By Caitlyn, Grade 2
Natalie & Grace
Grade 4
Editors-In-Chief
Lindsey & Allie
Grade 5
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Jade
Melyssa Alfonso
Nicholas
Timmy
Natalie
Chloe
Avmeet
Tommy
Bianca
Kelli
Janaki
Ashley
Breanna
Moma
Gia
Alaya
Anthony
Evelyn
Taryn
Jordan
Nicole
Caitlyn
Kimberly
Claudia
Gadiel
Nancy
Grace
Journi
Alexis
Nikki
Erin
Isabela
Skyler
Eliana
Nicole
Erickson Elementary School
2010 Thanksgiving Feast
November 15, 2010
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use
them is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.
-W.T. Purkiser
Thank you to all the parents and staff of Erickson School for collaborating to make our
Thanksgiving Feast a success. Your spirit of volunteerism has been a gift for all of our children as well as our community.
A special thank you to Dr. Markgraf, Miss Green, Mrs. Cherrie, Mrs. Kotche, Dr.
Niemiec, Mrs. Noran, as well as all the teachers who helped the students with their contributions to the feast.
Our students have been working hard using their creativity and talents to make our feast
special. Thank you to Kindergarten and 1st grade for the placemats, 2nd grade for singing,
3rd grade for centerpieces, 4th grade for the banners, and 5th grade for the thank you notes.
We also want to thank the Students for Character Counts for their performance and the
Student Council for the paper product and book drive. Bloomingdale Township Food
Pantry will be receiving the donated paper products, and books that are collected will be donated to Indian Reservations.
We would also like to welcome and thank our community members who have come to share
this day with us. Your presence makes this day memorable.
Your Planning Committee,
April Colantonio
Liz Buck
Mary Keatts
Michelle Caravello
We are thankful for our Erickson families who have given monetary
and/or inin-kind contributions for this year’s feast, as well as our
local business contributions.
Local Business
Contributions:
Serino’s
Roselle
Home Run Inn
Westmont
Kraft Foods
Northbrook & Glenview
Old Country Buffet
Bloomingdale
Jewel Food Stores
Glendale Heights
Goebberts Pumpkin Farm
South Barrington
Cookies A La Carte
Bloomingdale
Delish Cakes
Bloomingdale
Butera Bakery
Roselle
Family Business
Contributions:
CompTIA
O akbrook Terrace
Keatts Family
Munchie P’s Eatery
G eneva & Elburn
Kakolaris Family
Lavyna
Nikolov Family
SpecialGiftsThatGive.com
G arofalo Family
Michals Design
Bloomingdale
Michals Family
Erickson Family Contributions
Abbinante
Aherns
Anderson
Benavides
Bishop/Gora
Bitterling
Boyle
Carollo
Castaldo
Cerrone
Donato
Fato
Feeney
Feldmann
Fila
Fiore
Gervasio
Giammarese
Gilliam
Gironda
Graetz
Hajdich
Hansen
Hernandez
Hullur
Kannon
Kave
Kirkham
Koval
Koziol
Kuril
Kwiatkowski
Lahner
Laurie
Lavallie
Lents
Liberto
Lopez
Marchese
Menconi
Miles
Milling
Moy
Mukherjee
Neri
Nozaki
O'Brien
Ocampos
O'Connor
Olszewski
Patil
Peacock
Pecen
Perkins
Pistorio
Rabel
Schmall
Shifrin
Skvarenina
Soeprapto
Stebbings
Steed
Suzuki
Teneyck
Torres
Vena
Venuti
Verven
Vinci/Hoke
Warman
Willkomm
Wiszniewski
Wolf
Wolff
Zimmermann
Thanksgiving facts to share at the table……
A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also break
into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
The first Thanksgiving celebration can be traced back to the Plymouth Pilgrims in
the fall of 1621.
The Wampanoag chief Massasoit and ninety of his tribesmen were also invited to
the first Thanksgiving feast. Governor William Bradford invited them for helping
the Pilgrims surviving and teaching them the skills of cultivating the land.
The celebration in 1621 lasted for three days and included games and food.
The president to proclaim the first 'National Day of Thanksgiving' in 1789 was
George Washington.
Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor, campaigned to make Thanksgiving a National Holiday in 1827 and succeeded.
Abraham Lincoln announced Thanksgiving to be a national holiday in his proclamation on October 3, 1863.
