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This document contains summaries of various Christmas-themed works from students at the 25th Primary School of Thessaloniki. It includes a story written by students in 2nd grade about Christmas sweets, a description by 4th graders of Greek Christmas customs, and a poem shaped like Christmas pictures written by 6th grade students. It also features a completed Christmas story by 3rd graders and two poems about reindeer written by 11-year old students Alkis and Maria-Fani-Sotiris. The document is made available under a Creative Commons license.
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Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
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Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
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