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Spread a layer of dried lentils of water and set on a window me to keep There will one or two from the beets and fatter greens from the turnip . . . in less than a week! Soak a brick or sponge and sprinkle with grass seeds and a little soil. Keep wet and watch a mini-lawn develop! Seeds of land cress (not water cress) sprout very quickly. Wet an old terry tow- el, spread it on a cookie sheet and scatter the seeds on it. Keep warm and moist in the sun, - get young- child, the be to see Save some grapefruit and orange seeds for this project . . . even date pits respond to the following treatment. Soak seeds over- night in water and plant in soil about one- half inch deep. Keep in semi-shade and water daily till they sprout. Sturdy little green plants will be the happy result! ~ A sweet potato vine makes an attractive in a saucer sill, Green plant and is easy to start and grow, Stick toothpicks into the sides of a plump sweet I love Christmas because I remember Jesus. Jesus was god's son. Teresa McKenzie, Grade 5, R. H. Cornish P.S. They have popcorn laced around a small pine tree and a little present for each person. So why don't you think of others and give instead of thinking of your- - self and how many presents 'shoots will appear before the week is out! polos So you i] Bpem ov in 3 Jar, Li carde v r sugar bowl, Slice the top off a carfot, beet or white ee ii] about one-half inch or so into turnip (leaving about 1" of the vegetable). the water it contains, Keep in darkened Stand it in a saucer containing about one- place for about ten days so roots will start. half inch of water. Wispy greens will shoot The vines hang down gracefully so find a up from the carrots, green and red shoots bright shelf to show the plant off. r ray . . - WHAT CHRISTMAS WHAT CHRISTMAS your going to get. It's nice to MEANS TO ME MEANS TO ME give to each other. All Ontheday Jesuswas born, To me Christmas is the Christmas is to me is giving There was love to everyone. time to be joyful and to give and celebrating. For Christmas is the time to others. It's the time to be that we friendly, The people who are Heather Boyd, . , - Are sharing; poor don't have happy Grade 5 R. H. Cornish P.s. And caring. Christmases like we do. lbs ag de aes hb hte im tar Mast ae Port Perry Star Christmas Edition - Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1977 - 17 What Is Christmas ... WHAT CHRISTMAS IS Christmas is love and joys. Giving gifts to girls and boys - ~Everyone-is kind-in-giving, ~~ Christmas living. Turkey dinner good to eat, Foods like vegetables and meat. Everyone is always sharing Everyone is always caring. Love and Joys, To girls and boys, Let's have the Christmas spirit We're the people who share, We care. Hurrah! Let's be gay, On Christmas Day! spirit always Barbara Liston, Grade 5, R. H. Cornish P.S. WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY IS Some people think Christ- mas is just fun like opening presents, getting and giving things, eating lots of turkey, and going away. But, they are wrong. Christmas is really a birth- day. Do you know whose birthday it is? It's Jesus Christ's birthday! We have Christmas to celebrate his birthday. i Celebrating is fun. Do you like celebrating? 1 do. Tracy Dowson, Grade 5, R. H. Cornish P.S. THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS Hi, I'm Dasher, one of Santa's reindeer and I'm here to tell you about Christ- mas. Christmas is a way of celebrating Jesus's birth- day. Before Christmas comes you buy things for your aunts and uncles and grandparents and' people that you're related to. On Christmas day you open your presents. And that's one of the things Christmas means. The End Danny Luchka, Grade 5, R.H. Cornish P.S. _ CHRISTMAS Long ago, Mary and Joseph wanted a donkey so they "went to- a place and: asked for a donkey and they got one. Mary was going to have a baby so she rode on the donkey. When they got to Bethlehem, they went to a inn and asked if he had a place for them to sleep. He said that there was no more rooms left. So they went to a barn and slept there for the night. The next morning there was a baby in the manger. Far away the was three Wise Men. One of the men were studing stars. The other two go a collect gold "and silver. One day the ore: Wise Man discovered a strang star. All of a suden a angel came and said follow the star and you will get a big surprise. So they followed it and brot silver and gold and purfum. They came to Mary and Joseph and gave them there presents. They paid there taxes and went back Egypt. Nancy Rudkin Grade 4, Epsom P.S. May your hearts be light . . . your holiday bright with happiness. Thank you for your patronage. Ray Whitaker & Sons Manufacturers Limited customers ... thanks. May seasonal joys warm your heart. To all ....thanks. ELEANORS FLOWERS Christmas Ring out, sing out hearty good wishes for holiday cheer. TREWIN FARM EQUIPMENT BLACKSTOCK . 8 | ? / > ; ll "ChiistmasSlessings ~ May this holy holiday shine down its blessings on all our neighbors, friends. Thanks for the kindness shown to us. Swain Seed Cleaners - ~ BLACKSTOCK te avery May happiness always dwell with you. From our house to your rea ee PASTRIES