Updating
Resources
section YSL.com has revised and updated the Resources
section for the 2005-2006 school year and beyond. The listing
tells of special-interest activities, both in school and outside.
The Happenings4Youth
listing provides online links to dozens of groups with after-school
programs.
Hurricane
kids Hurricane
Katrina kids anxious to return home Four kids who came to St.
Louis to escape Hurricane Katrina are
looking forward to going home. That's
even though they know their homes will
be a mess.
Books This
month's book reviews The
special review for October is Christopher Paolini's
"Eldest," a sequel to "Eragon." Other reviews
include one about kids in Brooklyn during World
War II, an Italian grandmother who helps kids
with their problems, and a shipwrecked boy who
lives with sheepdogs on a deserted island.
Free
Books City
libraries to start free book plan The St. Louis Public Library this
month will start a new program to help kids
develop a joy for reading books. The central
library and its 14 city branches will start
by passing out 300 free books that kids don't
have to return.
After
School Fun Rally
kicks off after-school activities website
An October 20 kickoff rally will launch a
new area-wide website to help kids find interesting
after-school activities. The rally will be
at the St. Louis Science Center.
Walk
to School Walking
to school can be good exercise
Elementary students Emily Buatois, Margaret
Cavanugh and Collin Overby usually get a ride
to and from school. But, on Friday, Oct. 7,
school buses for Fairway Elementary School
will be pretty empty.
Sports
Jr.
Rolling Rams open basketball practice Thirteen-year-old Tyler Pickett
got back into sports this year after a 1½
year layoff. This summer, he was in a national
track and field meet. And now he's taking
up basketball for the first time.
Career
Kid
gets "real life" look at health
careers
Twelve-year-old Ellie Heffernan already is
sure she wants to be a surgeon. This summer,
she had an unusual experience that tested
her readiness for an operating room.
Young
Achiever Jordan
Umstead likes to tutor other kids
Eleven-year-old Jordan Umstead does a lot
of school and community projects. But, he
said he likes best the chance to tutor younger
kids with their homework.
Math
Mania 1.
Some tricky questions for Math Mania
in October The figuring you'll need for the
October Math Mania questions
won't be too hard. But, be sure you understand
the wording of the questions fully before
you try to solve the problems.
2.
Five winners for first Math Mania contest Math Mania started
in September and our readers got off to a
good start. Five kids who submitted entries
gave correct answers for all six of the Mania
problems.
1.
Space exploration, overland mail, Spanish
flu and m
Happenings4Youth
rally, Teen Read Week, Fall Color Canoe Float,
Red Ribbons and much more
Hurricane
Katrina kids anxious to return home
This
month's book reviews
City
libraries to start free book plan
Rally
kicks off after-school activities website
Walking
to school can be good exercise
Jr.
Rolling Rams open basketball practice
Kid
gets "real life" look at health
careers
Jordan
Umstead likes to tutor other kids
1.
Some tricky questions for Math Mania
in October