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School Can Be Cool!A “cool” school is a place where good manners and respect are shown to people and places. See if you can put these people and places in the correct column: Bathroom, Bus driver, Classroom, Hallways, Locker room, Librarian, Nurse, Bus, Library, Teacher, Cafeteria, Student, Coach, Gym, Custodian, Playground, Bus stop, Parent/guardian, Playing fi eld, Principal, Offi ce staff, Class trip, Safety and crossing guard, Technology center, Cafeteria worker, Classroom aide

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It’s Electric!In honor of Energy Awareness Month, the nation’s electric

companies are encouraging everyone to think about their electricity use. With houses getting bigger and bigger, and more and more appliances and electronic gear being plugged in, the nation is using more electricity than ever. How can you help save electricity? Think about it! After all, you have the power!

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National School Bus Safety Week was created to help students and parents understand the basic rules that will help get you to and from school safely. This year’s theme is “Cross in View, It’s the Right Thing to Do!”

Things Kids Should Know about School Bus Safety:

• The bus driver and others cannot see you if you are standing closer than 10 feet to the bus. Stay out of the danger zone!

• If something falls under or near the bus, tell the driver. NEVER try to pick it up yourself!

• While waiting for the bus, stay in a safe place away from the street.

• When you get on or off the bus, look for the bus safety lights and make sure they are fl ashing.

• Be alert to traffi c. When you get on or off the bus, look left, right, left before you enter or cross the street.

• When the driver says it is safe to cross the street, remember to CROSS IN FRONT of the bus.

• Stay in your seat and sit quietly so that the driver is not distracted.

• Some school buses now have seat belts. If you have seat belts on your school bus, be sure to learn to use the seat belt correctly.

Students Riding a School Bus Should Always:• Arrive at the bus stop fi ve minutes early.• Stand at least fi ve giant steps (10 feet) away from the edge of the

road.• Wait until the bus stops, the door opens and the driver says it’s okay

before stepping onto the bus.• Be careful that clothing with drawstrings and book bags with straps or

dangling objects do not get caught in the handrail or door when exiting the bus.

• Check both ways for cars before stepping off the bus.These tips are provided by the National School Bus Safety Week

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Today we travel more than 180 years back in American history — make that native Ameri-can history — to meet an Apache In-dian warrior named Goyahkla (that’s pronounced as “G-o-y-a-h-k-l-a”).

His name means “the one who yawns.” It was his other name, though — the name of the male patron saint of libraries — by which he is known. It is this other name that is called out by warriors as they go into battle.

OK, so Goyahkla may not be the most exciting name in the Indian phone book, but he is the person for whom the U.S. Army named its Apache

in this column, you’ve heard of him, even if you don’t recognize his name yet. But you will.

Goyahkla was born in the late 1820s near the up-per Gila River in what is now present-day New Mexico. It was part of Mexico at the time, and since Indian families didn’t keep written records as we do today, his exact birthdate is not known. What is known is that he rode in President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1905 inaugural parade and that he also had his image placed on a postage stamp.

Goyahkla was an Apache leader but not a chief. He was a medicine man, military leader and spiritual leader to whom the chiefs turned for advice.

Goyahkla was in Mexico on a trading excursion in 1850 when Spanish troops swarmed through his family’s camp and killed his mother, wife and three children. He sought revenge by killing as many Mexicans as pos-

Saint Jerome for help.

In the early 1870s, the U.S. government began placing Apache Indians in reser-vations. In 1886, Goyahkla was the leader of the last group of Indians to surrender to the federal government.

There are three towns in the United States that are named after him (they are in Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas), and there have been more than 25 television and movie characters based on him.

So who exactly is the patron saint of libraries — the one whose name warriors call out when they go into battle?

None other than Saint Jerome, whose birth name was Eusebius Hieronymous Sophronius. He was born in A.D. 342 near the Adriatic Sea. His name, and the name of the great Indian warrior Goyahkla, when translated into Spanish, means…drumroll please.

GERONIMO! But there’s more to this story. Geronimo died in 1905 and was buried at Fort

Sill, Oklahoma. It has been alleged that in 1918, his skull and other bones were taken from his burial site by none other than Prescott Bush and two other Army volunteers. All three were members of Yale’s secret Skull and Bones Society. Prescott Bush is the late father of President George H.W. Bush and grand-father of George Bush. To this day, it is not known whether the bones were actually from Geronimo, al-though Geronimo’s great-grandson, Harlyn Geronimo, wrote a letter to the younger President Bush, requesting

his help in the return of Geronimo’s remains. © 2010 Paul Niemann. This story is part of the Red, White & True

Mysteries series by author Paul Niemann. For more information, please visit www.InventionMysteries.com.


