Our third through eighth students enjoyed amazing winter performances at the junior high yesterday! From the bands and orchestras to the choir and poms, their festive spirit and talent were on full display! It was a wonderful way to bring our students together to celebrate the season!
Winter Break has started! See everyone back on January 5th!
MES held a door and hallway decorating contest to spread some festive flair throughout the school! Check out the creativity and holiday spirit! Which one is your favorite?
First graders are learning all about traditions in their families and traditions around the world in social studies class. Today, our first graders took part in an annual first grade tradition call the KISS tradition that has been happening for at least twenty years at MES. KISS stands for Kids Invite Someone Special and together students and their someone special built gingerbread masterpieces!
Mrs. Barr's third graders enjoyed time with their special someones creating gingerbread houses together!
As our second graders wrap up their ELA module all about fossils, they are thrilled to welcome a real paleontologist to MES! He is sharing dinosaur fossils he discovered himself, along with the fascinating stories behind each one. Students are also creating their own fossils to model those they’ve seen firsthand. A big thank you to the Mokena PTA for funding this exciting and enriching learning experience for our students!
🎅 MES students had special guests lead the announcements Friday morning! What a fun surprise! 🤶
Our families had a magical time at the Mokena PTA's Breakfast with Santa over the weekend!
MES third graders are in their speed stacking unit in PE class. Cup stacking builds hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity, focus, and reaction time, while boosting overall motor skills!
⭐ 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!
