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I 10 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Monday, December 23, 1996 Section Two Waverley Students Switch Places with Santa Claus If I Were Santa If I were Santa I would get rid of pollution. I would save the homeless. I would make houses for the homeless. If I were Santa, I would stop all the wars. I would stop all the fights. I would give the homeless homeless first aid kits and love. I would send the navy to stop the wars. It would be cool if I was a "technowizard" and I could give love to homeless people. Kyle Duncan Gr.3 If I Were Santa If I were Santa Claus I would sprinkle presents all over the world. I would have all the elves help me make toys for the poor kids and for my friends. I would decorate a Z Christmas tree with my mom and dad and family. I would wear a special Santa Claus suit and go to the Moon, Mars, Venus, Venus, Neptune and the Sun in a space sled. May Lynne MacMillan Gr.4 If I Were Santa If I were Santa Claus I would cure every deadly virus. I would save mankind from destruction destruction so we could live in harmony. I would have only water cars because they don't pollute. I would have food machines machines so that everyone would have food. I guess that I just want to be good now. I just hope that everyone thinks that. Do you? JeffBromell Gr.6 With Warm Regards May peace and joy burn brightly throughout your heart and home this holiday season. Happy Holidays to all and best wishes for a glowing year. If I Were Santa If I were Santa Claus I would make peace. I would not let any more wars occur. Wars are not any fun. I would visit the mall for little kids and I would ring my bells in the night. I would yell Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas. Christmas. I would give kids whatever whatever they wanted. I would pick up garbage and make sure no one would ever litter in this dimension. dimension. I would catch all the bad guys. Chris Hicks Gr.6 If I Were Santa Claus I would make the world a better better place to live in. I would get rid of all the pollution. I would give everyone a job and a home to live in. I would give everyone healthy food. I would also give warm clothes and medicine to poor people. Ian Frazao Gr.5 If I Were Santa If I were Santa Claus I would help all the sick people get better. better. I would make the sad people people happy. I would give my mom and dad some presents. It would be a blanket. If I were Santa Claus I would put presents for everyone under the Christmas tree. Justin Brown Gr.2 If I Were Santa If I were Santa Claus I would put presents under everybody's trees, even poor kids. I would give presents to good kids. I would give out presents to bad kids too. Then I wouldn't have to check my list twice. I would get rid of pollution around the whole world. I would give poor kids and moms and dads money. Jason Walton Gr.3 Our Tree My tree is fake. The tree is green. There is a star on the top. There are many colours on the star. My Dad and my brother brother and I decorated the tree. Colby Todd Gr.2 On Christmas Morning I open my presents on Christmas Christmas morning. I have a real Christmas tree. My dad puts the Christmas tree up and I put the decorations on the tree. My mom got a person on a bottle. My grandparents have a fake tree. Santa Claus has a key to get in my house. I have my Christmas lights up. I have Christmas presents under my tree. Christmas is fun. Jennifer Shepherd Gr.2 JVlay you and ydurs rekindle the spirit of Christmas past. St. Marys Cement Company Bowmanville JA Vertf/vtirrif Season/ Cdristnwjoas astmple affâxr, JAdom wlmusiramers mre wdeoriwdf wtinoyenarms CAfâm iv swq God's manu worses infymns amTjpsaJms. 9n fdese modêmümes, WsMOOtfto remww&x~ Itu amtwr dau$ of---' Jrpasi/ Oectmers Tkomiusomimms never dwm^tfsTO... U^eourcmpfedilim yjofjriends fanetjoul from the Management and Staff of Macintosh Chrysler Plymouth Limited 331 Park Rd. South, Oshawa Telephone 728-4638 290 North Front Street, Belleville Telephone (613) 966-8610