Welcome to the Homepage
of
Ms. Marijett Peppeard
Librarian for Highland Oaks since 1993

Master of Science in Education + 45 hours
University of Memphis


November
Aviation History Month
Family Stories Month
Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19)
National American Indian Heritage Month
National Children’s Book Week (Nov. 14-20)
Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
1-Day of the Dead (Mexico), National Family Literacy Day
3-Sandwich Day
6-New York City Marathon, Race for Education
8-Election Day
11-Veterans Day (school holiday) wwwva.gov/kids/
13-Geography Awareness Week www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
14-18 American Education Week
15-America Recycles Day www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
16-GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day www..gisday.com
18-Mickey Mouse’s Birthday
19-National Family Volunteer Day
20-National Game and Puzzle Week
23-24-25 Thanksgiving Holidays www.plimoth.org/
30-Thirty-one days remaining in 2005

Students are encouraged to visit the East Shelby Branch of the Memphis Public Library System to enhance study habits and to supplement the school library resources. A listing of Accelerated Reader titles for which Highland Oaks has tests is kept at this branch.
Alphabetical list of Highland Oak's AR books by title

http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/SCS/elementary/Highland_Oaks/default.htm
Click on Accelerated Reader on left menu.

Open Circulation at Highland Oaks Library is from 7:45-9:00 a.m. and 2:10-2:40 p.m. All students may return books, pay fines, and or check out books during these times Monday - Friday.
Click to visit these web sites.

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
Dictionary in English, Portuguese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese.

Online dictionaries, thesaurus, language translators, crossword solvers, quotes and other language resources.
http://www.dictionarylink.com


http://www.coolmath4kids.com
math games

http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizmath.htm
Mathematical problems based on weather disasters.


Enter details of a resource you have used and get the proper format for citation in a bibliography.
http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/

http://www.50States.com
Facts about the 50 United States.

http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Source of information and pictures on the Presidents.
www.heptune.com/preslist.html

http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tel_k_hoaks (password Elvis)
Kids InfoBits: K-5 research needs with visually graphic interface.
Kid’s Edition.: for elementary school students
Junior Edition: for junior high and middle school
Student Edition: for secondary students, full-text sources to provide the best curriculum coverage.
General Reference Center GOLD: From national news magazines and encyclopedias to core business journals has the full-text and image resources students and researchers need.
InfoTrac OneFile: Super file with thousands of full text periodicals for all areas of interest.
Expanded Academic ASAP: Arts and Humanities to Social Sciences, Sciences, and Technology. Meets research needs across all academic disciplines.
Informe: Full text of popular Hispanic magazines, includes thesaurus and interface uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users.
National Newspaper Index: Top 5 newspapers: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post.
Health Reference Center Academic - Database for articles on Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
Health and Wellness Resource Center: Includes links to diet, cancer, and heath assessment sites as well as government databases.
General Business File ASAP: Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends, latest in management, economics, politics.
General Business File International: Broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and directory listings.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select - Extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors with biographical information.
What Do I Read Next? Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. Monthly highlights page gives awards winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.
Computer Database - Computer related product introductions, news and reviews.
Professional Collection - for teachers/school administrators--Full-text periodicals - updated daily - make this the go-to reference for educators and their needs in the arts, humanities, child psychology and development, substance abuse, nutrition, learning disabilities, literature, law, science, social studies, sport, etc.

*Neither Highland Oaks Elementary School nor Shelby County Schools is responsible for questionable or controversial content found through links external to this site.



Memphis Public Library & Information Center
http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us
Commercial Appeal
www.commercialappeal.com

Come said the wind to the leaves one day,
Come o’er the meadows and we will play.
Put on your dresses scarlet and gold,
For summer is gone and the days grow cold.
--A children’s song of the 1880s