Yearbooks are on sale now!
4: Sunshine Day for Lifeskills and ECSE
10: ELA STAAR for 3rd and 4th grade-Closed Campus
11: Closed Campus
18: No School: Good Friday
21: No School
24: Math STAAR for 3rd and 4th grade-Closed Campus
25: Closed Campus
Future Dates:
May 2: Field Day
May 6: Choir Field Trip
May 8: GT Expo
May 9: 100 Day Celebration Ceremony: 5:30-7:00
May 15: 4th Grade Field Trip
ECSE Awards in the classroom: 9:30 and 1:15
PK Awards in the classroom: 9:30
May 16: Kindergarten Graduation: 9:00 A.M. in the Cafeteria
May 22: First Grade Awards: 8:30 in the Cafeteria
Second Grade Awards 9:30 in the Cafeteria
Third Grade Awards 1:00 in the Cafeteria
Fourth Grade Awards at 2:00 in the Cafeteria with a Clap Out
May 23: Last Day of School-Half Day
Principal: Rian Stepp
Assistant Principals:
Erika Mead-Garza: PK-1st Grade Dean
Alexis Clark: 2nd-4th Grade Dean
Counselor: Taylor Bart
Please don't hesitate to reach out to us for any questions or concerns. We are here to serve you, our students, and our community. We are dedicated to ensuring our Mustangs have the best educational experience here at Milam Elementary.
I am honored to serve the Milam Community. At Milam Elementary, it is our goal to create a safe, caring, and positive learning experience for all our Mustangs. I will nurture a school community where parents, teachers, staff, and students care for each other and strive to build positive relationships that support academic and social/emotional growth. I look forward to working together for a successful school year for our Milam Mustangs.
Our theme this year at Milam is “100 Years, 1 Community." Milam Elementary joined the Conroe Independent School District 100 years ago. We will honor Milam Elementary and the Milam Community throughout the school year.
Our doors open at 7:30 A.M. and we begin dismissal at 3:10 P.M.
Rainy Days do not change our dismissal time of 3:10 PM
School Day Hours: 7:55-3:10
Parent Access is Transitioning to Home Access Center
For information: https://kb.conroeisd.net/
Morning Car Riders: We are asking for all students to be dropped off through the car rider line. If you need to conduct business in the front office you can park and enter at 8:00 A.M. This ensures that we do not have students walking through the moving car rider line. Please do not park in the back parking lot and walk the students to the front. The back parking lot is for staff parking and the buses. We do not want parents and students walking in between buses as they arrive due to safety concerns. Thank you in helping ensure that our Mustangs are safe.
Volunteering at Milam: We love to have volunteers at Milam. In order to volunteer you will need to have registered through the CISD website and been approved. This process must be completed yearly. Here is the link to register to volunteer https://apps.conroeisd.net/volunteer/ It is very important for the safety of our students to have parents complete the volunteer form for any events where there they will be in contact with students other than their own child, such as fieldtrips, classroom parties, etc.. We strongly encourage you to complete this form as part of the beginning of the school year process to avoid any inconvenience throughout the school year. Please sign up to volunteer if you plan on going on a field trip.
Transportation changes: Changes are made by emailing the change to milam@conroeisd.net with a copy of your ID before 2:00 pm.
If you need to pick up your child early, you must do so before 2:30 p.m. through the front office.
Smart Tags: Please help us keep Smart Tags attached to backpacks. A replacement Smart Tag will cost $2.00.
Prioritizing Safety: All staff and visitors must wear a visible badge at all times, with visitors’ badges including a time and date stamp. Safety is our ultimate responsibility and takes all of us working together.
Bats are a part of our natural surroundings and play a vital role in our ecosystem. We often construct buildings in areas that were previously their habitat, so it is important to be aware that bats may be present. Although beneficial, these small creatures could possibly be infected with the rabies virus. Conroe ISD has established protocols when a bat is discovered on school grounds. Please take this opportunity to remind your student why it is important not to touch or pick up any unknown animals or objects off the ground
Notes from Pre-K
It’s April and Spring! We are working hard to finish the year strong. Please continue working with your child on writing their name, letters and sounds, and counting to 30.
