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This Page Brought To You By: TLhiefe Cycle F all is a season of change. We look outside and see comes out of its shell as an adult. Beetles, butterflies, flies and the leaf colors changing and feel the alteration in wasps are among the insects with four stages of metamorphosis. temperature. You change, too. If you tried to wear last year’s school clothes this year and found they Examples Of Metamorphosis The monarch butterfly’s life begins as an egg that next develops no longer fit, you know you have grown and changed. into a wormlike larva caterpillar. In the pupa or chrysalis stage, the caterpillar spins a silk pad on a twig or leaves and hangs Animals — including you and me — change through life upside down in the shape of a “J,” molts and emerges as a mature butterfly after about two weeks. cycles. The life cycle involves four stages. First there’s birth followed by the second step of adult development and reproduction. Third comes aging and last, death. What Is Metamorphosis? Water dwelling nymphs usually have gills and look very Metamorphosis is a process some animals go through to become different from the adults they will turn into. Examples of adults. It is a series of physical changes. Metamorphosis is insects with the life cycle of egg-nymph-adult are cockroaches, especially common in insects. Genes and chemicals called dragonflies and grasshoppers. hormones control the process. Metamorphosis also happens in animals other than insects. Most How Insects Change amphibians go through metamorphosis. For example, a frog Many insects go through four stages of metamorphosis — egg, begins life as a tadpole. A tadpole has a short, oval body with larva or nymph, pupa and adult. An insect hatches from an egg a tail. It gradually develops legs and loses its tail to become an into a wormlike larva. Caterpillars and maggots are examples adult frog. of insect larvae. The larva eats a lot. As it grows, the larva molts or sheds its outer covering. To begin the pupa stage, the Starfish, crabs, lobsters, snails and clams also go through larva often builds a protective cover, such as a cocoon. Inside metamorphosis. this covering, the pupa develops wings and adult body parts. It 4 Kidsville News! https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/metamorphosis/390072 https://kids.kiddle.co/Metamorphosis October 2021 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals

A merican Football • If they gain less than 10 yards in Come has a long history that the four attempts, the ball goes to the Out & National Football League other team. Play traces back to 1869, when • The team without the ball can it developed out of rugby. FOOTBALL The rules were officially stop the other players from written in 1876 at the Massasoit convention by moving the ball down the field by tackling and blocking the Walter Camp, the father of American football. player carrying the ball. • When the player carrying the ball is tackled, the game pauses. • Wherever they were tackled is where the players line up to start again. • When the football makes it to Modern football started in 1932 with the NFL playoff game and the end zone, it is a touchdown increased in popularity after the 1958 NFL Championship Game, called “Greatest Game Ever Played.” Now football is one of the worth six points. most popular sports in America, but you certainly don’t have to be a professional to play. • After a touchdown, a team can kick the ball from the two-yard line. If it makes it through the goalposts, it is one point. • The first step is to find a 100-yard field and enough people to • Carrying or passing the ball to make two teams. the end zone is worth two points. • The game’s goal is to take the ball over the opponent’s goal line into the end zone. • A field goal equals three points • The ball can be moved by carrying it, kicking it or throwing it. and occurs when the ball is • There is a coin toss at the beginning of the game to decide kicked through the goalposts. which team has the ball first. • Whoever has the ball has four chances or downs to move the • A safety, worth two points for ball at least 10 yards down the field. the defensive team, is when the offensive player holding the ball is tackled in his end zone. Lauderdale County’s Send It Hey Kids! Truman again. I want Fun family Newspaper YOUR ORIGINAL ART WORK, LETTERS & POEMS! We may print 219 W. Tennessee St. Florence, AL 35630 them in a later issue or use them on our website! Just have your 256-764-4268 parents fill out this form and send it with your work to: EDITOR & PUBLISHER Kidsville News! • 219 W. Tennessee St. • Florence, AL 35630 Thomas V. Magazzu [email protected] KIDSVILLE COORDINATOR Andrea L. Gray [email protected] GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Andrea L. Gray Russell Roden Gwyn Jones ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES Name Age Sadonna Magazzu Heather Ridinger ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS Dr. David R. Curott Lee Freeman Billy Ray Warren Patricia J. Weaver Address City KIDSVILLE NEWS! PRODUCED BY State Zip School Merrigold Publications School Library NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Other? MERRIGOLD PUBLICATIONS Where did you get your copy of Kidsville News!? Bill Bowman Your Signature (This is my own work) bbowmanupandcomingweekly.com Send your drawing in color and on UNLINED PAPER NATIONAL EDITOR Parent’s or Guardian’s Signature (Permission) Crissy Neville [email protected] CAN NOT PRINT WITHOUT THIS SIGNATURE ILLUSTRATOR Cover & Truman - Dan Nelson www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 5 KIDSVILLENEWS LITERACY & EDUCATION FOUNDATION www.kidsvillenewsfoundation.com [email protected] ©Copyright 2021 Merrigold Publications, All Rights Reserved. Truman is a service mark of Kidsville News! Inc., and the Kidsville News! logo is a registered trademark of Kidsville News! Inc. No part of this issue of Kidsville News! may be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without permission of the publisher or the copyright holder. Neither participating advertisers nor the publishers will be responsible or liable for misinformation, misprints, or typographical errors. The publishers reserve the right to edit any submitted material. Kidsville News! Inc. is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, artwork, or other material. Children’s submissions should include name, address, telephone number, and permission to publish signed by a parent or guardian. Product Printed by TN Valley Media Florence, AL October 2021

Ekklesia Preschool & Child Development Center Knowledge Power Muscle Shoals Location New 103 BROAD ST. Submitted By Patricia J. Weaver NON-TRADITIONAL HOURS: 4:30AM - 7PM For More Info: 256-314-1700 “Why did the chicken cross the road?” My granny always told me that it was to get to the other side. Chickens have been around for a RegistRation Fee: $85 Alabama 3-5 YRs: long time. The first ones in America came with 0-3 YRs: High-Quality Ft: $128 Pt: $64 Columbus on his second trip. They have become a staple in most children’s diet. How much do Full-time: $141 Pre-K student age: PaRt-time: $70.50 Classrooms in Ft: $107 Pt: $53.50 all locations Ekklesia Preschool Child Center 7:30am-2:30pm Ekklesia Day Care you know about chickens? 3007 HatcH Blvd, SHeffield 401 W college St. florence 1. Turkens are…? 256-314-1194 TUITION IS FREE! 256-284-7705 A. Pheasants B. Quails C. Chickens D. Turkeys 2. What month is “National Egg Month” celebrated? A. April B. May C. June D. July 3. A chicken’s diet is ….? A. Carnivore B. Omnivore C. Herbivore D. None of the above 4. Some chickens are broilers. What does this mean? A. They are used for fried chicken B. They are used for chicken fingers C. They are used for chicken and dressing D. All of the above 5. How many different vitamins does an egg contain? A. 5 B. 7 C. 11 D. 13 6. In a poultry farmer’s facility, how long does it take a newly hatched chick to reach market weight? A. 7 weeks B. 12 weeks C. 16 weeks D. 20 weeks 7. What is the average number of chickens in one poultry farmer’s facility?A. 15,000 B. 20,000 C. 25,000 D. 30,000 Florence • Sheffield • Killen Our language is full of clichés about chickens, See how many you know. “Scratching Out a Living” - An observer of chicken behavior will readily see that they spend most of their waking hours energetically scratching in the earth for seemingly meager bits of food. “Take Under One’s Wing” - This phrase means to nurture and mentor the way a mother hen protects her chicks by covering them with her wings. “Hen-Pecked” - Hens can be persistent when establishing their rank, ttIIhhllooiissvveettoowwnn.. and if they know they are higher than another chicken in the pecking order, they aren’t afraid to let the other chicken know by pecking it. “Scarce as Hen’s Teeth” - It’s common sense that hens have no teeth, so this expression is a way to exaggerate the lack of something. “Strutting Like A Rooster” - The dominant rooster in a group of chickens exhibits a very commanding presence by crowing and posturing. If someone is proud and self confident and shows it in their body language, they are often described as “strutting like a rooster”. “Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch” - Don’t assume you’ll get exactly what you want until you actually have it. “All Cooped Up” - When it seems like you’ve been spending too much time inside because of illness or bad weather you may feel like you’ve Jason Parker, Agent Thanks, Shoals Area. been “all cooped up” and be anxious or fidgety. Chickens exhibit similar 2506 Avalon Avenue Thanks, Shoals Area. behavior when they don’t get a chance to get out of the chicken coop to