Two of our 1st grade classrooms are also piloting new social studies materials. Mrs. Macie's class has been learning about how to use a compass rose to determine directions, read a map key, and use a map. Each student also created a classroom map based on what they learned. Today they went on a treasure hunt throughout MES using clues that involved the directions on the compass rose!
Mokena School District will be hosting a blood drive on February 5th. You can make a donation appointment by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org.
Save the Date for the MES Family Night!
Kindergarten Enrollment Opens February 3!
Schools are open tomorrow, January 21st, for in-person learning!
At the January Board of Education meeting, our prinicpals presented a mid-year update on each school's progress towards their 2024-2025 goals. Our school improvement planning process reflects a district-wide commitment to continual growth in what we do for our students. We are very proud of the students and teachers for their hard work and progress made so far this year! ⭐🚀 ☄️
Friendly reminder... No school on Monday!
The 2025-2026 school calendar is now available!
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MES kindergarten students are learning about living and nonliving things. Today students observed a plant and discussed if a plant is living or nonliving.
MES students in the Early Start and Early Childhood Preschool programs came back to school today for an open-gym playdate. Students were able to meet new friends in different classes and parents were able to mingle and get to know each other.
Third grade students went on a "poster walk" this week as a way to activate background knowledge about how different types of frogs survive. In small groups, students observed pictures and read text exerpts on posters and then shared their inferences about each.
Friendly reminder, tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
As part of their phonics lesson, third grade students created word chains utilizing the word parts and sounds they are learning!
We are thrilled to announce that Mr. Luke Munch has been named the Assistant Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principals Association, Three Rivers Region!
Mr. Munch has been a dedicated and influential leader at Mokena Junior High School for the past six years, where his passion for education, commitment to excellence, and unwavering support for students and staff have made a lasting impact. His leadership exemplifies the very best in educational administration, and this well-deserved recognition highlights his outstanding contributions to the Mokena school community. Mr. Munch will represent our region as he will now be advanced into the pool for the Illinois Principal Associations state finalist for Assistant Principal of the Year.
Please join us in congratulating Mr. Munch on this remarkable achievement!
Third grade students are "peer editing" each other's papers. This benefits both the writer, by someone with a fresh set of eyes reviewing the submission, and the editor, by being exposed to a different type of writing style.
We definitely have future paleontologists in the making! 2nd grade students have had so much fun this week learning more about fossils and fossilization, seeing real dinosaur fossils up close, and making their own fossils during the visit from T-Rexplorers. What a great way to wrap up their ELA module all about fossils! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this curricular experience.
Our first graders are visiting the StarLab today and tomorrow as enrichment to their ELA modules on the Sun, Moon, and Stars! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this curricular experience for our students.
Mokena School District will be hosting a blood drive on February 5th. You can make a donation appointment by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org.
See you on Monday!
Our 3rd graders loved seeing all of the frogs and toads they have been learning about as the "Frog Lady" returned for another visit before break! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this curriculum enrichment experience for our students!
