Aire Libre Elementary
16428 N. 21st Street
Phoenix, AZ 85022
(602)449-5400
Welcome to the
2010/2011 School Year!Dear Aire Libre Families,
Aire Libre's Title I Reading and Math Programs are 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.
Parents
Visit the U.S. Government’s
website for Title I Information
for Parents!
Parents
Visit the U.S. Government’s
website for “Facts Every
Parent Should Know about
NCLB!”No Child Left Behind
ParentsAZ Department of Education
Visit the Arizona Department of Eduation website for valuable information about schools, AIM's, No Child Left Behind, and more.
Parents
Visit the Reading is
Fundamental website for
Parent Tips!
Parents
Visit Rif’s:
”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:
http://www.mrsbstorytime.com
The Aire Libre Title I Program:
The Aire Libre Title I Program is a Federally Sponsored Program that provides funding for targeted grade levels. Grades 4-6 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: 3-6 grade
Title I students received a 2 week "Jump Start" for the 2010/2011 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 provides lessons for parents that help them gain a clearer understanding of their child's Math homework and teaches
skills that will enable parents to help their children more effectively with homework.
Parent Literacy Nights: Our
Title I Reading Department will hold literacy nights that
will provide parents with materials
and strategies they can use to help their children become better readers.
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.
http://www.funbrain.com/
This
web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.
http://www.aplusmath.com/
kids.discovery.com
offers children a fun and safe online learning environment!
http://www.tickettoread.com/
http://www.tickettoread.com/
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
Visit the U.S. Government’s
website for Title I information
for Teachers and more!
TEACHERSAZ Department of Education
Visit the Arizona Department of Education Website for information on AZ standards, AIM's, NCLB, and more.
TEACHERS
Visit the Reading is Fundamental website for information and resources to use in your classroom.
TEACHERS
Teachers@RANDOM
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
Email Mrs. Zeeb:
Aire Libre Reading Room
Mrs. Zeeb
Title I Reading Specialist
szeeb@pvschools.net
Important
Dates for Aire Libre's Title I Program:Look below for highlights of upcoming events
Note: For the school Official Aire Libre Elementary School Calendar visit at:
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/alesweb/
Jump Start Begins Monday, July 26th The program runs from 9:00 - 12:00 Jump Start Ends Thursday, August 5th First day of school is Monday, August 16th!
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Title I Events to be posted!
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Aire Libre Extended Day Program begins |
Title I Extended Day Program Ends |
*19th - Semester Ends *Dec. 22nd -Jan. 2nd - Winter Break Begins 
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