The Suffolk News-Herald asked first graders at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy a couple Thanksgiving turkey questions.

These are the children’s responses in their own words.

We wish to say, “thank you” specifically to first grade teachers Kerry Lombardo and Anne Fowler as well as Tracie Thorndike in NSA’s development office, and of course, the first graders.

How do you cook a turkey?

First put it in a big pot.

Then put it in the oven.

Next eat it.

Caitlyn Hannah (Fowler)

1. You take the rapur off.

2. You clean the turkey.

3. You put basil one the turkey.

4. Thin you put solt and peper.

5. Thin you put it in the ovin on 20 for 13 min.

Allison Gottlieb (Lombardo)

First you put the turkey in the oven.

Cut it up.

Then eat.

Tanner (Fowler)

1. Take the wrapper off.

2. Take the guts out.

3. Put the turkey in the oven on 50 for 5 min.

Have a feast!

Deneigha Coriano (Lombardo)

You put in the oven then you cut it.

Then you eat it.

William Keyt (Fowler)

1. Take the wrapper off.

2. Wash the turkey.

3. Bake the turkey.

4. Cut the turkey up.

5. Poot stuff on it.

Halie McConnell (Lombardo)

First string the turkey’s arms together. Second put the turkey in the oven. Next cut the turkey.

Allie Wilburn (Fowler)

1. You cook it.

2. You stuf it.

3. And you eat it.

Delaney Taylor (Lombardo)

First you clean the turkey then you put the stuffing in the turkey next you put the turkey in the oven.

Edwards Morgan (Fowler)

You need to clean it.

Then you need to poot it in the oven on 9,120 for 15 min.

Samantha Wright (Lombardo)

1. Heat the oven to 450F

2. Cook the turkey for 45-50 min.

3. Take the turkey out of the oven.

James Mullin (Lombardo)

First you buy it.

Second you put in the oven.

Third you get it out of the oven.

Fourth you EAT IT!!!

Nicole Wright (Fowler)

1. You on rap it.

2. Then you put it in the sink.

3. Then you put it in the oven.

4. Cook at 350

Clifton Beale (Lombardo)

1. You put some sase on it.

2. You put it in the oven.

3. You eat it all up.

Stephanie Laine (Lombardo)

1. First you take off the wrapper.

2. Then you put it in the oven.

3. Then you take it out.

4. Then you gut it up.

Mitchell Williams (Lombardo)

First I make the stuffing then I put it in the oven then I take it out of the oven.

Leigha Arcand (Fowler)

1. You clene it.

2. Put it in the oven on 80F for 4 minis

Kirk Ring (Lombardo)

1. Fest you haft to un-roll it

2. And then you take the guts

3. Aftr tat you put it in the stove

4. Aftr tat you take it out ove the oven.

Garrett Leicester (Lombardo)

1. Wash it.

2. Clean it.

3. Cut it up.

4. Put it in the oven for 62 for 15 min.

Hailey Gilman (Lombardo)

What goes with a Thanksgiving turkey?

Mashpotatoes and sauce.

Kirk Ring (Lombardo)

Mash potatoes

French fiys

Samantha Wright (Lombardo)

Bread and peas

Leigha Arcand (Fowler)

Cran-berry sauce

Clifton Beale (Lombardo)

1. Peas

2. Mashed potatoes

3. Cranberry relish

4. Pumpkin pie

James Mullin (Lombardo)

Pumpkin pie and stuffing.

Caitlyn Hannah (Fowler)

Salad and dressing.

Deneigha Coriano (Lombardo)

Salt and sauce and pumpkin pie and baked beans and corn bread.

Nicole Wright (Fowler)

Stufing

Delaney Taylor (Lombardo)

Some putatos

Stephanie Laine (Lombardo)

Bread and corn grapes and thiken.

Edwards Morgan (Fowler)

Greenbes and colus

Allison Gottlieb (Lombardo)

The bread and stuffing

William Keyt (Fowler)

Potatoes

fruit

Halie McConnell (Lombardo)

Mash potatoes

Hailey Gilman (Lombardo)

Mash potatoes

Garrett Leicester (Lombardo)

Sauce is good with turkey.

Tanner (Fowler)

You eat stuffing with it.

And you eat salad with it.

And you can eat apple.

Mitchell Williams (Lombardo)