Ms.

Pazs Reading Class

A little about Ms. Paz

I graduated from the University of St. homas

here in !ouston this "ast May

#efore tea$hing at #ellaire% I &as a student

tea$her at 'orthbroo( !igh S$hool in S"ring
#ran$h IS)

his is my first year tea$hing and I am so e*$ited

to be at #ellaire+

In addition to ,nglish I% I also tea$h a reading

intervention $ourse
Syllabus

)uring the $lass% students &ill in$rease reading

$om"rehension% im"rove understanding and use of
grammar% develo" s(ills in &riting essay and
stories% and $ultivate $riti$al thin(ing s(ills.
Pre"aration for the SAAR ,-C e*aminations are
an integral "art of all $urri$ulum.
SAAR
,very student enrolled in "ubli$ s$hool in the state of e*as must "ass these .
tests in order to graduate from high s$hool/
Freshman Year:

,nglish I 0 MARC! 12
!

#iology

Algebra I
Sophomore Year:

,nglish II
Junior Year:

U.S. !istory
You can expect your childs STAAR test results around the last week of
school.
Reading Intervention 3SRI 0 Se$ondary
Reading Initiative4
4 things we will work on in this class:

5o$abulary

6luen$y

Com"rehension

7ord Analysis 3grammar% s"elling% me$hani$s%

et$.4
8rading and Re"ort Cards
Progress re"orts $ome out in the middle of ea$h
unit. 9ou S!-U:) re$eive one from your student to
be signed. he first one &ill $ome out at the end of
ne*t &ee(.

Report card dates: October 11; February 1;

!o"ember 1#; $pril 11; January 1%; June &
8rade S"eed

9ou $an a$$ess your $hilds grades on the !IS)

&ebsite 3Parent Student Conne$t4

hey should (no& their login information.

Meta Moments

Meta Moments are something that students &ill be doing

,5,R9 day during the last t&o minutes of my $lass.

Students &ill be given a sti$(y note during this time and

&ill be as(ed to be refle$tive about their learning that day

Some ;uestions they are as(ed to $onsider/ What did I

find difficult about the lesson today? What did I find easy?
What do I still have questions about? What could I do
better next time?
Class 7ebsite

&&&.Miss"azs$lass.&eebly.$om

I &ill try to u"date this as fre;uently as "ossible so that

you are a&are of &hat is going on in my $lass+
Conta$ting Me

,MAI:/ s"az<=houstonisd.org

I have $onferen$e "eriods during >

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3?/@2 a.m. 0 A/1? a.m.4

If you &ould li(e to set u" a "arentBtea$her

$onferen$e &ith me during this time 3or
after s$hool4% "lease eBmail me+ I &ould be
ha""y to set something u" &ith you.