Ready for the Battle of the Books competition this morning! Good luck, Milam Mustangs! Ben Milam Elementary #milamsuperstars

"When we read to our children, they are doing more work than meets the eye. 'It's that muscle they're developing bringing the images to life in their minds.'" Fascinating study on how reading picture books to children helps their brains develop. kqed.org/mindshift/5128…

Paper airplane contest during 5th grade Makerspace Lunch Bunch! #farthest #straightest #loopdeloop #bestdesign #spiral #milamsuperstars Ben Milam Elementary

Students will visit the Scholastic Book Fair this week w/ their class. Use the eWallet to give your child the ability to purchase books without having to bring money to school. Visit the Milam Book Fair site to set up your eWallet account: scholastic.com/bf/milames

Good luck at the Regional Spelling Bee, Jack! We’re proud of you! Ben Milam Elementary McAllen ISD #milamsuperstars 🐝 🍀

Tech Wars happens this Thursday! Mark your calendar 5:00-8:00

Congratulations to Miss Allison Jones!! She has been selected as the Elementary 2018-2019 Technology Teacher of the Year! Thank you for all you do for our Milam students! Well deserved. We love and appreciate you! #awesometeachersatmilam #ichooseMilam Ben Milam Elementary McAllen ISD

Milam’s Annual Character Parade is this Monday, April 15th! Come to school dressed as your favorite book character! Bring the book if you have it to carry in the parade. 📚 🕵🏻‍♂️👩🏻‍🎤👩🏽‍🎨👨🏽‍🚒 Ben Milam Elementary #NationalLibraryWeek #readersareleaders

Celebrating National Library Week a couple of days late with our annual Character Parade! Take the time to read a book with a loved one today! #readersareleaders McAllen ISD Ben Milam Elementary

Lots of fun at Lights Out in the Library! #readersareleaders #milamsuperstars #ichoosemcallenisd McAllen ISD Ben Milam Elementary

Century Club members have been getting a mental workout as they put in the time & effort to read all year long. Today they got a bit of a physical workout celebrating that commitment to reading! Thank you, Milam PTO, for your support! #readersareleaders Ben Milam Elementary

Great group of learners #CODEchella and #CODEzilla McAllen.isd @garzaanjanette

3rd grade teachers learning and lunching during James Varlack 👨🏾‍💻🔜2025 🏫 YR ‘s IT Tech Cafe Pear Deck session. So much to learn, so little time. Thanks, James! 🍐🧡💙🍐 Ben Milam Elementary annvega

This week is National Library Week! Even though we are not able to visit libraries this week, we are still celebrating our love of reading! Video yourself reciting a favorite poem or one you wrote & attach it to today’s assignment in the Milam Library Distance Learning GC.

National Library Week memories! 💙🧡 Thank you to everyone that participated! Click on the link to listen to our Milam Mustang Poetry - drive.google.com/file/d/1_JUdkT…

Milam Cheerleaders showing their love of reading during National Library Week! 💙🧡

Milam 5th graders sporting their marvelous mustaches during National Library Week! 💙🧡💙

Ch 5 News highlights McAllen ISD librarians! krgv.com/news/mcallen-i…

Our librarians are getting ready for summer since tomorrow is their last day! Enjoy your summer everyone! #McAllenISDLib McAllen ISD