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Lakewood Elementary School - Port Dover, Ontario

Mr. Joe Archer's Grade 5/6 Class:

Aaliyah Hoover Hudson Chambers Ben Hong

Emma H. Addie Elkin Samantha Mannen Charli Thornwell Cole Huxley Fionn Kelly

Travis Patrick Rocky Negro Ethan Balcomb

Jacob Novinka Brenna Pilgrim Robin Lumley

Carson Mummery Carrick Savage Elwood Kemp-Sovie

Kody Cooper Nicolas Fleming Sam Fitzgerald

Jackson Barlow Emma Smout Chantelle Hunter

Ava Vamos

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Ray Lawson Public School, Brampton Ontario

Mr. Jonathan So's Grade 6 Class:

Gurnoor Arora Komal Bajwa Amrita Bansil

Janvee Basran Gurshan brar Shivendraa Dhanavel

Akshaj Gupta Ishmeet Jassal Brahmleen Kaur

Gureet Kharod Amanpreet Kooner Harnoor Mann

Navneet Mundae Kartik Nischal Shubpreet Pangli

Gurjashan Pannu Mukesh Ram Rishi Rampatie

Arihan Sharma Harman Sidhu Manjot Sidhu

Manroop Sohi Krish Thakur

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St. Thomas the Apostle School - Waterdown, Ontario

Mrs. Maureen Richardson's Grade 3 Class:

Angelina Bertucci Isabella Bizzarro Capri Boguslawski

Blake Bottineau Riley Brusutti Kyle Buiter

Andy Bunkowsky Sofia Costa Jonathan DaCosta

Josh Delle Donne Gabe DiCintio Mya Galea

Jozef Glenn Alex Gould Heidi Klopfer

Emily Leroux James McRae Ciara Oliveira

Mackenzie Pender Ryan Rol Emily Switzer-Briseno

Ben Wilson Jaidyn Zavitz

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David Leader Middle School - Mississauga, Ontario

Mrs. Kristine Holloway's Grade 6 Class:

Arpit Bajwa Diya Bhatt Salma Bokhari

Cooper Cordy Ahmed Ebdullhedy Danielle Fehr

Aiden Gaube Harmeet Ghattaura Ajeet Gill

Anaya Gill Hassan Iqbal Arman Kang

Sharmiyaa Kanthan Kareem Khalo Shrey Mahida

Krishna Mistry Anika Royalpad Christopher Sahlas

Zain Syed Armaan Taskeen Mahek Thakor

Pranavan Tharmapalu Brianna Vokey Adnan Yusufali

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Lakewood Elementary- Port Dover, Ontario

Miss. Chelsie Dubinsky's Grade 2 Class:

Liam Main Michaela Crawley-Bertrand Liam Black

Nolan Sager Lucas Evans Poppy Snell

Atticus Norton Georgia Zehr Kai Wu

Hunter Smith Natasha Cutler Jake Ross Maddison Mitchell Holden Kennedy Mackenzie Benz Aislinn Harris Sloan Grozelle Isabelle Jolley Kennedy Beck Peyton House

Bang, crash! Splash.rumble, screaming.birds squawking, animals roaring! Then..silence. The water slowly rolls recedes from the land. What just occurred? Mr. Waddles, a Macaroni Penguin from Antarctica, awoke to a blinding light. It was oddly warm, and after stumbling a bit his eyes adjusted; he became aware of a frightening sight inches from his beak! This ferocious beast immediately froze and began to whimper, then shrieked, "Don't hurt me, I just want my Mommy!" then off it hid behind a rock. 

Mr. Waddles then heard a buzzing sound; a small voice, “Just ignore that furry chicken” the voice said, “Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Ed. My cowardly friend is Zeus” “Aaaahhhhhh, there is something wrapped my leg, with two heads staring at me.help me Ed!” said the Lion. The valiant little insect sighed, “Oh boy, again?” The thing wrapped around Zeus was actually a rare glittery snake. The black mamba snake said; “You should knock before entering my rock!” the other head said, “Come on Denice, I wish you would stop being so mean!” “Oh Nutella, back off, keep your nutty comments to yourself”

“Aaah, I feel like fainting. It’s so hot!” exclaimed Mr. Waddles. “Wait a minute! You don’t look like you’re from around these parts. Are you a South African penguin?” Ed asked. “Actually, I’m from Antarctica. I’m not too sure where this is or how I got here?” Mr.Waddles replied. “This is Africa, not too sure how you’re going to get back though. Maybe you could live with the South African Flock?” Ed suggested, “By the way, what’s your name?” “My name is Mr. Waddles, Wads for short.”