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to publish area ition for the Echo Journal It’s been a many years trad ta Claus in this Holiday Greetings section second graders’ letters to San three Echo every December. become a tradition for we Over the past few years, it’slunch at an area restaurant and type the for Journal reporters to meet this task together, where we can share with letters. It’s more fun to do write, or question what they’re asking for. each other what students er asked this year. I had to explain I’d only What’s “LOL,” one report an L.O.L. doll. I was surprised this year to t’s learned in recent years thaSanta for printers and a 3D pen—what’s that? see some students asking en need each other’s help to decipher what And, to be honest, we oft . some students have writtenckles we get when sharing certain chu the oy enj we , work, sounding Mostly gine those young minds at nd! misspellings. We can just ima sou y the m—well—just how out words and spelling the student’s letter to Santa and it’s a mish-mash a at k loo we es etim bers you see on Som jumbles of letters and numthe message, the d of words. But just like those rea can d min r genius if you Facebook, saying you’re a perfectly clear. students’ message becomes lly quite clever! Our second graders are readents’ letters to Santa Claus in the 2023 stu se the oy enj I hope you Holiday Greetings section. by second-graders at Eagle View Elementary You’ll find letters written mentary School, Nisswa Elementary School Ele School, Pine River-Backus School. and Crosslake Community Foothills Christian Academy in Backus shared Three second graders at me.” “What Christmas means to as the students wrote them, and we thank ed lish pub are ers lett holiday project. The with us every year in this fun the teachers for partnering rself in the holiday spirit after reading the We’re sure you’ll find you following pages. Have fun!

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Jordan Ackerman’s class Dear Santa,

My name is Tucker Gearld Mills Thank you four prseints Love thos. I want a toy dert bike by and toy. Barn and toy ferrari and a toy mastang and a farm set and I am a Good boy love Santa Tucker Mills

Dear Santa,

my name is Lainey. Do you think I have been good or bad? I think I’ve been good because I’ve been really nice to my friend’s and my sister and I’ve been lisning to my mom and dad pretty well. Can I please have an other rainbow high doll. Thank you Santa! Love, Lainey

Dear Santa,

my name is Grace Peterson. What are you doing in the north pole??? I think I have been prety good this year. Because I got all threes and one and one 2. can I please have a tamogochy, or a new Bitsey they are a digitel pet. Love Grace

Dear Santa,

My name is Mazi. are you real. I want to know if I Ben good or not. for crismas I woud like a Phone. and if you can’t then I woud like my mom to have a nother baby girl. and I hoPe you have a mare crismas. Mazi

Dear Santa,

My name is Rozyn, If you tuch a elf dus a elf los his magic I thing I have ben good this year. For a gift I helpt my mom. I wont my mom can have a happy life. For my gift I wont a fhon. Rozyn Borntrager

Dear Santa,

My name Ruby, you will find me in minnasoda. I have been a good girl, Say happy birthday to God please. I wish for a slide out pic camra. That also has a handle like a purse. This might be The beast ever!!!! Thanks! Love your frend Ruby

Dear Santa,

My name is Owen. I got to ask you something. How do you make reindeer fly? I been good boy. I want some poster paper and a jump rope. Checkers and Sparkles have been crazy. Olivia wants a stuffed zombie from MInecraft. Love Owen

Dear Santa,

My name is Gracie Jacobs and I Want Shampo and Cundishner for my dad hav I ben good or bad and can I hav a fhon long undrewar for my Ackl and for my mom mor macup. Thanck you Santa Gracie

Dear Santa,

my name is Trey. How are The elfs doing. I have bin good. I wont a big Toy fram Set. Trey Melby

Dear Santa,

my name is Kevin Turner. I have been a good boy. I say I am sorry to Dalia and Maci. Can I have the Paw Patrol the Mighty Movie and Rocky and Reble. Love Kevin

Dear Santa,

My name is Maria. how are you. I was good this because I say sorry to othrs. I wont a Phone for chrismas Love Maria

Dear Santa,

my name is Chloe have I ben Noty I think I hav ben good this yeer can you madh my mothr Let me get her a gift thanks you for all the gifts. you are so nice I have a Questin wen is your BrthDay. Chloe Bryant

Dear Santa,

my name is Liam I have been rile gud. I was wodering if I can have a Laboe an a ferrari Liam P. Yien

Dear Santa,

my name is chandler Ive been a good boy. Iclean my room when my dad says to I want a punching bag for me to train. Thank you for the legos last year. Chandler Ratz

Dear Santa,

My name is Marcus. I want to know who feeds the reindeer. I have been a good boy. by being nice to my friends. I would like more cars and legos please. Thank you for last years gifts. Marcus V

Dear Santa,

hi I am Breah, can I have a pinkwatch where I can call my family. you dont have to. I have ben good. how many Elvs do you have. you are the best Breah Freeman

Robbi Gregory’s class Dear Santa,

I’m doing good at school. Are you happy as Santa & do you like it? I would like a tablet for my mom’s house. Love, Lelynn

Dear Santa,

Who is favit randeer? I like games, I love puppy, I love Baby Yodeu, I love Roodof The red nose randeer. I love my family. I will like a Lago set with elk and mous Love Case

Dear Santa,

I hav been very good this year. my favrait color is purple. Is there a south pole santa, if so Do you bring him presns? Could I hav play for me and my sisterBecaus me and her like playdoh from Dahlia

Dear Santa,

Thank you for all the prezins and crisntmas Santa. I love chrisntmas. Rianbow kandekane is what I wont. I am in 2 grad. I also like the cular perpl. Love, Emma

Dear Santa,

I am 7 yrse old. My name is Tristan. i want a futbrol lchner, becus I sait on tu if u cool, do you want to sloe with you? Frum Tristan

Dear Santa,

I am donig good and I am in 2 grad I like foot ball. And And do you get pranints or do my mom and dad do. What I want for crismis is a new foot ball. Love you Brayson

