Thanks For Everything Valley Children Take Opportunity To Express Their Gratitude For Many Good Things Kids Appreciative Of Things Great And Small
Valley kids know what makes life wonderful.
Today, they’re giving thanks for loving families, for our good green Earth, for the turkeys on their tables and for a three-legged dog named Eileen.
For this Thanksgiving edition of the Valley Voice, we asked children at three Valley elementary schools to tell us why they’re thankful.
Here are a couple of things we heard over and over:
Mom and dad, your kids really do appreciate all that you do for them.
Grandmas and grandpas, those little ones relish every moment of attention you give them.
Today, while the turkey roasts in the oven and the pumpkin pie cools, take a few minutes to enjoy the words of thanks expressed by these youngsters, starting on page 2. Then, please take a moment to remember all that makes your life good.
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Gloria McCuddin’s first-grade class:
I am thankful for my family and Uncle Kenny and my mom.
Chad Smith
I am thankful for my life.
Mike Castle
I am thankful for Mrs. McCuddin.
Sarah Matney
I am thankful for turkey and my family.
Tricia Nienburg
I am thankful that I live on the planet Earth and I am glad my grandma and grandpa are spending the night with me.
Johnny Pryor
I am thankful for the sun and the grass and me and the flowers.
Cassidee Jensen
I am thankful for the world.
Johnathan Macklin
I am thankful for my mom and dad.
Stevie Shobe
I am thankful for my grandma and me.
Amy Fisher
I am thankful for my cousins.
Marvin Morgan
I am thankful for the energy. My energy!
Jessica Merz
I am thankful for the Earth.
Cami Densley
I am thankful for the store.
Sara Thompson
I am thankful for my dad and the Earth.
Rachad Hammami
I am thankful for the Earth.
Rachel Vickers
I am thankful for my life.
Trevor Stewart
I am thankful for the world and all the animals.
Josiah McGlothin
I am thankful for my cousins and my fish and my rabbit.
Giles Charles
I am thankful for my grandma and grandpa and my relatives. I will be at my grandma’s and grandpa’s house for Thanksgiving.
Zachary Rhein
I am thankful for my mom.
Krista Petersen
PASADENA PARK ELEMENTARY
Tammy Henriksen’s first- and second-grade class:
I am thankful to be an American. I live in a nice country and I love my country because we have a lot of freedoms and justice for everyone.
Jeffrey McClarty
I am thankful for the new bird my mom and dad bought for us because it is a beautiful pet and we really wanted one. We share our bird and it makes us all happy.
Samantha Schuh
I am thankful for the United States of America because I like to live here. I am thankful for freedom and all the interesting people who live here.
Nicholas Callihan
I am thankful for all the soldiers who fought in the wars. I am thankful that there haven’t been many wars in America because we live in such a nice country.
Brad Roth
I am thankful for my mom and dad and brother because we love each other an I am thankful for music because I love music and it makes me happy.
Erika Dobler
I am thankful for school because we are learning to be smart and I am thankful for my teacher because she is helping us learn to do math, spelling and reading. She makes it fun and interesting.
Nikai Kellogg
I am thankful for my family and for the holidays because it is a fun time when my whole family can be together. It makes us all feel happy when we are together and it is special.
Alex Peterson
I am thankful for my mom, dad, sister and dog. I am thankful that people share their food, money and toys because it is kind of them.
Marla Paulson
I am thankful that God gave me a good life. I appreciate my home and my grandpa. I am proud of him for fighting in World War II.
Torrey Chaney
I am thankful for my grandma’s love. She is really nice to us. She gave me a Power Rangers toothbrush holder and I really like it a lot.
Matthew Waters
I am thankful for the memories I have of my dog Rocky. We named him Rocky because he swallowed a rock. I miss my other dog, Eileen. We named her because she was born with three legs.
Drew Blincow
I am thankful for the American flag because it is a symbol for our country. I am thankful for all the brave veterans who fought for my country and for my freedom, because choices are important.
Phillip Gannon
I am thankful for Mrs. Henriksen, my teacher, because she is helping me learn a lot of stuff and she tells me I am doing a good job. I know she cares about me and I like to come to school every day. I am thankful she is my teacher this year.
Alyssa Martin
I am thankful for to have a neat grandpa who helps me and cares about me. We built a house together for my cat and my grandpa knew that it was important to me. I am thankful he is my friend.
Eric Blackburn
I am thankful for food because every time I am bored I can go to the refrigerator.
Kyle Cronkite
I am thankful for my uncle because he helps me and my brother build models. I am also thankful for a free country.
Michael Hauschild
I am thankful for my mom and dad who work hard for my brother and me because we have a happy home, good food and water and we live in America where we are free. I am thankful for feeling safe.
Alex Brown
I am thankful for our country because it is a free country with no fighting or wars. I am thankful for the help the Native Americans gave the Pilgrims because it made it easier for them.