MJaussocnlePSahrokaelrs,,AAgLen3t5661 I love being here to help stretch their wings. B2u50s:62A5v6a-3lo8n1-A34ve3n4ue iInloavecobmeimnguhneitryewtohheerelp jMasuosnc.lpeaSrkheora.klso, [email protected] “The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost” - You may think that Bus: 256-381-3434 [email protected] pineaopcloemarmeumniatkyinwghaere if you do something bad you can get away with it, but eventually the dpiefofeprlenacree emvearkyindgaay. chickens will come home to roost. You’ll have to face the consequences of your actions. It’s natural behavior for chickens to venture throughout Tdhifafenrkeynocue efovrerayll dyaoyu. do. their surroundings during the day, but at night they always come back to Thank you for all you do. the hen house to roost. “Mad As A Wet Hen” - Being mad as a wet hen is being really aggravated. “Birds Of A Feather Flock Together” – similarities attract. “To Chicken Out” - to quit or run away out of fear. “Chicken Feed” - costing nothing, or amounting to an insignificant sum “Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket”– diversify your investments, because if you drop the basket, you lose everything. “Nest Egg” - Since we take the hen’s eggs every day, the only one she has is the one she still has in the nest. Human “nest eggs” are the funds we put 2007004 State Farm, Bloomington, IL away, our life savings. Answers on Pg. 23 2007004 State Farm, Bloomington, IL www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals 6 Kidsville News! October 2021

?? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ?? ?? What’s it Like to Be? ? ? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ... A Firefighter - Briana Lassiter? October 2021 Kidsville News! is proud to feature After breakfast, I check the equipment on a firefighter’s career in recognition of the fire trucks. Most of the day consists of National Fire Prevention Week 2021, Oct. training, including vehicle fire simulations, 9-16. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge controlled fire burns and ventilation proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national practice. We cut into roofs to add cool air observance, making it the longest-running to practice fire and active shooter scenarios public health observance in the country. in coordination with the police department. This annual event is observed during the However, the tone can sound at any week of Oct. 9 in commemoration of the moment, sending my fellow firefighters Great Chicago Fire, which began Oct. 8, and me to an emergency and bringing an 1871, and caused devastating damage. abrupt end to any training. Most of the calls we get are medical related. Would you please share with our readers your name, profession and What do you like best about your work? some details about your job? I love my colleagues in the Forest Service, when we fight forest fires together — we are My name is Briana Lassiter, and I am like a family. Working with them reminds a firefighter and an emergency medical me of being in the military; we laugh, eat, technician, also known as a paramedic. train, save and suffer together. Firefighters help people prevent fires, put What are some challenges you face? out fires, extract victims from car crashes Overcoming female bias in my line of and keep people safe from hazardous work – a traditionally male-dominated field materials, among other things. An EMT – has been a challenge. However, the female performs basic life-saving duties before an presence in the profession has increased ambulance gets to the scene of a collision over recent years, which has helped. The and via in-home calls in response to 911 service is 11% women volunteers and 4% emergencies. career females and growing! What would you like others to know When and why did you decide on this about fire fighting? career path? Firefighters need to be brave and have mental and physical toughness. They also I volunteer as a firefighter in addition need to be able to recognize to ask for to working another full-time job. I help when they need it. Readers and kids enjoy helping people and serving the out there should note that most fires and community, and in 2018, these desires led tragedies are preventable. Make sure your me to walk into my local fire station and home has working smoke detectors, and fill out an application. If somebody needs then make a fire plan with your family and help, firefighters are usually the first ones follow it! If there is a fire in your house, there. We help people in some of the most you should know at least two ways to get distressing moments of their lives out and where to go when you vacate. What training or education did you Kidsville News! 7 obtain to enter this field? I began my time in fire fighting without any prior training but received on-the-job instruction until I was able to get certified. Upon completing basic medical training, firefighters must complete fire academy courses and apply for state firefighter certification. Some of the classes include but are not limited to Fire Fighter I & II, All Technical Rescuer courses, Driver Operator, Fire Inspection, National Fire Academy classes and the International Fire Service Training Association Airport certification course. Describe a typical day on your job. My days begin with exercise — a healthy body means a healthy mind! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals

