Parents & Students
Sam Houston Elementary believes that education and learning are shared responsibilities of the student, family, the community, and the school system.
We encourage all parents to support their child's learning in the following ways:
- Encourage consistent school attendance
- Ensure on-time arrival and preparedness
- Encourage positive school behavior
- Review homework and monitor progress
- Monitor television watching and encourage positive use of extracurricular time
- Teach social skills to promote positive interactions
- Volunteer at Sam Houston if time and schedule permits
- Attend parent-teacher conferences and participate, when appropriate, in educational decisions
We encourage all students to support their learning in the following ways:
- Attend school regularly and arrive on time
- Ask for help assignments as needed at school and home
- Complete assignments and turn them in on time
- Display positive and respectful behaviors to increase learning
- Make a genuine and best effort
- Discuss the school day and share school information with parents