Dear Santa,

my name is Levi I’m 7 years old, I’m a boy and I would like a few things this year, How old is Santa? I Whant a Xboxone, a horse, a shock collars for Axel and oaklay. thanks santa from Levi

Dear Santa,

I am doing good in school but pelpele are being mean to me. can you see me? can I have my dog bobo back alive? please I miss him. Love Nora

Dear Santa,

I am doing good at School. Is Rodolf reel? I wont Five Talr Swift ticis for christmas. I Love Talr swift music. I hav ben wishing to go to Talr’s conset for ever. I wont to give Some of the ticis to Kali Nola and Ruby. Kylie

Dear Santa,

Im hunist Ive ben noty. I Love the Robain stuufy you made me. can I have Beast Lab. I am a senentist. Love you, Logan

Dear Santa,

I’v been mad at my Sister Aelin but Im apologising to her. Are you Sharing your cookies With mrs Claus? For christmass I Would lik a big Squish mellow pls cus I have very tiny pillows Thank you Becca

Dear Santa,

I am dooing good in school. Haw are you dooing? Can I hav a axolotl fluffystuffy? I want a axolotl becuzz thay are rare. Love Hannah

Dear Santa,

I am doing good in school Are you happy as Santa and do you like it? Please can I have a mancine in Texes for free, because when I mov out so then I will have a house. from Kali

Dear Santa,

I want a Pack of Pokymon cards Ples I really want it! And I Alos make People haPPy by giving Presins to Them. Love Wynter Storm

Dear Santa,

Chrismis is the most wundrfl time of the yere. Chis crengl I would like Legos. Chrismis is not ubowt Presents it is ubowt spendent time with family. My faveret part of chrismis is spending tim with famly. From Lee Bisted

Dear Santa,

I wish I can git a elf on on the shelf for Christmas. I think christmas is The best time of the yere because eve one get’s gift’s on christmas eve. From Elliana Cornforth

Dear Santa,

I’ve mosty been good. How did you become Santa any ways? But can I please have Mario RPG for switch? I want it because I dont have the origanal. Please, please? Your friend Behn

I Love Christmas so much. And their is own thing I want a video camera. It would be so much fun. But I love family mor. From Mabel Delilah Crawford

Dear Santa,

I Wot a toe log thruk I hav hall and Mash Ptatos With grave and Prezins. Mason Callahan

Dear Santa,

I want anie fing for cismise. I like foot ball is rudof the red noss rader relly rell. I want anie fing for cemse becese I don’t mind. From, Brody

Dear Santa,

For my christmas letr I Want a cleaning robot That cleaning evreyThing. I aso want to hav a lot of Time withm my famley. Love, Kimber Shepard

Dear Santa,

I Love christmas, don’t you? For christmas I would like a giant candy cane pleas. Beccas thay are my favored candy. Sincerely, Elizabeth Wheeler

Dear Santa,

I hop Santa gits to all of the houses ON christmas eve PeoPle eat lots of food. Marry christmas Love Calvin Dabill

Dear Santa,

I’m doing good in school. It’s ben the best year. Do you want me to leave carrits for the raindeer? This year I really want a genaraion set. i alredy have a Ameriecan doll. I will keep it really safa and in good hands. The cookies that we give you my grandma makes and we frost them. Love, Nola Brickweg

Dear Santa,

I hoPe thalt the children Get lots of toys. I Love my mom and dad. I am Smart. I LOVE Christmas. Love, Autumn Gould

Dear Santa,

so rou the best santa evr. you cer nis to Adie and my mom and my Dad, and Katie, and bobber. I Love you Santa, I Love You I wont a doi haus Love, Adie

I want barbie clothes, video camera, tablet, legos, rainbow high doll and please give me a no lagging tablet, barbie clothes, video camera and I love spending time with my family. Please give me a apple Pen! Love you Santa! Ho,Ho, Ho. Love, Camille Jako Salem

Dear Santa,

I git my worck Dun. Subfa I hope you get me the gup Prits! Suned I Wot You to Gif me is a iPaD! Wiy Do You licke ren. Luv Tug

Dear Santa,

I’m doing good in school. How many raindeer do you have. I want haning earings. Cause I don’t have a lot. Love Zoey Erickson

April Rice’s class Dear Santa,

I wish for a camera that has a fiter that can cumawt of The camera. I likes Chrimis because it is beautiful. Lave, James Hedstrom

Dear Santa,

I Love Chrismas becuse Jesus was born that day. Why do like Chrismas? Santa I would blissmas for one year. Somebody send me a letter bark by may, 1st, 2024. I hope you have a Chrismas becuse everyone should have a great Chrismas. Love Owen Wiese

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Dear Santa, All i want for chismas is water proof camera refils. And my favorite part of Chismas not the deckorashens, not the tree it’s my family. I hope everebody will get to spend time with their familey on this chismas Love, Aurora Rande Johnson

Dear Santa, Thank you for being born. can I Please have a alive baby doll. I love Spending time with my family. I love my mom and dad. they are the best. Love Kianna Orth

Dear Santa, I Was hoping I coode get a now zelda ocreno of time game. for christmas I am thakfl for famle on this christmas. Love Mav Borman Dear Santa, I hope People get to spend time With thru family. Can I get a computer vas all im goe to say I love you Santa. marey christmas, Love Adalyn Wiberg

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Dear Santa,

I hop you hav a gat hole gole crimis. I rlle wot a lechik 2 konrthat isol Pllk And Lisu you orne the Elest you gut the best grizlie Frum Everly

Dear Santa,

I my good or bAd Yowr d best from Rylin

Dear Santa,

I Love what you do for us. I love ol of your Prensis that you giv to us. tancu for evre crismis day we are hape. you hav grabs us prensis. From Brynn Hoelscher

Dear Santa,

have I been good yes or no? Pleys say yes. I thic I been good. crimis list 1 dog pleys. facke anmle trdl and spniys me. Haw old you are. From Stellen Hoag

Dear Santa,

I woch fro elf. I wech fro box fuiks. hl sochr kukchit I chtf for gosot. From Jacob I think i,v been good this year. This is what i,v been wanting for a wile wokee tokys but if I don’t get it I wan’t be sad. How do you get to evry howsisin time? how do you get so much gift’s? Love Natalie Glaser

Dear Santa,

Haw old are you? crmismis list vr2, bilt bike, how do you get the job, wiy bib you eet the job. from Neah H.