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Earth Hints ofIts Inner Self

Alien worlds are common.Scientists have found over 400planets far outside our solarsystem. But the world deep be-neath our feet is as strange as anyof these newly discovered planets.

If earth were a pie, no onewould know whether it was apple or

blackberry. The deepest hole anyone has dugis only about 12 km (about 7.5 miles). That’s only

about halfway through Earth’s outermost crust.So, just what sort of stuff is down there?

One of the ways we can get a clue is when the Earth’s crust springsa leak and some of the “filling” below shoots out in a volcano. The layerbelow the hard crust is called the mantle. Its material, called magma,is sort of soft and squishy because it’s so hot. Earth’s crust floats on themantle, so the magma is under a lot of pressure from the weight on itfrom above. If there’s a crack or weak spot in the crust, a column ofmagma can push up, break through and explode as an erupting volcano.

The magma comes out as super-hot lava. Thick lava oozes slowlyacross the land, but thin lava flows quickly, frying anything in its path. Avolcano can toss “bombs” high into the air. These are hot chunks of solidrock that may land far from the volcano’s mouth. A volcano also throwsup cinders, pumice (very lightweight, airy rock) and a huge amount ofash. The ash is very finely powdered rock that floats on the wind for longdistances.

A volcano is a great way to study Earth’s insides. But it is also verydangerous. You do not want to be nearby when the hot lava, cinders and“bombs” are raining down. But what about the ash? Ash may be worstof all.

Find out why volcanic ash is so dangerous and what the newGOES-R weather satellite will be able to do about it. Visit SciJinks, a funweather website, at http://scijinks.gov/volcanic-ash .

This article was written by Diane K. Fisher. It was provided throughthe courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute ofTechnology, Pasadena, California, under a contract with the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration and support from the U.S.Department of Commerce National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration.

Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams took this picture in 2006 of theerupting Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, as heorbited Earth in the International Space Station.


Tanner, Truman the Dragon and the other kids are all back in school now.They’ve been talking about all the fun things they did this summer. What are

some things you did this summer?The last time we got together, we talked about all the places that manners

matter.All the kids said “school”

was a biggie. Tanner said, “Ifigured out that I spend moretime in school than anywhereelse when I’m awake. So man-ners matter a lot at school.”

Someone asked, “Canschool be ‘cool’?” Tannersaid, “Not my school. Kidsare mean there.” Rudy said,“Some kids think being rudeis cool.” Nicole said, “I don’tlike it when kids tease or gos-sip about someone. That isn’tcool.” They all said they didn’t

see good manners too much at school.Then we talked about what can make a school “cool.” Truman said, “More

dragon-sized playground equipment.” Everyone laughed and wondered howmany dragons go to school. Carmen said, “I think school should be a friendlyplace.” All the kids agreed. Nicole added, “Where everyone fits in and noone isleft out?” Everyone clapped for that one. Courtney said, “I think when everyoneis polite and kind, school will be cool.” Good one.

“How about safe?” Tanner asked. “I know kids who are afraid to go toschool because of bullies.” That’s a problem in a lot of schools. School should bea place where everyone feels comfortable going each day. Sometimes it’s hardto know what to do about bullies. Courtney said, “When I see someone gettingbullied, I want to help them, but I feel like a tattletale if I tell the teacher.” Lots ofkids feel like that. They need to understand that when someone might get hurt,or is being hurt, getting help is not tattling. Telling a teacher, counselor, princi-pal, coach or other adult about someone being bullied or someone who is bully-ing is the right thing to do. You could be saving someone from getting seriouslyhurt. “Cool Kind Kids” know that bullying isn’t cool. A “Cool Kind Kid” takes astand against bullying. By doing that, you gain the respect of your teachers andclassmates, and you help create a safe, cool school.

Tanner said, “School will be cool when everyone is practicing The GoldenRule.” Everyone agreed. Treating people with kindness, caring and respect, justlike you want to be treated, can help school be a comfortable, friendly, safe placefor learning.

Showing respect at school means respecting the people who work there, thestudents who attend and the school property, like books and sliding boards.

What do you think? See how many people you can think of at school thatshould be shown respect. Then make a list of all the places at school wherepeople should show respect. Since you’re a “Cool Kind Kid,” you know thatmanners matter at school!