We are studying 3D shapes, 2D shapes and positional words in math. We will also work on joining and separating within 5. Our goal for counting is 1-30 with no teen numbers skipped. In reading we are working on segmenting and blending sounds in words, retelling a story including characters, setting, and order of events. We are practicing drawing a story, labeling a picture, and writing a sentence in writing. Wants and needs continue in social studies, along with being a consumer and learning about paying with money. We continue to work on living and nonliving, and plants and what they need to grow. Later in April we will start talking about life cycles of animals.
Other information: Please keep a change of clothes in their backpacks for unforeseen accidents.
Notes from Kindergarten
As we enter our last grading period of the year, we will be using rhythm and rhyme to read poems and sequencing stories that we read. When we read, we are learning to pay attention to the characters…what they are doing, how they are feeling, and what lessons they are learning. Everyday we are getting better and better at reading independently! In Math we have been learning about joining and separating and will start learning about ways we can measure objects using length, weight and capacity. We will once again write narrative stories using planning, neat handwriting, complete sentences, and revising to make our stories the best they can be! We will talk about needs and wants and we love to explore animals and plants in spring!
Notes from 1st Grade
There are 8 more Fridays left of school! Yay! In math, we are spiraling back to Word Problems and the different strategies we can use to solve them. In reading, we are exploring the dramatic and persuasive elements of all genres. In writing, we will be using our creativity for our fiction writing. In science we will begin exploring food chains and continue economics and technology in social studies.
Other Information:
We hope you rested and enjoyed your Spring Break!! Is your child reading everyday? Did you know that reading can enhance language skills, expand vocabulary, improve comprehension, and can build a stronger foundation for academic success? Happy Reading!
Notes from 2nd Grade
Our second graders are working hard and learning so much! We are so proud of them! This month, in math we are learning multiplication/division, graphing, determining if a number is even or odd, and comparing and ordering numbers.
In reading, we are learning about internal and external traits of a character, interactions of a character, making predictions, using text evidence to form a response, nonfiction text features, and the structure of a text.
In writing we are continuing rating stories read, plot elements, problem/resolution, forming an opinion based on text evidence, and understanding the author's purpose.
In science we are learning about the parts of a plant, pollination, and the importance of seeds. For Social studies we are learning about U.S. symbols, and the importance of the Pledge of Allegiance.
It’s important for students to read at home 20 minutes a day to support their reading growth. Other information: Please keep a change of clothes in students' backpacks for unforeseen accidents.
Notes from 3rd Grade
This month in reading we will be continuing our STAAR review unit. Students are working on responding to a text with a short and extended constructed response. In phonics, we are learning about types of syllables. The reading STAAR test will be on April 10th.
In math, students are going to begin our unit on measurement as well as personal financial literacy. We will also have our math STAAR test April 24th! Please make sure your child is practicing their math facts at home. In science, students will be beginning their unit or organisms. Students will investigate the life cycles of animals and how animal structures allow them to function in their environment. In social studies, students will be beginning their unit on economics.
Notes from 4th Grade
This month, we will be learning how to compare fractions, and review for STAAR testing. The math STAAR test will be on April 24th!
In science, we will be studying fossils, and the structure of plants. In Social Studies, we will learn about financial literacy, Industrialization in Texas, and World War I and 1920’s
In reading we will begin our STAAR Prep Unit. In Writing we will continue focusing on improving our ECR (Extended Constructed Response Skills). The reading STAAR test will be on April 10th!
Other Information: We also have visits to Grangerland and Veterans Memorial Intermediate schools. Your homeroom teacher will provide more information about when they will be visiting their new schools to prepare for next year! Our field trip is scheduled for May 15, 2025 to the Rainbow Roller Rink. More info to come!
Notes from Special Education
Life Skills
In Life Skills we are working on a variety of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills. Our unit for April is called “Can I buy it?”. In this unit, students explore basic concepts of economics, including buying and selling, and wants and needs. Students will recognize the difference between wants and needs, distinguish between buying and selling, identify places where people buy or sell goods and services, recognize that people must have money if they want to buy products and services, and compare amounts to determine more or less.
