Marion Elementary School second graders in Susan Hall and
Shannon Cooper’s classes were asked, “What does Thanksgiving Day mean to you?”

Mrs. Cooper’s class

Thanksgiving means to me to give thanks. Long ago pilgrims moved from England to America on the Mayflower.

McKenna White

I watch football. I eat turkey. I like football.

Rebecca Sawyer

Thanksgiving means to me about the pilgrims and turkey. I’m thankful for the pilgrims and Indians. I love Thanksgiving because I get to see my relatives.

Tori Shults

To thank God for making me. And to see my family. To eat good food.

Emmy Hess

Thanksgiving is a time for my dad to come. I like to play catch with him with a football. I go to my granny’s house. I like turkey.

Hap Waddell

I like Thanksgiving because it is fun and it is the best holiday. It has good food.

Joeb Corona

To see my friends and family. To thank God for making me. To eat good food.

Elizabeth Schafer

Thanksgiving makes us come together with good foods and drinks and it makes me happy. I’m happier this year because I’m going to be a big brother.

Christian Becker

It means fun! It makes me hungry and it makes me think of mashed potatoes and playing football.

Ethan Darnall

Thanksgiving is fun. I like to spend time with my family. If my brother comes I will be so happy. I will probably play with my cousins.

Samantha Kelsey

Thanksgiving is when people should get together.

Jacob Peterson

It means to be with family. So you can be with relatives.

Michaela Regnier

Thanksgiving means to me that we should come together on Thanksgiving and we could have a great time.

Jarred Rahe

When I think of Thanksgiving I think of happiness and God and pilgrims and mashed potatoes and lasagna and everyone having a great time and thanking everyone for everything I have and my family and me and everything and heaven and everything good in life.

Larry Zieammermann

When I think of turkey it reminds me about Thanksgiving. When I think of Thanksgiving I feel like a pilgrim. When I feel like a pilgrim I feel like I’m shooting 10,000 turkeys a second.

Devin Soyez

I think it’s fun on Thanksgiving. It is so fun every year.

Joey Nickel

Thanksgiving means that we get to see our friends and family. And it means also to me we get lots of turkey.

Chase Stringer

Mrs. Hall’s class

I’m thankful for Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving I have so much fun. On Thanksgiving we have a feast. On Thanksgiving I spend so much time with my family. On Thanksgiving we always sit at tables. On Thanksgiving we eat apple pie at my aunts. On Thanksgiving me and my dad sit down and watch football on TV.

Cameron Steward

I am thankful for having fun. I am thankful for celebrating. I am thankful for decorations. I am thankful for food. I am thankful for turkey. I am thankful for colorful things.

Chris Mcleod

I am thankful for Thanksgiving because I get to see my grandma and grandpa. I am thankful for the first Thanksgiving because we get to eat apple pie, turkey, and applesauce. My favorite is apple pie.

Evan Heidebrecht

We play games and play horseshoes. It is colorful decorations. The leaves are colorful. I am thankful for my family.

Riley Terry

I am thankful for turkey. I’m glad I can spend Thanksgiving at my dad’s house. Thanksgiving is cool. Turkey is cool. I’m thankful for decorations. My favorite thing is turkey.

Ethan Hinton

I like Thanksgiving because I get pie and tasty berries. We have a feast, too. We eat a lot of vegetable. My dad and I watch football. We look for a lot of nuts to eat. I’m thankful for my life and school. I love my brother and sister.

Lilly Collett

I am thankful for food and water. I’m thankful for my family. It is a time to get together. Thanksgiving is fun. I like going to my grandma’s house. When me and my cousins and I are there. We eat and play.

Eli Hett

I am thankful for my family. I am glad I get the food we have. I think Thanksgiving is good. I like the decorations. I like to play with my cousins after we eat. We have fun each year.

Drew Helmer

I’m thankful for my friends and my family. I like playing baseball with my family. We play on the trampoline. We like to eat turkey.

Brandon Nguyen

I like Thanksgiving Day because I get to eat with my family. I eat pie. I’m thankful for what I get. We always have a Thanksgiving feast. I’m thankful for my family. We have lots of fun on Thanksgiving Day. I like Thanksgiving Day.

Brianna Kline

On Thanksgiving I spend time with my family. Eating turkey is the best part. I like to make stuffing with my mommy. I also like to have fun with my family and read to my grandpa, my mommy, and daddy. I like to play games like pin the beak on the turkey. I usually win because Daddy helps me.

Alissa Adame

I have fun with Mommy, Dad, and brother. I love Thanksgiving with my family. I like the turkey. I love my family time. I love my family’s Thanksgiving because we have fun. I am thankful for the food we eat.

Jenna Helmer

I am thankful for having Thanksgiving. I am also thankful for turkey. I am thankful for colors. I put decorations up. I celebrate Thanksgiving.

Emily Dornbush

I like Thanksgiving because I like having fun with my friends and family. I am thankful for my family. I eat turkey. On Thanksgiving we have family time. We have a feast. We jump into leaves. We play outside. We like Thanksgiving Day.

Destiny Boudreaux

Thanksgiving is all about playing in the leaves. We eat a lot of food and play games.

Grace Neal

My birthday is on Thanksgiving. I like to talk with my family on Thanksgiving, it is a lot of fun. I also like Thanksgiving because I like to spend time with my family. I like Thanksgiving because I like to play games. I like Thanksgiving because I like to hunt for turkeys. It is fun.

Noah Kukuk

Thanksgiving is the time to gather with your family. We eat fish and turkey. We also eat mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes are my favorite. Thanksgiving is always at my grandma’s.

Caleb Fredrickson

I like Thanksgiving Day. We decorate our house. Thanksgiving is very important to me. Thanksgiving Day is also another time to spend more time with my family. I am thankful for my family and my house.

Corrina Crabb

Centre Elementary School second graders of Lost Springs responded to the question, “Why do you think Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day?”

I think we celebrate Thanksgiving because it is to have fun with our family. We like to eat the turkey. We have fun with our families.

James Woods

I think we celebrate Thanksgiving because we eat turkey. We can go to our grandma’s house and eat turkey there. We celebrate Thanksgiving by inviting cousins over. I like to go to my Grandma Stuchlik’s house.

Maria Stuchlik

I think we celebrate Thanksgiving because we celebrate fall. We celebrate it because it’s a holi and they can have a big feast. We celebrate the pilgrims. We celebrate the Indians, too.

Jordan Miller

We celebrate Thanksgiving by having fun. We eat turkey on the 27th. We celebrate Thanksgiving by thanking the soldiers and pilgrims. We also celebrate it by being with family.

Tanner Wiggans

We celebrate Thanksgiving because it is a holi. It is a holi because you need to eat turkey. Americans also celebrate Thanksgiving because the Indians and pilgrims also celebrate it.

Maleiqua Law

I think we celebrate Thanksgiving because that’s when the Indians and pilgrims met that . I love the turkey. I love getting with my family.

Kyle Naerebout

America’s people celebrate Thanksgiving because it is fun. We all like it. It is healthy. It involves healthy things to eat.

Athena Salamone

We celebrate Thanksgiving because it is special. It is a good time of the year. My family and I eat turkey on Thanksgiving. My family and I cut the turkey together.

Raydyn Brown