Don’t miss the “Cool Kind Kid” activity on the puzzle page.Barbara Gilmour, Tanner’s grandmom, is the creator and developer of theTanner’s Manners: Be a “Cool Kind Kid” Social Skills, Character Values andAnti-Bullying educational materials and the award-winning “Cool Kind Kid”Audio CD. She also writes the Children’s Manners Blog, offering tips for teachingyour children manners. http://childrenmanners.blogspot.com. The “Cool KindKid” team is committed to helping kids reject bullying by offering them the socialskills tools they need to redefine “cool.” ©Cool Kind Kid 866-KID-KIND.

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School Can Be Cool!School Can Be Cool!By Barbara Gilmour

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE... WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE... A LINEMAN? A LINEMAN? October is Energy Awareness Month, so I’ve been learning more about energy and where our electricity comes from. It’s easy not to think about it because, well, we just plug our stuff into the wall, and it works! But have you every been through a power outage during a storm and realized how much we rely on electricity and our electric utility companies to keep it up and running? I talked with Duane Stalnaker, a lineman from Public Wo rks Commission in Fayetteville, NC, about his job, and it’s more than just going up in those neat “cherry-picker” contraptions! TRUMAN: What does it take to become a lineman? DUANE: You have to be a strong person, and you also need a lot of motivation. You’re going to need a lot of schooling. Especially for these times coming up. A long time ago, you didn’t have to have that much education to be a lineman, but n ow it’s required. TRUMAN: When and why did you first become interested in this profession? DUANE: I was a little kid and saw a man climbing a pole and was very interested in it. TRUMAN: So, what do you do each day? What’s a lineman really do? DUANE: We keep the power on. There’s a lot of maintenance, especially with keeping up with what we have here in our county as far as power lines. Area lights a nd upgrades of service are a lot of what I do in my job. Our first primary issue is to make sure the power stays on for the 77,000 customers we se rve. TRUMAN: What about the storms with hurricane season, and the power is knocked out -is that difficult? DUANE: Your plans are canceled, that’s for sure. It’s a lot of long hours and hard work. It’s tough, but al so you feel good because you are helping a lot of people out, and they appreciate it. A lot of times, people don’t appreciate power until they don’t have any. When you don’t have any power, you are looking for a lineman. You are flagging down a lineman and not being mad abo ut your electrical rates. They show us more respect in a storm and when the lights are out than any other day. People tend to know what the y’ve lost then. TRUMAN: What is the hardest part of your job? DUANE: Working during the nights and storms. We also have to work holidays. If your weekend comes up, and it’s Christmas, and if the power goes out, it’s your responsibility to put the lights back on, even if it’s Christmas morning. If the power goes out, you have to go. There’s no “I don’t want to” -it’s our job. TRUMAN: Well, what is the best part of your job? DUANE: Making people happy, meeting new people. I had an older lady today. A tree fell and knocked all of her lines down. She was real nice and glad I was there. I also really enjoy training new kids that are coming into this industry. I like to teach them poleclimbing. TRUMAN: Are you afraid of heights? DUANE: No, you can’t be afraid of heights in this job. Although sometimes we’ll have jobs for underground - where a man can stay on the ground and go underground and work. And a lot of people are crosstrained to do both. But I would say you could not do an overhead career if you’re scared of heights. The highest bucket truck we have goes up 99 feet. TRUMAN: Have you ever gotten stuck up in the “cherry-picker” bucket? DUANE: Yeah, but we have an emergency button to get us down. I was in a storm one time, and my bucket got stuck in the air -I had to have them hand-throw me a real bucket to put over my head it was raining so hard. I had to wait for the 24-hour garage staff to come get me down. If the hydraulics or something broke and you couldn’t get down, you could also do a bucket-to- bucket rescue. TRUMAN: Have you ever been electrocuted, and how do you stay safe when you are working with electricity? DUANE: We use rubber gloves, blankets, rubber hoses -there are a lot of safety products out there that we have to use to keep safe. I’ve never been electrocuted, maybe a little static electricity. But I make sure I always have my equipme nt on to keep me safe.

