Episode 8- "Embracing Gratitude: Student Stories of Thankfulness and Joy"

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Imagine a world where tacos rain from the sky—sounds like a dream, right? Our latest episode kicks off with this delightful fantasy, setting a joyful tone as we explore the profound impact of gratitude in our lives. Joining us are Mr. Calvin and Breonna who share their heartfelt reflections on the little things that mean a lot—from family support at baseball games to a comforting dog's presence during anxious times. Miss Olivia adds to the warmth by highlighting the bonds with her family and friends, especially her beloved older sister. Their stories are gentle reminders of the everyday kindnesses that often go unnoticed but make all the difference.

As we embrace the fall season, the energy in the room is contagious with positivity and laughter. Our enthusiastic classroom discussion sees students reflecting on their gratitude for everything from ice cream to the invaluable support of family and friends. Adding to this are the voices of our three friends—Steven, Austin, and Aiden—each bringing their unique perspectives on thankfulness. This episode is your invitation to bask in the glow of gratitude and to recognize the beautiful people and moments that fill our lives with joy and warmth.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:14):
It's raining tacos from out of the sky.
Tacos, no need to ask why, justopen your.
They just requested the mostunusual song I've ever heard in
my life, which I'm still waitingfor tacos to rain down, and
hopefully they'll rain downsometime soon, hopefully from
some good local Mexicanrestaurants.
So I have a couple guests hereto talk about.

(00:36):
What are they grateful for,what are they appreciative of as
we head into the season ofbeing thankful for things and
being grateful for things?
So I know they're grateful fortheir amazing, awesome teacher,
but I'm just kidding.
But hey, I have Mr Calvin here.
Good morning, calvin and Calvin.
What are you grateful for, whatare you appreciative of as we

(00:57):
kind of enter into October andNovember?
I'm grateful for my familybecause they do all stuff for me
they like wash my clothes, theycook my food and they take me
to places like my practice andmy games for baseball.
I love it.
So my suggestion but I'm sureyou do it already is always say
thank you and show yourappreciation.

(01:18):
Um, I love it.
Thank you, sir um and he um.
He's one of our awesome newstudents, along with his awesome
brother um, mr calvin, missbrianna um, also known as spudge
.
We um, we were.
We welcome you to our amazingpodcast here about what are you

(01:39):
grateful for, what are youappreciative of?
So, so give us your take onthis.
What are you grateful for?
Well, I'm simply grateful formy mom, who has been supporting
me because I'm trying to makesome books and publish them and
be a writer, and I'm alsograteful for my dog, who helps
me with my anxiety sometimes.

(01:59):
That's super cute and that'ssuper cool.
So I appreciate your take.
So after the next break, we'regoing to have come on up and I'm
share with us what she isgrateful for and appreciative of
.
Hey, welcome back everybody.

(02:22):
Hello, hello, class.
I love it.
This time no tacos, no foodraining down from the sky, but a
little bit of Justin Timberlake.
So, hey, I have Miss Olivia tomy left and Miss Olivia.
The theme today is what are yougrateful for?
What are you appreciative of?

(02:43):
Olivia always talks about herwonderful older sister.
Appreciative of.
Olivia always talks about herwonderful older sister, and I
know you're grateful for her,but if you want to talk about
her or other things, what areyou grateful for?
As we kind of enter into thefall season, what I'm grateful
for is my family and my friendsand my older sister, because
they've been there for me for along time already and I'm just

(03:03):
really grateful for them.
I love it.
Beautifully, beautifully put.
So let me end.
Thanks, olivia, thanks forcoming on up.
I know that's a big deal, so I'mgoing to ask the class a couple
questions what they're gratefulfor.
So who's grateful for theirawesome school?
Me, I love it, I love it, Ilove it.

(03:27):
But thunderous applause andthat thunderous agreement.
Who is grateful for?
For their parents, right?
Who's grateful for ice cream?
Some ice cream lovers out there.
And lastly, most importantly,who's grateful for their family?
Me, absolutely, absolutely.

(03:49):
Hey, so after the next break,our final break is we'll have
another guest and we'll kind ofclose this week's episode on
what you're grateful for.
So we'll catch you on the lastflip side.
All right, hey, friends, we areback.

(04:12):
Happy Friday, episode eight.
What is gratitude?
What are you grateful for?
There's so much to be gratefulfor as we kind of enter the fall
in 2024.
So I have three friends.
I'm going to ask them to say hi, this is Steven, hello, hello.
And then I have Austin, hi,austin's wearing a pottery hat.

(04:32):
I didn't ask him to wear apottery hat, but he wore his
pottery hat Just teasing.
And lastly, I have Aiden K Hi.
So can you believe, friends, Ihave three Aidens in my class
this year.
So it's kind of fun, kind offunny.
And yes, I have two Aidens thatare Aiden M, so we kind of have
to distinguish between thethree of them, kind of funny.

(04:52):
So, hey, I have a few questionsfor you guys, and if you're
ready, I'll wait very quickly.
So, what are you grateful for?
I'm going to ask you to respondin one word.
I'm going to give you a secondor two to think about what
you're grateful for.
Just one word, maybe two.
But what are you grateful for?
I'm going to go down the linehere.

(05:13):
So, first thing that pops inyour head Family, family, I love
it.
Next person, I think of familyand friends.
Family and friends.
Even though it's three words,that's okay, I'm just teasing.
And lastly, what are yougrateful for?
Family, friends and shelter.
Family, friends and shelter, Ilove it.
They left out chocolate andESPN, but I'm just kidding.

(05:36):
But yeah, it's so importantnowadays to be grateful for
things.
And there's some like justquick final thoughts that you
want to share with our audienceabout what you're grateful for.
What could you not live withoutand I know we've talked about
shelter and food Is theresomething kind of non-essential

(05:56):
that you're grateful for?
Maybe, like it's okay to sayWi-Fi, it's okay to say video
games, but is there somethingthat you are really appreciative
of, like whoa, I couldn't livewithout?
I would say my dog, your dog, Ilove it, I love it.
We all have our puppies that welove very much.
What is something or someonethat you can't live without?
I would probably agree withSteven, with my dog and my cat,

(06:19):
and my turtle, I love it.
And your turtle, you saidturtle.
Oh, super cute, the turtle.
I never expected you to sayturtle, very cool.
And lastly, aiden, what are yougrateful for?
What can you not live without?
My bed, my blankets, and mydogs I love it.
And direct TV too, right, I'mjust teasing that.

(06:39):
My dogs, I love it.
And direct TV too right, I'mjust teasing.
That was fun, I had fun.
Thank you, class, for beingpart of it.
I appreciate it and I will sendthis out to your parents.
All right, happy Friday, peaceout people.