Mokena Elementary School

Fire safety week! Thank you, Mokena Fire Department!

Mokena School District 159 has begun searching for a new Superintendent to start July 1, 2025. The Board of Education would like your input through a community survey that is open until October 4th at Noon. Please go to: https://bit.ly/mokena159suptsurvey . More information about the search can be found at: https://www.mokena159.org/article/1775521 .

Dine and Donate tonight at Aurelio's to support MES Student Council!

Thank you to everyone who attended the bench dedication at MES for Addy. 🦋🦋

The first day of MES Walking Club was a huge success last week!

That first day of Kinderbuddies feeling 😍

Friendly reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissal day!

MES students and teachers began their first Second Step lesson of the school year this week. Unit 1 is all about growth mindset and goal setting! Kindergarten and 1st graders learned about behaviors that help them pay attention. 2nd graders learned about ways to get better at a skill. 3rd graders learned about what happens to their brain when they learn something new. Great work, Stars! ⭐

Pac Man tag in PE at MES!

Looking for an opportunity to make a difference? We're always hiring great bus drivers! Apply here ➡️ https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=135

Mrs. O's Kindergarten class became scissors certified. They learned how to be safe when using their scissors at school.

First graders read "Our Class is a Family" and then created beautiful drawings!

Happy first day of school!

See you tomorrow! It's going to be a GREAT school year! 🎉📚

Tonight is Back to School Night for SELF, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 5th grade! See you tonight!

Friendly reminder: tonight is Back to School Night for early childhood, early start, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 4th grade!

Happy Teacher Institute Day! We're ready for the 2024-2025 school year!

We hope to see our MES students and families at our upcomng "Back to School Nights"!

Thank you to the Mokena Chamber of Commerce for providing goodie bags to our new staff members. We appreciate the support and warm welcome from the community!

Yesterday we held our annual sub training! We're SO thankful for our incredible substitute teachers and paraprofessionals!