TRUMAN: Are you ever scared? DUANE: Oh yeah, you get scared. When there’s lightning striking, trees falling, at nighttime, or during the day, you can get scared out there. But you have to be safe and careful and do what you need to do to make sure you’re safe, and just do your job. TRUMAN: I bet you never take electricity for granted! What’s your favorite thing that is powered by electricity? DUANE: Lights. TRUMAN: What’s your advice for kids who might want to be a lineman when they grow up? DUANE: They need to finish school. And there’s all different types of education programs out there today. You can get an Associates Degree in linework, or be a journeyman. Most of our training is on the job . You start out as an apprentice and learn on the job for four years, and pass a test, to move up to the journey man level. It’s a fun job. It can be hectic, but it’s a good career. It’s good work. I haven’t ever missed a pa ycheck in 20- some years. It’s fun just being outdoors. But when other people are not working, we are -in the snow , in the rain. But the most important thing when you get people’s lights on, and they’re happy, then you fee l like you’ve accomplished something. TRUMAN: Thanks for talking to me about being a lineman!

Here, Duane works on power lines, high above the street.


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A Quality Serials Story By Mary Maden

Last Time: Mortimer T. Tortuga — or Mort for short — found himself fl at

on his back in the hold of a pirate ship. He met a pirate monkey named Chee Chee. The monkey helped Mort back on his feet in exchange for hiding some stolen treasure. To escape from angry pirates, Chee Chee left the frightened Mort all alone.

When Chee Chee reached the deck, he cautiously popped his head out. He could see the pirates running around in a frenzy. The pirates had big sword — and they looked very, very angry!

“Shiver me timbers!” the little monkey cried under his breath. “I’m a goner if they catch me. I need a plan!”

Just as Chee Chee fi nished his sentence — and before he could think of a plan — the leader of the pirates spotted him.

“There he is! There’s the scurvy dog!” yelled Captain Vane. “Grab him, mates!”

The irate pirates chased Chee Chee all over the deck of the ship. But try as they might, they could not catch the little monkey. He was just too fast!

“Blast you!” Captain Vane roared at Chee Chee. “I’ll cut you to ribbons when I catch you!”

Sword in hand, Captain Vane lunged at Chee Chee. The little monkey screamed and jumped into the air. The buccaneer captain’s sharp sword just barely missed its mark. It came so near that a bit of the Chee Chee’s fur went fl ying!

“That was too close!” Chee Chee murmured under his breath. “I need to do something — and fast!”

Out of the corner of his eye, Chee Chee saw Mort climb out of the hold. None of the pirates noticed the sea turtle. They were too busy chasing Chee Chee!

Quickly and quietly, the little sea turtle slipped over the side of the ship. The pirates didn’t see or hear Mort jump overboard, but Chee Chee did.

“Hey!” Chee Chee yelled. The little monkey ran over to the ship’s rail and shouted down at Mort, “Come back with me treasure, you ungrateful turtle!”

Too late, Chee Chee realized that he had forgotten all about the pirates. They were right behind him. And they were waving their big pirate swords!

The little monkey was trapped. Chee Chee panicked. Like most

monkeys, he was afraid of water. He looked at the pirates. Then he looked at the water. He looked back at the pirates. Then he looked back at the water. The little monkey could not think of a better plan. He knew that there was only one way to escape.

Chee Chee held his nose. “I hates waaater!” he yelled as he jumped overboard.

The pirates tried to grab Chee Chee as he plunged over the rail, but they were too late. One of the pirates started to jump in after the monkey.

“Let him go!” the pirate captain ordered. “Let the sharks have him!”

Luckily, Chee Chee landed right on top of Mort.“Ouch!” Mort cried. “Get off me.

You’re heavy!”I’m heavy! Chee Chee thought to

himself, as he remembered how hard it was to put the tubby turtle back on his feet. Deciding it was better to keep his remarks to himself, Chee Chee played on Mort’s sympathy.

“I can’t,” Chee Chee whined pitifully. “I can’t swim!”

“Well, hold on then,” Mort said. “I can keep you afl oat.”

“Where’s me treasure?” Chee Chee asked, feeling under Mort’s shell. “It’s not here!”

“It must have fallen into the water,” Mort surmised. “We’re never going to find it now.”

“What a day,” Chee Chee groaned. “Me treasure’s gone, and here I am sitting on a turtle’s back in the middle of the ocean!”

“At least we are alive!” Mort cheerfully pointed out. “What are we going to do now?” Chee Chee complained.

“There’s nothing but miles and miles and miles of water — and I hates water!”

“You can catch a ride on the next ship we see,” Mort replied. “As for me, I’m home. I live in the ocean.”

“Lucky you!” snapped the grumpy little monkey.Hours and hours passed with no sign of a ship. Chee Chee

looked out at the great expanse of water.“Will I ever be rescued?” he sighed.Next Time: Chapter Three: “The Fiercest Pirate of Them All!”A Teacher’s Guide to accompany this five-chapter story is

available on the Kidsville News! website at www.KidsvilleNews.com. Copyright 2010 by Mary Maden. All rights reserved. Mary Maden is an award-winning author. Visit her on the Web at www.marymaden.com.

