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The Express asked local children to share a few things they're thankful for this year. Below are their responses:
Mrs. Peg Bergiel’s
Third Grade Class
Hobomock Elementary I’m thankful for the people who are in the military because they help us save the world. I am thankful for Matt Bean who protected us. I am lucky to have nice toys to play with. I share my toys with my friends. I am thankful for the natural resources in Pembroke like Willowbrook Farm and the Herring Run. Stephanie Bowen I am thankful for the good life I have. I am also thankful for the people in the military who risk their lives for us. And I am thankful for the nice and cozy home I have with my loving family. CJ Perry I am thankful for the men and women in the military who protect us. They go to countries to fight battles. My grandfather was in the military. My loving family is another reason I’m thankful. They take care of me when I’m sick and love me very much. Erin Landy I’m thankful for all the healthy food and water kids and adults in Pembroke have so they can survive. I’m also thankful for my warm, cozy home. My brothers, sister, dad, mom and I all have cozy beds. We have all we need. Sarah L’Italien I’m thankful for all the wonderful natural resources in Pembroke like Willowbrook Farm and the Herring Run. We have beautiful plants, animals and birds. I can’t believe how beautiful and gorgeous they are. I’m grateful for my loving family and how caring they are. There are many more things I’m grateful for in this world. Natalie Curran I’m thankful for my pets and my loving family. There is nothing better than my pets named Kelsey, Brady, Gizmo, Indy, Butterball and Swimmy. But the only thing better than my pets are my family. Their names are Mom, Dad and my sister Jenny. I have the best family in the whole wide world. I have the best pets in the whole wide world. Jack Boulter I am thankful for my mom and dad who care for me. They love me. Andrew Meador Miss Kathryn Kennefick’s
First Grade Class
Bryantville Elementary I am thankful for love. Leana Frank I am thankful for my mom. Dylan Polvere I am thankful for veterans. Frances Riley I am thankful for trees. Kaitiemae Commesso I am thankful for my swimming teacher. Emilee Fusco I am thankful for my teachers. Joseph Sweeney I am thankful for my dog Tucker. Andrew Jacobson I am thankful for my mom and dad. Benjamin Johnson I am thankful for my bunny. Sean MacCormick I am thankful for my cousins. Lily Jones I am thankful for my mom and dad. Duncan Sullivan I am thankful for my family and my dog. Abigail Obermann Janet Schwartz’s
Fourth Grade Class
Hobomock Elementary There are many things I am thankful for. One of the things I am thankful for is my family because they love and adore me, encourage me, and care for me. I am thankful for our rights. Without our rights, our lives would not be the same. Another thing I am thankful for is my friends that love me, are honest with me, and like me for who I am. Our freedom is another thing I am thankful because we get to vote, work, and are able to speak our voices. Another thing I am thankful for is the soldiers that are fighting for us so we can keep doing what we do everyday. I’m thankful for all of the teachers in Pembroke because without them nobody will learn anything, we wouldn’t be smart, and we wouldn’t have knowledge. I’m mostly thankful for my sister because she helps me, she babysits me when nobody is around, she loves me and cares for me, and she would do anything to have me even if she doesn’t want to, she still loves me. Lastly, I’m thankful for my parents that have shelter for my siblings and me; they give me food and water, and they have me go to school to get education. I am thankful for all of this and much more! Callie Morse I am thankful for the teachers that help me learn. Next, I am thankful for having parents and having a home to live in. Lastly, I am thankful for having clothes to wear and food to eat. For all these things I am thankful. Amaiyah Carroll I’m thankful for many things, but these are what I’m most thankful for. I’m thankful for my family because they’re always there for me. I’m also thankful for veterans because they risked their lives for us. Plus I’m thankful for the earth because without it, we would not be here right now. Also, I’m thankful for peace because without it, we would get hurt every day. Lastly, I’m thankful for school because without it, we would not know how to do anything! Caelene Burnham Here are some things that I am thankful for: I am thankful for the people that are out there fighting for freedom. I am thankful for my family because they are always there for me. Also I am thankful for the freedom we have to go to school. I’m thankful for the things the veterans are doing for the freedom we have. The final thing that I am thankful for is the food my family has. Caitlyn Guerra I’m thankful for a free country. I’m also thankful to have a house. I’m thankful for the money to go to school. I’m thankful for my cats and the money to have them. I’m thankful for my rights. Chris Shea There are lots of things I’m thankful for. One is to have a great family and great friends. I’m also thankful to get a good education in a really good school. I’m really thankful for the right to play. You can always speak freely and I’m thankful for that. To write whatever I want is a really good right. Lastly, I’m thankful to be free and to be what we want later on in life. And I’m thankful for the people who made this possible, the veterans. Colton E. Cappa There are many things I am thankful for. One of them is to be able to live in a house. Another is to have a mom and a dad that care for me. A third would be that I am able to have a car that I can go places in. Also I am thankful to live in a free country where I can do many things I want to do and be free. Lastly, I am thankful to go to school where I can learn many subjects. Ethan Rankin I am thankful for my family because they care for me and