Registration for the Color Run is open! Visit https://bit.ly/PTAColorRun2026 to register today! Also, volunteers are needed for the event. Visit https://bit.ly/ColorRunVolunteers26 to volunteer!
We hope everyone had a great spring break! School resumes tomorrow, Monday, April 6.
The Mokena Educational Foundation's spring fundraiser is underway with a hanging basket sale going on now and a "Shop and Support" event on May 7-8. Order your hanging baskets today at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mokena-educational-foundation-spring-basket-sale--2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ83GdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFyRGFoUlUwVUduVW9VQTJrc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhlUdzqe-gjjePU1TEb3MFw_XukgrkZMCtJNjVQt2uQ3VCvjmMqJQTL4iHi8_aem_m2JpPB50MdmQNmRkbdiWzQ .
The Will County Regional Office of Education held its very first Educators of Excellence Awards cermony last night. Congratulations to Sharon Youngblood, instructional coach at MES and MIS, for receiving the award for Certified Student Support Staff! Her leadership, support, and commitment to empowering teachers and students make a lasting impact every day. Join us in congratulating her on this well-deserved honor.
It's Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Thank you to our amazing paraprofessionals that guide, support, and nuture our students each and every day!
⭐Kindergarten enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is open! Enrolling now helps us plan for next year. Please share with anyone you know that has an incoming Mokena kindergartener ! Visit https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/kindergarten-enrollment to learn more. ⭐
We are officially on Spring Break! We will see everyone again on April 6th!
🐦 First graders welcomed their special someones to MES today as they built and painted bird houses together as an extension to their reading and writing module all about birds! Thank you to the PTA for providing the bird house kits for this creative event! 🐦
⭐ Congratulations to the MES March Stars! Keep shining bright! ⭐
Save the date for the Color Run! We look forward to ending the school year with this awesome event!
Thank you to our student volunteers at MJHS who helped stuff eggs for the Lion's Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday!
Mokena School District offers a developmental screening for children ages 3-5 residing in district boundaries. The next screening date is April 15th at Mokena Elementary School. Call 708-342-4850 to schedule your child's screening!
Save the Date for a Special Education Family Night on April 23rd!
🌳Kindergarteners had a special visit from the Morton Arboretum today! Our visitors brought a hands-on program to extend our ELA module that is all about trees. Students learned new facts about trees and looked closely at different leaves, seeds, and tree cookies (sliced tree trunks)! Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this awesome experience for our students! 🌳
Third grade advanced learners in Mrs. Lauzze's classroom extended their learning by creating reference posters showing equivalent fractions through multiple models. They then had the opportunity to share their posters with their classmates!
🎵 Miss Payton's music time is always a highlight of the day when she visits Mrs. Frank/Ms. Flesher's class! 🎵
The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education has approved the 2026-2027 School Year Calendar. The calendar can be found on the district website at https://drive.google.com/file/d/10XU79esFWvZ8pJ-IhHGh0w-TVtgkoUdq/view or under the "Our District" dropdown on the mainpage.
We loved spotlighting our Kindergarten students and teachers at last night's Board of Education meeting. Students showcased their learning about different places that make up a neighborhood community and introductory map skills by sharing important places in Mokena, how these places help our town, and where they are located on an interactive map. Great work, Stars!
🚨 New lunch menu item alert! MES and MIS students will have a new menu item on Friday, March 27th... Mac and Cheese Bites! A served portion will include 5 bites. We hope you will give it a try! 🚨
