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SPRING Spring is a time of having fun, Or cooking hamburgers on a bun. Though you may not want to shout, The sun will always just come out When the flowers start to bloom, You know that it is almost noon When come the showers, They bring pretty flowers ‘The school bell rings, near the end of spring You get out of school, And soon jump in a pool Get ready for Easter, And for the big feast Girls and boys run out to play, On the very nicest days The birds come back They start to sing, Which is the nicest thing they bring, invasion their breasts, They build some nests You can see buds, You water flowers then there’s mud The leaves on the trees also Start growing, When very little wind is blow ing. That’s the end of the story, I'll tell you no more, Because I am going out the door! Carole Holmgren, 9'2 Greenbriar School Chicago Heights SNOOPY SAVED SANTA Tall happened the day before Christmas. The Red Baron had kidnapped Santa Claus and Snoopy wanted to find him or there would be no Christmas for any of the children. While Snoopy was looking for Santa, he could see a red spot in the sky far away. Snoopy caught up with the Red Baron and Santa, and chased them for a long time. Snoopy had a plan. He whis pered it to Santa when he had the chance. When the Red Baron turned around he saw a fat jolly man with sunglasses. The Red Baron didn't recog nize Santa with the glasses so he let Santa go. Everyone was happy that Snoopy saved Santa, and that there would be another Christ mas, Cindy Jagimin, 9'e Hiehland School Chicago Heights VISIT FROM OUTER SPACE One day I went out in outer space, I went in a space rocket and I wore a space suit and a space helmet, I landed on the moon. Then IT let out some stairs. When got off the rocket, I heard a noise and turned around to see two lite men standing there. They were so friendly, that I brought them back to arth with me, Judy Tiggvelar, 6 Hichton Square School Richton Park BE CAREFUL One day my mother, Leanne and I went to the store. Leanne fell out of the car. But Leanne did not get hurt. One day when aother was a litte girl she laughed so hard she fell back wards and cracked her head. But she did not get hurt. Sandy Lash, 7 Longwood School Glenwood WHY ISRAEL HAS TREES Israel has trees because it is rocky and when it is windy, the soil blows away. They also need trees to keep the soil moist. They need trees for shade, for the crops. Since it is rocky in Israel, the kids bring money to religious school to give to Israel to build the trees with the children’s name on it. They bring the money on a holiday called “TUBUSHVAT” which means ‘“‘the new year of the trees!’ It comes once a year so, Happy New Year, Trees! Patty Weinberg, 9 Ridge School Homewood PLAYING Summer vacation, I can play baseball. I can play football. I can play kickball. I can play dodgeball. Gary Ziebell, 6 Richton Square School Richton Park IN THE BEGINNING When the world began the caveman lived in caves. There weren't any houses in size. They had clubs and they hit the ani mals, Jimmy Miller, 7 Richton Square School Richton Park A DAY IN THE FOREST PRESERVES Last Sunday our family went on a picnic in one of the forest preserves. We were able to get free pop and ice-cream. There were races and bingo games and lots of other games such as egg throwing and shoe kicking, etc. When we got there I had some pop and ice-cream. Then we had the races. After the races I went down to a stream. When I got there I saw a raft, I wanted to see if it would sink. When I got on, it did not sink, I started to float on it, I wanted to get off it. When I tried to get off I fell in the water. I was a complete mess and it didn’t make my mother happy. Michael Claude, 10 Infant Jesus of Prague Flossmoor, IF I WERE PRESIDENT ] would be nice to all of the people. I would be famous. My name would be Nixon, Michael Lobaugh, 7 Richton Square School Richton Park TINA'S DOG I have a dog. Her name is ‘Tuji. She can roll over. She can sit up. She can lie down. She is brown and white. She is a watch dog. She plays with me a lot. She sleeps with me. She cries when she sees another dog. Tina Ten Broeck Richton Square School Richton Park WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN When the world began there were caves and dinosaurs. I would live in a cave and hunt for my food. And I would hunt for my clothes too. I would live there