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The Great Pirate AdventureChapter Two — “Going Overboard!”


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Art Gallery

Faith Ringgold is an African-American artist bestknown for creating unusual, handmade fabric pieces thattell a story. Her famous artwork combines painting,quilted fabric and storytelling in something called“painted story quilts.”

Faith Ringgold was born onOctober 8, 1930, in Harlem, NewYork. Her mother was a fashiondesigner who introduced fabricsto Faith as a child. When she wasyoung, Faith suffered from severeasthma. Because of this, she spenta lot of time indoors, recuperatingfrom asthma attacks or avoidingthem as best she could. As a result,Faith turned to art to keep herselfbusy. By the time she was ateenager, creating artwork was oneof her all-time favorite things to do!After graduating from high school,

Faith went on to study art at The City College of New York.She completed her degree in Fine Art and Education in1955. Faith then became an art teacher, working withstudents throughout the New York City public schoolsystem until the early 1970s. All the while, she continuedworking on her own artistic pieces.

Throughout the 1960s, Faith worked hard at making a name as an artist, andher reputation grew. By 1973, she had been involved in a host of group art shows,

as well as two one-person shows, and had successfully fought to bring attention toAfrican-American and women artists. With another major exhibit on the horizon,she decided to quit her job with the New York City schools and focus onmaking and exhibiting art full-time. Using skills and knowledge she picked up

from her mother, Faith started playing around with creating dollsand soft sculptures in addition to the oil paintings for which she wasbecoming known. She also began participating inperformance art, creating masks and costumes for her elaborateperformance pieces.

After experimenting with many different mediums, Faith start-ed making painted story quilts in the 1980s. The quilts were done ina series, with each quilt in the same series telling one part of a story.Faith used her quilts to tell stories about racism,slavery and sexism. But, they also told stories of joy and inspiration.Soon, her quilts were winning awards and being shown in galleriesand museums all over the world. By the 1990s, Faith was also writ-ing and illustrating children’s books, many of which are based onthe quilts that she has made.

Faith is now 80 years old and lives in San Diego, California.She has written 17 books, and her art is part of the permanent col-lection in such major museums as the Metropolitan Museum of Artand the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Written by Tamar Burris, a former elementary school teacher whonow works as a freelance writer and curriculum developer for PBS, theDiscovery Channel and other education-related companies. Sources:

Faith Ringgold Biography, http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/bio.htm; FaithRinggold Chronology, http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/chron_rev.pdf; FaithRinggold on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Ringgold.

Faith Ringgold: Quilts with a Story

Several books, like this one, have been written about Faith Ringgold. She has also written and illustrated many children’s books.

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Orangutan “Orangutan” is a Malaysian word meaning, “person of the for-est.” This fits the animal perfectly because it spends up to 90% of itstime in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra in Indonesia and Borneoin Malaysia and Indonesia. Orangutans have bare faces, round eyes,

small ears and long arms with curled hands and feet. Most orangutans are a reddish-brown color and havelong, shaggy hair instead of fur.

Orangutans eat mostly fruit, leaves, bark, fl owersand nuts, but occasionally insects and small mammals.Their diets allow them to be seed spreaders and essen-tial contributors to the forests of Indonesia.

Male orangutans are generally much bigger thanfemales, and males develop large pads on their cheekscalled “flanges.” Male orangutans also have large sacson their throats that are used to make “long calls” thatdefine the males’ territory. Orangutans are the largest

tree-dwelling, or arboreal, animals in the world. They can weigh anywhere from 125-235 poundsor more and can grow four to five feet tall.

Orangutans have huge arm spans of seven to eight feet from fingertip to fingertip, and whenthey walk on the ground, they do so on all fours. Orangutans’ arms can be up to 1½ times stron-ger than their feet.

Orangutans are considered endangered today due to logging of trees where they live and their palm oil, which is popular in various kinds of foods.When left undisturbed, orangutans generally live for 40 years in the wild, but they can live for up to 50 years or more when in captivity.

Other Fun Facts: • They have opposable (usable) thumbs.• Infant orangutans will generally stay with their mothers for six to seven years before leaving.Sources: “Center for Great Apes,” http://www.centerforgreatapes.org/great-apes.aspx; National Geographic, http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/

mammals/orangutan; “Seaworld Animals,” http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/primates/bornean-orangutan.htm.

Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: PrimatesFamily: HominidaeGenus: PongoSpecies: Pygmaeus

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Have you ever been roller skating? October is National Roller Skating Month — a whole month dedicated to this fun sport! Roller skating can be done inside or out, night or day. And you don’t have to have any special athletic abilities. It is an individual activity, so you can learn at your own pace.

Not only is roller skating fun, but it is great exercise, too! Studies have shown that roller skating provides a complete aerobic workout. And it uses all 640 of the body’s muscles! In-line skating is as benefi cial as running or cycling. And, skating is easier on your joints than run-ning.

So what type of equipment do you need to get started? The Dutch word schaats means stilts, and skate. Skates raise you up off the ground (like stilts!) and are supported by four wheels, set in pairs. The fi rst skates used wooden wheels! Now skates use polyurethane wheels, and they have plastic or rubber toe stops. When you fi rst try skating, you might use adjustable skates that fasten to your regular shoes. Shoe skates are available with high-tops for ankle support or as a lower cut shoe or “speed skate.” Arm and knee pads are optional for roller skating but are a good idea for beginning skaters or if you are skating outside. Roller rinks have a safer smooth surface for skating. If you skate outside on the street or driveway, you have to look out for debris and traffi c.

Roller skates were probably invented by ice skaters who wanted to skate when there was no ice! According to Encyclopaedia Britan-nica, some early skates had just two wheels! Others had wheels in a line similar to today’s in-line skates or Rollerblades. A Belgian inventor

introduced the fi rst recorded roller skate in 1760. James Plimpton of Massachusetts devel-oped the fi rst skate as we know it (it allowed the skater to turn!) back in 1863.

Lots of fun can be had on roller skates! You can play fun games on skates, such as “Red Light, Green Light” and “Four Corners.” There are also competi-tions for speed skating. In fact, many of the athletes that won Olympic medals for speed skat-ing on ice are also champions at in-line speed skating. You may even see inline speed skating as an Olympic sport in 2016! Other types of roller skating include fi gure skating, free skating and agressive skating, where the skater does lots of tricks! You can also play team sports, such as roller hockey, which is similar to ice hockey, but on skates. Roller derby is another team sport that is regaining popularity.

Roller skating is for the whole family, too! Many moms and dads out there would probably love the chance to put on some skates and have fun!

Sources: Roller Skating Association International, www.rollerskat-ing.org; Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online; USA Roller Sports, www.usarollersports.org.

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Few things can be as refreshing as the attitude of a child. Theexuberance many kids exhibit makes them the ideal volunteers, as kidscan brighten up a room in ways adults rarely can.

For parents hoping to instill a sense of commitmentto community in their children, the following volunteerideas can be a perfect way to do just that.

Clean Out the ClosetKids can start their volunteer careers right at home. Many kids

grow like beanstalks and, as a result, quickly outgrow theirclothing. While some parents might want to keep those clothesfor younger brothers and sisters, parents who know theywon’t be having any more children should encourage theirkids to donate their clothing to a local charity. Kids can pickthrough their wardrobes and choose items they have outgrown to donate toa nearby church, clothing bank or shelter. Parents can lend a hand and explainto kids that their old winter coat will now go toward helping another child staywarm, instilling a valuable lesson that helping others feels good.

Work at the Local Food BankFood banks often need

volunteers, and volunteers arewelcomed in all shapes and sizes.The local food bank is a greatplace to teach kids about the lessfortunate, and kids might evenenjoy interacting with othervolunteers and the people theyserve at the food bank.

Another way to get kidsinvolved with the local food bank isto take them to the grocery store toshop for items to donate. Parentsshould consult workers at the localfood bank and get a list of the mostneeded items. Parents can thentake their kids to the store and letthem choose items to donate. Thistype of active involvement can helpkids feel as though they are genuinely contributing to a needy cause.

Interact with SeniorsPerhaps no group’s eyes light up more at the sight of a child than the

elderly. Many nursing homes and senior living facilities have volunteerprograms for youth that encourage kids and seniors to play board games,do puzzles, work on crafts or even read together. Kids can go visit their owngrandparents or, if grandma or grandpa live too far away, simply visit a nearbynursing home or senior center and “adopt” a grandparent with whom to spendtime. Parents should call ahead and discuss their intentions with facility staff.Many seniors may be experiencing failing mental health that a child mightnot understand. Parents may consider requesting their child be paired with asenior who can relate to the child.

For more ideas on volunteer opportunities for children, consult the localgovernment or ask officials at a nearby church or community center.

