16428 N. 21st Street
Phoenix, AZ 85022
(602)449-5400
Welcome to the 2009/2010 School Year!
Dear Aire Libre Families,
The Aire Libre Title I Reading and Math Resource Program is dedicated to keeping you informed about ways you can help your child be successful in school and strengthen his/her reading, writing and math skills. We hope this information will help you feel more comfortable about helping your child become a successful student. You are a very important part of your child’s learning and success as a student and a valuable partner in his/her education.
website for Title I Information
Parents
Parents
Parents
Parents
”Let’s READ as a Family” website!
Parents
Visit Rif's family reading
site en Espanol!
Students
Visit these sites for fun and
educational reading activities!
The Screen Actors Guild
Foundation is proud to bring
you Storyline Online, an on-line
streaming video program
featuring SAG members reading
childrens books aloud. Actors
read stories to children on a video
stream that shows the actor
reading a book, which allows
children to listen online and
enjoy the story.
http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/
Students
Visit Mrs. B's official website
for more information on Mrs. B's
Storytelling with a Twist or to
view some activities and samples
of the books she has available:
The Aire Libre Title I Program:
The Aire Libre Title I Program is a school-wide Federally Sponsored Program that provides funding for schools. Grades 1-6 are the focus of this program at Aire Libre. We work hard to increase services that will help improve the educational success of our students. Some of the programs we provide are:
Jump Start: 2-6 grade Title I students received a 2 week
"Jump Start" for the
2009/2010 school year. Students received school supplies for the new school year.
Teachers helped students get organized and reviewed basic reading and
math skills. Students and teachers read daily and students enjoyed activities such as
"Reader's Theatre," "Read Naturally," "Math and Reading Bingo," and much more!
Parent Meetings: Parents are an integral part of a
student’s success. We recognize that
and strive to include parents in all areas of their child's education. Some ways we do this
is by providing informational meetings about the Title I program, monthly Title I
meetings and get acquainted breakfasts. All parents are welcome to attend.
Parent Math Academy: Our Parent Math Academy classes
provide lessons and activities to help
parents and students gain a clearer understanding of basic and in-depth math concepts and skills.
Parents receive games and activities to use at home to help their children improve their math skills.
Reading Tips from the Aire Libre Reading Room: 
The most important thing you can do as a parent to help your child become a better reader is to make sure your child sees you actively reading and/or writing every day. Modeling good reading and writing behaviors helps your child see the importance of reading and writing in every day life.
Since reading is a complex process, no single strategy works best all of the time. The seven comprehension reading keys that follow, from the book: 7 Keys to Comprehension, How to Help Your Child Read It and Get It, by Susan Zimmermann and Chryse Hutchins, Three Rivers Press, 2003, will give you some strategies you can use to help increase your child's understanding of what they are reading and ultimately help them become a more successful reader.
Key 1: Sensory Images - good readers create visual, auditory
or sensory images to
increase understanding and relate to personal feelings and emotions
Key 2: Background Knowledge - good readers link what they
know or have
experienced to what they are reading
Key 3: Questioning - good readers generate questions to clarify
meaning
Key 4: Drawing Inferences - good readers use questions linked
to what they know or
predict will happen to deepen understanding
Key 5: Determining Importance - good readers identify what
information is important in
a story or text they are reading and what information is not
Key 6: Synthesizing - good readers check for understanding
while reading
Key 7: Fix-up Strategies - good readers use reading strategies,
such as rereading, reading
ahead and questioning to understand the meaning of unknown words or phrases
Zimmermann, pg 5-6.
Fun Educational Sites for your Kids!
The following sites offer fun games and activities your child will enjoy. Encourage your child to visit these sites to help increase your child's basic Math skills.
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.
kids.discovery.com offers children a fun and safe
online learning environment!
Recommended Booklist:
Favorite Books of RIF Kids
Provided by Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
Grades 4 through 6
* Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz.
* Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade
Nothing.
* Byars, Betsy. The Pinballs.
* Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age
Eight.
* Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory.
* Davis, Jim. Garfield Counts to Ten.
* DeClements, Barthe. Nothing's Fair in Fifth
Grade.
* Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion.
* Fitzgerald, John D. The Great Brain.
* Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller.
* Hiller, B.B. The Karate Kid.
* Howe, Deborah and James. Bunnicula: A
Rabbit Tale of Mystery.
* Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe.
* O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins.
* Paterson, Katherine. The Bridge to
Terabithia.
* Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
* Rockwell, Thomas. How to Eat Fried
Worms.
*Rowlings, J.K. Harry Potter I-VII
* Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty.
* Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends.
* Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy
Detective.
* Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer.
* Warner, Gertrude. Boxcar Children.
* White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.
* Wilder, Laura I. Little House on the
Prairie.
TEACHERS
website for Title I information
TEACHERS
TEACHERS
Visit
the Reading is Fundamental website for information and resources to
use in your classroom.
TEACHERS
Visit the award-winning Web site to access free teaching tools to help integrate Random House Children's Books into your curriculum.
- Over 250 thematic teacher guides
- Over 100 author/illustrator biographies
- Monthly Planning Calendar
- Classroom Clubs
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers
Email Mrs. Zeeb:
Aire Libre Reading Room
Mrs. Zeeb
Title I Reading Specialist
szeeb@pvschools.net
Visit the Aire Libre Elementary Official School Calendar at:
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/alesweb/
or look below for highlights of upcoming events:
2009/2010 1st Semester Calendar:
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*25th - Early Dismissal
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*7th - Labor Day Recess *15th - Early Dismissal *28th - K-12 Recess
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*9th - Grading Period Ends *12th - K-12 recess *26th -29th - K-8 parents conferences *28th - 29th - K-8 early dismissal for conferences *30th - K-8 recess
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*10th - Early Dismissal *11th - Veterans Day Fall Recess *26th-27th - Thanksgiving Recess
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*18th - Semester Ends *Dec. 21st -Jan. 1st
- Winter Break |
Visit Ms. Tumminello's Title I Math
Site at:
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/~jtumminello/
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