Highland Gardens Library
Cheryl Clark, Library
Media Specialist
Mission:
The mission of
Highland Gardens Library Media Center is to ensure that students and staff are
effective users of ideas and information. This mission is accomplished: by
providing intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats; by
providing instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading,
viewing, and using information and ideas; by working with other educators to
design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students. Information Power: Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs (1988), p.1
Guidelines for Checkouts:
Kindergarten: 1 book
First Grade: 2 books
Second and Third
Grade: 3 books
Fourth Grade-Sixth Grade: 4 books
All books are
checked out for 5 days and must be returned or renewed within the time frame.
If the books are not returned or renewed, the book becomes overdue and the
student will not be able to checkout any books until it is returned or paid
for.
Overdue, Lost, or Damaged Books:
Students are
responsible for lost or damaged books checked out of the library. When a book
is overdue, students and their teachers are given a notification letter. The
letter lists the title and price of the overdue book.
Important Links
Visit our OPAC (Online
Catalog) for specific book titles at
https://library.mps.k12.al.us/opac/highlges/
ABCya
Abcya.com is a teacher-created website which
provides fun and educational games and apps for kids to use under the guidance
of their parents and teachers.
http://abcya.com/
Alabama Virtual Library
The Alabama Virtual
Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama
with online access to essential library and information resources. It is
primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and
newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of
information sources is available to every student and citizen in Alabama,
raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.
http://www.avl.lib.al.us/
Accelerated Reader Home Connect
Accelerated Reader
Home Connect is an Internet site where parents can access their child's AR
progress.
Students are not
allowed to test at home, only at school.
To get to Home Connect, go to:
https://hosted226.renlearn.com/77862/homeconnect/login.aspx
Read Across
America
March 2 is READ ACROSS America!
http://www.readacross@nea.org
Starfall
This computer program concentrates on phonemic awareness, phonetics, vocabulary
and fluency in reading. Students use this program at school and are familiar
with its content.
http://www.starfall.com
ABC Teach
Educators in all grade levels can find useful resources. Use it to locate
everything from Flash cards to worksheets that help with spelling.
http://www.abcteach.com
Apples 4 The
Teacher
This web site gives an array of coloring pages and activities for everything
from holidays to history.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com
Education Helper
Build a crossword puzzle or find worksheets. A section also features activities
in Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
http://www.edhelper.com
Education World
This website covers all facets of teaching and education-including lesson
planning, professional development and school related issues-with this online
resource. Also use it to find creative new ways to teach students.
http://www.education-world.com
Education
Reference
This is an informational tool for researching issues and subject areas that may
be unfamiliar to you, such as counseling and special education. It also
provides teacher-submitted lesson plans.
http://www.eduref.org
ESL Learners
Teachers with young ESL learners will find these resources especially valuable.
It's learning tools include flashcards, phonics cards, and ESL/EFL games.
http://www.mes-english.com
Internet4Classrooms
An educational portal with free resources for
teachers and their classrooms as well as students and parents.
https://www.internet4classrooms.com/
Public
Broadcasting System
Enchance your curriculum by using the online and offline lessons provided here.
The PBS site's activities featuring familiar television characters give
students an extra incentive.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers
Room Recess
Room
Recess contains reading games and activities that expose children to a variety
of skills and reading strategies that will help to create better overall
comprehension. To help make reading more engaging, there are options that allow
for teachers and parents to focus on specific educational standards.
http://www.roomrecess.com/pages/ReadingGames.html
Contact Person:
Cheryl Clark (334) 269-3685