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Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals (Available September 7)Featuring seven full-length six-minute episodes of the ever-popular Shaun the Sheep series, this collection of instant-classic animation includes titles like “Double Trouble,” “Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow” and “Pig Swill Fly.” In “Operation Pidsley,” the farmer goes away and leaves those wily sheep to sneak into the farmhouse for a party. But trouble happens when Pidsley the cat takes a photo of the fi esta. Shaun and Bitzer have to catch the kitty and get the picture before the farmer gets back and sees what went on while he was gone. Party fun contin-ues in “Party Animals” when the farm fl ock trick the farmer into believ-ing they are his friends dressed up in costumes for his otherwise empty

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Secretariat (In Theaters: October 8)Secretariat is the name of one of the most famous and fastest racehorses of all time. It took a house-wife and mother named Penny Chenery (played by Diane Lane) to save her sick father’s Virginia horse farm called Meadow Stables, where she imagined she might have a knack for raising a thoroughbred. Based on Penny Chenery’s true story, the movie follows the dream of one very smart and brave woman who knew horse talent when she fi rst saw a newly born colt stand up in his stall for the fi rst time. With the help of Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich), a retired horse trainer with a very colorful sense of fashion, Penny Chenery surprised everyone in the horseracing world by raising and training the horse who would become the fi rst Triple Crown winner in 25 years. Secretariat is a feel-good family movie from Walt Disney Pictures. Rated PG for brief mild language. (Walt Disney Pictures)

MOVIES ON DVD

Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals (Available September 7)Featuring seven full-length six-minute episodes of the ever-popular Shaun the Sheep series, this collection of instant-classic animation includes titles like “Double Trouble,” “Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow” and “Pig Swill Fly.” In “Operation Pidsley,” the farmer goes away and leaves those wily sheep to sneak into the farmhouse for a party. But trouble happens when Pidsley the cat takes a photo of the fi esta. Shaun and Bitzer have to catch the kitty and get the picture before the farmer gets back and sees what went on while he was gone. Party fun contin-ues in “Party Animals” when the farm fl ock trick the farmer into believ-ing they are his friends dressed up in costumes for his otherwise empty

birthday party. Pixar animation doesn’t have anything on the claymation magic that comes to life from the creators of Wallace & Gromit. This really is fun stuff for kids of all ages. Not Rated. 45 minutes. (Lions-gate/HIT Entertainment)

The Art of Ballet (Available October 26)Young hopeful dancers will get fantastic insights into the poised world of ballet though the four amazing documentaries presented in this DVD set. Nils Tavernier’s “Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet” offers a priceless look inside the legacy of the Paris Opera Ballet. Footage of dance rehearsals and tour sequences featuring classical ballets combine with interviews of the dancers to give a realistic look at what such talent demands. “Prima Ballerina” offers an up-close view of two iconic dancers from the modern Russian ballet. Svetlana Zakhaova dances for Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, and Ulyana Lopatkina dances in Saint Petersburg at the famed Mariinsky Theater. The dancers perform in such legendary

ballets as Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. At Sweden’s famous Royal Swedish Ballet School, Katja Björner dances through tough hours of practice with an awesome strength of body and mind in “The Dancer.” Finally, “Ballerina” presents a portrait of fi ve Russian ballerinas from the Ballets Russes tradition. Diana Vishneva, Svetlana Zakharova, Ulyana Lopatkina, Alina Somova, and Evgenia Obraztsova will capture your imagination with their impossible grace and delicate beauty.However grown-up The Art of Ballet might seem, these four movies could be very useful to budding little dancers. Not Rated. 325 minutes. (First Run Features)

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A Yummy Fall SoupThe 4Fairy Delights cookbook was designed by TinaMarie Mayr, a Holistic Registered Nurse, to accom-pany the 4Fairy Tail series (yes, tails: fairies are bornwith tails!) for children and their guardians to enjoypreparing delicious, healthy recipestogether. Angelica Sylph, Buttercup Jin,4Get-Me-Not Faye and Pansy Pixieare fairies from The 4Fairy Tailseries of character-driven fairytales. The characters appear in thecookbook to teach children healthy habitsgood manners and how to prepare tasty treats!We hope you enjoy trying this one!

KIDSVILLE KITCHENTogether Time — Ask an adult for help with projects!