In addition to the core subjects, our Life Skills students will focus on social skills, cooking skills, self-help skills, and other basic life skills. Parents, if you have not signed up to be a CONROE ISD VOLUNTEER, please do that soon. We will have an all parents invited field trip on April 4th that you will need the volunteer form completed to attend.
ECSE (Early Childhood Special Education)
The ECSE classes will focus on Letters P and Q in the month of April. In the area of math we will work on measuring. For Science, we learn about plants / fruits and vegetables and how they grow. For Handwriting, we will work on pre-writing strokes, as well as tracing/copying/writing the letters in our first name. We will continue to practice our Social Skills, sharing and taking turns with our friends. Our Focus Unit is on Plants and Life Cycles. Parents, if you have not signed up to be a CONROE ISD VOLUNTEER, please do that soon. We will have an all parents invited field trip on April 4th that you will need the volunteer form completed to attend.
Resource/In Class Support
In Resource Mathematics, we are taking our math to the next level with a strong focus on solving word problems & making sure we know what steps to take in our word problems. We will continue to work on addition and subtraction computation to build foundational skills to help our students' success in more advanced mathematical concepts. In English Language Arts we are growing as readers and writers by working on writing complete sentences with correct conventions. We are becoming stronger readers by working on finding text evidence and reading more fluently. We are officially in the testing season for our 3rd and 4th graders. Please make sure that your child is getting adequate rest at night.
Notes from Specials
Music News
Please mark your calendars: The Kindergarten Graduation will be in the morning on May 16! Kindergarten students are already working hard on their songs and you will not want to miss this special celebration! 4th and 3rd graders are doing a great job playing their recorders! Students who purchased a recorder will bring their recorder home in the middle of May. The Milam Choir will be singing at Milam’s 100th Birthday Celebration on May 9 from 5:30-7:00! More details to come!
4th graders, it's time to think about what instrument you would like to play next year!! Please attend the Instrument Petting Zoo with your family to look at all your options for intermediate school!! Students going to Veterans Memorial next year, your Instrument Petting Zoo is Thursday, April 10 at Veterans Memorial from 5:30-7 pm!
Art News
During the month of April we will have a Caney Creek Feeder Zone Art Night at Moorhead Jr. High on Fri. the 4th. Select art grades Pre K through 12th grade will be showcased. There will be vendors, food trucks and some great student art! Come on out, everyone is welcome!
As always thank you for your continued support of the Arts! ~Mrs. B
PE News
In the month of April, we will be focusing on outdoor safety and preparing students for our annual Field Day! Field Day will be held on Friday, May 2nd during your child’s grade level specials time. Parents are welcome to experience the fun of Field Day with their child during their respective time. A flyer will be sent home with all the information so please be on the lookout! As always, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out. - Coach Closson
April is School Library Month!
The mission of the Milam Elementary Library is to encourage a life-long love of reading and prepare student students to be future ready learners by:
Creating a welcoming, safe and inclusive atmosphere for students, staff and community members.
Cultivating a consciously curated, diverse, quality library collection that encourages students to voraciously read for pleasure and individual inquiry.
Collaborating with teachers across the curriculum on learning objectives and lessons as a partner to the classroom.
Teaching students how to effectively use and evaluate print and digital resources.
Provide students and staff with opportunities to use and learn a wide variety of 21st century life long skills while establishing a collaborative environment in which to create and explore.
Mrs. McAlister is sending home notices for lost books. Please look in all of the hiding places for our library books!
THE FRIENDS. THE CLASSES. THE TEACHERS.
Safeguard all the memories, big and small, by ordering your 2024-2025 yearbook for $25
Use school code 251037M
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. McAlister, wmcalister@conroeisd.net
Yearbooks!
Safeguard all the memories, big and small, by ordering your 2024-2025 yearbook for $25
Use school code 251037M
Notes from Instructional Coaches
ELA:
Spring break is a great time to relax, but it’s also a perfect opportunity to keep your child’s literacy skills sharpand fun and engaging ways! Here are a few simple ideas to encourage reading and writing during the break:
📚 Daily Reading Time – Encourage your child to read for at least 20 minutes a day. Let them choose books that interest them!