Dear Santa,

want avr ocylisaestz and Thank u to fo r d havor bd rd and next time you came wake me up Ples can I Have a rmot cantrl rc car and you can HInde this in the Baku tord d for weelr Love Axl and lego set I want a camputer where do you live I want a Lego set. you are the best because you give me toys! You are jost I lick you! From Josiah I what a four whelelle and a Drt Bick and a Big toy simi! Frum Braxton

wut i wut fro cresmes is a BRBe. I wot a soka Bol, am I on the nis Lest. Don they Nis Liest I astikrs. Haw Day you Fit ol uv those huge sandmeek in your stamek. your the bepst. I wot a RaBo HI. I wot a Mostr Hiy. I wot a Culre kit. Fum Zayla

Dear Santa,

Have I been good or bad this year? Another Question! How old are you? What I would like for Christmas is a taplet or computer. I would also like a puppy. And one more thing could you get Buckeye a new Blue loulou and Lenora a stuffed puppy? Sincerely Harlyn Rengel

Dear Santa,

Why do you live in the north Pole? Does your elfs Have magic? am I on the nauty list or am I on the nice list? How Does your rainDeer get magic? oh and I’m going to add to my Chrismas list I want a real puppy From Alexa

I wont a sign D Football helmet. By Justin Jefferson I wont a computer for From Garrett

Dear Santa,

I want a Dirtbike NrFeGun and a Vrset. and how old are you. and a snowmobel. and what is My elfs name, Love Wyatt

Dear Santa,

Santa how do your ranider get ther Magic. Tell me how do you Not get a Stumic ake Wene you eat so much cukes. Wy do you like Millk so much. how do you fit in Pipols chimnies. I want a Pikchr of my dog Milly. Love Macy Halbert

Dear Santa,

I want to Have a Aj brown Jrsee. I want nrf guns. I Want fornit For my Swich and drtBike Bidaye game. I Want a reel Switch. I want a boll u a kugil post. Frum Brantley

Dear Santa,

you have dun a grate job dlivring toys to the world these past cristmasis and I wont a intendo swich and a remokinchrole arplane and a nrefgun that is a snipre and a dret bike and a justin jefrson jrse and fotball gluvs and a woter fotball and a scwshelithgup fotball. Luke

Dear Santa,

Thancs for the githts evre yer. Haw do you not get a Stumic ace from eteing all of those cooces. Hoow do you fit all of those toys. Hoow do you fit down the chimney. I want a big collring couc. Hoow mene rander do you hath. from Avery

Dear Santa, I am gitng a Puppy for chistmas and a blaket for chrismas a n play my baby dolls. Maelyin Grace Miller

Dear Santa,

I want a elekteric car plese! I alsoe want a watch and fake nalse, or a VR set. And alsoe how old are you? You’r Fave Kid Maggie

Dear Santa,

Santa I Wont a ulechric scoodr. and a gremhowe’s for My brbes. and a Brbe camper. wiye do you go Down PePis chimnes. Wiye do you Liv in the noreth Pole. how do you Liv in the Noreth Pole. how do you get you’r magic. Wiye do you ware the red cote that you owes ware wiye do you ware a red hat. I love Santa so much that he givse us presens. Love Eva Hoheisei

Beth Nelson’s class Dear Santa,

You could give me everything. Well, not everything. Just give me mugs. It would be fine. It is for my mother, the mugs. one day, my mother rilly want’s mugs for chrisms. and your not fat. Love christina

Dear Santa,

I cant wate for crismis eve becouse it is my baby Bers frst crismis!!! and I hop he gets a lot of presins from Arayah

Dear Santa,

When is my elf going to come to my house? Are you cold? Is mrs closs going to make hot choklot when you go to dlivr presints? Can I have a gormin wach? from Emma K

Dear Santa,

How are you? Is my elf ok? Is Mrs closs ok? I have been a little bitt good. Are your randere rete for the jod? Ma I have a brbe drem house. From Julia g

Dear Santa,

I was being vere nice this yer. My wotch brock I want a noo one. can I have a noo one? Sum pepl dont blev in you. I do. are your randeer being good. From Harmony

Dear Santa,

Hi santa im Khloe. how are you duing. im duing good. I hope you will have a great christmas. I hope you will have a great time when im gon at Hawaii. I love you santa. From Khloe

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Dear Santa, Chistmas is my favrit holday. I want to thank you for my elf Krispy. you bring lot’s of joy to kids. for chistmas I want manny or a tikit to go to duluth. I spend time with my family. My elf is funny, from your frend Marcus Steffen Mary Chistmas

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How is my elf? I have been very nice and hope your rety for chrisms. Santa can you make my Moms life easyer? If you can’t it is fine if you can please do it. From Maggie

Dear Santa,

I have been masely good. Have your elvs been working hard? I am sow exidid for crismis. I hope that you are geting rede for crismis. From Reggie

Dear Santa,

I bin good and bad. how have you bin doing? wat is Rodof favrit food. From Todd

Dear Santa,

This christmas I don’t wont a toy. I onley wont a happy familey. I’v been good. Merry Christmas. from Norah

Dear Santa,

Hows it going Santa. I would reley like a iPhon 15 ten ples. I would reley like a tinker sled cit. From Spencer

Dear Santa,

I hope I’ve been good. Haw are you doing. I an so excited frr Christmas. Form Layla

