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Mrs. Malo’s Kinderoos West Lynn Public School

Dear Santa:Is Rudolph’s nose red

already? This year I would like a stuffy penguin and a robot penguin.

Love, Jake

Dear Santa:I have been very good

this year. I would like some new clothes and a baby doll for Christmas.

Love, Xavia

Dear Santa:This year I would like

to tell you that I love my family very much. This year for Christmas I would like a teddy bear. I also want to tell you that I have been a very good girl this year.

Love, Samantha

Dear Santa:I have been a very

good boy this year. I like to help mommy and daddy at home.

This year I would like a transformers toy. I would also like a monster truck to play with.

Love, Noah

Dear Santa:This year I would like a

Santa toy to play with.

I would also like to tell you that I have been a very good girl this year. I also really like to dance so an iPad touch would be nice to put my music on.

Love, Lily

Dear Santa:This year I will make

you homemade cookies for you to eat when you come to my house. I will also leave you a glass of milk. I would

like two movies Smokey and Happy Feet.

Love, Kyle

Dear Santa:This year I have been

good. I have also been a good friend. I would like the reindeer to come live at my house.

Love, Kayla

Dear Santa:This year I would like

a DS for Christmas. I have been a really good boy and would like some toy cars.

Love, Josh

Dear Santa:This year I would really

like some colouring books to colour. I would also like some markers to colour with. I would also like to make sure that my friends have a good Christmas to.

Love, Jaycob

Dear Santa:This year for Christmas

I would like a Hot Wheels Set that can go on my wall in my bedroom. I would also like my mom to help me hang up my stocking.

Love, Jayon

Dear Santa:I would like to tell my

family that I love them. This year I would like a little pony for Christmas. I also would like a teddy bear to cuddle with.

Love, Holly

Dear Santa:This year for Christmas

I would like my family to have a bigger house. I also would like a can of pop. I have been very good at school this year.

Love, Helena

Dear Santa:This year I want to tell

my family I love them. This year for Christmas I would like a piggy game.

Love, Harlow

Dear Santa:This year my mom

and dad took me to see the lights in the park. This year I would like a desk for Christmas.

Love, Gabrielle

Dear Santa:For Christmas this

year I would really like a Nintendo DS. If possible I would also like a toy

car. Since it is cold here in Canada in the winter I would also like a winter sweater.

Love, Evan

Dear Santa:This year I have been

helpful at home. I would like a toy drum for Christmas.

Love, Emma-Lynn

Dear Santa:I have been a good boy

this year! This year I would like a toy car for Christmas. I would also like broken door. I would also enjoy a colouring book and some markers to colour with. I might also like an iPad touch.

Love, Chancey

Dear Santa:This year I’m going

to leave you a present at my house! This year for Christmas I would like a toy car.

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Dear Santa:This year I would like

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Love, Alex

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By Dave ScottAt Curves in Dover, there is always talk about circuits, as in training… but last week, a circuit of a different sort was underway. Some of the ladies had gotten together and were busy making up gift bags for Women’s Services. The leader of this unruly bunch was no other than Pat Grant (from the Hub). For a number of years now Pat has organized the group, collected donations from the good folks at Pharmasave and Roulston’s, knitted scarves, and asked the ladies of Curves to bring in donations as well. I

watched the ladies go to it… using assembly line precision they put together fifty bags for the shelter. Each containing scarves, a toy, and assorted goodies… all meant to help the folks at the shelter have a little brighter Christmas.

The ladies worked away, sharing a few laughs and enjoying their time together.

Pat informed me that upon completion, she and her husband, Murray, would be delivering the gift bags to the shelter.

Thanks to the ladies at Curves for doing their part this Christmas and helping others!

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By Dave Scott2011 went by very fast… the days, the weeks, the years, all seem to be going by quicker than I want these days. I look in the mirror… and I am not getting any prettier… the lines are starting to show… the mind never seems to stop working these days, almost like it is in overdrive… physically, I feel great… maybe the best shape of my life.

I guess it boils down to seeing our children grow… for me that is the biggest measuring stick… my daughter half done high school… my son in grade six, nearly as tall as his mother. Every time I turn away just for a second, they grow even more.

Our conversations around the dinner table seem to be growing by leaps and bounds… their questions - better yet - their answers truly amaze me.

My daughter’s working a part time job and isn’t always home for dinner… I truly miss that sometimes… her choices and her personality grow stronger every day (just ask her mother).

We all want what is best for our kids… and we cannot keep them young forever… and these days it becomes truly about capturing those moments together.

For myself in 2011 my moment came when I pulled myself from the water at Turkey Point after the 10km swim from Pottahawk on

Labour Day.

