📣 Calling Our Cougar Parents! 🐾 Join us for the Cougarette Dance Team Parent Meeting 💃🕺on Wednesday, August 27 at 5:00 p.m. in the library for 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade Cougars interested in joining the dance team! 🐱✨ Let’s get ready to DANCE into an amazing season! #CougarPride
about 15 hours ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Announcement: Cougarette Dance Team Parent Meeting in English
Announcement: Cougarette Dance Team Parent Meeting in Spanish

📚✨ Mrs. Recinos, our awesome librarian, is trying something new this year to help our 1st and 2nd grade Cougars stay organized; they are LOVING it! Now, when they check out their library books, they get to carry them in their own book pouches! 🎒 #LevelUp #WeAreAllIn

3 days ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Kids posing with book pouches.
Kids posing with book pouches.
🐾🚓 K9 Officer Penny made a paws-itively awesome visit to Mrs. Garcia’s 4th Grade Cougars! 🐶💙 The students loved meeting a four-legged hero! 🦴👮‍♀️🐾 #LevelUp #CougarPride #K9Hero #PawsAndProtect #WeAreAllIn
6 days ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Kids posing with Officer Penny.
Kids posing with Officer Penny.
Kids posing with Officer Penny.
Officer Penny posing for picture.

5th Grade Scientists: Ready to ask questions ❓, explore the world 🌍, and discover new things 🧪✨! #LevelUp #WeAreAllIn #CougarPride

9 days ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Kids exploring.
Kids exploring.
Kids exploring.
Kids exploring.
Kids exploring.
💃✨ The Cougarettes showed up and showed OUT at National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7th! 🐾🎶 From dancing at the police substation to shining at the McAllen Municipal Park, they brought the energy, the talent, and the Cougar pride! 💚💛 #LevelUp #Cougarettes #CougarPride
10 days ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Cougarette Dance Team posing.
Cougarette Dance Team posing.
Cougarette Dance Team posing.
Child posing.
Cougarette Dance Team posing.
Cougarette Dance Team posing.
Child posing.
Children posing.

📬✨ Cougar Family, the August Counselor’s Corner is here! 🌟 Dive in for helpful tips, wellness tools, and updates to kick off the new school year strong! ¡Familia Cougar! Ya llegó el boletín de agosto titulado Counselor’s Corner. 🌟 Encuentre consejos útiles, herramientas de bienestar y novedades para comenzar el año escolar con fuerza. 💚📘💛 #LevelUp #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn

11 days ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Counselor's Corner Newsletter Image in English
Counselor's Corner Newsletter Image in Spanish
📲 Stay in the know with McAllen ISD! Download our official app to get the latest news, events, and updates right at your fingertips. Just search “McAllen ISD” in your app store and stay connected all year long! 💛
24 days ago, Erica Guerrero
app
app
We are ALL IN for focused learning! Updated policy coming soon for 25-26 school year
24 days ago, Erica Guerrero
no communication devices
💚💪 Cougar family, today (Sunday, June 15) we celebrate Dad! Happy Father's Day to our super dads! 💪💛 #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn #FathersDay
2 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Announcement - Happy Father's Day in English
Announcement - Happy Father's Day in Spanish
🏖️ Cougars, happy summer vacation! We look forward to seeing you again at the start of next school year: Thursday, August 14, 2025! 💚 🙌 💛 #BeYourBest #WeAreAllIn #SummerVacationIsHere
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Announcement - Summer Vacation in English
Announcement - Summer Vacation in Spanish
⏰ McAllen ISD will have an early release on Wednesday, June 4. All elementary students will be released at 11:55 a.m. There will be no after school program, so please plan accordingly. #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Early Dismissal Announcement English
Early Dismissal Announcement Spanish
🤿🏊 Big shoutout to our amazing Cougars for meeting their AR reading goals!🏅 We celebrated their hard work and dedication with a splash at the pool! 🌊🏊‍♀️ #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
Kids posing at the pool party.
The Houstonville Peace Officers attended the Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony hosted by the McAllen Police Department in honor of National Police Week. 💙🕊️ We stand united in honoring our fallen heroes: Federico Saenz, Rosalin Suarez, Reynaldo Lopez, Edelmiro Garza Jr., and Ismael Chavez Jr. Their legacy lives on. 🙏👮‍♂️👮‍♀️ #NeverForgotten
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Peace Officers posing.
Mrs. Esqueda's Pre-K(3) Cougars have been fluttering with excitement! 🐛➡️🦋 They've observed caterpillars grow, change, and transform into beautiful butterflies. They celebrated this journey by releasing them into the S.H.E. Tiny Forest! 🌸✨ #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Students posing.
Students ready to release butterflies.
Students ready to release butterflies.
Students observing butterfly.
Students observing butterfly.
Students observing butterfly.
Students releasing butterflies.
Students releasing butterflies.
Students releasing butterflies.
🎉 Mrs. Silva’s 1st Grade Texas Performance Standards Project Showcase was a success! 🌟 Our young Cougars wowed with their creativity, confidence, and curiosity! 🧠✨ #TPSPShowcase #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn 💡📚🎨
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Student posing with project.
Student posing with project.
Student's project.
Student's project.
Mrs. Salcedo's Pre-K(3) Cougars have been fluttering with excitement! 🐛➡️🦋 They've observed caterpillars grow, change, and transform into beautiful butterflies. They celebrated this journey by releasing them into the S.H.E. Tiny Forest! 🌸✨ #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Students posing at the tiny forest.
Students posing at the tiny forest.
Student observing butterfly.
Student observing butterfly.
Students observing butterfly.
Students observing butterfly.
Students releasing butterflies.
Students releasing butterflies.
Students releasing butterflies.
Butterfly life cycle pictured.
🥳 Cougar family, today (Sunday, May 18) is National Speech-Language Pathologist Day! 🙏 Let’s celebrate Ms. M Canales, speech pathologist and Ms. E. Dominguez, speech assistant! 💛🗣️💚 #BeYourBest #CougarPride #NationalSpeechLanguagePathologistDay #WeAreAllIn
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Announcement - National Speech Pathologist Day in English
Announcement - National Speech Pathologist Day in Spanish
PreK-3 Cougars in Ms. Esqueda's class wrapped up the year with a fun-filled field trip to the park, enjoying pizza, playtime, and an exciting visit from the Gladys Porter Zoo's coolest reptiles! 🦎🍕🌳 #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn #PreK3Adventures #GladysPorterZoo
3 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Kids and teachers posing at the park.
Kids posing in the classroom.
Student having fun at the park.
Student having fun at the park
Student having fun at the park.
Students eating pizza at the park.
Student having fun at the park.
Student having fun at the park.
Students eating pizza at the park.
Students eating pizza at the park.
💚 🌻 💛 Cougar family, today we celebrate Mom! Happy Mother's Day to our lovely mothers! 🫶 #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn #MothersDay
4 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Announcement for Happy Mother's Day in English
Announcement for Happy Mother's Day in Spanish
💚 🌻 💛 ¡Familia Cougar, hoy celebramos a Mamá! ¡Feliz día de las madres a nuestras hermosas madres! 🫶 #BeYourBest #CougarPride #WeAreAllIn #FelizDíaDeLasMadres
4 months ago, Sam Houston Elementary
Announcement for Happy Mother's Day in English
Announcement for Happy Mother's Day in Spanish