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14 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowman ville, Saturday, December 30,1995 Excitement Grows with the Arrival of Holiday Season The Sad, Sad Tree One day there was a Tree and he had no friends. Then it was Winter and all the Sad, Sad Trees were cold. Then it was Christmas and all the boys and girls were happy. But he was not happy. The Christmas Tree had no toys and he was sad. The Christmas trees were sad too. He was a Sad, Sad tree. He had nothing on him at all. All the Christmas trees had nothing nothing to do. Then Santa came and said, "Why are you cold?" I do not have any friends. You can come with me. We can go to the North Pole. It is warm at the North Pole. You will see all of the elves. They are busy making toys for the kids. The Christmas tree said, "Can I make toys for the kids?" Santa said, "Yes." So he was working and working and working. Santa said, "You have to go. I will take you back and you will be happy there." He went back and he was happy happy there and all the Christmas Trees were so happy. The end. Megan Vink Grade 2 _ One day ago there was a talking talking toy and his name was Teddy Teddy Bear. He called the rest of his friends to play with him and his friends were named Potato Potato Head and Talking Horse and he called his other friends over and his name was Frosty the Snowman and his other friend was named Rudolph and they played with his Lego. And the end. David Daigle Grade 1 One day I went to play in the snow with my sister. We played with our toys from Santa. Santa. Shawn Dube Grade 2 STORE CLOSING 50 % OFF ALREADY REDUCED RED STICKER PRICES lOOO's to choose from. GIANT BOOK SALE Bowmanville Mall 623-1867 The Christmas Tree I said to my cat, "I need a tree. If I don't I will never celebrate celebrate Christmas. I will have to put the presents in a box and I would never remember where I put the box. The closet is not the right place for the box. Oh, I changed my mind. I will put the box in my closet." The end. Danusha Trela-Smilh Grade 2 The Sad, Sad Christmas Tree * There was a sad, sad Christmas tree. He was sad because nobody would put Christmas presents under him. It wasn't over yet. So, a little girl came and she put . a present under the Christmas tree. So the Christmas tree was happy. They played and played. The end Hilary Sadler Grade 2 The Santa Claus Santa went down a chim- neuy. But there was no Christmas Christmas tree. So he went back to the North Pole to get one. But her couldn't find a Christmas tree. So he went to Canadian Tire to buy one. But it was closed. So he went to chop one. But there was no more left. But then he remembered he had magic mittens, so he waved his mittens, then POUF! A Christmas tree appeared. So he tried to put it in his sac. But it was too big. He tried his magic mittens to make it smaller. smaller. Then he put it in his sac. Then he put it in the house. The end. Brittany Hunt Grade 2 French Immersion Santa's First Christmas One day Santa Claus was going going to my house when he fell. He hurt himself. I gave him some milk and cookies. He thanked me. I said, "Are you okay?" He said, "Yes." I said, "I will help you up the chimney!" chimney!" He gave me lots of presents. The end. Katherine Bouchard My Christmas Poem Stars glowing Twinkling, Shimmering up so high looking down to the earth . thinking of Jesus' birth. By: Chris P. Jardine CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO. 93-144 FORMAL NOTICE TO CLEAN SNOW AND ICE FROM SIDEWALKS Occupants and property owners are required to remove snow and ice from the public sidewalks in front of, and beside their properties within 12 hours after a fall of snow, freezing rain, or hail and to keep them clear. These requirements apply whether or not a house or any other building is erected on the property. If you fail to clear and keep clear the entire surface of sidewalks abutting your property, the Municipality will remove the snow and ice and charge the cost of such removal to the property owner's realty taxes. Clearing snow and ice makes The Municipality's sidewalks safer for ALL pedestrians. Your co-operation in keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice AT ALL TIMES will be appreciated. S7\ g MUNICIPALITY OF yfflarin qton CS-Ind. 5748 ONTARIO ©J.P. Christmas Stories Christmas Day It was a week before Christmas. Christmas. John, Chris and Katie were decorating the Christmas tree they even wrote a letter to Santa Claus. All they wanted was a beautiful little cat of their own. When they were finished they helped their parents finish the dining room so it would be finished by Christmas because their mom's whole family is coming over for Christmas. "It is finally the 22 of December" December" said John and it was the last day of school. On Saturday Saturday the 23 the day went by fast and slow but it was finally Christmas Eve. John, Chris and Katie were so excited then ever before that they couldn't even eat or sleep. In the night they heard stomping on the roof of the house so they went down stairs to see if Santa was there but he wasn't he had already left the house. At 8:00 â.m. John, Chris and Katie went to go wake-up their pàrents. They knew they couldn't open their presents, so they, went to church and went for a walk when they got home everyone was there so they had lunch and opened their gifts from Santa to John, Chris and Katie there was a big box they opened it and it was what they always wanted a beautiful little cat they were so happy. The End. By Elène Lanteigne What Shall I Give for Christmas The first thing I would give the world is peace. We give peace by communicating with others and by helping friends around the neighbourhood. The second thing I would give the world would be less pollution. Less pollution is cleaning up the litter in my neighbourhood and getting my friends to start as well. The third thing I would give the world is a home for everyone. everyone. Giving homes for everyone everyone is trying to get more people people to volunteer for a poor child in a needy country. The fourth thing I would give the world would be to have a very very Merry Christmas. Christmas. By: Patrick Crawford Grade 6 M erry Christmas E vergreen R ings R cindccr Y uleiidc C hristmas day H ou sc R udolph I cicle S aviour T rce M istletoe A nger S leigh By : Jenny Hasor By David Mitchell N is for Nicholas. 0 is for ornaments. E is for excitement on Christmas Day. L is for the love we give. N is for Nativity 0 is for ornaments E is for Elves L is for Laura Sccord By: Rob C. 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