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Letters to Santa are published as written. These letters were sent in by children in the Daily Gazette market area. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did bringing them to you – and from our families to yours: Merry Christmas to all! Dear Santa, What do your reindeer look like? What does your sled look like? What does your beard look like? How do we get to your house? For Christmas I want Doomsday, Gorilla Grood, and Mr. Freeze’s Factory. Thank you. I love your presents, they are so good! You’re the best guy in the world. I like what you do. Your friend, Boston Walker Howard Age: 4 Dear Santa, What is your favorite color? I can’t wait for you to come. When you come may you bring me a new bike? Please. I love you forever! From, Tucker Dear Santa, My grandma is writing this for me, cause I can’t write yet. I would like a toy gun and a stuffed cat (not real) for Christmas. I love cats. A toy remote car would be nice. Please give my sisters some toys and my little cousin’s. Don’t forget all the other children. Love, Tristan Milne P.S. I will leave hot chocolate and cookies for you
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Mara Feeney’s first-grade class
Dear Santa, I love you SANTA, wat kinds fo cookies do you eta? Ok, now we will go to talk toys. I want a mini drone ples or som clothes? Or a slime kit. Thank you Santa. Vivian Dear Santa, How aer you doweing. Ples bring me a fone, ples alsow bring me a dog. How are your elves dowing, are you gowing to church this yer. How was yor sumer. Thank you Santa. Liam. Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? What kind of cookies do you like? Can I please have more video games, another tablet for
my brother and another brother? Thank you Santa. Lennan Dear Santa, I have ben good this year. I would like a toy robot dog pleas. How is Mrs. Claus doing. And the elves too and the reindeer and you. I will give you cookies and milk! Thank you Santa. Jeremiah Dear Santa, Hello, how are you doing, I want a robot and a Christmas toy. I luv yo so much. I love Crismish. I always go to my church, my heart is always goring on Christmas. My best friend is Liam. Thank you Santa. Caleb Dear Santa, Please can you give me a life saver cande mashene or money please. How manee toys and elves do you have? Thank you Santa. Riley Dear Santa, Dus Rudolph have a shinee nose? Are the elves having a good time building sum toys togethr? This is wot I want from Santa, I wish i kud have a robot. Thank you Santa. Jonathan. Dear Santa, Hi how are you dowing? How is your elves? I want the smash bus plees. The slime bus and a box full of smashurs plees. Thank you Santa. Grayson Dear Santa, Are you feeling good? Yes? American Girl doll, little pet shop bed, how to train your dragon 2 & 3, toys, pellow heart, santa pellow, dog cat , homework phone. Thank you Santa. Addison Dear Santa, How are you dewen? Can I please have a skateboard, American girl, books, toys, Bild a Bear and a doll house? Thank You Santa. Josephine Dear Santa, I want apuppy to play with. How many toys do you have? I hope nobody is bad. I hope everybody isn’t bad. Thank you Santa. Vaughn
Centennial Elementary School, Polo
Jodi Merrell’s prekindergarten class
Dear Santa, I want a big surprise LOL doll. I want a kitchen table. I want tape because I’m going to tape my mom’s bathroom wall. I want books. I want pencils and pencil sharpeners. I love Elfie! Elfie is my elf on a shelf. From: Addy Disch Hi Santa. I want toy horsies, one for Grandma Joy’s and two at my house. I don’t want anything else cuz I have lots of toys in my toy box. I want one more thing for my family. I want some presents for my family. Make sure mommy has presents too. Love, Kenzli Dewey To Santa, I want a LOL doll and an orange chick. I want a lot of Hatchimals. I want a real horse that walks and a long blue dress. I just love you, Santa. Thanks for my toys. I want some toys for my pig and a mouse for my cat. Love, Elizabeth Pearce Dear Santa, Me want a toy for Ms. Merrell. Me want a lot of balls. Me want playdough.