I didn’t tell a lot of you, but about 7km into the swim, I tore a tendon in my shoulder and it was all I could do to push through the pain to finish the swim… and when I finally did finish, the first people I saw were my son, daughter, and wife. My son playing in the water, my daughter standing knee deep, which looked waist deep on my wife… the emotion of the moment, overwhelmed me… and all I wanted to do was hug them… I

was reminded at that moment just how important my family is to me… so take a moment this Christmas to reflect on your year… pull those memories closer to your soul… and enjoy!

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By Dave ScottMy family attended the Christmas Concert at Simcoe Composite School, Wednesday evening. The musicians did an amazing job… kids from grade nine right up to grade twelve.

The concert kicked off with the Grade Ten Band playing and sounding wonderful… next up the Junior Stage Band, who finished up with A Jazzy Merry Christmas… followed by a stirring vocal solo (Where are you Christmas) from Lauren Fulton, which was very cool… the Senior Stage Band took the stage sounding fantastic… among their numbers was a

rendition of Santa Baby… followed up by, In the Wee Small Hours, in which vocalist Laura Swyers joined in sounding incredible… after one more tune, it was the Grade Nine Band’s turn… these fresh faced musicians displayed their talent after only four months of learning their instruments… playing a total of six numbers, some of which were Jingle Bells, The Little Drummer Person, Up On the House Top.

Rounding out the festive evening was once again the Grade Ten Band, which played The Santa of Seville, Silent Night, (in the dark) Hippo the Hero, which Laura Swyers lead with vocals while playing a ukulele

as the rest of the band joined in… the evening finished with A Holiday Swing Along.

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Mrs. Pond’s KindergreatsWest Lynn Public School

Dear Santa:Our friend Lyncoln

is sick today. Please bring him a cars toy. He likes dinosaurs too. Please bring Barbies for Lyncoln’s sisters. We hope he is feeling better soon!

Love, the Room 8 Kindergreats

Dear Santa:I will leave a carrot

for Rudolph. I would really like a lot of toy dinosaurs or to go back in time to dinosaur time with Noah.

Thank-you Santa

Love, Lennon

Dear Santa:I am wishing for

a skateboard please. My sister would really like a microphone. I like to sit on your lap! Remember when I saw you flying in the sky last year!

Love, Madeleine

Dear Santa:I hope you are not

too busy right now. What I really, really want for Christmas is (you might already know from the park light up) a puppy that can walk by itself with a leash please and thank you. I love you!

Love, Maggie

Dear Santa: I would like

Imaginex T-Rex and Velociraptor please. My sister would like a dolly and

maybe some

other girl stuff. I will leave some

regular chips for you and some white

milk. I will leave some carrot sticks for the reindeer.

Love, Noah

Dear Santa: Are you bringing

Rudolph this year? I am wishing for a toy dragon. Mommy and Daddy would like to go camping in the winter! I will leave 2 different cookies and chocolate milk for you!

Love, Nolan

Dear Santa:I hope you bring

me some presents while I am sleeping! I will leave some treats for you. Do you like bacon and eggs or sandwiches? I will give you a present too!

Love, Onni

Dear Santa:How are your

reindeer? I am wishing for some skis and my sisters love Barbie dolls. My baby brother would like something about the Toronto Maple Leafs. I will leave chocolate chip cookies for you!

Love, Damon

Dear Santa:Do you exercise?

Do you like to go shopping? I am wishing for my own robot named Sahaily. Please bring Harry Potter movies for my big sister, but don’t tell her! My little sister would like a story about 3 kittens.

Love, Alondra

Dear Santa:Is it really cold at

the North Pole? I would really like some hair dye for Christmas to make my hair different colours. Can you bring that for my baby sister too please? My brother Sam likes pirates and my other brother likes Batman,

Love, Audrey

Dear Santa:How are your

reindeer? I am really wishing for a Barbie doll named Rapunzel please and thank you. My brother loves Ninja Lego! I will leave some carrots out for your reindeer. Please bring my mommy and daddy a new canoe.

Love, Aurora

Dear Santa:Remember when

I saw you at mommy’s party? I would really like a game for my game thing and my mommy would like a sparkly cup please. I will leave a treat for you, but it will be a surprise.

Love, Berlyn

Dear Santa:How many

reindeer are you bringing this year? Please bring me a little puppy that can walk all by itself. My mommy and daddy would like a new GPS so they can find Florida. I will leave chocolate milk and cookies.

Love, Emma Lee

Dear Santa:I will leave some

kind of chocolate cookies for you. I am wishing for Mario Kart. Please bring Lego for my brother and girl stuff for my baby sister. Is Rudolph coming with you this year?

Love, Eric

Dear Santa:I want to know how

long the elves work before they can have a break. I am wishing for a stuffed doggy that barks and a Barbie car and a Barbie with wings. My sister wants a pony and a Cars book. My brother just wants baby boy stuff.

