Show School News At Delta ea Elementary Santas Santa's helpers helper at the school have most of their work finished andall andall and andall all of the rooms have nearly completed completed completed com com- their projects We Ve are all anxiously waiting for Friday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon when our celebration for the holidays will be in full swing One of the best features will be beall beall beall all of the five upper grades singing the Carol songs in the hall under the direction of Mr Rawlinson All Allf of f us have enjoyed the individual classes singing Carols during this week All of the rooms have planned programs consisting of original i Christmas stories poems plays and I instrumental parts Our only re regret regret re- re regret gret is we do not have room so soan all an parts could be enjoyed by all We Ve do invite the parents who care to come and visit the respective rooms School will be closed for the Christmas holidays letting out on Friday Dec 19 and well we'll come comeback comeback comeback back again on Jan 5 5 During the vacation Miss Jensen will go to her i home In Marion and Miss Probst will go to Heber for Christmas Mr and Mrs Rawlinson intend to go to Brigham City for over ove Christmas THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES We Ve are nearly ready for Christ Christ- mas Our tree is very pretty We Ve can hardly wait for Friday to come After our program we are going to exchange presents Christmas time is drawing near I can hardly wait I fear If I keep busy as a bee Time will pass more quickly In school we have been writing poems We Ve have chosen a few of the best ones We Ve hope you enjoy reading them CHRISTMAS DAY It was Christmas Day Jim and Jill went out to play They all had lots of fun Jim Um said Let qs us jump and run W When hen mother called them in Jill called Hurry Jim Jin Jim rim came running back to gay Just rust as you should on Christmas I Day Anna Imai grade THE FIRST CHRISTMAS The lovely Christmas when Christ was born Before that happy peaceful morn The shepherds from their flocks did come With gifts girts to give the Holy one The angels singing from above Watched over Him with wondering wondering wondering wonder wonder- ing love The shepherds came from afar They followed the one Brightest star It led to where the Christ child la laThere lay y There in the fragrant manger manger hay Mary watched over Him with care car e The shepherds and Wise Vise men were e waiting there But now we celebrate Christmas a different way We Ve just think o of gifts upon that tha I day dayVe We Ve have a great big Christmas tree And Santa comes to you and me He comes with a pack on his bac bacHe back k He says that next year he will b be C back Helen Pratt grade grad e CHRISTMAS One night when I was In my bed I heard such a d dreadful noise I went to the window and guess who it was Old Santa with a bag full of toys toy s Bonnie Black grade grad e CHRISTMAS MORNING On Christmas morning when I ge get getup t I up I And run to the Christmas treeBy tree By it I see a great big truck But I dont don't think that its it's for me And then I spy a pretty doll With its beautiful bonnet and shawl And by them is a great big ball And nuts and candy for us all Margaret Margar t Kelly grade CHRISTMAS NIGHT It was a bright starry night The angels were singing in great delight For Christ the Lord was born in ina a manger But to all the shepherds he was a stranger Then they heard the angels with wings unfurled Sing Peace on Earth to all the world Junior Dalton grade We Ve in Mr Rawlinson's room have been making a class booklet of original original o- o Christmas stories and po- po po po- ems We Vc have each had an opportunity opportunity opportunity to read our poems and stories storIes stories stor stor- ies to the class We have chosen some of or the best work to be printed print print- ed here AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS It was snowing very hard when Jean Lester came out of the school building She hurried toward home I because her father was sick She and her mother had wanted him to go to the hospital but he wouldn't go because it would cost too much money and they didn't t have very much She was afraid that her father r would die because he had looked so sick tHat that morning when she had left for school Her father had some rich relatives es in New York who she thought her father rather might borrow some ome money money money mon mon- ey from but she didn't dare talk about them to her father because he always tried to avoid the sub sub- When she got home her mother looked very happy What makes you so happy mother moth moth- er she asked Your father is much better he heis heis heis I is asleep now He got it a a letter to today today today to- to day from his relatives in New York You had better read it for yourself yourself yourself your your- self she replied This is what it said Dear Bob Your brother Frank has died ant and left you of his estate which was We Ve have already had his funer tuner al We Ve didn't tell you OU about it because because because be be- cause we thought that hat you wouldn't wouldn't wouldn't would would- nt have tim tam to att attend nd it You were very lucky beca because se yo you ou u hadn't any money that's what I heard at least Sincerely yours Your Father Why were we're millionaires nt we cried Jean when she ha had d finished reading the fife letter Now we wont won't have to o worry a about about a- a bout money anymore and that's that s what made your father sick said Mrs Leester This all happened on December i 20 just five days before Christmas I On Christmas morning Jean came cami down stairs later than usual Under Under Under Un Un- der the Christmas tree were a lotof lo loof lot lotof of presents for her and for he her mother and her father father Her mother and father had already opened some of their presents so soshe soshe soshe she started to open hers This certainly was an unexpected ed Christmas wa wasn't nt it Jean said Her father and mother both agreed Marjorie Jeffery grade KRIS EIS KRINGLE BRINGLE Kris Kringle has a pack of toys It is just full of Christmas joys Hell He'll give some of these toys To all good girls and boys If I were you Id I'd be good Just as you know you should Jessie Lynn Cook grade |