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Dear Readers:This week, the Centre View turns over its

pages to the youth and students.We asked principals and teachers from

area schools to encourage students to con-tribute their words, pictures and photos forour annual Children’s Issue.

The response as always was enormous.While we were unable to publish every piecewe received, we did our best to put togethera paper with a fair sampling of the submit-ted stories, poems, drawings, paintings,photographs and other works of art.

We appreciate the extra effort made byschool staff to gather the materials duringtheir busy time leading up to the holidays.We’d also like to encourage both schools andparents to mark their 2010 calendars forearly December, the deadline for submis-sions for next year’s Children’s Centre View.Please keep us in mind as your childrencontinue to create spectacular works of artand inspiring pieces of writing in the com-ing year.

The children’s issue is only a part of ouryear-round commitment to cover educationand our local schools. As always, the Cen-tre View welcomes letters to the editor, storyideas, calendar listings and notices of localevents from our readers. Photos and othersubmissions about special events at schoolsare especially welcome for our weeklyschools pages.

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Children’s Centre View 2009

Welcome

Jacquline Bae, Westfield High School

Junhan Lee 5th grade,Colin Powell Elementary School

Ashley Abramson 4th grade,Colin Powell Elementary School

Elisha Bradley,Westfield High School


If you could give someone a gift thatdidn’t cost money, what would it be? If Icould give someone a gift that did not costmoney, it would be hope and love. Manypeople do not have someone who lovesthem and hope that they might have abrighter future. How I might give love ismaybe I can make them feel better if theyare down, care for them, and be nice tothem. How I might give hope is maybe bycheering them on if they are having trouble,give them confidence, and help themachieve their goals. That would be my giftthat does not cost money.

—Adam lekang,

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If you could give someone a gift thatdidn’t cost money, what would it be? Iwould give someone a gift of friendship andtime. I would spend the day with my friendsor family, even if I wouldn’t want to. I wouldbe with them if they asked. I would dothings they liked, even if I didn’t like to dothose things. If I was doing something likereading, doing the computer, or playing agame, and they came over and wanted tobe with me, I would stop what I was doingand do what they wanted. If they felt lonelyor left out, I would be there for them.

If I gave a gift it would be friendship andtime.

— Katie Boller,


If you could give someone a gift thatdidn’t cost money it would be? If I couldgive someone a gift that did not cost money,what would it be? I am going to write aboutgiving time. Time is very valuable if youthink of it in a certain way.

I would give some of my time to visit aretirement home and people with out fam-ily. I would also help out at a soup kitchen.I really do help out at a soup kitchen, withmy grandma whenever I go to her house. Ithink it is a great way to give someonesomething that does not cost money.

— Beth Dickman,


If I could give someone a gift that didn’tcost money I would give the gift of friend-ship to my friend Dennis. He is autistic. Itwould give him hope and happiness. Itwould also show him compassion. Hedoesn’t have many friends so I think I shouldplay with him more often. I would be will-ing to do stuff that I don’t want to do buthe does.

I think I could teach him stuff, like howto get along with others. I usually invitehim to my birthday parties. At first he seemslike a person you wouldn’t want to befriends with, but once you warm up to himhe is pretty fun to play with. That is what Iwould give to someone that didn’t costmoney.

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Greenbriar West

Words & Pictures

See Greenbriar West, Page 4

James Zou, grade 1, Fall leaves Natasha Chauhan, grade 5, Landscape painting

Mozelle Kang,grade 6, Native Americanportrait

Camilla Asay,Kindergarten,Self portrait, cut paper

Brenden Pham,Kindergarten,Self portrait, cut paper

Bharathi Mathivanan,grade 3, Self portrait

Christina Park,grade 2, Fantasy animals

Katie Moncure,grade 4,Cowboy drawing

Anisha Rangi,grade 1Evergreen leaf printKatie Kim,

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Davina Miau,grade 6,Sculpture, multi colored

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Shreya Menon,grade 4,Wire sculpture

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If you could give someone a giftthat didn’t cost money, whatwould it be? I would give friend-ship. I think Allie would like re-ceiving friendship because shewould have someone to talk to andhang out with. For instance, if shehas trouble in school or anythingelse she can talk to me about it.

Another reason I would giveAllie friendship is a friend is al-ways there for you. Also if you aresad or anything, they can comfortyou and try to make you feel bet-ter. That is why I would givefriendship if I could give friend-ship — if I could give some one agift that didn’t cost any money.

— Katie Wu,

Greenbriar West Elementary

School

If you could give someone a giftthat didn’t cost money, whatwould it be? If I could give some-one a gift that didn’t cost money, Iwould give the gift of joy and hap-piness. For example if it was formy mother, I would do choresaround the house, and help her. Iprobably wouldn’t like doing thosethings, but it would make mymother happy. If it is for someonein need, I would go and spend timewith them, which would makepeople very happy. If I could givejoy I would do something for someI don’t feel like doing. If it was formy sister I would play with her togive her joy. Happiness and joydon’t cost money, and it can comeonly from your heart. That is thegift that I would give.

— Sneha Suresh,


School

If I could give someone a giftthat didn’t cost money, I wouldgive my brother happiness. Iwould do that because most of thetime, he’s happy, but sometimes heisn’t, and I don’t like it when he’snot happy. Sometimes I tackle himwhen he’s coming up the stairs,and he yells at me saying”, Aarrgh!Why do you always do that!?” Icould make him happy by not tack-ling him. Also, he likes to ambushmy dad with Nerf guns, but I don’t,so I could help him ambush mydad. Sometimes, he wants to playfootball outside, but I don’t so nexttime he wants to play football, I’llsay yes. Those are some ways Icould give my brother the gift ofhappiness.

