Article #11      Summer Vacation

Today is the last day of school. 

It is summer vacation. 

Grace is very excited. 

This summer will be fun. 

Grace is going to visit her Grandparents. 

They have a cottage. 

The cottage is on Lake Erie. 

It is a lot of fun. 

Grace is going to swim. 

She is going to play board games. 

She is going to talk with her grandparents. 

Grace is going to have fun. 

Grace is going to a summer camp. 

She will sleep in a cabin. 

She will make lots of new friends. 

Grace will learn campfire songs. 

Camp will be fun. 

Grace is going to Cape Cod with her parents. 

We are going for two weeks. 

We are going to drive. 

Grace will see the ocean. 

Cape Cod will be beautiful. 

Summer vacation is fun.

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Article #12      Cleaning Up Leaves

The leaves are changing colours. 

I see red maple leaves. 

I see orange maple leaves. 

I see yellow maple leaves. 

The leaves are beautiful. 

It is starting to get cold. 

The wind is strong. 

Winter is coming. 

The leaves fall off the trees. 

On Saturday we will clean them up. 

The whole family helps. 

My Dad gets the rake. 

My Mom gets the garbage bags. 

My brother and I help too. 

We gather leaves with our hands. 

We make a big pile. 

My brother and I jump in the leaves. 

We make a big mess. 

Our parents don't mind. 

Our parents fill our coats with leaves. 

We look really big. 

Everyone laughs. 

Play time is over. 

Back to work.

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Article #13      Susan's Wedding Day

Susan is getting married. 

Her fiancee's name is Michael. 

They are in love. 

They are getting married today. 

Susan wakes up early. 

She is getting her hair done. 

Susan is having her make up done too. 

Susan looks beautiful. 

She puts on her white wedding dress. 

She puts on her veil. 

Susan needs something blue. 

Her garter is blue. 

Susan needs something old. 

Her grandmother's ring is old. 

Susan needs something borrowed. 

She is wearing her mother's jewellery. 

Susan needs something new. 

Her shoes and dress are new. 

Susan needs a penny for her shoe. 

It will bring her good luck. 

Susan is ready to get married.

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Article #14      Remembrance Day

My grandfather fought in World War II. 

My grandmother was a nurse in World War II. 

Today is November 11th. 

Today is Remembrance Day. 

Today we celebrate soldiers. 

Everyone wears a poppy. 

Poppies are red flowers. 

Poppies remind me of my grandparents. 

Poppies remind me of their sacrifice. 

At 11:00 AM there are two minutes of silence. 

People remember their friends and family. 

People recite the poem "In Flanders Field." 

It is a sad poem. 

It helps us remember. 

Today we wish for peace in the world.

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Article #15      Halloween Night

Halloween is fun. 

My mom buys candy. 

My Mom buys potato chips. 

My Mom buys chocolate bars. 

It is for the trick or treaters. 

My Mom buys me a costume. 

It is a ghost costume. 

I am going to be scary. 

My sister is going to dress up as a princess. 

She will have a wand. 

She will have a crown. 

She will look beautiful. 

My Dad buys a pumpkin. 

It is going to be a Jack O'Lantern. 

We draw a face on the pumpkin. 

We carve the face with a knife. 

Our Jack O'Lantern looks funny. 

We go trick or treating. 

We knock on the neighbour's door. 

We say, "trick or treat." 

Our neighbours give us candy. 

We say thanks. 

We go to many houses. 

We go home. 

Our parents check our candy. 

It's safe. 

We eat lots of candy. 

We don't feel very good. 

We go to bed.