KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL. The Tucson Shalom House, a non-profit, non-sectarian housing and counseling program for women and children, wants to send children back to school feeling confident and ready to learn. They need lots of school supplies like notebooks, pencils, pens, pencil boxes, folders, crayons, backpacks and more. School clothes are also in high demand. New socks, underwear, jeans, shirts, dresses, jackets, pants and shoes are needed; gift certificates are great! Call 292-0698 or 292-5667 for donation information. EXPRESS YOURSELF. Art Express. 601 E. Sixth St. 791-2995. Turn scraps into art. Just stop in during store hours and go to it. There are new projects every two weeks, geared towards kids ages 4 to 12. Cost is $3. Art Express is open Tuesday through Saturday. Call 791-2995 for information. GOT THE SAT BLUES. Don't be afraid of the SAT and PSAT college entrance exams. Tucson-Pima Public Libraries and Kaplan Educational Center want you to be ready and worry-free. Throughout the month of September, they're offering free hour-long workshops at various public libraries on test-taking strategies, when to take the test, who should take it, and how scores are used in the college admissions process. Everyone is welcome to attend. Call the Kaplan Education Center at 622-4256 for registration, dates and locations. STORYTIME. Barnes and Noble. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Join us at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 7, for craft and story time featuring Charles Shaw's It Looked Like Spilled Milk. Call 745-9822 to reserve your space. CREATIVE MOVEMENT CLASSES. Ina Gittings Building, UA campus west of Campbell Avenue. A new movement class for children ages 2 to 9 years, Creative Movement for Children, begins with a free orientation for parents and children at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 7. Melissa Lowe's Early Movement Education program focuses on the joy of movement and the freedom of creative expression. Classes meet through November 16. Cost is $85. Also offered for children ages 2 to 5 years old: Tots Learning Creatively. These workshops introduce early math and science skills using shapes, bubbles, magnets, and more. Hands-on activities make learning fun and accessible. Call the Extended University at 624-4444 for registration and information. Parents' Corner AT HOME MOMS. At Home Moms is a national, non-profit network of at-home mothers. Local chapters offer meetings, playgroups, outings and more. See what they're all about at an informational meeting for the East/Central chapter at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 11. Call Amy at 721-5787 for information. TEDDY BEAR DRIVE. Local radio station 92.9 Cool FM extends a paw to the many agencies helping Tucson's children with a new and previously-loved Teddy Bear Drive. The bears will be redistributed to local agencies such as Casa De Los Niños, the University Medical Center emergency room, the American Cancer Society, Child Protective Services and others. Call 628-2150 with a pledge or for information. SINGLE MOTHERS BY CHOICE. Learn more about a support and networking group for single women who have chosen or are considering motherhood via insemination, adoption, etc. SMC holds monthly meetings. Call 745-5707 for information. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Children To Children, a non-profit grief support center for children and their families, needs volunteers to train as support group facilitators. Our next volunteer training begins soon. Call 322-9155 for information. THE PARENT CONNECTION. 5326 E. Pima St. 321-1500. Help new families get off to a good start. Use your time and talents to work with newborns and their parents. Volunteers are needed to offer support, advice, and a caring ear to new parents. Comprehensive training provided. Call Sheryl Thomasson at 321-1500 for more information.

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