🎉 Congrats to Liam Johnson for representing Rayburn Elementary at the Sharyland Chess Tournament! Flying solo, he won 4 rounds and brought home a trophy! 🏆 We’re so proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to shine, Liam! ⭐ #RayburnRocks #ChessChampion @McAllenISD


🐝 Congratulations to 4th grader Sophia Esparza for her outstanding participation in the McAllen ISD Spelling Bee this morning! She did an amazing job, and we couldn’t be prouder of her hard work and dedication. Way to go, Sophia! @McAllenISD #RayburnRocket



Our 5th grade Rayburn Rockets attended the Elevate Softball & Baseball Camps last night at McHi fields! We’re proud of them for learning new skills. Thank you, Coach Garcia, for supporting our Rockets! 🚀⚾🥎 #RayburnRockets @McAllenISD @bgcmcallen @RocketsPE




Yesterday, we didn’t quite reach our 97% attendance goal, but it was the highest percentage all week—great job! Let’s work together to hit that 97% today. Every day counts! #AttendanceMatters #StriveFor97

Registration ends in 3 DAYS for the Elevate teams! Don't forget to register for our Rayburn teams here!
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Registration Dates: January 13th to the 24th
#RayburnRockets @McAllenISD @bgcmcallen @RocketsPE

5th graders! The Elevate camps are happening tomorrow! They're FREE! We hope to see our Rockets there! #RayburnRockets @McAllenISD @bgcmcallen @RocketsPE


Low attendance today, but we were thrilled to see so many smiling faces on this delayed start! Stay warm, stay safe, and we’re excited to see everyone back tomorrow to reach our goal of 97% attendance! #RayburnStrong #AttendanceMatters

Our attendance today was just 90.15%—let’s aim for our 97% goal next time! Stay warm and enjoy your day off tomorrow. Remember, classes resume Wednesday with a delayed start at 8:50 AM. See you then! ❄️🚀#AttendanceMatters #StayWarm

🌟This weekend, our bilingual teachers attended the RGV TABE conference, growing as educators and winning a $1,000 grant for bilingual materials! Special shoutout to Ms. Alaniz & Mrs. Butters for presenting on differentiable activities. #RayburnProud #RGVTABE2025 @McAllenISD




🚀Our Rayburn Robotics Team, Technoglow, earned 2nd place overall at the robotics competition this weekend! 🌟🤖 We are so proud of their hard work, creativity, & teamwork. On Monday we find out if we advance to Regionals. Fingers crossed! #FutureEngineers #Robotics @McAllenISD




🚀Our amazing chess team competed in a tournament at Sanchez Elementary yesterday and the results are amazing! We are so proud of our students and chess sponsors! Congratulations to all who participated!
#chessteam #RayburnRockets @McAllenISD




❄️Updated weather info for January 20-24, 2025


Our attendance was low today—just 7 students short of reaching 97%! Let’s rest up this weekend and come back refreshed, ready to learn, and on time. Every day counts, Rayburn Rockets! 🚀 #AttendanceMatters #RayburnStrong

Just ONE student short of our daily attendance goal! Let’s keep striving for perfect attendance by staying healthy and coming to school each day. Don’t forget to turn in doctor excuses when needed. We can do this, Rayburn Rockets! 🚀 #AttendanceMatters #RayburnStrong

🌟 GOT THE SPIRIT? WE WANT TO HEAR IT! 🌟
Join us at the Bert Ogden Arena on Saturday, February 1st at 7 PM for an unforgettable night! The Rayburn Cheer Team will be performing, and we have reserved 300 seats just for our school in Sections 201 and 202! 🎉 Tickets are only $15, and children 2 and under get in FREE!
Will we see you there? Let us know in the comments! 🙌💙

Attendance matters! 📚 Today, our attendance was 95.4%, but our goal is 97% daily. Let’s work together to stay healthy, rest up when needed, and limit absences. Every day counts for learning and success! 💪 #AttendanceMatters #StayHealthy #EveryDayCounts

🚀 Shoutout to Rayburn Elementary for earning the Top Elementary Attendance in McAllen ISD for Jan. 8-10 with 96.36%! Let’s keep aiming for 97%—every day counts! 🌟 #AttendanceMatters #RayburnProud @McAllenISD

Today, we were just 2 students away AGAIN from reaching our attendance goal! Let’s aim higher tomorrow—every student counts in making our school stronger. Together, we can achieve 97%! 🌟 #AttendanceMatters #EveryStudentCounts

We missed our 97% attendance goal by just 2 students today! 😔 Every day matters—missing even one day means losing 8 hours of valuable learning that’s hard to make up. Let’s work together to keep our students in school and on track! #EveryDayCounts #AttendanceMatters

🗓️ Mark your calendars for all the exciting things happening this week at Rayburn Elementary! 🧡💙🚀 January 13-17, 2025

