MES 3rd graders stepped up to MIS this week! Let’s give a round of applause for the fabulous student tour guides: our MIS Student Council members and PBIS Ambassadors! #mokena159
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
students smiling
student council members
student council members
students giving a tour
Mokena School District 159 is seeking a Director of Technology beginning July 1, 2022. For more information and to apply for the position follow this link: https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=348
over 2 years ago, Mokena School District 159
2nd graders enjoyed a field trip to Iron Oaks last week!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
field trip to Iron Oaks
field trip to Iron Oaks
field trip to Iron Oaks
field trip to Iron Oaks
Mokena School District 159 is looking for summer help for the Maintenance and Instructional Technology Departments. For more information and to apply for the positions follow this link: https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
over 2 years ago, Mokena School District 159
Congratulations to the MES Star Award winners for April! 🥳🥳
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
star award winners
star award winners
star award winners
star award winners
Today is School Nurse Day! We are so incredibly grateful for our school nurses. Thank you for everything that you do! #mokena-59
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
school nurse day graphic
Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Mokena 159! 💕❤️💐 #mokena159
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
happy Mother’s Day graphic with flowers
Happy Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! We hear a lot about that one teacher who made an impact in someone’s life. Who was that teacher for you? Even if you didn’t go to Mokena 159, we want to hear about the best teacher you’ve ever had! #mokena159
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
best teacher I ever had graphic
Check out the photos from Mrs. Esgar’s Biography Wax Museum! Each student did a fantastic job memorizing their facts!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
child dressed up a cleopatra
class posing
child dressed up
child dressed up as Abraham Lincoln
Happy Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Let’s celebrate our amazing staff and give them a shout out using the form here ➡️ https://forms.gle/XkWtfDNt1rTrCgNw5
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
teacher and staff appreciation week graphic
MES students are such great artists!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
student showing off her artwork
student and her teacher wearing colorful paper hats
Last week, our kindergarteners (and a team of volunteers and teachers) braved the wind for an egg hunt on the playground! 🥳🎉
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
kids looking for eggs outside
kids pose outside on the playground
kids looking for eggs outside
kids looking for eggs outside
Congratulations to our staff who recently received tenure status! 🥳🥳
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
list of staff who received tenure status
Nominations close next Friday! ⭐️ The Galaxy Award is a program to specially recognize the above and beyond accomplishments and/or contributions of Mokena 159 employees, students, parents & community members. The nomination form may be found here: https://bit.ly/3EzDAhZ
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
galaxy award reminder
Mrs. Robbert's Kindergarten class found words hung throughout the commons so they could "write the room". The words were differentiated based on the skill the student was learning. Clipboards in hand, they got right to work!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
students showing off their work
students writing words on a clipboard
students writing on colorful sheets of paper
The second grades classes recently ended their March Madness activity: “Tournament of Books”! They read 16 books in March and voted for their favorites. The winner this year was “Tikki Tikki Tembo”!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
March Madness of Books bulletin board
class smiling under bulletin board
Mrs. Arduino’s 1st grade class is trying to hatch chicks with their good behavior! 🐣 To keep their egg warm, students need to make sure they sit on their bottoms and push in their chairs.  1st graders are hopeful their eggs will hatch with good behavior today!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
1st grade class decorating their paper eggs
colored in paper egg on a chair
colored in paper egg on a chair
sheet with instructions
1st graders recently created time capsules they’ll open their senior year of high school: March 2033! Students wrote about their future career & favorite things & included a message to their future self. Parents sent pictures & a favorite toy to include in the time capsule!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
students pose with their time capsule envelope
students filling their time capsule packet
students pose with their time capsule envelope
Check out these creative monsters our 2nd grade friends created! What a fun way to practice what students have been learning in math!
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
monster craft
monster craft
monster craft
monster craft
Congratulations to the MES Star Award winners for March! 🥳
over 2 years ago, Mokena 159
students holding certificates
students holding certificates
students holding certificates
students holding certificates