Show Naples poll shows change in 3rd grade For parents with children who haven't yet reached the third grade traumatic times are ahead when their children enter third grade and Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas begins to loom closer That's the period in a childs child's life when he or she begins to question the existence of Santa Claus Claw according to a poll of Naples Elementary schoolchildren school schoolchildren children conducted by Gayle Gaye Reids Reid's fifth grade class r at i Naples THE TilE POLL developed by Principal John Chi Childs Ids and Gayle Reid was designed to be bea a learning experience for the classes in math and social studies It also aided the students to gain an insight into the taking of polls and surveys and their usefulness According to Miss Reid the surveying and questioning of approximately Naples school children in grades Kindergarten through 6 also created interest in Christmas throughout the entire school In addition to students wavering in their belief of Santa around the third grade level the poll also indicated the 1 I equating of Christmas with the Birth of Christ occurred roughly at the same time period in the students student's life around the third and fourth grade The poll also showed the spirit of Christmas is prevalent in the majority of the students In response to the question What makes you feel better 65 percent of the students polled answered Giving gifts rather than receiving them But when it comes to receiving gifts the older kids as indicated by their answers wanted bikes guns and dolls for Christmas while the younger ones requested miscellaneous toys and trucks TilE THE SONG indicated to be bethe bethe bethe the favorite among the pupils was Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with Silent Night finishing a close second To the question What Mt does Christmas mean to you in which the birth of Christ garnered gar the most responses one student seemed to summarize the entire schools school's feelings when that student answered A Alot Alot Alot lot |