We’re thankful. There are so many things that we’re thankful for that to list it, the list would go on and on. So it can all be summed up into one simple statement, we’re thankful.
Every year, on the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate Thanksgiving. This day is to commemorate what was said to be one of the first celebrations when settlers came to America. In 1621, a year after the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock (which we can drive to in about 10 minutes), they held an autumn harvest feast with the Womponoag Indians. This feast was celebrated nearly every year after that and then, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared it to be a national holiday.
Thanksgiving is about much more than a feast where we traditionally eat turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. It’s also a day that should be used to reflect and to think about all the things that we’re thankful for. For example, we’re thankful for having a great school, friends and family who are always there for us when we need them, and soldiers that fight for us to keep us safe.
Every year, at our school, all the students, staff, and members of our community come together to celebrate Thanksgiving. The parents of the school coordinate with one another so that they all provide plenty of food for us to eat (we’re thankful for that). Then, we all gather in our cafeteria. Every class shares three things that they’re thankful for. Then, the fourth grade classes read a Thanksgiving poem. Finally, we all get to eat! It’s an amazing event that we’re so happy we’re able to have every year!
We created a video to share our day with you. We hope you enjoy it!
How do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
Do you have any events at school where everyone comes together?
Dear Mrs. McKenzie,
Thank you very much for wishing us a Happy Thanksgiving! We all had a great one 🙂 Wow! I and a few other students did not know that New Zealand didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving! Mr. Avery explained that it was just an american holiday, it made more sense.
My favorite holiday desert is Pecan Pie, scrumdiddlyumptious 😆
I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Alyxandra *<[:{)
Dear Mr.Avery,
I havn’t been on the blog lately but I love how you setted up the ANIMOTO. The snowglobe on the video was hilarious. I wish I knew how to do that well… BYE!
Your Turtle loving physco student,
Turtles/Tessa 👿
Dear Mr. Avery,
I loved your video. That reminds me of my Thanksgiving. It looked and sounded almost like yours. Your video was the best I saw.
From,
Martin
Techie Kids
Dear Martin,
I loved the video too! I’m so glad that our thanksgiving reminds you of yours! We really appreciate that the thanksgiving video was the best one that you have seen. I thank you for visiting our blog.
Sincerely
Will G.
Dear Mr. Avery and class,
I really liked your Thanksgiving Feast post. I learned a few things about history that I have not learned before. I also agree that we should be thankful and not just think that we eat food on that day. I hope you had a fun Thanksgiving because I did.
From,
Erin
A Techie kid
Dear Mr. Avery and class,
I loved your post about Thanksgiving. It was very detailed and true. I am thankful for my family and food. I am thankful for the men and women who fight for us too. In fact my dad is one of them. He has to leave for the whole year because of it. Do one of your family members serve too?
From,
Ben
Techie Kids
Dear Mr. Avery,
What are some things you are thankful for? Here are some things I am thankful for: my mom, my dad, my sisters, my dog, and the rest of my family. Can’t wait to hear back.
Your pal,
Brianna
Techie Kid
Dear Mr. Avery,
I loved your video about your class having Thanksgiving.
I had a great Thanksgiving. It looks like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My favorite food was turkey!
Your new friend,
Charlie a techie kid
Dear Mr. Avery,
What do you eat for Thanksgiving? These are two things that I eat for Thanksgiving, turkey and noodles plus a lot of other stuff. Where do you go for Thanksgiving? I go to my great grandma’s house. Can’t wait to hear back.
Sincerely,
Lexie
Techie Kid
Dear Mr. Avery and class,
I love your video about your Thanksgiving Feast. I celebrate Thanksgiving by having a feast with my family and watching the Thanksgiving day parade that goes on downtown. I don’t know if the whole school does but the kindergardeners have a feast.
From Alexis,
A Techie kid
Dear Mr. Avery,
Hi I am Blake from Techie kids! I just wanted to answer your question about how my family celebrates Thanksgiving. My family goes to a place called Knights of Columbus but my family calls it a hall. What we do is we all gather and have turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. When we are done we do this game called card bingo. The object of the game is you get 4 cards from a deck and one of your family members has a second deck and he or she calls out as many cards as they have and when you get a bingo you yell it out and you’ll get 5 dollars! This is how I celebrate my Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Blake from Techie Kids
Dear Mr. Avery,
Four words, I love your post! It’s perfect. I love how you included facts, like how you stated that in the year 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday! And also when you said that Thanksgiving was a holaiday to be thankful about the good things that we have in life! And the Animoto video was really good too. And to put it generally, beautiful post. Great job!
