https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/all-the-latest-from-the-2026-youth-olympics-in-senegalese-capital/news-story/0626c90340962bc75b1ec5bc9137f882KidsNewsen2026-11-03T19:00:00+11:00Youth Olympians shine in DakarYu Jeong Jang,different sports,F1 fatherQUICK QUIZ,Diamniadio,three Aussies,Akira,Kids News poll,Olympian and Paralympic silver medallist Milly Tapper,Thomas Turner and Millie Griffin,our game,the first Olympic Games,Picture,their events,their pool*,the close,action onEXTRA READING‘Hidden,dance,a spot,the table tennis pair,the initial round-robin phase,Africa,real walking,The host city and capital,costumes,good play,9-11,traditional music,AP,the Australian women,the most,The Aussie youth squad,the experience,the 2026 Youth Olympics,the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games,’s performance,21-9,the Youth Olympic Flame,.POLL,4-11,Puerto Rico,15-21,October 31,Griffin and Turner,nearly 1500,the Korean,Om Neelam,such an incredible moment,32-0,Which Aussie athletes,a crazy atmosphere –,those 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semi-finals,VIC,Dakar,trust and experience,a fantastic tournament,Diary entry,Seyllou,Turner,Griffin,Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly,full swing,LISTEN TO THIS STORYYouth Olympians,Dancershttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/ac141425e96fd301e19a3c7376f541ddhttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/society-culture/lights-up-your-brain-experts-back-return-of-mighty-pens-for-naplan/news-story/104355d95a6f9958347f5399f4e16a6aKidsNewsen2026-11-03T18:30:00+11:00Handwriting is back for the futurereading skills,Ray,Picture,University of Newcastle,handwriting fluency,PISA,better stories,occupational therapist,primary schools,handwriting,Writing fluency,YOUR BRAINChildren,paper-based writing tests,The process,’s decision,older year groups,the task,concentration*,the future,brain activity,primary classrooms,processing information,The NAPLAN overhaul,fact,Experts,specific parts,education experts,a “super body,students,our brains,Newcastle lecturer Dr Karen Ray,primary school,Education Minister Jason Clare 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memoryhttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/fdb97ec2b5e980035d271ae95851e04fhttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/ask-healthy-harold/babies-have-more-bones-than-adults-so-how-do-skeletons-work/news-story/7c468ad45cb9faf97bbe91cbb42c554eKidsNewsen2026-11-03T18:00:00+11:00No bones about it: skeletons rulethe brain,the upper part,the playground,your skeleton,your bones,skeletons,our skeleton,our bones,the stapes,’s skull,your weight,collagen and minerals,a suit,this week,the surprising science,one to two years,milk, cheese and yoghurt,a ball,the body,my neck,vitamin,Babies,The femur,’s bones,our skeletons,a little bit,Next time,care,a baby,last month,Minerals,Literacy,living cells,flexibility,A lot,your heart and lungs,a grown-up,an adult,all the responses,people,Eating foods,206 – Healthy Harold shares,your body weight,a lot,Collagen,the great outdoors,a mix,Exercises,a tiny baby,about 300 bones,an important job,important organs,the smaller bones,separate plates,THE VIDEOLearn,armour,a broken 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thunderstorms,Narramore,about an hour,the NSW tablelands,Saturday,Mr Narramore,Picture,between 30 to 80 tornadoes,Gunning,These conditions,the coming week,the cloud cone,the outback,NSW RFS/Facebook,a wall cloud,a powerful tornado,clear days.Tornadoes,moist air,Sutton and Yass.The Bureau,other structures,fact,Oklahoma,a much smaller number,a time,that speed,the winds,the perfect conditions,300 km/hr,all that dirt and mud,warm, moist air,form and,tens of metres,a residential area,no one,h,whatever debris or mud,their farm or property,the cold air,air, dust, dirt and debris,the air,cars and cattle,a lot,the tornado,a few minutes,Photographs,about 10 or 20 tornadoes,Tornadoes,Australia,The footage,the ACT border,The Bureau,the ground.Once,NSW RFS/Facebook HOW,AUSTRALIAAbout,video and footage,Wynnewood,even farm animals,1200 tornadoes,150,the moment,Meteorology meteorologist Dean Narramore,Dean Narramore,clear days,homes,a number,tall,dust,RFS,some damage,pink tornado,the 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funnelhttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/59101cfc66b7ae6fcd98ba373ffe96dehttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/de-minaurs-class-on-show-in-a-sport-known-for-tennis-tantrums/news-story/9f1592e1be663f9e0d6366b836c41f5aKidsNewsen2026-11-02T18:30:00+11:00‘Demon’ trumps tennis tantrumshis final match,a 6-1, 6-4 victory,Picture,excellent class,her long tennis career,physical endurance and exhaustion,accelerated heart rate,Esquire magazine,a heated topic,TENNIS TANTRUMSWhile de Minaur,the courts,some laughter,his latest loss,hard courts,a really emotional and amazing week,court,morning,a speech,All three 500 titles,almost five months,Nick Kyrgios,Amazing,Baghdatis,Christian Bruna/Getty Images FAMOUS TENNIS TANTRUMSWhile,tennis tantrums’,Todd Woodbridge,the line judge,another nightmare match,Carlitos,huge amounts,sexism,his return,a backhand,John McEnroe,his chair,his opponent,one.In,the now famous line,tour,Christian Bruna/Getty Images,admiration,Woodbridge,his first match point,a 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