Yesterday Officer Tom started the five week session on safety with the first graders! Today’s focus was on when to call 911. He also gave them all the homework of learning their parent phone number and their address.
Tomorrow, January 16, will be an e-Learning Day due to the forecasted temperatures. Stay safe and warm!
Tomorrow, January 12, will be an E-Learning day due to the forecast inclement weather. Stay safe!
Tomorrow, January 12, will be an e-learning day due to the forecast inclement weather. Information on e-learning, including the schedule, may be found on our website at: https://www.mokena159.org/page/curriculum-instruction-documents.
Our first session of Kinderbuddies after winter break was SNOW much fun! ❄️☃️
Friendly reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
How exciting to have our very own MES Stars featured in last week's Illinois State Superintendent’s weekly message! We love to see the great things our students and teachers have done shared with educators across the state!
The Kids Heart Challenge kicked off at MES today! ❤️
Friendly reminder: school resumes tomorrow! See you soon! ☺️
Kindergarten students held a "Weather Expo" with their second grade buddies this week. Kindergarteners presented the writing they accomplished throughout their Weather Wonders ELA module. We are "snow' proud of their hard work!
This morning the first grade team had breakfast with the winners from the Fall Swing fundraiser. The breakfast was provided by the PTA. Thank you, PTA!
MES Student Council boxed up all kinds of supplies for foster kids & teens in Will and Grundy County. They were able to pack a van full of socks, games, coloring books, art supplies, lotions, chapsticks, diapers & more! Thank you to our amazing MES families for their generosity!
2nd graders in Ms. Matt's and Ms. Lagunas' classes had their 50 States Celebration last week! Students dressed up as their chosen state, conducted research to create posters, and took visitors through a variety of activities!
Wednesday is the winter concert at MIS! We can't wait! 🎄
Kinderbuddies wrote letters to Santa and made an elf craft this morning!
Friendly reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
1st graders took a trip into space this week by visiting the StarLab at MES! This experience supported the learning in their ELA module: The Sun, Moon, and Stars. It was out of this world!
On Friday, November 17, MES celebrated Kindness Day and wore pink in honor of Addy, a first grader who passed away earlier this year! Classes worked on notes to pass out to friends and family to express kindness and gratitude and talked about how to spread kindness.
The first session of walking club at MES has come to an end! See you in the spring!
Today is Substitute Educators Day! We have the BEST subs! Thank you for everything you do for our students!
