Mokena Elementary School

Fall swing is almost here! We hope you can join us!

Fall Swing is almost here!

Friendly reminder: tomorrow is our first early dismissal day of the school year!

Ms. Knezz’s class at MES shared their writing with each other using the Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face strategy.

Assistant Principal at MES, Mrs. Pierik, was the mystery reader for Mrs. Wardell's kindergarten class this week!

Spanish Club registration has been extended through tomorrow! Join today by visiting www.languageinactioninc.com !

Students in Mrs. Dare's class start the day with a journal response question. Last week, their answers did not disappoint. First graders are honest!

We're hiring! Mokena 159 is looking for an amazing STEM teacher. Apply here: https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

We're hiring! Mokena 159 is looking for an amazing STEM teacher. Apply here: https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

We're hiring! Mokena 159 is looking for an amazing STEM teacher. Apply here: https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

We're hiring! Mokena 159 is looking for an amazing STEM teacher. Apply here: https://mokena159.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

Second graders are learning about characters in a story by reading a text and looking at illustrations. They are also learning to use details and evidence from a text to support their answers. Keep shining bright!

Kindergarten students are working to become play experts as part of their ELA unit "Toys and Play". Today, students practiced speaking, listening, and language standards as they explored attributes of toys and used descriptive language to discuss the toys in small groups.

Thank you to Ms. Schindler, Ms. Al-Takriti, Ms. Storino, and Dr. Johnson for putting together our first ELL Parent Information Night!

Friendly reminder about upcoming fall pictures! 📸

This afternoon Mokena Elementary School conducted its annual required lockdown drill. Students and staff did a great job in responding to the prompts required of the drill. A 911 call was placed and first responders activated in response to the drill as well. Our Mokena Police Department’s response was immediate. Please know that our students and staff are safe, and that any observed law enforcement response was not for an actual incident. The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority. Please contact the District if you have any questions or concerns.

3rd Graders are working hard on this hot day! In math, students are creating division sentences with hands-on counters. In ELA, students are collaborating in groups to summarize stories using a graphic organizer. Keep up the great work!

3rd grade students selected independent research reading books today as part of our new ELA curriculum! Students "test drove" many books about their module topic, "Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far", and found a book that was their perfect choice!

MES students gathered yesterday for an assembly led by author Adam Peterson to kick off the school's theme of "Be The Yellow". We're excited to see how students incorporate kindness this year!

Kindergarteners are doing a fantastic job on Day 2 of lunch! Go Stars!