BUTTERCUP’S BUTTERNUT SOUPWHAT YOU NEED: • 1 large-to-medium butternut squash (don’t you just love the word squash…squash, squash, squash, squash, squash…say it 10 times fast!)• ¼ stick of butter or soy margarine• 1/3 c. brown sugar• 1 tbsp. olive oil• 4 c. chicken broth, vegetarian broth or plain water• 3 cloves garlic• 3 green onions• ¼ tsp. each of nutmeg, cinnamon, sea salt• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (just a pinch!)• 1 c. plain soymilk or rice milk

HOW TO MAKE IT: •A squash can be tricky to slice in half lengthwise, so please ask an adult for help. After the squash is cut in half, take a knife and spread a good portion of that butter across the top and then sprinkle it with the brown sugar like fairy dust! Place the 2 halves of the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for one hour or until you can stick a fork in it and fi nd it nice and tender. Please be patient and allow the hot squash to cool on the stovetop. Once it’s not hot to touch, scoop out the squash into a medium-sized bowl with an ice cream scooper or a large spoon and discard the skin and seeds. Set the squash aside. In the meantime, you can slice the 3 green onions and peel and press the 3 cloves of garlic.• Now with an adult, place the olive oil into a small-to-medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. After warming the oil for just a minute, place the onions and garlic into the pan and stir them with a wooden spoon until they’re just slightly gold. Then add your broth or water and simmer for 10 minutes. • Once the sautéed mixture is ready, transfer it very carefully into a blender along with the squash. Add the nutmeg, cinnamon, sea salt and cayenne pepper into the blender. Then last, but not least, add the milk. Now blend the mixture until puréed (soft and mushy). Remember that the blender may be hot, so use all measures possible to keep your hands protected when transferring the puréed mixture back into a medium-sized pot. Reheat the soup for 5 minutes on medium heat, and then you’re ready to serve! Serves 4.Recipe adapted from The 4Fairy Delights of the 4Fairy Tail Fiction Series: www.4Fairy.com.

Healthy H e a l t h y Hearts & Bodies H e a r t s & B o d i e s

Did you know that you have more than 200 bones?

When you’re a baby, you have more than 300 bones, but by the time

you’re an adult you’ll only have 206 because some of your bones join

together as you grow. Basically, without bones you’d just be one big blob!

So, what are these bones made of? Collagen and Calcium phosphate. Collagen and

calcium work together to make bones strong and flexible. Most of your body’s calcium is

found in your bones and teeth!! (The rest is in your blood --- weird, huh?)

Besides calcium and collagen, bones also contain water, minerals, and cells that grow and

change. Bones are always growing and they’re strongest by your 20s.

Run, Jump and Dance to Build Your Best Bones Forever TM

Activities that include running and jumping, like soccer or basketball, make your bones

work against gravity (the force that keeps us from floating out to space). Bones are living

tissue. Bone strengthening activity helps form new bone tissue. Also, bone strengthening

activity makes muscles stronger, and muscles push against bones, making then even

stronger.

Why Do Our Bones Need Calcium? Calcium makes bones as strong

as steel. Your body needs calcium to do lots of things. Calcium helps

your muscles work so you can throw a soft ball. It helps send out nerve impulses. If you tough

something hot, for instance, your brain quickly gets and send the message to say, “Ouch!” and

move your hand away. Calcium also helps your body heal from cuts &

scrapes.

Every cell in your body needs calcium. Your bones store calcium for your blood and

cells. If you body doesn’t get enough calcium, it takes it from your bones. That can make your

bones weak. To make sure your bones are still powerful, even after you’re 30, 40 even 50

(ancient!), you need to get enough calcium now and keep getting it.

JOKES..... What’s a skeleton’s favorite musical instrument?

A. Trom-bone

Who was a famous French skeleton?

A. Napoleon bone-apart

What do skeleton’s say before they eat?

A. Bone-appetite

Building Your Best Bones Forever! TM

To be able to grow, strong bones need lots of calcium and bone-strengthening

activity. You need to eat and drink plenty of foods with calcium and vitamin D and do

lots of bone strengthening physical activity.

The “D” You Want! Calcium can’t do its job without vitamin D. This important vitamin helps your bones use

the calcium they get from the foods you eat. Not many foods contain vitamin D, so it is

added to common foods like milk, orange juice, yogurt and cereals to help you reach the

200 international units (IU) you need every day. You can also get vitamin D from canned

tuna, salmon or from sunlight.

Quick Fact... How much is an ounce?

How much do you need to eat to get an ounce of cheese or cereal?

1 ounce =

1 slice of cheese, (single wrapped) 1 cup of cereal 20-25 Almonds

NO BONES ABOUT IT ... We All Need Calcium!


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