forever, Lucy Nelson, 7 Richton Square School Richton Park SUMMER We went swimming. Then we went to Iowa to see my grand father. We saw our cousins. Then we went out to eat, Tom Matheny, 7 Matteson School Matteson SPRING Spring is when flowers bloom and pretty yellow buds come out. And sometimes I think summmer is right around the cor ner. Sue Marshall Ridge School Homewood VACATION I had fun on Faster Vacation. On Easter day I got lots of candy. I found an Easter egg in my coat. My sister saw her sock in a ball and thought it was an Easter egg. John O'Brien, 8 Richton Square School Richton Park SPRING Spring, spring — it’s ringing in me. I feel like singing. In spring you come alive. Winter has died! The wind blows softer than before. Spring is prettier than ever before. Sometimes you wish you could fly up high by the birds. Birds sing up in the sky and I like it. Carol Haven Ridge School Homewood THE BUNNY When I was sleeping last Eas ter the Easter bunny filled the basket up. And when I got up I saw a pet. I'm a toy and it has candy with it. And we ate it. Craig Allman, 7 Richton Square School Richton Park SPRING Spring smells so very nice, The burds come on the flowers, The birds come back, Spring is a nice season, The woodpecker pecks on our tree. People come and see other people's flowers, Angel Moor Ridge School Homewood IN THE ZOO ‘Two Martians landed in the zoo, Their names are Benny and Penny. At first Benny and Pen ny thought that the zoo animals were earthlings. They thought a bear was a hippy. They thought a hippy was a skunk. Doug Wood, 8 Richton Square School Richton Park OCTOBER When the cold wind blows, the golden brown leaves fall. You may walk along the sidewalk, Crunch. Crunch go the leaves. And when you're having fun under the leaves you may find a golden, yellow pumpkin! When the end of October comes, the days grow short and the nights grow long. You'll remember in the summer, when you heard the birds sing a song. Patty Wineberg, 9 Central School Homewood MY DOG Three years ago I had a dog. Her name was Lady. Every time we came out to pet her she would bite me. So we had to give her away. My Mom doesn't like dogs. She thinks they are not ood pets. Dennis Alis Richton Square School Richton Park THE TREE I have a tree in the back yard. It is a big tree and I like to climb it. Bruce A. Stuckey, 8 Matteson School Matteson FEEDING THE DOG I feed my dog as soon as I come home and then I water him. When I come home I play with him. Sometimes he comes in the house and runs as fast as he can. Michael Monk, 8 Richton Square School Richton Park FEEDING THE DOG I like to feed my dog. When I bring the food my dog jumps up and sniffs the food. And I give my dog water too. Billy Hornung, 7 Richton Square School Richton Park POPCORN I like popcorn because it is salty and good. I like it because I like the color white. And it is crunchy chewy. Jay Hiland, 8 Richton Square School Richton Park SHOPPING One morning Walter came running out in the yard. He started hollering. “Ann, Ann come here,’ he called. “Come quick, I have fifty cents to spend. Do you want to come with me?” he said. Ann said, “Yes.” Then they went shop ping. Laura Raymond, 8 Richton Square School Richton Park LIGHT The sunrise makes a bright light in the sky. You can turn on a lamp. It makes a light. You get a match and light a candle. It also makes a light. Lisa Armstrong Richton Square School Richton Park ALL ABOUT ME My name is Keith Lingwall. My school is Western Avenue, Flossmoor, Ill. My teacher is Miss Jansen. My address is 420 Wood street, Chicago Heights, ill. Keith Lingwall, 8 Western Avenue School Flossmoor TOY STORE Walter had fifty cents. He asked Sam and Ann if they wanted to go, Sam and Ann said yes. When they got to the store Walter asked the salesgirl if they had any magic toys. The salesgirl said no, Walter saw a cap gun. He wanted it. He took it and bought it. Michael Monk, 8 Richton Square School Richton Park A VISIT FROM OUTER SPACE There were three Martians up in space circling the moon. One day they landed at a beach. They were happy. But the peo ple screamed. They got so ner vous that they ran away. The Martians thought it was funny. Jill Halpin, 7 Richton Square School Richton Park
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Chicago Heights Star
Chicago Heights, Illinois, US
Sun, Aug 31, 1969
Page 17
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