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The Rainiest Place on Earth If you like rain, head to India. Mawsynram, a city in the East Khasi Hills district in northeastern India, is known as the • The dry season is difficult because it can be hard wettest city in the world. India has two seasons: a wet season, to find enough water to drink and complete daily when huge rainstorms flood the country; and a dry season, when very chores. little rain falls. This seasonal changes are due to monsoons and the wind. The October to April wind blows from the northeast, delivering • June and July are the two rainiest months and a dry climate. From May to September, the wind blows from the bring 275 inches of rain. southwest and brings torrential rain. This yearly change is important for agriculture all over India. • New York City gets 60 inches of rain a year. • Mawsynram received 1,000 inches of rain in 1985, which is a world • Because rain is such a huge part of daily life, work can’t stop record. because of a storm. Instead, the • In an average year, the town receives around 467 inches of rain. residents of Mawsynram have learned • Most of this rain comes during the wet season. to live with the weather. They have • This area has a very short dry season from December to February. special umbrellas called knups. They • During the dry season, India may still receive 1.2 inches of rain a look almost like shells, but they are month. woven from bamboo and banana leaf. • This huge amount of rain is due in part to the location of the city Workers wear them on their heads, where the mountains and hills make many strong winds converge in one and they curve over to cover most of area. the body. When people wear knups, • In 1995, five feet of rain fell in 24 hours. they are protected by the rain and can still work with their hands. https://www.india.com/travel/cherrapunji/places-to-visit/nature-mawsynram/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/wettest-place-on-earth-india-mawsynram_n_3675254.html The Monarch Butterfly COMMON NAME: Monarch butterflies SCIENTIFIC NAME: Danaus plexippus TYPE: Invertebrates DIET: Herbivore GROUP NAME: Flutter AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: Six to eight months SIZE: Wingspan, 3.7 to 4.1 inches WEIGHT: 0.0095 to 0.026 ounces If you think going to grandma’s house is a long trip, consider the in the future. Before milkweed blooms, monarchs visit various flowers, trek of the monarch butterfly. These large, beautifully colored butterflies are easily recognizable by their striking orange, black and including dogbane, lilac, red clover, lantana and thistles. In the fall, adults visit composite flowers, including goldenrods, blazing stars, ironweed and white markings, but their migration and specialty diet are what make them Life Cycletickseed sunflower. Migrationfamous. The most amazing thing about monarch Toward the end of winter, the monarchs butterflies is the enormous migration in Mexico and California mate. The males then die, while the females head north and deposit eggs on milkweed North American monarchs undertake each year. Every fall, as cold weather plants along the way and eventually die themselves. From these tiny, round approaches, millions of these delicate insects leave their home range in eggs come small green-and-white-striped caterpillars, which feed on the Canada and the United States and fly south. They continue until they reach milkweed leaves. Southern California or central Mexico, more than 2,000 miles away! For about two weeks, they eat constantly and grow by shedding their These long-distance travelers return to the same forests each year, and skin. They are then ready to transform into pupae. To become a pupa, some even find the same tree that their ancestors landed on. Some estimates also called a chrysalis, a monarch larva attaches itself with silk to a leaf Dietsay up to a billion butterflies arrive in the mountains of Mexico each year. or branch, sheds its skin and forms a hard shell. After 9-15 days, a fully Monarchs feed on nectar from milkweed, which contain poisons distasteful to birds and other predators. After tasting formed butterfly emerges. The entire egg-to-butterfly process, called metamorphosis, takes about a month. Once an adult, butterflies no longer a monarch, a predator learns to associate the bright warning colors of the grow and survive by drinking nectar from milkweed, clover and goldenrod adult or caterpillar with an unpleasant meal and avoid eating Monarchs flowers. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/monarch_k6.html 10 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals October 2021