Love, Kaitlyn

Dear Santa, Is Rudolph helping

you this year? I would like a Mater Monster Truck please.

My sister would like more dolls. We will leave cookies and white milk because that is your favourite! See you soon!

Love, Jace

Dear Santa:I hope you have

nice trip! I am wishing for a toy train with no eyes. Please bring a toy bunny and a sled for my brother. I will leave soup and crackers for you!

Love, Zander

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By Dave ScottThe Kindergarten classrooms at West Lynn Public School looked like Santa’s workshop last week as Mrs. Pond’s Kindergreats and Mrs. Malo’s Kinderoos were busy putting the finishing touches on gifts for their parents… songs were sung, cards were made and

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By Dave ScottThe Carriage that is displayed prominently in the showroom at Rick McCall KIA in Port Dover has recently been filling up with gifts for children.

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By MARG WERDEN Christmas TidbitsEvery year, I spend some time before Christmas going through several dozen Christmas books and magazines that I have looking for new decorating and recipe ideas. At the same time, I also find little tidbits that are sometimes useful and other times just interesting trivia that may or may not stick in my brain. Here are a few of them that you can use in either a practical way or as little bits to throw into a lagging conversation.

Natural air freshenerInstead of using the chemical-laden manufactured air fresheners in containers that end up in the landfill, here is a natural air freshener that makes the house smell wonderful and can be disposed of in the compost pile:

Mix 4 cups water with 2 tablespoons ground ginger, 1 tablespoon ground allspice, ½ cup ground cinnamon and 10 to 20 whole cloves in a pot; it will stain, so be careful which pot you use! Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer, adding water as necessary. Do not leave the pot unattended and do not allow the pot to simmer until dry.

If you buy the spices at a store that sells in bulk – just when is The Bulk Barn coming to Simcoe??? – this is a very inexpensive air freshener and the house will have a very nice aroma. And it’s environmentally friendly!

Pulling Santa’s reindeer not a job for old malesWith the exception of Rudolph who, by virtue of his name must be a male, all of the other reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh may be female. Reindeer, which are known as caribou in North America, are the only deer species in which both sexes grow antlers. However, since adult males shed their antlers in the fall and since Santa’s reindeer all sport a good set of antlers, it stands to reason that they are females, or possibly adolescent males, both of which shed their antlers in the spring.

Reindeer live in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America and Eurasia. Reindeer have unique hairs which trap air providing them with excellent insulation and keep them buoyant in the water. They are very strong swimmers and can move across wide rushing rivers.

Thanksgiving Jingle BellsThe song “Jingle Bells” was originally composed to celebrate Thanksgiving, which in the United States is celebrated at the end of November and often marks the beginning of the holiday season. The song was written in 1857 by American songwriter James Pierpoint for his church choir in the Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. The song was so popular at the Thanksgiving service that it was performed again during the Christmas services. According to the Medford Historical Society, the song was inspired by the town's popular sleigh

races during the 1800s.

The word jingle in the title and opening phrase was apparently meant to be an imperative verb, as “jingle the bells!” In the winter in New England in pre-automobile days, it was common to adorn horses' harnesses with straps bearing bells as a way to avoid collisions at blind intersections, since a

horse-drawn sleigh in snow makes almost no noise. The rhythm of the tune mimics that of a trotting horse's bells. However, “jingle bells" is now commonly taken to mean a certain kind of bell.

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By Dave ScottKids… where would we be without them? They remind us about what is important. They keep us focused on helping others. They don’t let adult imposed obstacles stand in their way.

Kids just know that we all need to help others… they do not care about all the grown up stuff that stands in the way… they discover a way to help.

I find it funny… for kids, it is

instinctive to want to help… then we grow, make ridiculous rules and things seem to fall apart… leaving the next generation of kids to straighten it out.

Perhaps we need to remember… watch our kids… listen to what they are saying… it is odd that as adults we like to complicate issues… but to a child the answer is simple and like always the right one.

This past week I had the opportunity to visit Teeterville Public School

and see what the students were up to. Of course they were doing their part this holiday season, helping in our community with a food drive, and helping the children in Attawapiskat, a community along the shores of James Bay with a winter clothing drive.

For our own community the food donations were pouring in to help the Delhi and Waterford food banks. The students had organized a Halloween dance in which can goods were brought in. They also had classroom collections of canned goods brought by the student body. The kindergarten students along with grade eight students were going

from room to room collecting.

The Teeterville Student Council stepped up and organized a clothing drive for kids in Attawapiskat who are struggling this time of year and need assistance.

The student council sprang into action and in a week had collected an unbelievable amount of clothing, boots, coats, mittens, sweaters, hats and snowsuits to send north.

See what I mean… no hesitation… just helping others… doing the right thing!

To the students of Teeterville, ‘Thank you for setting a positive example for the rest of us to follow… well done!’

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