Dear Families of Saint Joseph School,
As we prepare to celebrate a national holiday focused on gratitude, I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your generosity of time, talent, and dollars. Beginning with El Rancho, the Fun Run, and all of the times we have asked for donations to raise money to help good causes such as helping hurricane victims or victims of the recent fires, you have been more than generous. For me, generosity is another form of gratitude.
May you have a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends!
Below are thoughts about gratitude coming from the true wisdom of some of our Fifth Grade students. Please read them - they are beautiful examples of gratitude!
Finally, I leave you with a quote for reflection:
“When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” - G.K. Chesterton
God’s Blessings on Each of Us,
Dr. Marquita Yriarte
Principal
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What I am grateful for…
I am grateful for a home.
I am grateful for my house because my bed helps me sleep, my home gives me shelter, food helps me survive, and water keeps me thirsty. I am grateful that I have the opportunity to help people who cannot help themselves. Some people do not have homes, so that is why I want to help.
I am very grateful for the school that I go to because the teachers there are wonderful and they teach me so much that I need to know. I am also very grateful for my family because they take care of me no matter what happens. I am grateful for living in a safe community and to have shelter. Last but not least, I am thankful for everything because God did everything for me to make me happy and He sure did.
I am grateful for my musical talent and all of my musical instruments including my melodica, my piano, my trumpet, my voice, my recorder, and my irish penny whistle. I am also grateful that my grandma can live in my house and greet me every morning and afternoon. Another thing that I am grateful for is my education because without it I could never learn.
I am grateful for my school because I learn a lot of things. If I did not have school, I would not be as smart as I am today. That is why I am grateful for school.
I am grateful for my roof over my head, my nice warm bed to sleep in, and also my parents. I learn more from my parents, and I love them a lot. I do not know what I would do without them.
I’m grateful for friends, family, and the support everyone gives one another. Because support can help you achieve anything that others believe is not possible. Family and friends are the best people that you will ever know. They really encourage you try to do things other people believe you can’t.
