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23 | Friday, December 18, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com A Child's Christmas Dear readers, This edition of the annual Oakville Beaver A Child's Christmas features the stories and drawings of students from St. James Catholic elementary school in Oakville. The students in Mrs. Sutton's Grade 1 class; Grade 2 students in Mrs. Watt's class; and Grade 3 students in Mr. Porto's class wrote and drew pictures on the subject of what Christmas means to them. The responses are humorous, heartwarming and memorable. Kindergarten students in teacher Mrs. Iapichino and RECE Mrs. Lepore's class, as well as teacher Ms. MacArthur and RECE Mrs. Fedoryshyn's class were asked to draw what Christmas means to them. Again, the results are delightful. We hope you enjoy these pages full of joy, hope and the innocence of little ones as much as we do. What Christmas means to me Stories and art by St. James School students "Christmas is special because it is a time to give to others, get together with family and friends, and Jesus was born!" By Gabriela R. ­ Gr. 3 "Christmas is special because you get to see your family. And you get to spend time with you." By Athena D. ­ Gr. 3 "Christmas is special because on December 25 Jesus was born. He is God's son and they are both very special." ­ Deborah T. ­ Gr. 3 "Christmas means giving and the birthday of Christ. Christmas is also a time for you to see your family and friends." ­ Victoria R. ­ Gr. 3 "Christmas is about spending time with family, cousins and friends." ­ Daniel P . ­ Gr. 3 Jayden, Grade 2 Kyle, Grade 2 Kevin Flynn Indira Naidoo-Harris MPP Oakville MPP Halton Christian, Kindergarten Wishing you a safe and happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with joy. Mateo, Grade 1 Evie, Kindergarten Lisandra, Kindergarten KEVIN FLYNN MPP Oakville 2318 Lakeshore Road West, Unit 2 Oakville, ON L6L 1H3 905.827.5141 a @MPPKevinFlynn | b KevinFlynnOakville kflynn.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org INDIRA NAIDOO-HARRIS MPP Halton 450 Bronte St. S, Unit 115 Milton ON, L9T 5B7 905.878.1729 a @MPPIndiraNH | bIndiraNHarris inaidoo-harris.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org