Dear Santa,

Hi Santa. How are you doing? I have been good. Elf has been ing werid. he has tring to fly. I dont wiy. From Nolan K

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Eagle View Elementary School continued... Dear Santa, I whant to give toys to the kids houdot have toys but I want the big stuffy from mnurds. I rilly want to git it. From Evy F Dear Santa, How are you doing. ples cen I have a bune? I hope that you dlivr evre thang. and have a god crismis santa. I love you and the elfs. From Millicent Dear Santa, for crismis Santa if I have been good or bad I would like a Nentedo or a Atore or a Sado or a suppr Netedo for crismis. ho is cinngl my elf doing. From Alvin Dear Santa, I want a RC Bote. What does Rooldolf eat? How many elfs do you have? From Bennett Dear Santa, I hope you make it to evrybodys home. I can’t whait untell you make it to my Mom and Dad’s home. I am so exitid. I hope you make it. And just so you now I want a flouting mokingconchroll car. Love, Lucas Dear Santa, How are you doing? This year can I have a Elf this year an can you give me a gift in my room Please an can you give a Present to my gramas. From Stella Squire Love me an Sophia

Kayla Reed’s class Dear Santa, Mi name is Jaxson. can i get tek dex. Ples can i get dex thracks. can you give mi mom some Krismis nomes ples and can you hug mi elfmax ples. Love Jaxson Dear Santa, I hop yuo had a good thax ginen. I hav takin kavr uv my rom kepen it klen and I hav ben brushen my teth and I hop you hav a good Krismis. Loovy, Theo Dear Santa, I hop you hav a gud tim dlivring gifs. i rele wot a ar soft pestul and a tuy smet chruck and kaw buy bws i am chr to be gud en klas. my name is Alex. Dear Santa, i hope i am not on the noty List. if not i hope can get me a rc car and rc hellucopter and a now ipad a cas for the tablit and a notebook and a nerf gun sniper. Frum Asher Dear Santa, Happy chrismis Santa. I have ben good at school to day and I will make you some good cookei’s this year. I want a bownsey house and some hunting boots. Plese santa. Love Ellie Dear Santa, I chride to be good cin I hav a iPade for home Scool. I will cepe it safte I promis. Love Ava

Dear Santa, I am haveing grate days at school, but some tims I get in chrubul, wute I want for crismis is a havr borb, and I olso rile want a babe elf, oh and say hi to the rander for me! Love Jocelyn Dear Santa, My name is Olive. I am in 2th grade. For crismiss I wont a elf pet, googl, fish and food to go with it. Love Olive Dear Santa, I hop you had a good thanksgiving. my name is mari and I tride to be good by making my bed and helping my mom and dad feed the dog and I rilly want a eletrik skootr. Love Mari Dear Santa, At school I mad shor to be nice and helpfoll. I mad losts of frends, my name is Jase. I want a iphon 13 or iphon 11 with a case. my teechr is nice. I will make you cuicees and por mellck for you. win my mom Baks I help her ulot. my 2 fafrit sesin. my 1 fafrit holuday is crimis. I hop my ef cums soon. Love Jase Dear Santa, It’s me Emily. How was your year mine was good. I have been takeing good care of ginger and snowflack for you. I have been doning good in secint graed. for chistmas I whant a Ipod or airpod’s. I think you shood give me it becuse I belive in you and i think evey one shood. I will make good cookie’s. Love Emily Dear Santa, I hope you had a good thanksgiving. I take out the garbage so I think I am good. I want airpods and I want a baby doll that looks real. Say hi to the rander. Love Baylie Dear Santa, I hope you had a good thanksgiving. I am going to try my best in the consrt. I will try relly good. For christmas I want a Ipod. Marry christmas. Love Adelia Dear Santa, I hope that you have a Lot of toys. I hope that I cen have a elf and Saye hi to the randyrse for my. Love Aurora Dear Santa, Wen will roisy cam? Did you no my brethday is Dsembr 20. I em ching to be god. I wot LoL. I will get coucky for you and a carete for the rander made. Love Emma Dear Santa, Hi Santa, I hop i get a phon. I hop i get a apad. Love Carter Dear Santa, hope you had a good thanksgiveing. I been relly trying to be good this year and my name is Addie and I’ve been cleaning up after myself. for Christmas is a Baby alive and an iPhone. and a ily Doll. Love Addie N Dear Santa, I trid to lisin at scool and at houm. I rile wont a snombel and a Ifon 13. ahve fun dlivr prizis can yur say hi to the rander. I am sre that if I didn’t be goud. Luve Reed

Dear Santa, Hi im Karalyn. Adkins. Wate I wnat for chismas is a tamagachi, and hedphons, have a goly christmas. and I am being as good as I can. Love you so much santa! Love Kara Dear Santa, Hi! Santa. my name is Nolan. I hope you had a good thanksgiving. I tryd to do the dishis. I rilly want a new pare of erepods. plese say hi to the rinedeer for me! I relly relly love you santa. Byby santa. See you on the 25th in the sky! Love Nolan Dear Santa, At school my name is Brantley. i wont a lego car Ples. haw was thansgiven? Did you have a good time at the north Pole santa claus? Love Brantley Dear Santa, Hi my nam is Tucker haw are you? I hop you got all uv the kise tos. I hop you got a cuckee my nam for my elf is frise. I hop he had a grate day I made a hoos and presence candy and toys. I wud lic a poop a lot love tucker

Dear Santa, Was I naughty or nice. how many toys did you make this year. heres my christmas list. I wnat shcool supplies. thank you Santa. Sincerely, Maxine D Dear Santa, Christmas wont for christmas is a apple watch in a ulppebol puso kas. I like the stuf I got fo christmas. I hop mi dog and mi othr dog gits the stuf he wants for christmas. John hello Santa, thank you for the stuff that you gave me last year. they were so fun! But Im gonna change it up but first elves change cloths? my Christmas list. please thak you. 1 Braclet, and your choese. Happy Holidays Natalie Dear Santa, How have you been at the north pole? For christmas I want some clothe’s and some black cow girl boods. How old are you? I like Christmas day because I like prenzz’s and toy’s. Love Ezmae Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a vr headset and tap shoes. Also how can you have that much toys like 1 oogush tillion toys? merry christmas Bradley J

