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| WELCOME TO H. L. HORN ELEMENTARY | |
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We're Building a Better World...One Student at a Time!
It is our goal to provide a learning environment that will help each student learn and develop to the best of their ability academically, socially, and emotionally.
| NEWS |
Evening H1N1 Vaccine clinics in Roanoke County Elementary Schools - 1st week in February - click for Schedule
Caching in on SOLs - Read about 5th Grade's geocaching adventure in the Roanoke Times!
H1N1 (Swine
Flu) Information
Mask Policy - MSWord doc.
| ABOUT US |
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Now with faculty email addresses and supply lists for 2009-2010 school year.
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Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade |
Pre-School Special Areas Guidance Support Staff Administrative Offices Handbook |
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On a hilltop overlooking the Roanoke Valley, we offer a broad array of educational programs and services in our newly renovated and expanded facility in Vinton, Virginia.
View our Virginia School Report Card from the Virginia Department of Education.
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Principal:
Mrs. Susan Brown
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Peggy Stovall
H. L. Horn Info HOTLINE: 966-7093
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1002 Ruddell Road Vinton, Virginia 24179 Phone: 540-857-5007 Fax: 540-857-5062 |
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| LIBRARY MEDIA |
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Not sure what to read? Try visiting What Do I Read Next?
Guys Read - Help boys find stuff they like to read
Book Reviews - read about good books to find your great read!
Read Kiddo Read or Kids
Reads
Write your own book review: NYPL - Kids
Reviews or World of Reading
How to write a book review
Have a Public Library card?
Find and request books from the Roanoke Valley Public Library.
Find It Virginia lets you find information from many of the web's best databases--advertisement free!
| INTERNET |
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This group of selected internet resources are divided into elementary and advanced levels. The Roanoke County databases are paid for by the school district and accessible from any networked computer in a county school. The selected search engines are available to all.
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| General Reference (including magazines, almanacs, etc.) |
Children's Dictionary/Thesaurus | American Heritage Children's Dictionary, and others (Grolier) | Unabridged Dictionary/Thesaurus | American Heritage, 4th Ed. (Grolier) | InfoTrac Kids |
easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. | InfoTrac Junior Edition |
periodical database designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books |
| Current Events | NBK News | fun & friendly kids' weekly news source w/ lesson plans | Grolier Brain Jam | news, monthly celebrations, this-day-in-history |
| Health | Health and Wellness Resource Center | find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. | ||
| Encyclopedias | New Book of Knowledge | quick-reference kid-friendly encyclopedia | Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia | encyclopedia, internet guide, dictionary, featured biographies, year in review | World Book Online | A wonderful children's encyclopedia with Today in History, monthly features and calendar, and headlines. Ask your teacher to get your student home-use password. |
| Everything! | Find It Virginia For use at HOME For use at SCHOOL |
Find information from many of the web's best databases. Use your public library card number to use the databases from home. | ||
| Search Engines & Directories | Elementary | Advanced | ||
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| Yahoo! Kids | child-appropriate internet search directory | full-featured search engine | ||
| Boolify | graphical help for effective Boolean web searching | Google Wonder Wheel | follow the instructions for concept-mapping web searching | |
| Ask for Kids | find previewed sites and use multiple search engines with one search | AltaVista | search for websites and images (with "family filter") | |
| KOL Homework Help Junior | hundreds of pre-selected educational sites for grades K-2 | KOL Elementary | directory for intermediate | |
| ACCELERATED READER |
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We currently have over 4700 reading practice quizzes as part of our Accelerated Reader reading program. Use these lists for your reference at home or at the public library.
Updated December 2009
| Title List | A - C | D - H | I - M | N - S | T - Z |
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| Author List | A - C | D - H | I - M | N - S | T - Z |
| Reading Level List | 0.4 - 1.9 | 2.0 - 2.9 | 3.0 - 3.9 | 4.0 - 4.9 | 5.0 & up |
| GREAT WEB SITES |
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General
ScrubClub & Henry the Hand - great handwashing websites
Internet Safety with "Professor" Garfield
Mountains of the Roanoke Area - multimedia from Roanoke.com
Geocaching.com - join the adventure!
Secret Builders - a safe virtual world to explore with quests, puzzles, and games. Have an adult sign you up for free.
Scholastic's Websitings - fun, free online games
MarcoPolo - internet content for the classroom
Relate for Kids online - a place to get help with everyday life. Right now, you'll find help dealing with bullies.
Scholastic - Great fun and resources for families, kids, and teachers.
ActivityTV.com - watch hundreds of videos showing kids and parents how to do fun activities with cooking, origami, cheerleading, crafts, LEGO, science, magic--and much more!
Passport2Play - get active with these fun games from around the world.
Math
Create a Graph - easy-to-use graph making website
The Great Piglet Challenge - an interactive game of earning, saving and spending (read the directions by clicking on the green arrow on the right)
Virtual Math Manipulatives - Utah State University's awesome Pre-K - 12 math site
Timez Attack - free version of excellent video game that teaches multiplication of 2s -12s; requires safe download of software from Big Brainz.
Language Arts
Visiwords.com - Concept-Mapping Dictionary/Thesaurus
SpellingCity.com - teaching, practice, fun games, and quizzes for your spelling words
Storyline Online - streaming video of great books being read aloud by well-known personalities
Write a bibliography - We are all writers. Tell your readers where you found your information and ideas that you used in your writing.
Starfall - Where children have fun learning to read
mightybook.com Encourage your children and students to love books and experience the joy of reading with this creative Web site.
Between the Lions - "Get Wild about Reading," new from Public Television. Read their stories online and go to great reading sites.
Get the Daily Buzzword at Word Central.
Social Studies
Nystrom maps - free maps with geography activities
HistoryWired - Experience our history by learning about the one-of-a-kind artifacts and once-common items in the Smithsonian's vast American history collection.
Constitution Day information
Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence
Bill
of Rights Institute
Science
Health Tips and Handwashing Video
ScienceNetLinks organizes science resources for teachers, including detailed reviews of science education web sites, curriculum ideas, and activities.
Ology - American Museum of Natural History
Food Pyramid Blast Off Game - FUN nutrition education from the USDA
SOL
Virginia Department of Education
- Assessment
Standards
of Learning
Released Tests
SOL Science, Math, and Technology - practice tests from Jefferson Lab
SOLpass - Test Practice and Review for Science and Social Studies SOL Tests
Internet4Classrooms - standard and state-assessed skills help by grade level
Interactive Quizzes - by Tami Maloney
SOL K-5 Technology Integration Resources - Rockingham County Public Schools - study guides, powerpoints, Smartboard files, and review games and tests.
SOL Practice Quizzes and Tests - from Scott County
We have made every reasonable attempt to insure that our web pages are educationally sound, up-to-date, and do not contain links to any questionable material or anything that can be deemed in violation of the RCPS Acceptable Use Policy. If you believe this material is not in compliance, please contact the Webmaster.
This page last updated on February 8, 2010.