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Many helpings of thanks

By Dianne Carroll Burdick

November 23, 2022

MulickThanksgiving16 — From left, Carter Poindexter, Fiona Siereveld, X’Zaria Friend, and Greanleigh Beal yell, “Cheers!”

Grand Rapids — Lasagna, mac and cheese, fruit, fried chicken, carrots and broccoli, cheese, chips, dips, mashed potatoes and desserts — all contributed by parents — made for a fantastic first-grade Thanksgiving feast at Mulick Park Elementary School Tuesday.

First-grade teacher Cassie Greig’s students prepare for the special event by writing a paper on what they are thankful for and coloring Thanksgiving placemats with their names on them. Greig started the tradition seven years ago.

From left, child care worker Tina Mayfield, resource room teacher Katie Allen, and parent volunteer Brianna Brooks dish out lasagna, fruit, and mac and cheese

Mom Brianna Brooks gives a kiss to her daughter, first-grader Ma’Leyah Lancaster, before helping with the dinner

Greanleigh Beal and many more students give thanks for child care worker Shaya Barnes who stopped in to visit for a minute

First-grade students toast Thanksgiving

First–grader Joseph Williams is not sure about broccoli

First-grade teacher Cassie Greig takes a Thanksgiving selfie

Resource room teacher Katie Allen asks the first-graders what they are thankful for

First-grade teacher Cassie Greig passes out the students’ homemade placemats, which they colored and lamented for their dinner — First-grade teacher Cassie Greig passes out the students’ homemade placemats, which they colored and laminated for their dinner

First-grader Joseph Williams helps his teacher, Cassie Greig, identify the students’ homemade placemats

First-grader Amani Robinson says “yes!” to mashed potatoes that his teacher Mrs. Cassie Greig is dishing out

First-grade students wrote papers on what they are thankful for, like their dad, their cat, the dentist and food

First-graders toast and yell, “Happy Thanksgiving everyone!”

Giving thanks, from left, Montaque Duke raises his hand, and Greanleigh Beal says, “I’m thankful for my dad”

Scarlet Alvarez raises her hand and says, ”I’m thankful for my cat”

First-graders cheer for Thanksgiving

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Dianne Carroll Burdick

Dianne Carroll Burdick has worked as a photojournalist in the West Michigan area since 1991. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she has photographed for The Grand Rapids Press, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Detroit Free Press, Advance Newspapers, Grand Rapids Magazine, BLUE Magazine and On-the-Town Magazine. She has been covering the many exciting and thought provoking stories of K-12 public education for School News Network since 2016.

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