Dear Santa, I hope you see my not thane I wile be happy and i wile be esidite and i want pokemon cordz and i hope you heve a good crusmiis and i want blabad. Declan

Dear Santa, I want a IPhone 14 and a gameing computer and golden pokemon. can I have a real dirt bike. you are so nice. from Jaxon K

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Dear Santa, for Christmas I want miniture house accssesery’s, a toy kitchen (5” ft) tall, toy utinsles, plates, and pots & pans. and a watch with games on it and other apps! and I didn’t get a chance to say thank you for the puppy stuffy that you got me last year. Happy Holidays, Lilly L

Dear Santa, Thank you for giving us all of these presents they are all so cool. You give us such good presents the presents are all good stuff. to Santa from Stoik Merry Christmas Stoik B Dear Santa, I want five reemot cantrold monster trucks, a phone and a whoch that can call pepole and a baby brother and thank you Santa for giving me presents last year. by Santa Jade C. Hello Santa, Is the North Pole nice? How are the reindeer? This year I want a cunpyotr. And a phish toy. I also want a hand carved floot panted by you. I have cookes for you, Elianna C Dear Santa, how many elves do you have? do you help your elves? how old are you? thank you for my present. I want pokemon gold cards. Weston Dear Santa, Can I have xbox x1, cinpyooter, I Phon 15, corce borde, playstayshin. how old are you? Dawson Der Santa, I want to lago sets and I want a pratis bo and a bebe gun for crismis and I want army stuf and a compudr for crismis Nick

Dear Santa, How many elves do you have. I been nice. I want a phone. I want a LOL. I want a america girl doll. I want a new dress. Sincerely, Laella M Greetings Santa, Thank you for the that flip squid last year. Do your elves change cloths and wash them? I have some names for a new raindeer: burger, jax, mash, and mike. What I want for christmas is a harry poter and a raven claw scarf. A vr and a elf on the shelf because I really want it Sincerely, Ezra Dear Santa, How do your reindeer fly? Let me guess… Some kind of magic. Enyway this year I really want is a art kit with markers, colored pencils, crayons and pastels. Thank you for everything. Sincerely, Evelynn P. Dear Santa How many elves do you have? I want a computer. How old or you? How fast can you go in slay? Thank you for the nerf gun! How do you no we or sleeping? gud by, Jack P.

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Eagle View Elementary School continued... Greeting Santa, Have I been nice? and thank you for the present last year. and how are you doing. how are your reindeer doing? I will give your reindeer some caret for reindeers and all of your reindeer good bye. Sincerely, Lukas P Dear Santa, Santa may I please have injutice cards, snow skies, robots. Have I been bad or good? How do you get house to house in one night? Sincerely, Sawyer Dear Santa, I want a bebe gun. A practis bo and a computer and a pet horce and army toys. thank you! Leighton Dear Santa, I love you you are special. can I tell you what I want? I want a stuff dog and a real bunny. Wayva S

Jeff Tvedt’s class Dear Santa, I would like a job this haladay seson. I would love to be tast testar because I love eating food and treats. And I would like to help with makeing cookes becuse I awas help my mom make cookes and it is so much fun. Happy Haladays. Sinsealy Brynn Mileski Dear Santa, I hope you had a great thanksgiving My namiegis Zoi. I have tried my best to be really good this year. I made sure to make my bed and keep my room clean. I’m looking for a job. I would help with the reindeer, and, a elf for christmas Sincerely, Zoi Dear Santa, I am a good baker and I Love Cooik’s. I am a good good baker and I. Would like to work for the. reindeer and to brush the reindeer. I want Ugg’s in a size 5, and skin care and I want to help your Elves with wrapping presents! I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Happy Holidays! Love, Lydia

Dear Santa, I would be good at makeing hot caocoate I want to be a elf becase it will be lots of run to see santa clus I want to make toys for the boys and girls For christmas I want football cards I hope you had a good Thankgiveing Im looking forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely Henry Lange Dear Santa, This Christmas I really really really want A piano and A neweer sKateborde Please. Oh and 19 LoL doll and a LoL doll House too and makeup to and skin care plase! Jaelyn, Love you Satna Dear Santa, I want to come work for you. I could bake cookies for you. I can make suger cookies with cool decorations. I want a automatic drum set for crismas. If you can’t get me that I would like a DJ kit. I would be handy with a mixer and some bowls. I like baking cookies. I would love working for you. I would be honerd to work for you. From, Leila Friedrich. Dear Santa, I aM looking for a job. I Would like to bea candy cane. Taster. because I like candy canes. And I wont a Phone for christmas. And a tablet. And im good at mumiping swiming and My grand Pas Go cart. Aubrey Dear Santa, I am looking for a job holiday season. I saw in the newspaper that you could use someone to make cookies I like that jod! I am good at decorating cookies. I leaed how to make cookies when I was six. I have loved baking ever since. My name is Piper Henning. Have a nice day. Sincerely, Piper Henning Dear Santa, Please get me a skate board, becase i really want one! get me one if you do thanks!! I also want a orbeys fogt bat! Please get me one! I do the dishes, my room and my bed and the liveing room tabel. It is so much fun! I hope you have the best christmas ever!!! I love you Santa!! Sincerely Liana Olson