The 'wishbone' of the turkey is used in a good luck ritual on Thanksgiving Day.
Days of Thanksgiving were celebrated throughout the colonies after fall harvests.
All thirteen colonies did not, however, celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time
until October 1777.
George Washington was the first president to declare the holiday, in 1789.
Sarah J. Hale lobbied for a national Thanksgiving holiday, which is what led to our
current holiday.
In 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt, seeking to lengthen the Christmas
shopping season, proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November. Controversy followed, and Congress passed a joint resolution in 1941 decreeing that
Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November, where it remains.
Facts courtesy of Associated Content
Rainbow of Leaves
Fall
Fall has November and
November has Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has turkey and
Turkey comes with pumpkin pie
But….Everything comes with you and
Your stuffed tummy
Full of Thanksgiving.
by Taryn
grade 4
Thanks for fun
Having turkey
Apple pie
Nick-knack turkeys
Kind people
So cold
Giving toys
I think November
Vibrating so loud
I like giving
Nothing but nice
Giving a smile
by Gadiel
grade 3
I see a
Rainbow a
Rainbow of Leaves
All different colors
I see a red one
And a brown one
And colors of gold
Beautiful leaves
Beautiful leaves
All around.
by Isabela
grade 2
Leaves, leaves, leaves
Leaves are green
It is the color of an apple tree
It may be green
It may be yellow
It is the color of you young fellow!
by Tommy and Guiseppe
grade 4
I love Thanksgiving.
I love it so much.
Oh, I love it a bunch.
I will even do it for a punch!
And when I have it, it’s going to be a blast.
I hope it will last.
I love Thanksgiving.
It is the best.
I know everybody loves it too
East to the west.
I love Thanksgiving!
by Chloe
grade 4
Eagles Soaring in the sky
Eagles fly deep in the sky.
Fun in the leaves
All the different color leaves
Lots of candy on Halloween
Lots of great food on Thanksgiving
by Kelli
grade 3
Turkey, turkey where are you?
Where is that gobble coming from?
Come out turkey, turkey!
by Camille
grade 1
by Weronika
grade 1
On Halloween I dress up like a queen,
And dance all over the streets.
When I come to a house
I say, “Trick or Treat!”
When I get home I say, “ Happy
Halloween, and Happy Birthday Mommy.”
I had so much fun!
by Ann Marie
grade 2
Thanksgiving
Turkey, turkey
Thanksgiving
Stuffing, stuffing
Thanksgiving
Casserole, casserole
Thanksgiving
Apple pie, apple pie
Thanksgiving
Pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie
Thanksgiving
Yummy food
Thanksgiving
Go Thanksgiving!
by Nicole
grade 4
Thanksgiving is a time for giving
thanks and for eating food. I love
Thanksgiving!
by Nicole
grade 4
Fun and games
Anyone can rake
Lots of leaves
Leaves falling
by Anthony
grade 3
Fun
Autumn
Leaves
Landing on the ground
by Nina
grade 2
Pie
Sweet and delicious
Apple and pumpkin plus many more
Pie is good for Thanksgiving
Dessert
by Nicole
grade 4
Fantastic times
Always fun
Leaves are colorful
Leaves are made in piles to jump in.
by Avneet
grade 2
Thanksgiving
We like turkey and corn bread.
My mom, dad, and I like to smell
it cooking.
Kayla
Grade 1
Fall, fall, all of fall,
If my favorite season
I love fall because of all the different colors of leaves.
By Evelyn
Grade 3
I love fall. Fall is really fun! I
love to play in the leaves. Fall
is the best season of the year! I
love fall! I love fall so much
it’s… A-W-E-S-O-M-E! I love
fall.
By: Skyler
2nd Grade
Thanksgiving Feast
In gym
Getting food
Tender turkey
Spectacular stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Chewy bread
Yummy cookies
Great cranberries
Awesome applesauce
Decorative centerpieces
Kids singing
Wall banners
Colorful Placemats
Friendly People
Many Conversations
Great Time
So Sad
Leaving Now
Happy Thanksgiving!
By: Lindsey
5th grade
By Arthur
Grade 3
Turkey, what do you see? I see a frog looking at me.
Frog, what do you see? I see children looking at me.
Children, what do you see? I see a teacher looking at me.
By: Nina
2nd grade
Fall, fall, its fall
Red, yellow, orange, and brown
The leaves are changing colors,
Leaves all falling to the ground
Oh, all the multi-colors
As you step the leaves are blowing and crunching
Crunch, crunch, munch.
