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Revelation, where “a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation,
from all tribes and peoples and languages stand before the throne and before the
Lamb.” (Revelation 7:9)

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Quotable

Quotes
Isabelle V., 6B Rose G., 6B

Overheard in a grade 1 classroom,
while working on chromebooks, one
student said to another, “Did you
know that even computers can get
the virus?”

Unintended pun of the week:
Teacher: Why were you in the bath-
room so long?
Student: I was stalling.

Grade 2 student on a really nice day
in March: “I could live in this day
forever.”

Hayan K., 5B Noah D., 5B

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