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Wednesday, December 20, 2000 A Child s Christmas THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C5 j)C * * * * ** * * * * * * T h e P e a c e W is li If I had one Christmas Wish it would be that there was always peace on Christmas Day and every other day of the year. So there will be no violence in the world anymore. Then it can be like it used to be on any day that Jesus was teaching peace. Chris M. St. Matthew's School Grade 4 A n Ideal C h r is tm a s If I had one Christmas wish it would be to have my own ideal Christmas day. The first thing that would happen on my ideal Christmas is I would wake up really, really early, before anyone is up, creep downstairs and open up all of my presents. That way I get to miss the pic ture taking session and go straight to a pancake breakfast. After that, I would install any com puter games and play with all of my new toys. Then I didn't find any I'd ask if we could get ready for church. After church, I'd cook some macaroni and cheese. Then I'd play with my brothers until dinner. We always have goose for Christmas dinner. After dinner, I'd watch some t.v. That would be my ideal Christmas. Julia D. St. Matthew's School Grade 4 "Watch out," screamed Veronica, the mom. "Ahhhhh," yelled Nicole. She dropped the hot chocolate on the new carpet. "That is it," said Mike, the dad. "Nooooo!" said the girls. "One more chance please with a cherry on top. P-p-please," said Stephanie. "Okay," agreed the parents. So the family went shopping for gifts. The family had so much fun they did not notice time. "I guess Christmas is fun," said the parents. That Christmas, it was an unforgettable Christmas for the family. Nicole K. St. Matthew's School Grade 4 Santa' s Schedule I Visit Santa at these locations Oakville Place * * * * H e a d E lf C h r is tin a s is S p e c ia l Christmas is a very special time of the year because Jesus was bom on Christmas Day. And it is time for sharing and praying for an enemy and forget about what they did. It is time to cel ebrate Jesus' birth. It is also when Santa Claus comes with his reindeers. Christmas is special because you get presents that you will love. Advent is the start of waiting for Jesus' birthday. Jesus was bom in a stable with animals around him. The star led the three kings to Jesus in the stable. Erica T. St. Matthew's School Grade 4 C h r is tm a s W is h If I had one Christmas Wish it would be no wars and lots of peace. The world would not litter and everyone would love each other more. If there was peace no one would fight and they wouldn't take drugs or smoke. That's why I wish for peace and no wars. Cassandra C. St. Matthew's School Grade 4 C h r is tm a s is S p e c ia l Christmas is a very special time of the year because it is about the birth of Jesus. It is a time of happiness, a time of giving, a time of sharing, a time of gifts, a time of family, a time of friends, a time of waiting, a time of carolers, a time of Christmas tales, a time when miracles appear on earth. Aaron C. St. Matthew's School Grade 4 A F a m ily W in t e r A d v e n tu r e It was three weeks before Christmas when Nicole's parents said, "Girls, Christmas is too much work, we are going to skip Christmas." "No, Christmas is a family holiday," said Nicole. "Sorry Nicole," said her parents. "We will show you the real meaning of Christmas," said Nicole and her sister Stephanie. "How about we make a deal mom and dad? We try to not skip Christmas and if it does not work we skip Christmas and if it works we have Christmas," said Stephanie. " D e a l , " Once there was a boy named Thomas. He was SANTA'S H O U R S/Photos such a nice boy and he cared for everyone and M onday to S aturday - 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., 6 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. he also loved fiction. He loved electronics. He Sunday, D e ce m ber 2 4 - 1 1 a m. -1 :4 5 p.m. could make electronics with his eyes closed. And most of all, he loved Santa and wanted to see Santa. So he made lots of surveillance cam eras to try to spot Santa. He put one camera in the tree, one in the hall, one in the chimney, one on the roof and one in the fireplace. The next SANTA'S HOURS night (the night before Christmas), Thomas sat M o n d a y th ro u g h F rid a y - 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. & 