The kids are having fun, laughing and jumping
Oh, how I love the fall a whole bunch.
As I look up at the branches on the tree
What do I see? It must be fall
One lonely leaf
The wind blows the lonely leaf.
Falls. Fall. Its fall
Fall is all around us
Leaves are red,
Pilgrims like blue,
Fall is sweet,
And so are YOU!
By: Caitlyn
Grade 2
By Eliana
Grade 2
At A Thanksgiving Feast
At a Thanksgiving feast, you can eat turkey, mashed potatoes,
cranberries, jello,
and lots more. I love Thanksgiving feasts because the pilgrims
came.
By: Melyssa
Grade 2
Fall fun all season
All the trees turning colors
Lots of chilliness
Leaves fall in piles.
by Jordan
grade 4
Fun is everywhere
Apple cider
Laughs all around us
Lets have fun!
By: Caitlyn
Grade 2
Kindergarten is Thankful For…
Conway’s A.M. class, Room 101
Charles ~ I am thankful for taking my dad’s lunch and putting it in the garbage.
Hannah ~ I am thankful for my dad taking me to Monkey Joe’s.
Austin ~ I am thankful for helping my papa cut the grass.
Lauren ~ I am thankful for my grandpa taking me out to my cousin’s football
games.
Danny ~ I am thankful for my dad playing Wii with me.
Mimi ~ I am thankful for my dad taking me for ice cream.
Peyton ~ I am thankful for my dad playing video games with me.
Jordyn ~ I am thankful for my grandma buying me toys.
Breck ~ I am thankful for my mom and dad taking me trick or treating.
Reagan ~ I am thankful for my dad taking me to Burger King.
Alec ~ I am thankful for my mom working so hard.
Kristian ~ I am thankful for my dad playing with me.
Shayna ~ I am thankful for my dog.
Aya ~ I am thankful for my mom taking me to the store.
Isabella ~ I am thankful for my mom taking me to the park.
Bryan ~ I am thankful for my mom bringing me to Halloween.
Katie ~ I am thankful for cleaning up the school room.
Lucas ~ I am thankful for my home.
Mrs. Conway, Mrs. Ortner and Miss Phelan ~ We are thankful for all the
children we teach.
Kindergarten is Thankful for…
Conway’s P.M. class, Room 101
Gracian ~ I am thankful for Olivia because she helps me.
Mia ~ I am thankful for school.
Anthony G. ~ I am thankful that I am learning the calendar.
Samir ~ I am thankful for the snack and gym each day.
Michael ~ I am thankful for going to the computer lab.
Raul ~ I am thankful for library with Mrs. Grover.
Jenna ~ I am thankful for singing and dancing in music.
Anthony T. ~ I am thankful for drawing in art with Mrs. Cherrie.
Gino ~ I am thankful for going in the gym.
Gavin ~ I am thankful for going to art and painting.
Michaelangelo ~ I am thankful for my brother to share rooms.
Justyna ~ I am thankful for my mom and dad cooking for me.
Marco
~ I am thankful for the house I live in.
Mei ~ I am thankful for my mom.
Domenico ~ I am thankful for going down the hills by the park.
Aiden ~ I am thankful for all the food I get to eat.
Carter ~ I am thankful for eating chicken legs on Thanksgiving.
Erdet ~ I am thankful for giving my mom food.
Mrs. Conway, Mrs. Ortner and Miss Phelan ~ We are thankful for all the
children we get to teach.
The Talking Plant
Once upon a time there was a far far away field where flowers were in groups.
But one day a new plant grew. It was not like the other plants, it was rainbow!
So it went in on its own pile, but there was no other flower to comfort him! He
knew a secret that no other plant knew. He could talk! So one day he said, “We
are flowers, we are not just decorations, we live!” So everybody hopped to
town and they got used for gardening! They stayed in the ground!
The End
Claudia
Grade 3
Be
Thankful
Have turkey, stuffing, and gravy
Also cranberries!
No gift giving
Kindness
Sharing your food
Giving to others
Important to history
Native Americans and pilgrims
It’s about thanking
Not about dressing up
Great day!
by Allie
grade 5
Autumn
Falling leaves,
Pumpkin pies,
Bare trees
Autumn skies.
Halloween is almost here
Time for the fun,
Time for the fear.
