Happy Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving!

• From your e-pals
• at Matoaca Middle School
• Matoaca, Virginia
• November 24, 1999

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• Were thankful for many things this year, and we
  would like to share with you some of those
  special items on our thanks lists. At the same
  time we will show you scenes of us at school and
  of the area we live in. Thanks for watching and
  for allowing us to share some of the sentences
  from our thanks poems with you!

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I Am Thankful...
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...for my mom because she gives me food,
clothing, and shelter....for my dad for taking
me hunting and helping me with baseball and
football. --Jesse Haney
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...for my encouraging parents because they always
seem to make the best of my day when it seems
like it's going to be a wreck! --Jalesha
Smith(A Christmas scene at a local mall)
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...for my friends for talking to me and helping
me when I need them. --Morgan MaytonStudents
are working on play props.
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for living in a safe community in
Virginia.Michael Fisher(Matoaca is an
area with an Indian heritage. The word Matoaca
is a nickname for Pocahontas.)
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for being able to eat steak, hamburgers, and
chicken (and still stay skinny).--Markus
Cashwell(A local farm scene)
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that there is food in the world for us to eat.
--Burley Langfordfor ice cream so that I can
eat my grandmas chocolate cake.--Aloni
Hillfor my favorite food, pizza!--Ashley
Somervell
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for a cozy house to live in and plenty of
clothes. --Mackenzie Pagefor my health and
the ability to do what I have to do. --Talib
Dornfor my family because they are always
there for me. --Vincent Brown
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(Working on play props)
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for my church so that I can worship and learn
about God. --Brittany Davis
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for my school for allowing us to learn.
---Donny Durhamfor my parents who help me with
homework. --Max Kuzmafor being able to have a
good education to help me in life. --Justin
Campbellfor school. School is when you can
have time to learn and communicate with other
people.--Whitney McDaniel
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(A view of Matoaca Middle School)
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for being able to communicate with our
pals through letters.
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for books because they give me something to do,
and they expand my imagination. --Josh
Estesthat I was born so I can experience
the many wonders of life. --Josh Estes
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for my hamster, Chihuahua, toy poodle, golden
lab, cat, and rabbit. --Heather Porterfor
my dogs because they love me. --Mike Laffoon
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for holidays for my family to be together.
--Maurice Campbellfor U.S. soldiers who are
defending our country and for people in Saudi
Arabia on the peace mission. --Rachel
Noblesfor people who love me for who I am.
--Nadezsha Myrick
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Play practice is
hard work.
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to have the conveniences we have today which
make our lives less complicated and much easier.
--Curtis Fitzkefor love because I couldnt
survive without it. --Tiara Harrisonfor those
who have blessed me by being in my life.
--Cherelle Mitchell
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for my life that God has provided. --Rachel
Davisfor the joy I get every day. --Robert
Allenfor my friends who help me to see every
thing through. --Jessica Jones
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Friends make the work fun!
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for the successes in my life and the ones that
are to come. --Chris Nimmofor Thanksgiving, a
special time when I can show my thankfulness.
--Kennesha Myrickbeing able to know who I am
and to define my own self-concept and self-image.
--Brandon Brown
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for being able to live a life in which Im
happy. --Brandon Brown
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for the things that tie us all together and
for the things that make each of us unique.
Happy Thanksgiving! from Ms. Schwartzs
Language Arts Classes