Dear Santa, I like helping pets I can feed my pets. I’m good at putting my Clothes away. I’m also good at cleaning my room for christmas I want a Mike Evans jersey and a drone that has a camera. Have a merry christmas! Nash. Ingman Dear Santa, I hope you had a great thanksgiving! my name is Hattie. I tried my best to be relly good this year and I hope you have a great christmas too. I would love to work at the north Pole and I hope I can be a taste tester! Just to let you know I might be going to my uncles for christmas! and I want to help with the raindeer. This is what I want for christmas I want a phone and a Lego packet I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Happy Holidays! Hattie Dear Santa, I am looking for a job this holiday season. I saw in the newspaper that you could use someone to be a body gaurd. if its one I have tried my best to be really goud his year. I made sure to make my bed and keep my room clean. Oh I amost forgot my presents. Could I have a Joshua dobbs jersey and TJ hawkinson jersey please. And a Deneile hunter jersey please. And a football helmet. pretty please if thats to much. Have a merry christmas. Sincerely Aiden Carey Dear Santa, I am looking for a job this holiday help with snowball maker because I liek it and it is fun! It is some fun it is to be fun is to god and to fun I can’t blev it thing I am god at is football on I aomost frgot my Presint I wont a Hoking irse! I Wish to be a Football Playr! Sincerely Ryland Dear Santa, I’m looKing for a job and I saw that you need someone to cleen the dishes and dust I love to run for christmas I want to get a new tablet and some action figurs Love Axl Dear Santa, I would like to put up christmas lights! because I love to help. I wonta big boar, a write board an elf I also wonta piano, a police set and I want puppy If want a sleping boa cat bed and a desk. Sesie, Emma MOddes

Dear Santa, I like fixng and buiking things tvs and tobogan and to boxs fre piza forever ny yearle sincerely Orion Dear Santa, what i want for christmas is a gonewat has a camera I like to cook I like helping my mom and dad wat I want for christmas is a gonwith a camra Happy Holidays! Love Santa! Sincerely Maeve Dear Santa, I am looking for a job this holiday season. I saw in the newspaper that you could use someone to help you wrap presnits for chrismas make toys and help the elves and transform and help a hond the house. Thank you santa for presents. for christmas I would like a dreser a bed, a blanket, a pilow and a tv. sincerely Neveah Dear Santa, I am looking for a job thi holiday Season. I saw in the newspaper that you could use someone to be a candy cane tester. At hom I help with wood. I help with raking and help with chores. I like helping with wood. Because I like to put it behind my back and pull it raking. I like is horse because some of them are fun! Santa, can I have a drone with a camera? Lso, can I have a litle tv and a gameing set up can I have all of that please? Sincerely, Elijah Johnston Dear Santa, I am tooking for a job this holiday season. I saw in the newspaper that you could use someone to help the elves. I am good at riding my bike and cleaning my room. I can be a good helper to the elves happy holiday and mary Christmas I want vr a batanand computer a mouse and deck. Sincerely, Jace Witten Dear Santa, I am looking for a job this holiday season I saw in the newspaper that you could use someone to cleaning. I can do cookies cleaning and dusting stuff. But I will get you coffe I will take ma ov for yor elves. I will keep event up on and I want to have a toy tank. Sincerely Easton T

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Kelly Gubrud’s class Dear Santa, My name is Elin. I will be 8 yrs old on December 27. How many presents will you give me? Is Mrs. Claus making a LOT of cookies? Can I please have a 3D printer, LOL dolls, my own skis and a lego set? From Elin Larsen Merry Cristmas! Dear Santa, My name is Norah. I am 8. I love to dans and ride on a horse! How kold is it? I want for crimsas is a woch and rolor skatsand balinse beme. My fafrit trete is hershee! For cristmes I want a elf for my hous. And for a toy a mikrfone! Smile Santa! from, Norah Walter Dear Santa, Is cupid doing OK? He has a good name. But my fravret is Dancer! Then Roghdalf! Please can I have plastic sord with a cover? My name is Logan Vanderaarde! I am 8 years old! My birthday is june 26! how old are you? also can I have a fire breathing chicken? Thanks. Love, Logan Vanderarde. Merry Christmas Dear Santa, My name is Holly. I am 7 years old. How old are you? For christmas I what a kit with pensts and papre. Love, Holly Wawro Dear Santa, My name is Cora. I am 7 but I,m 8 on December 6. I like having a lot of friends. How many elves do you have? Coud I please have some polly pockets and barbie? thank you. oh zoey will prodlly want a hott wheel set. thank you. Cora Cook Dear Santa, My name is Otto I am eight years old. My brother is annoying. My dog is crazy his name is cruz. But hes still a good dog. And I race dirt bikes. One time I got ran over. But how are you doing. I want a phone for Christmas Love: Otto Reinke Dear Santa, My name is Grace. I am 7 years old, and I have two really annoying brothers. How is Budy? How old has he gotten sense last time I saw him? How is Mrs. Claus? How is Rudolph? Can I please have a gymnastics beam, bar’s, make up, and Christmas Calander like Budy always gets us every time he comes? Thanks! From, Grace Winegar Dear Santa My name is Harper. I am 7 years old. I am going to be 8 in Februry. Am I going to have a Elf this year? I would like to have a eyepad for christmas And a braslit kit p.s prpule headphones and gymnastic bras. from Harper Voeltz Dear Santa, My name is Story I am seven years old olmost eight. My birthday is Desember twenteyith. Five days before Chrismas. How cold is it in the north pole. Can you please get me Blue tooth head phons for chrismas. How is Clide doing? my faverat raindeer are Comet and Dasher Love, Story Cleveland. Thank you Dear Santa, I am Olivia. I am 7 and I will be Trning 8 soon. How long dus it take to give all the take to give all the pres to kids? Can I have a toy cishin plees? and a tory car plees too! Thank you santa claus. Love Olivia Shepard