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Name Jumble! By Lee Freeman, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Local History - Genealogy Department Can you unscramble the names (first and last) of the noted residents know exactly why someone below was a notable person, see if you of Florence below? Then see if you can match the name to their photo can look them up to find out why. Several of them are on the Walk of above. We’ve given you hints next to the jumbled names. Many of Honor at the Shoals Marriott. these people we’ve written about in past articles however if you don’t One of them is done to get you started. ____________ A. rserfdnaninndneao (surveyor and engineer) ____________ B. ydwcnah (musician) ____________ C. tjarmesaeirp (politician) ____________ D. camilaffeeclo (namesake of school) ____________ E. skcihyrrejdranoelrd (physician and namesake of street) ____________ F. dereerslohcin (radio specialist and namesake of mountain) ____________ G. racsoedstripe (politician) ____________ H. lilanodcmbd (city historian) ___P_h_o_t_o_1_3___ I. masippslilh (record producer) Sam Philips ____________ J. mkcnileyjonh (US Supreme Court justice and namesake of building) ____________ K. yasduamnil (teacher) ____________ L. elbouddaeh (Native American) Answers on ____________ M. dalmaelerowf (actress) Page 23 ____________ N. tielffohdorritdr (astronomer) 14 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals October 2021

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Libraries with half a million books, was in Cordoba in Muslim Spain. This library attracted Christian scholars Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, from throughout Europe and Sheffield, Russellville, Killen and Lexington all probably stimulated the formation of have public libraries. Most cities, and even some European libraries toward the end of towns, have libraries so it is easy to take them for the Middle Ages. granted. But public libraries, available to everyone, are China had invented paper by the a recent development in the long existence of mankind. Writing itself is a 2nd century, but this invention didn't \"recent\" invention. Of course, you cannot have a library without writings. reach the Islamic world until the Very ancient peoples, before the 5th millennium BC, did not have 8th century and reached Europe by the 12th century. Only the wealthy, or ruling classes, could afford the writing, so knowledge was passed down from generation to generation copying of books. To create a single copy of the Bible would take a by \"word of mouth\". Elders in the community or tribe would memorize scribe over a year which made Bibles rare and very expensive. Although history and acquired knowledge and orally (by mouth) pass that on to Asian bookmakers were using movable metal type in the 9th century, each successive generation. Some people have extraordinary memories, Johannes Gutenberg is credited with the invention of the printing press however, there are limits and only so much can be stored in one mind. around 1450 AD. Printed books could be made with much less labor, in If a war with neighboring tribes killed the \"sages\", then that history and much less time, so they could now be affordable to the \"common man\". knowledge was lost forever. The enormous output of the presses stimulated reading and learning; Writing probably developed out of a need to keep records of sales and accumulated knowledge was no longer the property of a few. The spirit taxes. Marks made in clay recorded the number of sheep sold or how much of inquiry and scholarship during the Renaissance could not have taxes were paid or owed. It was natural that symbols were also needed to spread without the printing press. Until the 19th century, it was common represent things, like sheep, or the names of taxpayers. Complex writing for library books to be chained in place to prevent theft. systems are seen in archeological digs in the Near East Mesopotamia In 1800, when Congress moved our government from Philadelphia to region (cuneiform), and Egypt (hieroglyphics) and China (pictographs). Washington, D.C., it created the Library of Congress with three thousand These \"inventions\" of writing allowed knowledge to be better preserved titles, but the LoC was burned by the British during the War of 1812. The Library restarted by purchasing Thomas Jefferson's personal library of 6487 books. Today the Library of Congress receives copies of every book, map, print, pamphlet and music registered in the U.S. and is arguably the largest library in the world, with close to 200 million volumes, open for research. By the 1880's, almost all large cities had libraries, but they were absent in most towns. Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish immigrant who made his fortune in the production of steel. He remembered how important a and passed on \"permanently\" to many more people, and not subject to the library was for him as he grew up in Scotland, so he gave away 90% of limitations of human memory. It can be argued that the development of his fortune for \"good works\". Carnegie believed \"philanthropy\" (look it written language allowed the growth of civilization. The Mesopotamians used clay tablets, but the Egyptians pounded papyrus reeds into sheets. After drying, the sheets were made into a scroll, which could be stored in jars or wooden chests. We get the word \"paper\" from papyrus. The Great Alexandria Library in Egypt, dating from the 3rd century BC, was a world center for scholarship and books with an estimated 400,000 scrolls. Much of this knowledge was lost in the great Alexandrian fire of 48 BC caused by Julius Caesar. The Romans established libraries throughout the Roman world and many were open to the public. This up) was a duty of wealthy persons. Andrew Carnegie created over 1600 was long before printing was invented, so each scroll was handwritten American free public libraries and 2509 libraries worldwide. Up until by scribes, professionals skilled in copying with (hopefully) no error. that time, most libraries had \"closed stacks\" where requests were fetched However, did by staff. Carnegie believed in \"open stacks\" where readers could freely you ever hear browse and his preference became the norm. You may have heard of a the expression beautiful concert hall in New York City called \"Carnegie Hall\". \"to error is Today, many of us go to the Internet for information but the internet is human\"? It not a substitute for a library. The internet contains only a small percentage was natural of what is published. for universities Writing is an and colleges amazing invention! to spring up © 2021 Dr. David around libraries R. Curott, UNA since they contained the accumulated knowledge. With the fall of the Professor Emeritus Roman Empire, much of this knowledge was lost during the \"Middle Ages\", 400-1500 AD. However, much of what we know of the ancient world is due to the writings of Islamic writers, their love of books, and preservation of classical works in Islam. The greatest Muslim library, 16 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals October 2021

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Local History Written by Billy Warren and you will see a “B” in each grading period in something called “Deportment.” That word refers to the student’s overall behavior in school, participation in classes, etc. Why, do you suppose, the Did You Know? students earned a “B” each grading period instead of an “A”? Having successfully mastered the eighth grade, this student had four years of high school yet to complete; then he or she would be eligible Florence State Normal School to take the statewide test in order to be certified When you hear someone say the word to teach students in grades one through eight. “normal” – or when you say it yourself Make a prediction and give reasons for your – what does it mean? If you answered prediction: THIS STUDENT WILL / WILL this question by defining “normal” as NOT PASS THE STATEWIDE TEST. “predictable” or “not unusual” or some such term, you are correct. You’ve SOMETHING TO DO: probably said such things as, “Mom, I 1. Well into the twentieth century, many ls had just a normal day at school today.” students had to stop going to school after grade By that statement, you are saying that eight because there was no high school nearby. nothing out of the ordinary happened Interview two or three older adults with these at school on that particular day. questions: But, from 1823 to approximately a. How far away from your home was the 1930, the word “normal” meant not nearest high school? only “predictable” or “not unusual,” b. How did you get to and from your high it also carried an additional meaning. It was used in school? the field of education to refer to a high school whose c. When you look back on your high school days, was it a good purpose was to train elementary school teachers. In experience? Why or why not? such a school, students took the usual subjects such as d. Tell me about one or two high school teachers that you really English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, while enjoyed. also studying ways to teach these and other subjects to 2. Pretend that you have just graduated from a Normal High younger students. School and have your first job teaching third graders. Write about When a student completed a Normal High School with what happened on the very first week of