What Christmas means to us – North Fremantle Primary

The Gazette visited North Fremantle Primary School and asked Years 5 and 6 students what Christmas means to them.

What is your favourite thing about Christmas? “Spending time with my family and having a happy day” – Oskar Howe (11) “Enjoying the day with your family” – Max Hay (10) “Getting presents and spending time with my family”– Lucy Stubbert (10) “Everything!” – Abbie Vaisutis (11) “I like seeing my cousins and eating these English pies called ‘porkie pies’” – Lara Sivwright (11) “I like eating all the food” – Logan Noack (11) What was the best present you have ever got? “iPad mini” – Amelia Levi-Sharp (11) “My surfboard” – Lucy “$500 for video games” – Max “A computer” – Sophie Pavicic (10) “A dirt bike” – Tyrell Cornwall (11) “A four-wheeler”– Jerome Cornwall (10) What is your favourite Christmas memory? “When we first got my dog, we wrapped up a present for it and the dog ripped it up and started running all around the house” – Amelia “Seeing my family together” – Lucy “Going to my Auntie’s house for a Christmas party” – Sophie “Going to Fairbridge” – Jerome “Moving to Perth from Brisbane two years ago” – Abbie “Getting two guinea pigs” – Lara Why is Christmas important to you? “So we can spend time with our family and pray over Jesus” – Max “I like Christmas because I love giving presents to my family to show I care about them, and getting presents back to show they care about me” – Amelia – “Getting the whole family together”: Sophie – “Because I get presents”: Jerome