Katie McCollum
I am thankful for the flag because it stands for my country, which is free. I am thankful to live here with my dad and mom and sister and brother.
Sara Connors
I am thankful for my mom and dad because they love me and they always help me. They give me hugs and kisses and it makes me very happy. I have a great family.
Joey Singleton
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Barb Schroeder’s combination first- second- and third-grade class:
I am thankful for my brothers.
Jessica Realing
I am thankful for my fish.
Jaysea Noel
I am thankful for my parents.
Jason McCuley
I am thankful for my fish.
Tim Green
I am thankful for the 5 C’s.
Karen Stern
I am thankful for my bike.
Keith Tenderholt
I am thankful for my rabbit.
Jacob Slocum
I am thankful for my dinosaur books.
Nic Weyra
I am thankful for my teachers.
Ryan Stroh
I am thankful for my dog.
Kimberly Rand
I am thankful that I can write.
Lawrence Reed
I am thankful for my pencil box.
Emily Eastburg
I am thankful for God.
Brandon Kizer
I am thankful for the sun.
Paige Pedersen
I am thankful for my family.
Hannah Reidy
I am thankful for my school.
Bryce Fisher
I am thankful for my sister.
Hannah R. Rile
I am thankful for my friends.
Bradley Wertz
I am thankful for my house.
Laura Moses
I am thankful for my baby brother.
Amber Schultz
I am thankful for my cats.
Jared Reed
I am thankful for the game Battleship.
Greg Albi
I am thankful for Jesus.
Casey Clark
I am thankful for candy, Halloween, Christmas, pets, people.
Stevie Cox
I am thankful for home, school, family, heavenly father, Mom and Dad.
Dax Harrod
I am thankful for family Christmas.
Alexis Moore
I am thankful for food, homes, people, schools, pets, Christmas, Thanksgiving.
Bonnie Cunningham
I am thankful for Christmas, pets, food.
Alex Brower
I am thankful for family.
Kimberly Adamson
I am thankful for heavenly father, Grandma and Grandpa, pets, food, home, school, Thanksgiving, Christmas, candy, people.
Miranda Rippee
I am thankful for homes, God, Christmas, food, holidays, Earth.
Christian Quinn
I am thankful for food, parents, home.
Allen Robertson
I am thankful for parents.
Joseph Perry
I am thankful for Mom and Dad.
Jeremy Huntsman
I am thankful for Christmas, pets, food, homes, school, people.
Ashley Holley
I am thankful for pets, food, home, grandma and grandpa, school, parents, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween.
Kayla Seccomb
I am thankful for Halloween candy and Christmas.
Calie Conner
I am thankful for turkey and I am thankful for Christmas.
Mark Lengyel
I am thankful for my family, my pets, my grandma and grandpa.
Kayleigh Bean
I am thankful for food, home, school, medicine.
JoAnne Mayer
I am thankful for food, home, parents, pets, heavenly father.
Kyle Clark
I am thankful for candy, Halloween, pets, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Dennis Butler
I am thankful for heavenly father, school, holiday, the world.
Kimberly Farman
I am thankful for turkeys, pets and Indians.
Michael Cicchetti
I am thankful for pet, school, food, home, turkeys.
Kyle Somers
I am thankful for pets, Thanksgiving, parents, home, people, grandma and grandpa, and school.
Nicholas Studebaker
I am thankful for mom.
Nathan Stair
I am thankful for my mom and dad because if they didn’t get married I would not have been born.
Ricky Mize
I am thankful for my brother.
Jerremy Noel
I am thankful for that I came to this school and my family and my friend at this school.
Stacey Bilte
I am thankful for my mom, dad, Thanksgiving and brothers.
Mark Malakwsky
I am thankful for Thanksgiving because it is a holiday that you think about Pilgrims.
Tracie Schultz
I am thankful for the stuff for Thanksgiving and the turkey too.
Karie Bryant
I am thankful for my mom and dad because they love me and are nice to me.
Janelle Rettig
I am thankful for my family and I am thankful for my house.
Jenny King
I am thankful for having God and Jesus in my life.
Cameron Rippee
I am thankful for my mom because she takes care of me. My mom is the best. I’m thankful for everyone in my family. I love my family.
Lleah Dubrock
I am thankful for my mom because she makes me dinner, lunch and breakfast and I’m thankful for my grandma because she makes my family a Thanksgiving feast.
Justine S. Hanley
I am thankful for being good at sports and for my family and my animals.
David Hicks
I am thankful for having friends, family, God, Jesus and animals.
Ben Walters
I am thankful for the Pilgrims and Indians making this great feast.
Nick Oleaga
I am thankful for my mom, dad and my little sister Melissa.
Meaghan L. Maurer
I am thankful for my life. I am thankful for everything I have.
George Hamilton
I am thankful for being with people in village because it is fun meeting new friends.
Brianne Marie Duncan
I am thankful for my family.
Kevin Wang
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