✍️ Journaling Adventures – Have your child keep a vacation journal. Whether traveling or staying home, writing about daily activities helps build creativity and reflection.
🗣️ Storytelling Fun – Take turns making up stories as a family. Try adding silly twists or acting them out to make it even more exciting!
🔎 Scavenger Hunt for Words – Create a word hunt by spotting new vocabulary in books, signs, or menus when you're out and about.
🎭 Read and Act – Read a book together and put on a mini play based on the story. This helps with comprehension and expression!
Math:
To encourage your child in mathematics at home please try to incorporate math discussions whenever you can. Some ideas on how to incorporate math in your home: Discuss money (coins and bills) and/or count money. Try cooking or baking with your child and have them observe fractions and discuss the size of different fractions. Encourage your child to discuss what they are learning in class.
Notes from the Counselor
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is important that children are able to understand boundaries, identify trusting adults, and recognize unsafe situations. See flyer for information regarding discussing personal safety with your children.
For guidance lessons, Pre-K will continue to learn about the importance of personal space, Kinder, 1st, and 2nd will learn about self-esteem and embracing our unique qualities, 3rd and 4th grade students will learn how to handle gossip and rumors.
GT Referral for Summer Testing Window OPEN
The referral window for GT Summer Testing is from April 1-30. If you would like to refer your child for GT summer testing, please email me (tbart@conroeisd.net). If a student took any GT test this school year (2nd Grade CogAT and/or Spring Testing), he/she may not participate in this round of testing.
Referral forms are located:
1) on the Conroe ISD’s GT department website under ‘Programs Forms’
2) In the front office of Milam
GT Summer Testing will be held from May 29-30 at Mitchell Intermediate from 8:00-12:00. Students who need to test in Spanish will be tested on campus during the month of May.
Assistance Form
One of my jobs as a school counselor is to help connect families with resources. If you are needing assistance (food, clothing, holiday, etc.) please fill out the assistance form: https://forms.gle/aBJRC6xw17Jhnrof7
If you have any questions or have a concern, please reach out to me at tbart@conroeisd.net
Notes from the Nurse
The Importance of Sleep
Did you know that children ages 5-12 years old need 10 or 11 hours of sleep a night? If you don’t get enough sleep your brain doesn’t function normally, you can have a difficult time performing usually easy tasks, and your immune system can be affected! There is no better time than the flu/cold season to keep your body healthy! The following are some tips to help make sure your child is getting enough sleep.
Try to make bedtime a standard time every night.
Follow a bedtime routine that is calm and helps the body relax and get ready for sleep.
Limit sugary foods and drinks with caffeine, especially in the evening time.
Try not to have a TV in the bedroom. If you do, turn it off when it’s bedtime.
Let’s make sure all of our students are bright-eyed, healthy, and ready to learn!
Technology
Parents/Guardians:
We are looking forward to a great school year. In an effort to help our parents, we are moving to a ParentPortal for parents to access information about their child. You will login similar to the way your child does for school (similar to the SSO) to access school information. All parents/guardians will need to enroll to create an account. You will need the email address that is in your child’s record. Once you enter the email, you will be prompted to create a password.
Please click Parent Portal Directions to for instructions or go to Conroe ISD Webpage thenParents/Students to access the link to the ParentPortal.
We hope that you enjoy this transition to a new and convenient platform.
Sincerely,
Conroe ISD Technology
Parent Access
By logging into Parent Access, you can check your child's grades, assignments, and attendance.
To access your child’s information online you must register for an account.
Please go to the following link and follow the directions below:
Click the “Student/Parent” tab
Click on “Parent Access Center”
Click “Register”
CISD Mobile App
Stay in touch with CISD by downloading our new mobile app!
Download the app on your mobile device today and select ‘yes’ to receive push notifications with the latest news and updates from the District.
Key Features:
- Push Notifications - Select ‘yes’ when you download the app to receive the latest push notifications from the District.
- Calendar Events - Add events to the calendar on your personal mobile device directly from the calendar section on the app.
- News - Check out the latest District-wide and school news all in one place!