No more pools,
No more sun,
Autumn has just begun.
by Grace
Grade 4
Once upon a time when it was fall, I woke up and looked out the window. I
saw lots of leaves in my backyard. So I went down stairs, brushed my teeth,
got dressed and put a heavy coat on because it was very cold out. Then I
started to put the leaves in a pile and the pile got bigger and bigger when I put
the leaves in. When I was done the pile was so big it was bigger than me. After a few minutes later a big wind blew and my pile was destroyed. I was
mad. So I put the pile back together and when I was done it was almost getting dark. So I went inside brushed my teeth and went to sleep.
By Daisy
Grade 2
Thanksgiving Morning
Time to get our house at its best. So Family and friends can eat and rest.
Mom and Dad prepare the food. To put us in the mood, for turkey!
By Alfonso
Grade 2
Falling down with orange, yellow and red
Sinking, swaying, swirling, and twirling
Fall is the best season of all.
by Natalie
grade 4
Turkey
Holiday
Apple pie
November
Kind
Stuffing
Giving
Invitations
Visiting
Invitations
Napkins
Gobble, gobble
Turkey, turkey
I see you
Turkey, turkey
Where are you?
Turkey, turkey
Are you in the barn?
Turkey, turkey
Time for lunch
by Erin
grade 2
by Nikki
grade 2
Turkey Feathers
Happy Thanksgiving!
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble
Turkey feathers
Are so neat
Gobble, gobble
Let’s Eat!
By Kimberly
Grade 2
By Isabelle
Grade 3
Thanksgiving
We sit around the table
Eating turkey and pumpkin pie
Our family is together.
I am thankful and that is why.
by Nicky
grade 3
My Family
I like my family. My mom makes pancakes. My dad is funny. My brother is fast
on his bike. My mom buys me whatever I lost and my dad makes DVDs that I
want. My brother can make food. My family is the best.
by Vivek grade 1
Family and Thanksgiving
I love my family. My parents are nice
and they feed us well. I love my sisters.
On Thanksgiving my mom makes the
food. We love the cornbread. My dad
washes the dishes. We sit down and like
to watch TV. We watch 500 minutes.
by Jonathan
grade 1
Things I Love
I love fall.
I love leaves.
I love Thanksgiving.
I love stuffing.
I love my brother and sister.
My family loves me a lot.
By Hailey
Grade 1
Fall is Here!
On crisp fall mornings when the leaaves crunch I know it is fall
On chilly fall mornings when everyone is happy and calm I know it is fall
On early fall nights when the stars are out and bright I know it is fall
Finally Fall is Here!
By Mary
Grade 5
I like…
I like cheese and popcorn
I like cheese and pie,
I like everything except for you
I don’t know why.
By Ashley
Grade 4
Fall is my favorite season
All leaves are fall in Fall
Lots of leaves falling at the park
Lots of f-u-n don’t be late!
by Bianca
grade 2
Falling leaves
Apple pie
Leaves changing colors
Leaving summer behind
by Nicole
grade 2
Family
We are a family. My mom’s name is Suzanne. My dad’s name is
Scott. My sister’s name is Maddie and my brother’s name is Andrew.
My family loves visiting my grandmother’s house. My family loves
her house because she is nice and kind. I love my family because they are
nice.
by Skyler, grade 1
Five Senses in Fall
Taste
You can taste the scrumptious Thanksgiving dinner.
See
See the lime-green tree leaves turn in majestic colors.
Smell
Smell the bonfires with smoky tangerine fire.
Hear
OOOH! Listen closely to hear the chill wind whistle.
Feel
Wander through the cornstalks and hay feeling the itchy, rough nature.
By Hannah
Grade 5
Fall
In the fall me and my dad jump in the read
leaves. And mom does too. Then we go inside. Fall is the best fun.
by Jimmy grade 1
Fall
In fall it’s cold. There are lots of trees and
grass. There are lots of falling leaves. I like the
big leaf piles. Fall is great because the leaves
make it fun.
by Matthew grade 1
Family
I love my mom and dad and my sister. My sister
plays with me. My mom helps us together when we
fall. My dad gets us food. My brother plays with me
and my dog. My family is the best.
by Angelina grade 1
Thanksgiving
My Family
I love Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is fun! You eat
turkey and you eat stuffing and you eat corn bread
with your family. Sometimes I eat with my big
family. Aunts, uncles, grandmas and grandpas,
mom and papa, and my sister Morgan are there. I
love Thanksgiving.
by Emily S.
grade 1
There are four people in my family. I have
a dog. My mom is 37. My dad is 37. My
sister is 8. I have 50 fish. My dad has a job.