— Timothy Warsocki,


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The Best ThingThat HasHappened to Me

The best thing that has everhappened to me is that I got twoTonkanese cats named Lily andEdmund. The breed Tonkaneseis a mix of the breeds Burmeseand Siamese. My mom drove 13hours to West Virginia, where thebreeder was, to get the cats. Theywere kittens when we first gotthem and Edmund was veryscared but both of them eased upquickly.

Now my cats are very sweet.They are about 2 years old andtheir birthday is Sept. 4th. I amtheir favorite in the family and Ilove them very much. Lily andEdmund are very active and loveto play! My parents say I don’ttake responsibility like feedingthem but that doesn’t mean I don’tlike them. This is why getting catsis the best thing that has happenedto me.

— Ana Morris,


Elementary

A Great GiftIf I gave someone a gift that

didn’t cost money, I would givethem the feeling that they coulddepend on me. This is a great giftbecause I have it and I can’t imag-ine what life would be like with-out it. It is really helpful.

I would give this gift becausesometimes, when I look into one’seyes, I can see worry. This giftwould help fix that. We all haveforgotten something before, and ifsomeone was there to remind you,then it wouldn’t have happened.Lastly, I would give this gift be-cause it just feels good to knowthat you have somebody to rely on.That is the gift that I would give.

— Ava Sharifi,


Elementary

My FavoriteAnimal

My favorite animals are ants.They are often overlooked orthought of as pests, but I thinktheir hardworking and team-likenature is something to be admired.They seem strong and selfless,even carrying two stomachs: onefor themselves and one for the

colony. Their nature is admirable,but even so, people still overlookthem. If we, as mankind, chooseto follow their lead, the worldcould be a better place.

Imagine the world all as one,like ants, working together andaccepting each other, a person spe-cializing in their job, not perform-ing it well for himself, but for thewelfare of the world. Imagine: nopoverty, like ants. My favoriteanimals are ants because they areshowing a great model for theworld.

Though they are small, they con-vey a great message!

— Daniel S. Mitchell,


Elementary

A PresentIf I could give a gift that doesn’t

cost money, it would be either acard or a flower crown. I woulddo a card because they are reallythoughtful, and my whole entirefamily likes hand-made cardsmore than presents. Also, I already

have blank cards at home, so, itwould be free. That is why I wouldgive someone a card.

The other thing is a flowercrown because they are verypretty. They are easy, so, if theybecome brown, you can make an-other one. It takes a bit of time, soyou spend a lot of thought into it.They also smell really good. Thatis what I would give as a presentwith no price.

— Emma Shahin,


Elementary

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The Best Gift I Could GiveIf I could give someone a gift that did not cost

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happy dog. He dresses in a coat of black, tan, andwhite. His egg-shaped body rocks charmingly whenhe trots. This is a corgi, a dog that captured the heartof the queen. Though his tail was cut off as a pup, heholds no grudge. Instead he smiles; he’s happier thana boy on his birthday. This dog is more active than a

sprinting gazelle!He has a mischief bone though. That is his only

flaw. Socks and shoes he’s happy to chew, and yardshe’ll be glad to dig in! His eyes have a devious glint,but you can’t reprimand a face like that! That look istoo adorable to ever be mad at. A corgi’s affection isas big as his ears. He announces to the world, “I amhere to entertain and love!”

— Caitlyn Ling,


My Favorite AnimalMy favorite animal is a dolphin. I like dolphins

because they make good companions, they’ve alwaysgot a happy face, and they cheer me up. First of all,I like dolphins because they make good friends. Theymake good friends because they always look like theylove to play. Second of all, they’ve always got a cheer-ful look on their face. I like that because it alwaysseems like they are always happy and want to play.Lastly, I like them because they always cheer me up.They cheer me up with their comforting look. Myfavorite animal is the dolphin.

— Christine Li,


A Gift ThatDidn’t Cost Money

If I could give a gift that didn’t cost money it wouldbe friendship. I would choose that because it wouldbe something you could possess all the time. Theywould feel protected and happy. What if they neverhad a friend and were, bullied or left out? If yougive them your friendship and care, everything willchange. I want to help people and change their lives.That’s what I want everyone else to do, too.

— Eileen Li,


WinterWinter! Winter! Winter is here!But there ain’t a single dancing deer.The pretty flowers are dead,and I’m sick in bedThe spring animals are hibernating,for I am also sleeping.Outside you can hear echoes of people yell and

cry “winter is finally here!”But, I can’t hear because I’m inside having D.E.A.R.Then I go out and feel the cold breeze blow my

hair as if the wind was dancing.Then I see cookies being sold covered in icing.Now that I am done with sharing my winter day,I will share some more on another winter Wednes-

day.— Hannah Bae,


A True FriendWhat makes a good friend? A good friend poses

many good qualities. A good friend is kind, trust-worthy, and many other things. One of your goodfriends will stick up for you. You should be a goodfriend to your friends. A good friend will help youwith anything. Someone who is not a good friend isalways trying to be better than you.

A good friend or person will always keep thosegood qualities throughout their lives. That’s whatmakes a good friend

— Liam Bellucy,




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