Mokena Elementary

Join us next week in celebrating our AMAZING staff members with a Staff Appreciation Spirit Week! Dress in a different color each day to show your gratitude throughout the week!

🎶 MES 3rd graders put on a terrific recorder concert this week! We are so impressed by all they learned about playing an instrument in music class! Congratulations and job well done to these students and Mrs. Jester! 🎶

Thank you to everyone who came out to the "Hoopin' for Inclusion" event last night as Mokena staff faced the incrediable athletes from Lincoln-Way Special Recreation Association!

The MES Student Council's "Picnic for the Pantry" food drive ends May 1st. Send in your items by the end of the week to help out our local food pantry!

We hope to see our incoming kindergarten families at tomorrow night's Kindergarten Information Night at Mokena Elementary School!

We hope to see everyone tonight for the big game! The doors will open at 6:00 pm and the wheelchair basketball game will start at 6:30 pm.!

Beep beep! 🚍 It’s School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! We’re so thankful for the amazing drivers who go above and beyond to ensure our students arrive safely to school and home! Make sure to give an extra thank you to your bus drivers today!

🌟 Congratulations to the MES April Stars! Keep shining bright! 🌟

🚨 New lunch menu item alert! MES students will have a new menu item on Friday, May 1st... Mini Pizza Puffs! We hope you will give it a try! 🚨

We loved seeing so many current and past Stars at the MES Dine and Donate Event! Our teachers and staff members had a great time delivering meals to our families! Thank you for your support.

Tomorrow is the day! Mokena School District is hosting a Special Education Family Night on Thursday, April 23 at MES! There will be a variety of trucks to experience, as well as food trucks with food for purchase.

Today is National Administrative Professionals Day! Join us in celebrating the hard work of our administrative professionals in our school and district offices!

Come out to Culvers tonight for the MES Dine and Donate Event! MES staff will be there to deliver food to families at their tables! We can't wait to see you there!

🌷 We loved watching our Kinderbuddies blossom together during their April time together! 🪻

Don't forget...

Mokena School District is hosting a Special Education Family Night on Thursday, April 23 at MES! There will be a variety of trucks to experience, as well as food trucks with food for purchase. Optional T-shirt orders are due today!

🐣 Right before Spring Break, some of our first graders hatched eggs with good behavior! Students then read "The Best Nest" and created nests for their new chicks! 🐣

We are hiring for the 2026-2027 school year! Apply today at mokena159.schoolspring.com.

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!

It's National Assistant Prinicpals Week! Let's give a special thank you to MES Assistant Principal Levy and MJHS Assistant Principal Panos!