school. passing grades, he or she was eligible to take a statewide teacher-training test. By passing that test, the student was then certified to teach in grades one through eight. (There were no public kindergartens in those days.) Florence Park and Recreation The first Normal High School in America was established YOUTH PLAY FOR in 1823 in Concord, Vermont, by Mr. Samuel Read Hall. BASKETBALL YOUR The idea quickly caught the attention of school leaders REGISTRATION SCHOOL! throughout much of the United States, so such schools began to appear all over the country. In 1872, the State Normal School in Florence, Alabama, was established in Wesleyan Hall on the campus of what we know today as the University of North Alabama (UNA). It was the first state-sponsored school for training teachers south of the Ohio River. That is rightfully a source of pride for the WHEN YOUTH BOYS State of Alabama and for all people who live in the Shoals area! October 1st – GRADES 1ST-9TH November 10th Now, look closely at the copy of a report card from the State Normal School in Florence which accompanies this month’s article. The reverse side of the card (not shown) indicates that the student was in the eighth grade during YOUTH GIRLS the 1927-1928 school year and was being promoted to the GRADES K-9TH ninth grade. The student took the usual courses – English, $35 PER PLAYER Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Physical Education. Additionally, the student was enrolled in another language course besides English. It’s noted as “Lat.” Can you guess the language? Did you say “Latin”? You’re correct! Look carefully, also, at the grade averages in the last Register Online column on the right-hand side of the report card. It @ www.FPARD.com shows that the student had these averages for the entire school year: 3 A’s and 3 B’s. These grades indicate that this young eighth grader was probably a good student. FOR MORE INFORMATION Do you agree? Why or why not? CALL 256-760-6628 Finally, look near the bottom of the report card, October 2021 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 19

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A 10-year study published in JAMA • Impulsivity, which can mean Network Open found that ADHD talking excessively or blurting out an diagnoses among adults have been answer before a question has been growing four times faster than those completed. Adults may have a hot among children in the United States. know that there is no single test to diagnose temper or low frustration tolerance. The health and wellness information site it. Furthermore, other psychiatric conditions Impulsivity can lead to risky behavior or Healthline reports ADHD is a complex or learning disabilities can produce similar substance and alcohol misuse. neurodevelopmental disorder that can affect symptoms as ADHD. Health care providers • Daydreaming can occur as well, as not various components of daily life. The Mayo use the guidelines in the American Psychiatric all symptoms of ADHD include loudness Clinic concurs, noting that ADHD can cause Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical and being rambunctious. Some people may persistent problems, such as difficulty paying Manual, fifth edition (DSM-5) to help diagnose disappear into themselves and be quieter attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior, ADHD. Key criteria for the condition include and less involved than they once were. in both adults and children. ADHD can affect six or more of the following symptoms for ADHD is a medical condition that is being relationships, academic performance and even children and five or more for those ages 17 and diagnosed more readily, helping adults and people’s careers. older. children get treatment that can help them lead People concerned about ADHD should • Inattention, which includes not holding full lives. Diwali October October Celebrations Oct. 2, 1968 California’s Every year in India, people During the Redwood National Park was celebrate Diwali. It is a Samhain established. Redwoods are the Hindu celebration of lights that takes place in the festival, the tallest of all trees, growing up fall. It’s the nation’s biggest festival, and it marks the souls of the to 400 feet during a lifetime victory of good over evil. past dead were believed to return to visit their homes, that can span 2,000 years. The festival includes putting lights on housetops, and the recently deceased were thought to journey Oct. 6, 1927 The Jazz Singer windows, doors and other buildings. Festival to the otherworld. People set bonfires on hilltops starring Al Jolson debuted as preparations usually take about five days. To prepare, for relighting their hearth fires for the winter and to the first full-length feature film people clean and decorate their homes and offices. On frighten away evil spirits, and they sometimes wore using spoken dialogue. Diwali night, people put on their best clothes, light masks and other disguises to avoid being recognized Oct. 8, 1871 The Great Fire lamps and candles and conduct family prayers. After by the ghosts thought to be present. It was in those of Chicago erupted. According the prayers, people enjoy fireworks, exchange gifts ways that beings such as witches, hobgoblins, fairies, to legend, it started when Mrs. and share a big meal. Diwali is also celebrated in and demons came to be associated with the day. