Connect and share your input with Superintendent Gurney at one of the upcoming Community Listening Sessions. We hope to see you there!
Officer Tom Czarnecki began his 10 week DARE Program this week at MIS. He will be at MIS on Tuesdays and Thursdays, teaching lessons to our 5th graders and also spending time with our students outside of class. His goal is to build positive connections with our Rockets, and we are excited to welcome him as part of Rocketville.
MIS students are enjoying visiting the library to pick out self-selected independent reading books!
The Mokena PTA has created a central form for parents to sign-up to volunteer for their various events throughout the year. Please visit https://bit.ly/PTAVolunteers25?r=qr to see what opportunities are available. As a reminder, PTA membership is not required to volunteer.
Happy National IT Professionals Day to our technology department! Today we honor the IT professionals who do the critical but often unseen work to keep our networks, devices, and applications running for our students and staff!
Save the date for our annual "Volley for the Cure"! Spirit wear for the event must be purchased by September 20th at https://mokenavolleycure25.itemorder.com/shop/home/ .
We are cheering on our MIS Rocket Runners Club as they are back in action this week!
September is Attendance Awareness Month. Did you know absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school. Together, let's make every day count!
Ever wonder what happens on an Early Release Day after our students go home? This is dedicated time for professional development related to school and district goals. Yesterday our schools had training on our new K-5 social studies program and 6-8 SEL program. We truly appreciate the time to grow, collabroate, and learn together!
Our MES hallways are full of red, white, and blue in observance of Patriot Day. Today in unity, we honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. We are grateful for the bravery and selflessness of our first responders, the strength of the survivors, and the resilience of our nation. #PatriotDay
4th graders are learning about the four different types of social sciences: economics, geography, civics, and history. In their first lesson of our new social studies program, students read about each social science and created a web of symbols and pictures to represent each one. Students finished the lesson by doing a poster walk to notice and discuss similarities.
Don't forget...
September is Attendance Awareness Month, recognizing that regular school attendance is essential to student achievement. Did you know that missing just 2 days per month (10% of the school year) makes it harder for students to keep up and succeed?
Our 4th graders kicked off their poetry unit by reading "Love That Dog" and exploring our poetry based independent reading text bins! We can't wait to see the work our future poets will do!
🎶 Our Marching Band did a great job performing in today's Frankfort Fall Festival Parade! 🎶
Don't forget that there is no school on Monday!
Picture Day is coming up at each of our schools!
We have three schools, but we are one district! Our staff showed their collective Mokena Pride by wearing our district shirts on Friday! We loved seeing all of the Mokena green filling our hallways, offices, and classrooms!
🌟 Happy First Day, Stars! You will shine bright this year at MES! 🌟
🚀 Happy First Day, Rockets! Iti s going to be a fantastic year at MIS! 🚀