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on his bed with a TV and a remote control car S a t u r d a y - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a surveillance camera on top of the car. Then Santa flew across the moon. Thomas saw C h ris tm a s Eve - 12 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. him on his roof surveillance camera. Unfortunately, when Comet landed, the reindeer crushed his roof surveillance camera and when Santa went down the chimney he crushed the one in the chimney and the one in the fireplace. SANTA'S HOURS When Santa was putting Thomas' present pet S aturday, D e ce m b e r 2 3 - 1 1 : 3 0 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Free Photos! tiger down, Santa's two way radio with a micro phone made of steel in the puff ball on his hat hit the surveillance camera and blew it up. When Santa got up the microphone hit the one in the hall and then Santa walked toward the fireplace. Thomas had one more surveillance camera, the SANTA'S HOURS/PHOTOS remote control car. Thomas headed this remote M o n d a y - S a tu r d a y - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., control car for Santa. Santa saw the camera and he shot a laser from his finger into the lens of the 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. surveillance camera on the car and it came out of Sunday, D e cem ber 24th - 1 0 :3 0 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the TV onto Thomas' bed. The laser went into Thomas. The next thing Thomas knew, he was being transported like an e-mail to a place he wasn't sure of. Thomas read the code in the e-mail tun IF * nel. It said "XAPIMNLED." That meant Santa Claus World. He was being transported to * SANTA'S HOURS/PHOTOS Santa's world. Thomas started to feel weird. His if C h ristm a s W eek - Monday to Friday - 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ears were growing pointy and he was getting S aturday, D ecem ber 23 - Extended hours, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. shorter. The next thing he knew he was wearing Sunday, D ecem ber 24 - 1 :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. a black leather belt with a solid gold buckle with a green T-shirt and shorts. Suddenly, Thomas was lying on a bed. He went downstairs and saw * * lots of others who looked just like him. Thomas * * saw Santa "HoHoHo-ing" around. Santa * X * *· * * * * * * explained to Thomas that anyone who sees him must become an elf, so they won't spread the a O R D E R O N -L IN E - 24 H O U R S A D A Y - 7 D AYS A W EEK - W W W .K N E T . C O M word to anyone. "So," Santa said, "There are a few things I need to tell you. First, you are head electronic elf to make electronic toys. Second, keep an eye on Dunston. He likes to short-circuit toys. And third, here is your Head Electronic Elf badge, so that everybody will know that you're head Elf of electronic toys." The badge was solid gold with two lightning bolts crossed and it read "Head Electrical Elf." Thomas went to his K F m m y s e n ia Wways new room at Santa's workshop and saw his pet tiger and a TV with an N64 and a Game Boy Color and a fancy bed with red covers and paja mas. Thomas had received everything he want ed for Christmas and Santa had brought the pre sents to his workshop. He petted his pet tiger and decided to call him Talon. Thomas watched some TV and then went to bed. He lived happi Asst. Styles ly in his new life like all the other elves. Liam F. St. Matthew's School $399.99 Value Grade 4 From Trafalgar Village Bronte Village Mall Erin Mills Town Centre Hopedale Shopping Centre Ladies' Graphite] Shaft 11 pc. sets * All 2000 Clubs & Sets Must Go Men's 11 pc. Steel Shaft Sets H O U R S A replied the par ents. "How about we cut down a tree?" "Sure, let's go!" said the fam ily. So the family drove to go cut down a tree for 1 hour. "I am cold," said Stephanie. "Come on, it's Canada. It's cold," said Nicole. "Nicole, she's frozen," said the mom. "I told you that Christmas is too much," replied Dad. The family got Stephanie to unfreeze and they drove back home with a big tree. "Why don't we have a nice hot chocolate and drink them together for Christmas. This is your last chance," said the parents. "Thank you," said Nicole. Five minutes later, "The hot chocolate is ready," said Nicole. 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