Sincerey,
Peter of the Techie Kids
Dear Mr. Avery,
I liked your Thanksgiving video. Every Thanksgiving we go to my grandmother’s house. For the whole day my grandfather cooks a ham on his Weber grill. Once it is done we dig in! I had a great Thanksgiving!
From,
Kevin a techie kid
Dear Mr. Avery,
It is really awesome how you all get together for Thanksgiving. We don’t do anything like that at our school. I was wondering do you guys do any games or anything for Thanksgiving? Also at our school we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.
From a Techie Kid,
Evan
Dear Mr. Avery,
I liked your video! It was great. I liked it a lot. Also, I hope your class has a very fun, exciting, and loving CHRISTMAS. Oh, and I and hope to skype with you soon.
Sincerely,
Maddy 5th grade
Hi Mr. Avery’s class,
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am from Canada, therefore we celebrate Thanksgiving in October. At school, we discuss the importance of Thanksgiving and why we celebrate it.
I am very thankful for my family and friends, having a shelter and food, having the opportunity to learn and so many other things. I think it is important to reflect upon all the great things we are fortunate to have and we need to be thankful for them.
I am living away at university and was able to go home to spend Thanksgiving weekend with my family – it was very nice.
Take Care,
Miss Steph (student teacher)
Miss B’s Block
Dear Mr. Avery,
Every time I look at this post I crack up laughing. Molly took a picture of my plate without me knowing! Haha!
Sincerely,
Taite B.
Dear Class,
We go to our ranch in South Texas to celebrate Thanksgiving. We eat Turkey and all of the good foods that go with it here too ! We do not get together at our school to do anything special . We don’t have school the whole week of Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Tyler a 49’er
Dear Mr. Avery’s class,
Every Thanksgiving day my family goes to my uncle’s house and all my relatives come over. One thing I am thankful for is my family. What is one of your favorite things to do on Thanksgiving day?
Sincerely,
Melody a 49’er
Hi my name is Siddarath and I am from New Zealand. Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Siddarath
Dear Mr. Avery,
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. Yesterday and today I spent all day cooking. Don’t tell Will but I made pumpkin pie! But when I made the dough the first time, it came out dry and crumbly. I had to start all over again! 🙁 The second time it came out better.
Not even five minutes ago I finished organizing my desk. It looks great. The bad thing is that my desk has no drawers. So I have a cabinet full of boxes and organizers. I finally have a place for my pencils and sketchpad. But there is no plug in the hallway so there is an extension cord across the hallway.
Whoops looks like I have no more room! See you on Monday!
-S♥m
P.S. My brother and cousins thought the bloopers were funny! 😉
Dear Mr. Avery,
I just read about your artical for the Thanksgiving feast.It seems exciting!I’ve never heard about a school that has a feast.Do you eat pie at the Feast?
Instead of friends,family,and soldiers,what else are you thankful for?Do you go to the Plymouth Rock?
I think that the Thanksgiving Feast is really awsome!!!!
Sincerly,
A Techie Kid
Hello my lucky little superstars,
It’s me Ashton (If You Remember Me). Am I allowed to nominate your blog as The Best Class Blog? Because if I was, then, I would nominate this magnificent blog as The Best Class Blog! Also following me (Nominating Your Blog as The Best Class Blog) are your close friends, Mr Salsich and his Class! I love your blog Mr Avery! Can you visit my blog because I’ve put up a new post? Okay, Bye Bye my lucky little guy’s… 8)
Sincerely, Ashton… 8)
Dear Ash,
I am so glad you like our class blog! Mr. Avery puts a lot of hard work into it! I would be very Happy to look and comment on your blog 🙂 It would be an honor if you nominated us for best class blog, thank you.
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
Sincerely Your Blogging Buddy,
Alyxandra *<[:{)
Dear Mr Avery and class
Well, it’s 9pm on the 24 November in New zealand as I write this, and it’s 3am on the 24 November for you. I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving.
I am thankful for all of the good friends we have met around the world and thankful for how we can all learn together.
In New Zealand we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but we often enjoy turkey at Christmas, with cranberry sauce of course!
What are some of your favourite Thanksgiving desserts?
Warm wishes
Mrs McKenzie