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Davenport Public School - Aylmer, Ontario

Miss Beth Buchanan's Grade 6 Class:

Grace Smith Ryder Stokley

Caden Lautebach Rachel Ross

Ashley Bergen Brooklyn Siwek

Rhyan Hewbank Noah Wiebe

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Springfield Public School - Springfield, Ontario

Barb Esler's Grade 1/2 Class:

Emily Connor Ethan Geerts Troy Giesbrecht

Lilah Goodwill Casey Huigenbos Sydney Janzen

Justin Kloosterman Jackson Lake Mykah Lothi

Sophia Sawatzky Kaidy Shackelton James Stannard

Bentley Vantyghem Korbin Walcarius Connor Wall

Olivia Wilson

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Springfield Public School - Springfield, Ontario

Tena Smithson 's Grade 2/3 Class:

Anneka Drader Daniel Epp Branden Hiebert

Danielle Krahn Caden Lindsay Riley Lovell Anika McAdam Addy Newell Annie Peters

Abby Sawatzky Ella Spence Taylor Telfer Dagon Thibodeau Liam Wall Caleb Corless Tyler Fehr Roman Schmitt Nolan Shackelton

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West Nissouri Public School - Thorndale, Ontario

Jenn Griffin-Murrell's Grade 2/3 Class:

Jenna Gooder Abigail Strubin Trestyn Veldman

Burke Latuszak Reese Angus Spencer Granville

Abby Russell Caiden Mills Harlyn Tilson

Reid Quinlan Brooklynn Chilvers Kade Dobinson

Noah Pranger Taylor Sabino Sparrow Mund

Mack Smith Jaxon Wein Charlie Pratt

Walker Wakem Sylas Phan

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South Dorchester Public School - Belmont, Ontario

Patti Wakem's Grade 3 Class:

Maija Berkelmans Owen Charlton Justin Cooper

Kayla De Angelis Brayan Goetz Benji Gould

Alex Harkness Oliver Hill Madison Knelsen Ethan Johnson-Hoxar Ruby Legg Kaeden Leibold

Natalie Marques Lucy Millard Clintan Noble

Cody Rogers Bella Stahlbaum Cordela Tursa

Luke Willsie Molly Wilson

One hot, sunny day, Lion was resting in the long green grass near the river. He was there with his friend Elephant. They were resting in the shade of a big tree. Elephant was chewing grass and smacking her lips. Giraffe walked slowly out of the jungle to join the group. They were all hot and sweaty. Lion’s stomach was growling because he had not eaten all day. Giraffe walked to the edge of the river and leaned down to take a drink of water. As he took a drink, he watched the fish swimming in the water.

All of a sudden there was a noise coming from the jungle. “Hey everybody, did you hear that?” said Giraffe.

They all stopped to listen carefully. Lion dragged himself up and told the others to follow him. Together they quietly walked towards the sound. They were curious about the noise.

The noise grew extremely loud as they got closer. It was so loud the nocturnal animals could not sleep and the leaves were shaking on the trees. The lion king was not PLEASED because the animals in his jungle were not happy. He roared, “WHAT’S THE PROBLEM!” The chimps were quick to blame the group of cheetahs who were cheating at chess. The cheetahs were quick to blame the chattering chimps.