Kidsday: We make volunteering fun
This year, every sixth grader in our school has pledged to do 10 hours of community service. This pledge is in honor of Herman Broghammer, a former speech teacher's father. For our school, he represents all of the people who died on 9/11. Some ideas include volunteering at animal shelters and local churches. A lot of kids including me are part of a youth group that loves to help out.
Everybody had to write down their pledges on a piece of paper that shows their plan. Many kids signed up to do things with their friends.
My friends and I also helped out at an auction at which we set everything up, helped to call numbers and handed out prizes. We labeled the baskets, set up tables and chairs and more. Classmate Olivia Scheffler participated in a breast cancer walk and has also raked leaves for a friend who recently lost her husband. Classmate Courtney Ottaviano donated clothes and toys to the less fortunate. Many other kids liked that idea, too. If we work together and make everything we volunteer for fun, we will be helping out in an exciting way.
Game review: Once Upon a Monster
I played the amazing video game Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster for the Kinect (WB Games). It's good for ages up to 13. Cookie Monster is so funny. The game has great graphics. And it's really cute. You can actually get a workout because you are always moving. It teaches little kids lessons like responsibility and helping others.
--Kidsday Reporter Max Klein
Poll: Books vs. e-books
Would you rather read a regular book or read it on an electronic device? Out of the 82 students in the Martin Avenue fifth and sixth grade, 46 voted that they would rather read from a regular book.
Some of these reasons include that they love the feel of the pages. Others said the glare of the device bothers their eyes. (Seven of those 46 students own an electronic reading device.)
Of the students who said that it is better to read from an electronic device, some said they liked that it saves trees. Others said that you won't have to worry about ripping the pages. Right now, only 18 of them have an electronic reader.
I prefer the regular copy, partially because I haven't had the pleasure of using an electronic reader.
--Kidsday Reporter David Riobo
CLASS OF THE WEEK: Sue Kahn Wolk's sixth-grade class, MARTIN AVENUE SCHOOL, North Bellmore
