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What I'm Thankful For

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By Toms River Macaroni Kid November 28, 2019


Thanksgiving Essay
                    ...writing about 4 things im thankful and they are my family,Thanksgiving, Sports,and friends.. Im thankful for sports because it helps you extracize ,and you can have fun.  My favorite sport is soccer because I like running, make new friends,kicking the ball,and I love to practice because it makes you better. The best thing about soccer is that you can make new friends and run. Soccer is 1 of my favorite sport maybe you should try. I’m thankful for my family because there loving,Sweet,Kind, We watch movies together,Play games together,Go out to eat,and going to fun places. My family is the most amazing family I could have. So i’m thankful for thanksgiving because you get to have fun with you family members,invite friends,We get to say what we're thankful for,Make stuff, Watch movies,and stay up the night before thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.I’m thankful for my friends because they always help me,we  play games together like freeze tag, Hide and Seek,Hide and Seek freeze tag and some other games. We play video games together. There one of the most best friends you can ever have.


Thankful Essay

By:Gabriella F

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it makes me think about all of the things  that I am thankful for. I could not live without my loving family. I also am thankful for all my friends for being there for me and my pets. I am so thankful for all of these things.
First,I am thankful for my caring family, my mom, my dad, and my brother all help me, love me, and care for me. We do so many fun activities together like games, go on vacation, and me and my brother likes to watch mom makes delicious food. My family always helps me when I need them. They are the most wonderful people I know and I appreciate them so much.

Next, I am so grateful for my friends. My friends make me so happy everyday because they are always there for me and I am always there for them. My friends enjoy playing with me. Two of my best friends  are Gia, and Reyna. We enjoy playing together, drawing, making bracelets and pretty much we do like to do everything together. As you can see friends bring out the best in you.Last,I am grateful for my pets.I love my pets because they make me happy I enjoy playing with my pets.Pets are marvelous and even though they can’t talk to you you  can still read,talk, and play with them. In conclusion, I am such a lucky person because I have such wonderful things in my life. My family,my friends, and my pets are so special to me.


Thankful Essay

By: Lena M

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it makes me think about all the things I am thankful for. I could not live without my outstanding family. I also am so happy that I have my wonderful friends. School also makes my life so fun and amazing. My life would not be the same without these happy people and things.

First, I am so thankful for my loving family. My mom, my dad, my brother, and my sister are always there for me. Whenever I am sad they always say, “I love you” and when they say that, I feel better. When I am stuck on a problem, they always help me out. They are the most loving and amazing family!!!

Next, I appreciate my amazing friends, My friends care about me whenever I am around them. Whenever I see my friends  we always have fun and a amazing time.If I need help on something they’re always there to help me. I would never be able to live without them.

Last but not least their is amazing school. School is one of the best places because it helps you learn so much. School also let’s you meet friendly friends. All the time, you get to have fun working, going on trips and way more. At school you get to do fun projects and activities. This is why school is a outstanding place!

In conclusion, I am such a lucky person because I have such wonderful things in my life. My family, my friends, and school are so outstanding to me. My life would be so boring if I didn’t have all this wonderful things. I am so unbelievably thankful for all that I have.

I love my FAMILY, FRIENDS and SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanksgiving Essay

By:Tia T.

In the1830 it was a time of no other, it was thanksgiving in Allaire village!

First, during thanksgiving in the 18 century, the villagers would wake up in the morning and go to the Church. While there at the Church, they will pray and sing songs and the people would also say prayers. The villagers would stay for about 20 to 30 minutes when they have sung their songs and prayed they would head on to the village.

Next, the village is a magical place. You can find so many things like the bakery, the black smith shop, the toy shop, the houses around and many other buildings. You will also see and hear people chatting “how is your day going so far”  “good how about yours” “good too” and the children playing “come over here”! You will see people all over the village doing all kinds of things.

Then, you know those stores I was talking about. Well, let me tell you this. In the stores, you will see something even better than the store itself! In the black smith shop you will see workers using fire and a hammer to bend metal and make something cool. In the toy shop when you first walk in, you will see wooden toys like bear toys and yo yos. Finally we get to the bakery. The bakery has amazing and delicious things. They have cranberry muffins,blueberry muffins,cranberry pie, and some plain old bread maybe.

Finally, I almost forgot about the feast.  The feast has many different foods, they will have pudding first. You might be thinking that is crazy, but its not the pudding like nowadays. In the 18 century, the pudding is actually healthy. Weird, right? Well then, time to move on. So let me tell you what they had for the feast again,  apple bread pudding,german red cabbage,indian pudding,roasted vegetables with dried cranberry, and cranberry tart like them well that is the food in the 18 century. Sounds delicious!!!

I guess that is how it was during thanksgiving in the 18 century .But what thanksgiving is really about is it is the time for family and friends to gather together to be thankful for what we have.  


Thankful For My Dog 

I am thankful for my poodle 

She looks like a noodle 

Her name is kisses 

She tries to catch the ball 

but she misses 

When she gets mad 

she tries to bite me 

but its not brutal 

By Nayla


I am thankful for my friends

They will stay with me until the end 

Some of them are Paige and Ana 

They like to eat bananas 

The craziness never ends! 

By Mia V



Molly Ryan

I am thankful for my cousin named Molly Ryan 

She makes me laugh so hard it looks like I'm crying 

We face time each other every day 

Even if we have homework we do it anyways 

She is one of my best friends and I am not lying 

By:Paige H

































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