My family loves me and my sister.
by Alex grade 1
Falling leaves
apple trees
picking pumpkins
plump and round
on the ground
apple cider smelling good
all around my neighborhood
rake the leaves from all the trees
the day is done I’m ready for more fun
tomorrow has almost begun.
By Nicky
Grade 3
by Grace
Grade 4
Turkey
Gobble, gobble
Look at the leaves
Red, orange, green, yellow and brown.
Wow! Those leaves.
by David
grade 4
By Jade, Grade 2
Fall, Fall, Fall
When it is fall, leaves change color and they fall from trees.
There are different color leaves like,
Yellow, read, orange and other colors too.
Fall can be fun. You can rake a pile of leaves together and jump in.
You can go to the pumpkin patch too. Most of all, I like making a bonfire
With my family and roasting marshmallows.
By Jade
Grade 2
Fall is here
I love this season,
Do want to know why?
I’ll give you a reason!
The leaves are falling,
And changing colors too.
I love Thanksgiving
How about you?
by Gia
grade 2
Thanksgiving Feast
Pumpkin, pumpkin what do you see?
I see a pilgrim looking at me.
Pilgrim, Pilgrim what do you see?
I see a turkey that’s looking at me.
Turkey, turkey what do you see?
I see an Indian looking at me.
Indian, Indian what do you see?
I see Indian corn looking at me.
Indian corn, Indian corn what do you see?
I see stuffing looking at me.
Stuffing, stuffing what do you see?
I see leaves looking at me.
Now we can have a Thanksgiving feast!
by Caitlyn
grade 2
By Angelina, Grade 1
Thanksgiving Feast
Oh, we have a Thanksgiving Feast
in November, It’s really fun. We
have stuffing, cookies, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and turkey
and we watch a show.
by Journi
grade 2
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is fun. Thanksgiving is nice. We eat lots of
food. I love turkey and a drink.
The mashed potatoes are good.
I eat with my family.
By Kaya
Grade 1
Thanksgiving Day
They’re all coming over
to my house this year.
I can’t wait to see all
my cousins and cheer.
We’ll feast on turkey,
stuffing and more.
Believe me, I know it
won’t be a bore
by Alfonso
grade 2
Baked Apple Pie
6 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup flour
3 T sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
(can use up tp 1 tsp if desired)
1/2 butter
2 large Granny Smith apples
3 T brown supar
Place eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla, salt and cinnamon in blender. Set aside.
Put butter in a 9X13 glass baking dish. Place in 425 degree oven to melt. (don’t
let it burn) Remove from oven when melted.
Peel apples, slice thinly, and arrange in bottom of dish over melted butter. Put in
oven until butter sizzles. Remove. Blend ingredients in blender until smooth.
Pour slowly over apples. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Bake in 425 degree oven for 20 minutes. Test for doneness by inserting kife in
center. If it comes out clean, it is done. Cut in several portions and serve immediately. Pass the maple syrup is desired.
by Nancy
grade 4
Fall is a beautiful season
Just before it’s freezin’
A time to play and make racket
Just before you need a jacket.
The leaves change colors on the trees
You can pick as many apples as you please
By Nancy, Grade 4
By Lauren
Grade 1
Fall
Fall is over. Leaves are done. The trees are bare. Thanksgiving is starting. I
love the food but I don’t eat turkey. Stuffing is my favorite. I eat mashed
potatoes and corn.
by Tyler, grade 1
Family
My dad works. My dad fixes stuff. My mom works too. I have a dog. I love
my dog. My sister watches me. I love my family.
by Ethan, grade 1
The Weird Thanksgiving Feast
Once there was a weird Thanksgiving Feast. There was a boy that ate everything. The people were amazed! Then the people screamed!
Then there was another feast. The cat ate everything. And the people
screamed again! A huge guinea pig rang the doorbell. The cat flew out the window and the guinea pig broke up the house and then the earth broke.
by Emily R., grade 1
Thanksgiving
I love turkey. It is yummy. Corn is yummy too. Potatoes are yummy
with spices on it. When we sit at the table we eat all the things and we drink water. My sisters eat turkey. My brother eats potatoes.
by Skyler, grade 1
By Skyler
Grade 2