Dear Santa, My name is Audrey! I have two sisters. I have danic! Is it cold up there? Can I please have a makeup kit? I would also like a slime kit! I would like LoL’s and a elf! Have a fun time around the world!! Do you have kids? Can I have a squish melo? Love Audrey Northway! Dear Santa, My is Deandre Lewis. I am 8 yrs old. My bday is on may 30. I want a vrhead set and a go cart. And a mini gun be be gun. How are u guys? Is Mrs Claus sick? am I on the good list. Love Dre Lewis Dear Santa, My name is Norman, I am 7 years old. I am Good at songs dancing and gymnastics. Are your elfs good at work? Is mr’s. clous Kooc good Koocies. How are the raindiers. ok. I want a 3D pen. I want 8 mats, I want my sister. And pokemon. from Norman Schwietz Dear Santa, My name is Noah R. I am 7 years old. I like to water ski. Is it cold in the North Pole? Can I Please have a stanley water bottle? Thank you. Love Noah Ruzynski Der Santa, My Name is Kane. Im 7. I Play hocky. How is the ran drer? I wud like a 3D Pen and a rc cars. Thank you for for delring presits. good Bye from Kane Camosci Dear Santa, my name is Jameson and my bruthr is mere he shod get coal! My age is 7 and a hafi! My Dad bot a house we will get it in 5 days we have 25 ankrse woh is 20 football fellds! Can I get a ps5 thanck you and aran have mewta olso thanck you and a pet resh thack you intell nest year! I Love you! frum Jameson Kruse Dear Santa, this is Nico. How is elfie doing? I’m 7 years old. I like playing in the woods and building forts. What Kind of Cookies do you like? How is RUdolph? I would like Play and train pikachu 3d pen Sqishy pug with hot dog cotume for it toy elf Knome electereck scooter love Nico Broadbent-Guillen Dear Santa, name is Marley Yeah I AM 7 I like Art. I am 8 on Decemder 23. Can you Please give me MiNi BrANds, How is Rudolph Love Marley Yeager Dear Santa, My name is Lucas I am 7 years old how cold is it in the naoth pol - 20200 F? I wold like a 3D Pen, cans, nintundo swich, pokamon cards, iPhone 15, 10 $100,000 Bills, coins, iPads, conputor, iPhon. good Bye Lucas Ohstad Dear santa claus, My name is tyler. I am 8 years old. How are the reindeer doing? Is mrs cluas baking any cookies? This year I would like a Pair of Pit viper’s. The coler’s I want are: green, blue, And I also want a Karill Kaprizov Jersey. I also want a squish melo. I dont realy care what animal it is. sincerly: tyler Toensing

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Nisswa Elementary School Dear shta, My name is Jaxon W. I am 8 years old. I want to be a ninja! How have you been? I would like a phone and a Printer. You can give me other stuff too. thank you!!! Frum Jaxon Waagmeester Dear santa, my gman is Sabina. I am 7 yers ld I want a science Kit is Mrs Clause making ginger bread cookies? Good bye. Sabina Gish-Simonsen Dear Santa, I am Sophia and I am 7 years old. Haw are the reindeer! I love all of the present’s you bring to kid’s. I wude like a pet cat. Thank you and good bye. love Sophia Szymanski Dare Santa, My name is Shelby. I am omst 8. 20 more days before my birthday? I hope Mrs. Klos have been good? Has She been making a nofe of cooke’s? I wish for a elf on the self? I olso wont a horse? And joy this yer. I hope you have a good crismis? is Dasher and Prashe and Rodof the red nos rader! Love, Shelby McKee Dear Santa, I am 7 years old. My name is Zane. I have done 13 pullups before. I like runimg. I like down hill sking. I like tobing at Summer. How is Rudolph? Can I Please have a Drifter for Chrislmas. from Zane Gromer Dear Santa, My Name is Noah I am verey good at dirt bikeing My sisster an my brother is annoying. How are you? how is Rudolph? how is the elfs? Can I have a Mater is ed R.C. and a R.C. Boat. thats all. make sure you get my hui ta ta too hs. from Noah Cartner-Portz

Sue Headlee’s class Dear Santa, Hi I am Malachi. I have two sisters and one of them is Lila and Leece. I have one big brother. Could you bring me a iPhone Pro? Love, Malachi Walker Dear Santa, Hi, I am Jaxson Kuhn. I’m 7 years old. How is Cheese doing. Can I please have a Dirtbike. Can I please have a phone. Can I please have rile fasst RC car. Can me and my brother blak it and one stuffed animal for each of us. Love, Jaxson Kuhn Dear Santa, How is Clever? Please bring me a fourweeler. Put it in the shed. Please bring my sister a pink scooter and a purple bike for her American girl doll. Love, Maverick Stanek Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? How is Rosey? How is blank? How is the reindeer? Please bring me a dinosaus toys. I want animal toys and a iPhone and a iPhone case. Love, Tenley Ager Dear Santa, How many elves are at the North Pole? How old are you? Please can I have a P-S5 and a Xbox a P-S3! My sister wants a Rudelph Stuffe. and an American girl doll. And I want is pokemon cards. Love, Sawyer Wright I’m going to get some eggnog for you.

Dear Santa, How have you been Santa? Please can I have a faneypack, a squshmeloe and a watch? Love, Emma Wood Dear Santa, How many elves do you have? Please bring me a lol. Please bring me a watch. Love, Brynlee Dufour Dear Santa, I really hope I’m not on the notty list. Can you please get me some lego? I have seen Rudelph before. I hope you will like my cookies. Love Kenadie Knosalla Dear Santa Nov. 29, 2023 Hi Santa, I am 7 years old. I would like a elf costume please. What should I feed my elf? love, Finn Pederson Dear Santa How are you doing? What is your favorite color? I am 7 years old. My Name is Grayson. Can I please have some pokemove cards? Please can I have one toy? Please can I have a nerf gun? Love, Grayson Rife Dear Santa. How is Elle SPrKls? Hi My name is Katrina Johnson. Can I have a fone? Please, thank you! My sister wants a blackit. Love, Katrina Johnson Dear Santa, Hi, how is Mrs. Claus? When it’s Christmas time please bring my little sister a jumbo squishmellow. And please I want a iphone. Thank you so much. And also I want a phone case. Have a good rest of your day Santa!!!! you are the BEST Love, Ava Grams Dear Santa, Hi I am Spencer Lee Sawvel. I am 8 Can I please have 2 kintties! I have cookies and mill to! Love, Spencer Sawvel! Dear Santa, Say hi to Mrs claus. I want a cat. I want a phone. Please get a foot ball for Tyler. I want Henry!!!! I want a baby sister. Love, Elsie taylor Dear santa, Santa I am Connor Crouse and I am 7 years old. Can I please have a ps 5 and robuxe and a phone. And can you help Dawson my brother and my sister Joey. My mom and dad are just fine. Love, Connor Crouse Dear Santa, How many elves do you have? How is Mrs. Claus doing? I might give you something else than cookies. Can I please have a rainbow high doll. And a puppy! Thank you! Love, Tahlia Bedausky Dear santa, My name is Ruthie. I have to tell you somthing. How many elves do you have? My is Eno,oooo? can I have a Magic Micie. Love, Ruthie Shimek