keep a roof over my head. I am also thankful for the men and women who fight for our freedom. I am thankful for the teachers who make me smarter. Lastly, I am thankful for the police who protect our town. Evan LeBlanc. There are many, many things I am thankful for. One of them is being a free country and NOT being ruled by another country. I am also thankful for my house and ALL of my things. I appreciate the military fighting for us and risking there lives for us. Another thing I am thankful for is being able to afford food and everything I own; especially a house and not living on the street. Many places aren’t letting women do certain things but we have those rights and I am thankful for them. As you can see I am thankful for many things but those are just a few of VERY many. Jessica Lynch I am thankful for friends, a life, my mom and my dad and my brothers. My friends and family are nice to me. Joe Benting I am thankful for the right to vote. Another thing is for the men and woman that fought in World War I and II. Then I’m thankful for a house. Also I’m thankful for going to school. I thankful for food and water. Lastly, I am thankful for freedom. Joe Cappa I’m going to take some time to tell you the things that I am thankful for. The things I am most thankful for are: my family who loves me and is always right there for me every day and night. I am also very thankful for my country and all of its rights and freedoms. I’m thankful for my friends and all of the people I know. I’m also very thankful for going to school and knowing all the great things I know today. I’m thankful for my town and state where I live, where my school is, and where I have grown up all my life. I am thankful for many things. Kayla Ricciarelli I am thankful for my family because they care for me and give me money to go to school. Another thing is my friends because they help me when I get hurt and love me for who I am. I thankful for the teachers, at Hobomock Elementary, because without them, we wouldn’t learn new things. I am thankful the soldiers that are fighting for our country and being brave. Also, the freedom that I have because if there was no freedom we wouldn’t go to school, parents wouldn’t have jobs, and we wouldn’t have the rights to build house. Lastly I am thankful for my brother Paul and my mom and my dad. That’s all the things I thankful for. Kelly Cunningham I am taking the time to tell you what I am thankful for. I am thankful for having a free country with our rights. I am also thankful for my family with my two sisters and my brother with my parents. I am very thankful for being able to write papers without getting lectured, and being able to go to school. When I am at school, I make some friends and at home, I can play with them. Last, but not least, I am happy because the military is helping the country. At the same time I am sad because they have to be away from their homes and families. Lauren Leung I would like to tell about the things I am thankful for. I am most thankful for my mom, Cathy, my dad, Steve, my twobrothers, Jack and Jimmy and my little sister, Meghan. I am also thankful for the house that I live in. I am thankful for the school I go to. I am thankful for the freedoms we have in this country and for my town. Lastly I am thankful for every thing that I have. Molly Harahan I am thankful to have family. I am also thankful to have friends because I can play with them. I am glad I can go to school. I am thankful to have a house. Noah Smith I am going to tell you what I am thankful for. I am thankful for my freedoms. One freedom I am thankful for is that I to say what I want to say without getting arrested. Another thing I am thankful for is going to school to learn because without school we wouldn’t learn anything. Next, I am thankful for the food I get to have and eat. That is why I get to have three meals a day. I am also thankful for my friends to play with. My friends are helpful and nice to me. The last thing I am thankful for is my family to live with me, love me, and care for me. I love my family and they love me. Paige Pietraszek I am thankful for my family; that means I am thankful for who I am and what I am. I am thankful for my freedom and the men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe. I am thankful for my friends and someone to help me up when I am down. I am thankful for school and the ones who teach us when we need to be taught. I am thankful for rules because without them, there would be chaos. Richie Tenore I am thankful for my family. I’m also thankful for friends and my house. I’m most thankful for clothes, water, and food. Riley Larsen We are happy that the veterans made our country free and with liberty and justice for all. We are all thankful for fighting and keeping us free to do the things we do now. I am personally thankful for the shelter and food, warmth and many others that our parents grant us. What would we be doing right now if we were not free? Well, I can tell you, we would not be in school. We would be servants for the Germans, French and (etc.) but we are not. We are free and we can be in school and not be servants or slaves to the other people. We can have things that no one else has. China and Russia and many other foreign countries do not have the same freedoms that we have. So many soldiers lose there lives to keep us safe and free. That’s why we should be thankful for those veterans. Seamus McManus I’m thankful for many things but here are some things I’m most thankful for. I’m thankful for my family because I can always go back to them when I’m having a rough day. I’m also thankful for my freedom so I can say what I want and I can go to school to learn. Another thing I’m thankful for is my friends that I can play with and can get help from. One other thing I’ll tell you is I’m very thankful for the soldiers that are working to keep us safe. Lastly, I’m thankful for a good place to call home: Pembroke. Tess Murphy Chilcott
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