OSMOND — Just in time for Thanksgiving, Osmond Community School third grade students wrote paragraphs telling what they are thankful for. They are shared here, exactly as written. ————— I am so grateful for my parents. They take really good care of me. They are so awesome and supportive of me. They’re the best parents ever. I am also grateful for Mrs. Braun. She helps me so much. She is the best teacher ever. She is the best teacher to learn with. I’m so grateful for my dogs. Their names are Jordy Mac and bull. protect me and my family. They are the best. I can’t even pick one to be my favorite because they’re all so cute and pawesome. — Berkley Aschoff I am grateful for friends. They are fun to play with. They are funny. I am also grateful for hotels. They have pools which are fun. They have fun games. You can hang out with your family. — Barrett Gansebom I am thankful for my dog, Woody. I love to play with him. I also love wiener dogs. I love to cuddle with him. I am thankful for animals. They are cuddly and cute. some of them are cool to learn about. And my top favorite animals are 1. wiener dogs 2. turtles 3. goats. — Rowan Gansebom I am grateful for my pets. I love when they sleep because they look so cute. I love when they play. I love how one of them always plays with her balls. I am also grateful for my sister. She has always been there for me. She lets me have ice cream. She is not as mean as my brother. — Zoey Halsey I am grateful for two years with my cat. I like my cat chasing mice. They sleep on my bed. They are furry. I am grateful for four years in school. I like when we do fun activities. I like when we go on field trips. I like when we eat lunch. — Michael Herrera I am grateful for Mrs Braun because she is nice because she lets us play Prodigy. She is fun because we do handwriting. She is very nice, kind and very smart. I am grateful for animals because they are cuddly, cute and cool. They are adorable and cozy and loving and fast. Some are slow like a sloth. — Lucas Mauro I am thankful for my family because they make me happy everyday. They make me food and they buy clothes. I am thankful for friends. Because they make me happy and they are funny.— Kody Mendlik I am grateful for God, because he made us. He helped us go to church. Also he helped us make good decisions and choices. I am grateful for life. If there wasn’t like we wouldn’t be here. without life how would we be alive? — Skylar Mendlik I am grateful for toys. I like toys because I play with them 24/7! I like playing with my ninja turtles. I like playing with my toy cars as well. I am grateful for Dodge Daytonas. I like dodge Daytonas because they are really cool cars. I like them because they go more then 200 mph! And they are modified dodge chargers. - Xavier Morfeld
I am thankful for Jesus. Because he brought people to life. And he made earth and I think he loves everyone that’s why everyone is siblings. I am thankful for food. Because if you don’t eat food, you can die. and you don’t want to die. — Lynkn Rice I am grateful for Mrs. Braun. She is a fun teacher. She is a nice teacher. I am grateful for my family. They love me. They play games with me. — Henley Schoenauer I am grateful for volleyball. It is my favorite sport. It is so fun. and the funnest part is you get to hang out with friends. You get to talk with friends too. l am also grateful for books. It makes us smarter and it is a mystery. It is like you are in a different world, and when it is time to stop I don’t want to because I am so interested in it. I am also grateful for God. Because he made us and made objects and food and water and church. I love church and friends. God is the best because God forgives us when we do anything if it is bad or good. We should always love God because he made the world! — Olivia Schramm I’m grateful for my cat, Baby. Because she is full of fun and cute. She is so cute and she is an American short hair! She loves her toy mice too! I’m grateful for my dog honeybee. She loves fetch and I love lying on her. I use her as a pillow. She is a mutt! She loves being outside,too! — Julian Allen Vogel