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a many other countries, including the United States of lantern in her barn on DeKoven HalloweenAmerica. In the seventh century, the Catholic Church moved Street in the city. People young and old All Saints’ Day, originally held May 13, to Nov. 1, Oct. 28, 1914 The birthday dress up in costume perhaps to turn the pagan holiday into a Christian of Dr. Jonas Salk in New York and share scary stories on Halloween, Oct. 31. observance. The evening before All Saints’ Day City, famous for developing Children trick or treat and have fun together. became a holy, or hallowed, eve and thus Halloween. a vaccine for the dreaded Halloween originated from the Nov. 1 festival By the end of the Middle Ages, the secular and the childhood disease, polio. of Samhain among the Celts of ancient Britain and sacred days had merged. Oct. 31 Halloween or All Ireland. The date was considered the beginning of the Hallow’s Eve, an ancient new year and winter period when herds of cattle were Americans spend about $6 billion on Halloween celebration that combines the returned from pasture, and land tenures were renewed. every year. It’s the second-largest commercial holiday Christian festival of All Saints in the U.S. with pagan autumn festivals. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/diwali • https://share.america.gov/americans-celebrate-hindu-festival-diwali/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween 22 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals October 2021

The TM View Local kids about their opinions let us know.... and favorite things. Do YOU want to be here? Go to page 15 and fill out... YOUR answer The TM View to a Kidsville View question on page 15 YOUR Name School YOUR PHOTO Grade HERE ANSWERS MATH2 TIME 2. (7 is most likely) Using a pair of dice there are more ways to roll a sum of seven: 1 and 6, 2 1 and 5, 3 and 4. The only combina- 1. (four) Again there are many ways tion that will give 3 is 1 and 2. to approach this problem. Modeling with manipulatives, guess and check, making a 4 balance, summing the addends and using subtraction — all of these can help students find the missing number. 5 Down Syndrome Knowledge Power 3 Name Jumble! Answers (photo 7) A. Ferdinand Sannoner 1. C (photo 10) B. WC Handy 2. B 3. B 6 (photo 6) C. James T. Rapier 4. D (photo 5) D. Camilla Coffee 5. D (photo 4) E. Dr. Leonard Jerry Hicks 6. A (photo 9) F. Reeder Nichols 7. B (photo 2) G. Oscar De Priest (photo 14) H. Bill McDonald (photo 13) I. Sam Phillips (photo 8) J. John McKinley (photo 11) K. Maud Lindsay (photo 12) L. Doublehead (photo 3) M. Almeda Fowler (photo 1) N. Dr. Dorrit Hoffleit Squirt Toothpaste Orthodontic Braces What’s the Difference? Di erences: 1) Wrist bands di erent 2) Goal post color 3) Uniforms di erent 4) Helmet color 5) Cloud color 6) Wristbands di erent color 7) Grass/ eld color di erent 8) Fence color October 2021 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 23

FALL SAFETY TIPS The days are getting cooler and the leaves are about to turn and fall off of the trees. IT’S FALL! Along with this time of year come some potential risks for kids. Here are some things to watch out for and some ways to stay safe! • LEAVES Fall leaves are beautiful to look at, but they could hold the potential for injury. Don’t jump into a pile of leaves unless you know what is underneath. Objects underneath leaves could result in an injury! • HALLOWEEN SAFETY Halloween is so much fun, but can be full of safety concerns. Make sure you choose a costume that won’t trip you and that allows you to see well. Only approach homes with the lights on and let an adult inspect your candy before eating any of it! • SHORTER DAYS Fall brings later sunrises and earlier sunsets, so you don’t have as much daylight to play outside. Make sure you wear bright clothing and watch your surroundings if you play outside after dusk. • HOME MAINTENANCE DANGERS Fall is often a time for home maintenance before winter arrives. If your parents are using tools for housework, be careful and watch out for sharp edges. Don’t pick up any equipment unless an adult says that it is okay. Simple precautions will keep you safe during the fall months! 342 Cox Blvd. • Sheffield 256-383-4473 shoalsprimarycarellc.com 24 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals October 2021