BYANCA DORIVAL, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for my family, my school and my teacher. Turkey is my favorite, but without any gravy.”
Hand-colored turkeys and fall leaves lined the halls of most elementary schools around the country last week.
But Gerald Adams Elementary School on Stock Island takes a different approach with their kindergartners each year. Instead of tracing their hands into turkeys, the 5-year-old artists set about disguising their paper turkeys as something else.
“And why did you turn your turkeys into other things?” Assistant Principal Rebecca Palomino asked the class.
“So they wouldn’t get eaten!” the kids yelled in unison.
Their disguised turkeys hang outside their classroom, with one hidden inside a popcorn machine, another inside a bubble gum machine and others dressed up like Sonic the Hedgehog, a police officer, a green-faced witch and even a penguin.
The Keys Weekly took some time to chat with some of the kindergartners and second graders at Gerald Adams to hear what makes them thankful and what their favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is. Their answers were nearly unanimous, but a bit surprising. Instead of the expected answers of pie and “that thing with the marshmallows on top.” most kids said they love turkey (just not the ones that hung in the hallway.)
Below are some of their photos and answers to our Thanksgiving questions….
SAVANNAH PHILLIPS, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for country music. And for the Lauren Daigle concert that I just went to in MIami — but she’s not a country singer. I don’t know what she is. And my favorite part of Thanksgiving is pumpkin pie, but no whipped cream.”SARAI MINONDO, kindergarten
“I’m thankful for Princess Belle from Sleeping Beauty and for my friends, my family, my Gigi, my teacher, my school, cats and dogs, even though I don’t have one anymore. And oh yeah, I’m thankful for my mom and dad and my brother and sister. And my favorite part of Thanksgiving is eating turkey at my Gigi’s house.”OCEAN DILLON, kindergarten
“I’m thankful for my family, my good friends and the best teacher ever, Ms. Patena. And my favorite Thanksgiving food is turkey.”LORENA MARTINEZ, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for my mom and my dad and for Thanksgiving. And I’m thankful that my mom and dad make me chicken nuggets for Thanksgiving, because I don’t eat anything.”EMMANIELLA CARSIUS, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for my mom, my dad, my uncle and my cousin. My favorite is turkey. No gravy, though.” JAIDEN PIERRE, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for my younger cousin, who is only in first grade. I’m in second grade. And I love to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.”JULLIET BAEZ, kindergarten
“I disguised my turkey as ‘Jazzy the Cat,” because I love cats, and I didn’t want anyone to eat my turkey.”KYLE BOURGAULT, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for my family, and I love turkey on Thanksgiving.”CLAYTON CRISWELL, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for God, and my friends, and I’m thankful for math, because I’m good at it. Oh, and my favorite Thanksgiving food is mashed potatoes.” (Also without gravy.)ALLYSON BARRABEITG, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for my family, my school and my friends. And my favorite part of Thanksgiving is turkey and apple pie when my mom, my dad and my brother all eat. But my mom’s the one who cooks.”AGNESE REINO, 2nd grade
“I’m thankful for my family because they always give me food — I love it. And my favorite food at Thanksgiving is turkey.”
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