MES Principal for the Day Cryan did a wonderful job in her new role on Friday! She did the annoucements, read to kindergarteners, helped with lunch, shared ideas with Mrs. Levy, met with District Office staff members, toured the kitchen , and helped with the second grade Ladies We Love event to name a few of her accomplishments. By the end of the day, Mrs. Chorley proclaimed she should have taken the day off because Principal Cryan could do it all!
Join us next week in celebrating our AMAZING staff members with a Staff Appreciation Spirit Week! Dress in a different color each day to show your gratitude throughout the week!
🎶 MES 3rd graders put on a terrific recorder concert this week! We are so impressed by all they learned about playing an instrument in music class! Congratulations and job well done to these students and Mrs. Jester! 🎶
Today is the last day to order a shirt for the Young Athletes Culminating Event! Reminder, all participating athletes will receive a free Special Olympics shirt, courtesy of the PTA. If you're interested in ordering, please follow this link: https://teammommerch.square.site/ .
We loved welcoming our incoming kindergarteners and their families at last night's Kindergarten Information Night! It was a great night full of learning about kindergarten, meeting our teachers and adminstrators, and visiting with representatives from various parent organizations and after school groups! We can't wait to welcome our newest Stars in the Fall!
The Illinois Principals Association (IPA) anually recognizes outstanding student leaders across Illinois. Today, six of our district students were celebrated! MES students Knox M. and Delilah G, MIS students Finley D. and Sean M. , and MJHS students Jacob L. and Morgan M. joined our schools' principals and their families for an awards breakfast at the Renaissance Center in Joliet. Congratulations to these remarkable students!
Our first graders were visited today by local Mokena historians, Mr. and Mrs. Horas, who shared primary sources (photos and artifiacts) and information about what schools were like long ago in Mokena. Students have been studying schools long go and today as part of their social studies curriculum and this visited connected their learning to our own town's history! It was a wonderful experience and they all learned so much from their research!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the "Hoopin' for Inclusion" event last night as Mokena staff faced the incrediable athletes from Lincoln-Way Special Recreation Association!
The MES Student Council's "Picnic for the Pantry" food drive ends May 1st. Send in your items by the end of the week to help out our local food pantry!
We hope to see our incoming kindergarten families at tomorrow night's Kindergarten Information Night at Mokena Elementary School!
MES has many students who are budding authors and love to create books to add to our library! Mrs. Andresen recently added a shelf to showcase these talents. She has collected student author books throughout the years and now puts them on display for other students to read. Thank you for being so supportive of our students' interests and encouraging our young authors!
We hope to see everyone tonight for the big game! The doors will open at 6:00 pm and the wheelchair basketball game will start at 6:30 pm.!
Beep beep! 🚍 It’s School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
We’re so thankful for the amazing drivers who go above and beyond to ensure our students arrive safely to school and home! Make sure to give an extra thank you to your bus drivers today!
We’re so thankful for the amazing drivers who go above and beyond to ensure our students arrive safely to school and home! Make sure to give an extra thank you to your bus drivers today!
🌟 Congratulations to the MES April Stars! Keep shining bright! 🌟
The Hoopin for Inclusion Fundraiser is quickly approaching! There has been a slight change in the start time on April 29th. The doors will open at 6:00 pm and the wheelchair basketball game will start at 6:30 pm. In addition to the game, there will be concessions, Aurelio's Pizza of Frankfort, Crumbl Cookie, a variety of activities for the kids, and an incredible amount of raffle prizes. Hope to see you there!
🚨 New lunch menu item alert! MES students will have a new menu item on Friday, May 1st... Mini Pizza Puffs! We hope you will give it a try! 🚨
Last night’s Touch-a-Truck event was a huge hit! A big thank you to everyone who joined us and to all the local community organizations who brought their vehicles and shared what they do with our students. We loved seeing so many happy faces!
Today our 1st graders were visited by Mrs. Sorci who came to share the story of Winter the Dolphin. She taught the students about how her company made a prosthetic tail so Winter could swim. The students made the connection to the story they read in reading class called "Pierre the Penguin." In the story, Pierre lost his feathers and they made him a wet suit so he wouldn't be cold and could swim.
We loved seeing so many current and past Stars at the MES Dine and Donate Event! Our teachers and staff members had a great time delivering meals to our families! Thank you for your support.
Tomorrow is the day! Mokena School District is hosting a Special Education Family Night on Thursday, April 23 at MES! There will be a variety of trucks to experience, as well as food trucks with food for purchase.
