Yesterday’s 6th grade ELA lesson: Reading between the lines—literally.
Students took on the 3X Inference Challenge, using visual clues and background knowledge to make logical inferences from images. The goal? Strengthen comprehension and learn to think beyond what’s directly stated - aka making inferences.
It’s incredible to watch how much students can uncover when they slow down, look closely, and connect what they see to what they already know!
Students took on the 3X Inference Challenge, using visual clues and background knowledge to make logical inferences from images. The goal? Strengthen comprehension and learn to think beyond what’s directly stated - aka making inferences.
It’s incredible to watch how much students can uncover when they slow down, look closely, and connect what they see to what they already know!
❄️🧥 Mokena School District is partnering with Midland State Bank and the Mokena Lions Club for a Winter Coat Drive. Boxes are located in each school to collect new and gently used coats! 🧥❄️
Save the Date for Parent-Teacher Conferences!
On Friday, 6th graders completed their catapult challenge as part of their Energy, Forces, and Motion science unit. Not only did students try to create a catapult that would throw a ball the farthest, they also tried out their creativity in their designs as well!
November 3-7 is National School Psychology Week! This year's theme is "Finding Your Path" and recognizes the ways that school psychologists take an active role in helping students determine their paths to learning, growth, and overall well-being. Through their deep expertise and training in consultation, collaboration, and evidence-based practices, our school psychologists empower others to set their destination and find a route that fits their needs, all while sharing tools to help them thrive along the way! Thank you to our three school psychologists: Dr. Lucas-Nihei, Ms. Darling, and Mrs. Montgomery!
The district-wide spirit week honoring Veterans Day starts tomorrow!
🕷️🧛 Happy Halloween from Mokena School District 159! 🎃👻
"When one runs, we all run!" 🏃♀️💨 MJHS students never hesitate to jump in and support their peers during the PACER Test — that’s true Meteor spirit! Today there was one runner left and many students volunteered to stand in a line and run down and back with the remaining runner to motivate them to keep going!
6th grade scientists are builiding and using fan cars to learn about Newton's Third Law of Motion!
👻 What a spooktacular night! The PTA's Junior High Halloween Dance Party was full of amazing costumes, great music, and tons of fun!
A big thanks to everyone who helped make it a night to remember! 🕸️
A big thanks to everyone who helped make it a night to remember! 🕸️
🎶 Our Meteor Bands, Orchestra, and Choir put on a fantastic fall concert Thursday night! 🎵
Congratulations to Dr. Kristin Johnson (Assistant Superintendent for Instruction) for presenting at today's Illinois Association for Gifted Children's Annual Conference. She presented a session to other leaders about our district's programming review with Northwestern University, our Advanced Learner Task Force's work, and the implementation of recommendations to strengthen advanced learner services in the district!
8th graders in Ms. Horsch’s Tech and Design class participated in a Zoom Q & A presentation with Dr. Marty Purushottam, one of the electrical engineers involved in TIME Magazine’s Most Innovative Inventions. During the event, students learned about his career path that led him into robotics and working for Figure AI.
Thank you to MJH substitute Mrs. Burns-Casey for helping to organize this opportunity!
Thank you to MJH substitute Mrs. Burns-Casey for helping to organize this opportunity!
Today is World Occupational Therapy Day! We thank our district's occupational therapists for all they do for our students in helping them to improve their physical, sensory, cognitive, and social-emotional skills!
Kinderbuddies got into the Halloween spirit this week crafting spooky witches and fun memories!
7th grade scientists are using their microscopes to observe cells upclose to determine if they are plant or animal cells!
It's National School Bus Safety Week and to celebrate the last day, we are showing our gratitude and appreciate to our Mokena bus drivers for all they do each day to ensure our students arrive safely to and from school each day. Please leave your bus driver a shoutout in the comments below!
Seventh graders in Tech and Design completed their final project this week. The results were very fun and creative! They were able to choose between:
💡Design and program a device that provides for a safer condition after dark, is wearable, and can be activated by the wearer or an environmental condition such as low light.
💡Design and program a device that dispenses objects when an environmental interaction occurs. The device must use a motor to dispense objects.
💡Design and program a device that provides for a safer condition after dark, is wearable, and can be activated by the wearer or an environmental condition such as low light.
💡Design and program a device that dispenses objects when an environmental interaction occurs. The device must use a motor to dispense objects.
It's National School Bus Safety Week and today we are sharing tips for our riders inside our buses! Now is a great time to remind your child about these important safety expectations for bus riding. Together, we can ensure our buses are safe spaces for everyone!