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Nisswa Elementary School continued... Dear Santa, Hi Santa I am 8 years old. How much shoger did you eat by cookies? And how much elves do you have? An how old are you? santa Can I please have some LED Lights. I will give you santa cookies Love, Dane Kmecik Dear Santa, Hi santa, I’m 7 year old. I have been good This year. Can I Please have ShopKing? Can I please have LoL. I will leave you cookie. My brother wants a friend for lamby. And a majicmicse. Love, Cora Johnson Dear Santa, Hi Santa! I have the letter you sent me. How are your reindeers doing? Can I please have the new iphone 15. Can you please get my baby cousin Spidy toys? Hope you have a safe flite. Love, Abigail Lendway

Dear santa, Is it hard to get arond the world only in 5 hours? I am 8 years old. All I want for Christmas is to see a fox! Love, Levi Paulson Dear Santa, Can you say hi to Mrs. Claus? Please give me nal polish and a mini clomashen. Please give me some yarn. HoPe you’re trip go’es good. Love, Edie Lesch Dear Santa, Hi Santa, how are you doing? How meny elves do you have in the North Pole? Can I please have a fanebook and a phone and a makeup Kit? Emma my sidr, she will have a tede bare. thank you Santa! Love, Lily Arneson

Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are yor 3,000 elves doing? Please can I have a Lego casle? can I have some Pokemon? I have seen Comet. thank you. Love, Sullivan Majka

Dear Santa, It is me Barrett. I am 7 1/2 years old. Please bring me a tomas and friends super station. I also want a wooden railway. I want a Katelin and Coner Stream line trains. love, Barrett johnson

Dear Santa, Hi Santa. How is the elf Harry Potter doing. my favorite Color is oracge. Please can I have a dog and a phone for Chistmas. Please say Hi to Harry Potter Love, Gunnar Ogilvie Dear Santa, Hi Santa! How is my Elf doing in the North Pole? I am 8 years old I would like Aripods. I would also like a Magic Squishmellow that wen I wish of it comes chow. A Phone with a case that I can decorate. Have a good day. Thank you!! Love, Kirsa Buckhouse

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Dear Santa, I hope your reindeer are doing good. Wate I want for crismes is a Dog and fack nalse for crismis. Pless… Love Ava r Der Santa, Wate I wonte for Crissmus is a sqush mello! and a crissmus swet shrt for my cat Gumball. Love! Kane P

Dear santa, what I would like for crismas fake nails and a sprise egg and crismas sqish mello. I hope you are Dear Santa, doing good. I hope you are feeling good. Love What i would like for christmas Peyton U. is a couple squishy’s. I would also like 5 roblox gift cards. Dear Santa, Love, I hope your raindeer are warm. Malakyi F I wold like a new marker set. I also wold like a puppie. Also I wish to have a new coloring set. Sencirly Hadley

Dear santa, I hope your raindeer are warm. I would like a squishmollaw for christmas. I would also like a phone. from Jack B Dear Santa, I hope uoy or duoing Well. can i hav a gatore. Love Jackson A DEer SANta, I hop u r doing good. wut I want for creismis is zomBots AND BesteLab. Love, ROARK L Dere Santa, how aer your elfs? I wold like a lego set.I wold like scishmalo. Love Payton G.

Joe Cutkay’s class Dear Santa, thank yuy for the preses and giving me the preses I wont Enoch C Dear Santa, I would like minecraft, lego set and videos an wood love Austin Dere Santa, I want a Be Be gun, cristle set, Dino + bath sharketooth Hunter Dear Santa, I have been very good thise year. I whant a Crystal Empire from Ava T

Der Santa, iy hop i git wut i wont for krismis Love Oliver Dear Santa, I hope you have a grat crismis! Love: Kilian Dear Santa, for chrismas i whant some barbes and o.m.g. dalls. can i have a dress that is pink plese and thank-you. Love tegan B Dear sania, i am very good! this year. I want a crystal Empire and Ultra care hatchimal Love Lucille

Foothills Christian Academy-Backus Donna Chastain’s class What Christmas Means to Me On Christmas I get three presents on Christmas just like Jesus, well thats what my mom says. Sometimes I wish that everyone prases God. My best Christmas gift is my family, is yours? On Christmas my hole mom side goes to a Christmas house, it is so fun. Do you go somewhare special on Christmas? From: Harper

What Christmas means to me On Christams I like to open presents. On christmas I thenk of jesus. I like Christams because It Was Jesus birthday. On Sunday I go to Church to sing to Jesus and praise God. I do Christamas whith my family. Merry Christmas From Ashley

What Christmas means to me I like to make cookeys on Christmas day. Me and my mom like to jive the presents to the people. On Christmas I like to go out to make snowmen. Then we get cold and we go inside and we drinck hot coco. Then we open presents. I like to give presents to my famley. Chrirstmas is about Jesuses Birthday. I love Jesus Merry Chrirstmas From Riley

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