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16 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday December 20, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com A Child's Christmas What Christmas Means To Me Christmas is not about getting gifts. It's about Jesus and how he was born on the very night. Jesus came to forgive our sins. People give gifts to be nice to other people because God wants peace in the world. That's what Santa's job is. The Christmas tree is a very important part of Christmas because it represents eternal life. Jesus also gave people who believed in Him eternal life. The wreath represents God's ever-lasting love. The angel or star on top of a tree represent the star and angels that were watching over the stable in Bethelehem. The gifts represent the gifts that the 3 wisemen gave Jesus, the gifts were gold, frankincense and myrhh. The story of Jesus begins when an angel named Gabriel came down to Mary and told her that sh was going to have a baby that was God's son and name it Jesus. At first May was worried but then she accepted it. Then Gabriel went to Joseph in a dream and told him what was going to happen. After they got married they went to Bethelehem. Joseph walked while Mary rode a donkey. Once they got to Bethelehem there was no place for them in the hotels so they went to a stable. Then 3 wise men came and gave Jesus gifts. The End. By Kristina were not good they would get a golden whip. Every Christmas my friends and I make a play about Jesus' birth and the star. Christmas is about giving, loving, and having a great time. It is about miracles. Remember, Jesus and Santa Claus are watching you, so always be on your best behaviour. By Andrea Zombori Christmas Memories Christmas is all about getting toys giving toys to others. receiving toys from others, and lots of Christmas carols, and decorating your house to prepare for Christ, who is Jesus, the son of God. We also celebrate Christmas because of the birth of Jesus. We go to church to celebrate this season. It is called Advent. We are at the second candle of Advent of the wreath of Advent. When we get to the fourth candle, which is the pink candle it is christmas/ the birth of Jesus Christ. That we celebrate in Church. Now to tell you about our classroom at st. Matthew's. We are going to make gingerbread houses. Just for $ 10.00! We are also going to make some stables probably only if we don't make a mess with the paint. If we do make a mess, we will not be able to use the paint. And we will not make the staple with the Christ in it with Jesus's mother Mary. We also made Wither Wonderland themes. We even put a Santa Claus on top of the projector screen. That is all! Zackary. Bye! This is all we did. At our classroom. By Zackary Richard Christmas Memories Christmas is about giving and kindness. Christmas is about Jesus, Mary and Joseph. It is also fun because everyone gets presents. When my dad was little, growing up in Hungary, there was a special tradition on Christmas Eve. Children were waiting with an open window in their living room. In the evening Jesus and two angels would come in with a decorated Christmas tree, with a few presents underneath it. My dad would always try to see Jesus and the angels, but he would always miss them. When my mom was little, there were no presents for Christmas, only the celebration of Jesus' birthday. On Dec. 6th they would have St. Nicholas day. Children would put their boot on the window ledge and if they were good St.Nicholas would leave a good bag, with fruits and treats in it. If they specials and movies we can watch. Which is fun because dad won't be at work, which means popcorn and movies. So that's how Christmas is fun for me. By Ciara Christmas Christmas is all about giving and being thankful for all the toys & gifts you get. Christmas stands for Christ-Mas because of Christ. I love Christmas because we get to hang so much beautiful decorations. I love going out for Christmas dinner and going to buy a Christmas tree and then we get to hang stuff on the tree. I also love hanging up lights all around our house and our teacher Mrs. Hoult allowed us to hang up Christmas lights all around the class room it was so fun there are rainbow colour lights and blue. And Aiden K was a santa hat that says on it I am part of Santas team it is funny! What I like about Christmas the most is spending Christmas with my friends. Like Zackary, Aiden K, Ben, Darren, Darren, Luis, Aiden S, and Damian. And what I also like about Christmas is when we do shopping spree. My mom baked cookies for shopping spree and I got to eat the broken ones. I just love Christmas so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I can't wait till the 25th when we get a lot of presents and toys. And I can't wait to spend Christmas with my friends. By Bradley What Christmas Means To Me Christmas is a time for sharing a time to appreciate what God and Jesus have given and have done for you. Christmas is a time to remember those who don't get any presents or who are homeless on the street. Christmas is not just about Santa Claus and presents you know. Its not about chocolate or toys. Sure its nice every once in a while to get one or two presents. But just remember the sacrafice Jesus made for us so that we could have a happy life. I'm not saying to not celebrate Santa or don't ask for presents. I'm just saying know its more than just presents and Santa. Another thing that's in the Christmas spirit is taking the time to sit around a Christmas tree with your family drinking hot chocolate with quiet Christmas music. Other activities that people do to get into the spirit of Christmas is making Christmas crafts, Christmas carolling, and drinking hot chocolate by a camp fire. A lot of the time families get together to celebrate Christmas, like on my street, there's 4 families who get together for Christmas. We open presents, play games and eat yummy food. Christmas is my favourite time of year. By Jenna Ross RE E A OST W M ! S N OPE LIDAY HO e ller Skat Ro Having A Christmas Party? oter's Roller Palace hosts corporate & family parties. have 20,000 square feet of space, great for large parties of 5-600. n a party that your family or co-workers will not soon forget! serve today! 905-823-4001 WLING · GIFTS · AIR HOCKEY · BILLIARDS · SNACK BAR EO GAMES · 3000 WATTS OF GREAT MUSIC · DJ Holiday Specials Sat. Dec. 13 Sat. Dec. 20 Sun. Dec. 21 Mon. Dec. 22 Tues. Dec. 23 9am - Noon SKATE WITH SANTA! 9am - noon SKATE WITH SANTA! 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm-1am All Ages Skate 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Night 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 10pm Family Skate 10am - Noon Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate Christmas Eve 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate Christmas Day - Closed (Happy Holidays) Boxing Day 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate 9pm - Midnight All Ages Skate Midnight - 4am Christian/Gospel Skate e 9am - Noon Little Peoples Learner 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 1am All Ages Skate Sun. Dec. 28 Mon. Dec. 29 Tues. Dec. 30 0 Wed. Dec. 31 Thurs. Jan. 1/09 Wed. Dec. 24 Thurs. Dec. 25 Fri. Dec. 28 Fri. Jan. 2/09 9 Sat. Jan 3/08 Sat. Dec. 27 7 Sun. Jan 4/08 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Night 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 10pm Family Skate 10am - Noon Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate New Years Eve 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate (cancelled) 9pm - 3am New Year's Even Skate New Years Day (Happy New Years) 10am - Noon Adult Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate 9pm - Midnight All Ages Skate 9am - Noon Little Peoples Learner 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 3am All Ages All-Nighter 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Skate How I Decorate My Christmas Tree Last year when I bought my Christmas tree, it go stuck in my door. After it got in the house we got the Christmas Tree decorations and then we put them on the Christmas Tree. There was at least 100 decorations and there was an Angel. What I got for Christmas What I got for Christmas was a Wii, A Star Wars Lefo Complete Saga, And a Magnetic Dinosaur and Last I Got Just Normal Magnetic. What is Christmas About? Christmas is about Giving, And The Birth of Jesus. Christmas is my Favourite Holiday. By Damian Christmas is Special Christmas is special to me because its very fun to decorate the Christmas tree and the excitement of getting presents. And sometimes if you wake up early you can hear the sound of presents being put under the Christmas tree. And plus its always fun to make Christmas cookies especially when Santa doesn't eat them all. It is fun to play with my sister because she doesn't work on those days. And my brother because he has to deliver the newspapers and probably pay some for deliver them for him. There's lot of Christmas ALL REGULAR SESSIONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE Scooter's Roller Palace