Our 21 Summer Sparks rocketry students launched their rockets yesterday for their families, classmates, and staff! Each student built their own rocket throughout the week while learning principles of flight and physics. We hope the experience and thrill of seeing their creation fly has ignited a lifelong interest in STEM!
THANK YOU to our Summer Sparks teachers: Mrs. Storino, Ms. Kelly, Mr. Vroom, Mrs. Horsch, and Mrs. Kocher! We very much appreciate your time and talents making our summer enrichment classes full of learning, fun, and memories for our students!
The last day of Science Fun class was all about engineering! Students were challenged to create a boat using aluminum foil and then see how many pennies their boats could hold before sinking. They were also challenged to build the tallest or widest structure using spaghetti noodles and marshmallows.
Our volleyball and badminton students had a great last day! Special shoutout to badminton students Ayden (singles champion) and Claudia & Ella (doubles champions)!
Science Fun students made slime today as one of their experiments!
Rocketry students are getting ready for the big launch tomorrow by practicing altitude measurements using an altimeter, documenting data, and preparing parachutes for their rockets!
Save the date for the 2026-2027 Back-to- School Events!
Day 2 of Summer Sparks classes recap:
🏸 Badminton- scoring in a game and the strokes of smash, drop shot, clear
🔎 Science Fun- gravity experiments and paper airplanes
🚀 Rocketry- painting and decorating student built rockets
🏐 Volleyball- passing, setting, and serving
🏸 Badminton- scoring in a game and the strokes of smash, drop shot, clear
🔎 Science Fun- gravity experiments and paper airplanes
🚀 Rocketry- painting and decorating student built rockets
🏐 Volleyball- passing, setting, and serving
Week 2 of Summer Sparks is off to a fantastic start! We are so happy to see 110 students taking part in science, rocketry, badminton, or volleyball class! Check out some highlights from today's action!
We are making progress with 62% of students registered! Let's keep it going!
Please remember that all returning students must be registered in Skyward every year. We appreciate your help in registering your child(ren) as soon as possible as we begin class placements and schedule creation. This also ensures we have the most up to date student counts for the 2026-2027 school year as we order supplies and materials and evaluate staffing needs.
To register, choose the registration tile on your Skyward Family Access dashboard for each enrolled child. More information can be found at https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/enrollment-and-registration/home.
Also, please help us in spreading the word that enrollment is open for new students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade as well. If you know any families that are new to the district or have a new Kindergartener, please let them know to go to our website to start the enrollment process today!
Please remember that all returning students must be registered in Skyward every year. We appreciate your help in registering your child(ren) as soon as possible as we begin class placements and schedule creation. This also ensures we have the most up to date student counts for the 2026-2027 school year as we order supplies and materials and evaluate staffing needs.
To register, choose the registration tile on your Skyward Family Access dashboard for each enrolled child. More information can be found at https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/enrollment-and-registration/home.
Also, please help us in spreading the word that enrollment is open for new students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade as well. If you know any families that are new to the district or have a new Kindergartener, please let them know to go to our website to start the enrollment process today!
Days 3 and 4 of STEAM class at Summer Sparks were full of creativity, experimentation, and engineering as students completed each design challenge! Students built super loopers, pyramids, mini rockets, excavation tools, the longest chain, bridges, and so much more! What an awesome week!
The Summer Sparks softball class wrapped up today and four players received special recognition! Congrats to Katerina, Eve, Mila, and Haylee!
As of today, less than 50% of our returning students are registered for the upcoming school year. Please remember that all returning students must be registered in Skyward every year.
We appreciate your help in registering your child(ren) as soon as possible as we begin class placements and schedule creation. This also ensures we have the most up to date student counts for the 2026-2027 school year as we order supplies and materials and evaluate staffing needs.
To register, choose the registration tile on your Skyward Family Access dashboard for each enrolled child. More information can be found at https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/enrollment-and-registration/home.
Also, please help us in spreading the word that enrollment is open for new students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade as well. If you know any families that are new to the district or have a new Kindergartener, please let them know to go to our website to start the enrollment process today!
We appreciate your help in registering your child(ren) as soon as possible as we begin class placements and schedule creation. This also ensures we have the most up to date student counts for the 2026-2027 school year as we order supplies and materials and evaluate staffing needs.
To register, choose the registration tile on your Skyward Family Access dashboard for each enrolled child. More information can be found at https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/enrollment-and-registration/home.
Also, please help us in spreading the word that enrollment is open for new students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade as well. If you know any families that are new to the district or have a new Kindergartener, please let them know to go to our website to start the enrollment process today!
The Mokena PTA has two exciting events happening!
Family Workout Day: Register at https://www.cfmokena.com/family-workout
Locker Ladders: Purchase at https://bit.ly/LockerLadders
Family Workout Day: Register at https://www.cfmokena.com/family-workout
Locker Ladders: Purchase at https://bit.ly/LockerLadders
🥎 🧪 Summer Sparks Day 2 was a blast! 🧪 🥎
Summer Sparks enrichment classes began today! We are excited to have 40 students back at school this week participating in STEAM and softball!
Mokena School District 159 is excited to have a table (and maybe a bus!) at this year's National Night Out. Save the date in your calendar and come visit us on August 4th!
Returning student registration and new student enrollment is now open for the 2026-2027 school year! Please visit your Skyward Family Access account or check your email for more information!
The following district website also has instructions: https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/enrollment-and-registration/home .
School supply lists can be found on each school's website under "Parents" or by visiting one of the links below:
-MES: https://mes.mokena159.org/o/mes/page/supply-list
-MIS: https://mis.mokena159.org/o/mis/page/supply-list
-MJHS: https://mjhs.mokena159.org/o/mjhs/page/supply-list