Me want applesauce. Me want a new kitchen but mommy said no. Daddy said yes. Bring me teeth. Me will play with them. Bring more toys for Leah. Bring toys for mommy and daddy. Me want a new bathtub. I saw it on TV. I want pom poms and beads for glue. Me want a cash register. Me don’t have one of those. Me want a car. Me want bone. Love, Orin Bocker Dear Santa, I want little white horsey with a bed. I want a cat for Christmas. I want a toy chompie shark for my baby boys. I want baby dolls for me.  I want a little car for Kellan and two tiny doggies for Kellan, Maeleigh and Beau Beau. I love you, Santa Claus! Love, Maeleigh Clapper Dear Santa, I want a PJ Mask robot. I want PJ Mask guys, Cat Boy, Gecko, Owlette, Luna Girl and 3 wolves. I want presents. I will give you cookies and milk because you like them. I can make a snowman with a carrot. I want the Gecko mobile and the Owl Glider. Love, Julian Flores Dear Santa, I want the ABC toy. It’s kinda like it has water. It squirts up high on your head. I want a toy turkey that has pickle juice. Bring my mommy a new guitar pick. My daddy wants a new bed because my grandma’s is broken. I want a short computer with a J on it and new typer to go with my new computer. I want a new
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necklace because grandpa’s mom broke her necklace. I want a new dinosaur game because the iPad is bigger. There’s a few more things on my list. I need a mouse for my new short computer with a J on it. I want a couple games and toys. Have a good Santa Claus day! I love you. Love, Adelaide Stouffer Dear Santa, I want a video game that’s called Mario Runs into a Gumba. I want a new Paper Mario. We already two of them but we need three of them. I want a Dora the Explorer video game. It’s a game that you have to stop Swiper from swiping your stuff. You need to sing a song with the map so you can find out where to go. I want a video where Mario needs to be with Wario and Paper Mario. I want a video game called Wreck It Ralph Breaks the Internet. Love, Trevor Karrow Dear Santa, I want a gorilla where the cars knock the gorilla down. I saw it on TV. Shane can get what he wants. From: Chase Hollis-Campbell Dear Santa, I want a bouncy ball for Christmas. I want a new game. I want a letter game. I want a Hot Wheels toy. I want a new truck. I want dolls for Harlie. I want a new soccer ball. Merry Christmas! Love, Tucker Zuck Dear Santa, I want a new horsey and
a new rainbow soccer ball. I want Hello Kitty socks and Hello Kitty shoes. I want the golden Hello Kitty shoes. I want PJ Mask toys. I want you to know that I got a new home. My mommy is there too. Love, EllyAnna Jean Marie Olson Dear Santa, Me want Power Wheels. Me want a kitchen. Love, Ben Myers Dear Santa, I want a Lego set with huge Lego bricks. I want a Lego house that is glued and will never break. I want a little dog. I want a real climbing tree. I want a hot tub and a swimming pool. I want you to bring baby toys for Ari. I want 20 fake phones to play with. I want a pet rabbit for my house. From, Adler Moring Dear Santa, I want a big dinosaur. I want a helicopter. I want a big monster and 2 John Cena wrestlers. I really want a John Cena toy. I want a John Cena game, a wrestler game. I want to wrestle with John Cena. John Cena would win. He pick up a guy back and John Cena would throw him on the ground. He do body slammer and he do 2, 3, 5. Love, Braedyn Jensen Dear Santa, I want a big doll and a little doll. I want a black phone. I want playdough. Love, Summer Larson
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Friday, December 21, 2018 Dear Santa, I want a robot with two eyes and two arms and two heads and two foot. I want a Spiderman game. I want a toy puter. I want Santa to bring me a toy phone. I want a pencil and I will draw it. From, Jaxson Hummel Dear Santa, I want candy. I love gummy ones. I want stickers. I love books. I love baby dolls. I like gum. I like mom and dad. From, Skylynn Lance
Stephanie Moring’s morning preschool class Dear Santa, I want a Shopkin phone and a Shopkin toy! I want a Barbie house with a Barbie car. Can it be pink? Make sure the elves are good! From, Mya Plachno Dear Santa, I want a choo choo train for Christmas. Um….I want a toy like a star toy. I want lotion and sanitizer. I think that’s all. I love Mrs. Claus. Merry Christmas! From, Saige Clapper Dear Santa, I want a robe for Christmas….like the one Mya has with Elsa on it. I would like stuff to play school. I don’t have a bell and I want a bell and a pointer. Uhhh. I like a water bottle that has a thing that pops out like the cap does it by itself with the button. Merry Christmas! From, Alanna Witkowski Dear Santa, For Christmas I want three Bey Blades and a rocket ship and a new toy gun that just makes sounds. Can I have a new motorcycle? Do you like the North Pole? Thank you! Love, Cooper Maples
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Dear Santa, I want a treehouse for Christmas! Um… I want a car and I want… I don’t know! I want some toys. 10 toys like dragons! Merry Christmas, Santa! Thank you. From, Gavin Weems Dear Santa, Ooooh I want an RC Car for Christmas! Uhhh I think a new tablet because my tablet last night, it didn’t work. I just didn’t work. Uhh...I think a Jurassic World dinosaur a blue one and a red one. I want two Jurassic World ones. I want a new pumpkin, too, so I can make a jack-o-lantern with my dad. From, Jackson Yingling Dear Santa, I always wanted a candy eyeball and a jingle bell. I want toys from Santa. There is houses where Santa lives and people live and there are chimneys so Santa can get in their house. I want Santa to bring me a toy phone to talk to people. Of course Santa eats M & M’s! Merry Christmas! Love, Landon McBride Dear Santa, I want an LOL doll for Christmas this year. I want an American Girl doll, too. I want a Peppa Pig doll. I like elves. Santa loves his elves. He knows everything! I love Santa! Merry Christmas to Santa! From, Magdalena May Dear Santa, For Christmas I want more hot wheels...I don’t want any more of the cars because I already have a lot of the cars, but I want the little trucks. I want a new remote control car. We already have 2 because Briar got me one, but Jersey broke mine and Ryders. How far is the North Pole
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From, Madden Faivre
Dear Santa, I want whatever Santa gets me for Christmas. What I really want is a Baby Alive because I keep losing my other one. Well I don’t really like shoes… I love toys so I really want a make-up set so I don’t have to use my grandma’s makeup. I can have mine and she can have hers. I want to name my elf Crystal! Merry Christmas, Santa! From, Annalise Knutson Dear Santa, I want a triceratops...like a dinosaur triceratops. I want a dinosaur that can get bigger. I want a Robot. Braedyn got a final robot from mom at Walmart. Mama got it and I want a dinosaur robot thing. I am going to make Santa cookies because he’s gonna drink milk when I wake up. Santa’s going to bring the kitty presents too. Mama’s going to be happy. Santa Claus will bring me a new toy! Merry Christmas, Santa! From, Braxtyn Jensen Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a car! I want a big truck like my mom has. I want to drive it! Ya! I’m going to drive my truck to walmart and get a big toy! I want a bike to ride. I want a big one. I don’t need new shoes because I already have new shoes. Merry Christmas! Love, Maddox Albee Dear Santa, I want a bell that rings for Christmas! I want a tablet and cell phone to play with. I also want a baby doll and play food to play with in a kitchen. I love all of these things so much! Thank you, Santa!
