. Frank's class had an "egg"cellent time on their egg hunt this week! 🥚
Support our Young Athletes at Mokena Elementary School by purchasing a t-shirt as they participate in our Special Olympics Culminating Event! Click the following link to place your order by April 25th: https://teammommerch.square.site/product/mokena-young-athletes-special-olympics-t-shirt/73 !
Over the past two weeks Mrs Arduino’s class has been working on being respectful, responsible, and safe in order to make their eggs hatch! Today all of their eggs hatched into chicks! The students were so excited to design, write and make their nests for their chick.
Don't forget there is no school on Friday!
🐰 Kindergarteners enjoyed their egg hunt this afternoon! 🐣
Tonight is the night! We are looking forward to meeting our incoming kindergaraten families!
Friendly reminder, tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
It was great to see so many dudes at MES this afternoon for 2nd grade's "Dudes Rock" event!