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Love, Evie Elder
Dear Santa, I love twisty packs, can I have one for Christmas? I really want a JoJo Bow. I hope you give me one, they are really cool. I love you, Santa. You’ve given me a hundred toys because I love toys. Love, Hadley Dear Santa, I’d really like a Star Wars base for Christmas. I also want the Avenger tower. Thank you. From, Cohen Dear Santa, I want a dollhouse. And I want more Barbies. I want to see you right now! Love, Bryn Dear Santa, I want a big LOL Surprise doll. I want to get a special hat. Um, a turtle because my brother asked to get a turtle. A real turtle. I want some animal dolls. I want jack-o-lanterns because they are my favorite. I want flags. Also a little phone. I like Annalise. I love Daddy. I love Mommy. I love reindeer. And dinosaurs for my brother. This is the last thing, I want a real pool. Love, Evelyn Dear Santa, I really want some wooden trains. A steam tram, Thomas, Edward, Henry, Toby. And some choo choo train engines. What kind of cookies do you like? I want a blue and green bike. And another bike that’s orange and purple. And a bike that’s pink. I want to know everything about the North Pole! Love, Wesley Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a
Monster Jam El Tora Loco smashing thing! Thank you, Santa! Merry Christmas! Love, Emet Graden
Stephanie Moring’s afternoon preschool class
Dear Santa, What is it like at the North Pole? This year for Christmas,I want a new pair of shoes. Can they be pink with purple polka dots? I want a dress up dress, like how you dress up with a dress? I want a Barbie... an Elsa Barbie! Thank you, Santa! From, Adelynn Neels Dear Santa, I want a monster truck for Christmas. And I want a video game that is easy and it’s not too hard. And I want another video game that is easy. I wish I can be a princess for Halloween because I am always a witch so can you please bring me a princess costume? I want to be firefighter and an astronaut when I grow up and I wish I can be trained by a real astronaut if I grow up first. And I won’t be a kid anymore, I will be a grown up like Nana and Papa and they can go into outer space with me. Everything I do, I do for papa. I love him so much... to the moon! And I love my nana too! Merry Christmas to Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus! From, Ashlynn Tate Dear Santa, I really want a toy of me. And I really want a doll like my mom and a doll like my dad, too. I like you Santa and want to give you a hug and give you a kiss. I like Santa and he’s so special. Merry Christmas and hi to the elves! Love, Delilah Josephine Olsen
Dear Santa, I want a Mickey Mouse hat and then I want a toy froggy that jumps. And then I want a toy truck that can move fast like a race car. I like you, Santa. How are your reindeer doing? I like decorations for Christmas time! Love, Owen Schmidt Dear Santa, I want a nighttime light that looks like a shark egg. How do the elves make all the toys? I want a kite, too. Can it be green? Colton Anderson Dear Santa, I want monkey pajamas for Christmas. I already have monkey pajamas, but I want another pair. I want horsey slippers, too. I want a horsey hat and horsey gloves! I like to decorate my Christmas tree. Love, Darbey Lackland Dear Santa, I have two things. This is all I want is 2 guinea pigs for Christmas! Okay… I want a pony, too. And Minnie Mouse sucker that has a button on it. Ya! Merry Christmas, Santa Claus! From, Jianna Pitchford Dear Santa, Want I want for Christmas is a lot of Legos. Ya. I already have a truck but I want a big rig for Christmas. I want to go to the North Pole. One more gadget left… I want two John Deere Gators and that’s it. Love and From, Frankie Dear Santa, I want Santa to bring me all the toys. I want a Hatchimal and that’s all I want. Do the elves play with you? I want an animal...a kitty cat! A real kitty cat! That’s all I want. Thank you, Santa! I want to play with you! Merry Christmas. Love, Leanna Cholke
C4 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, I want a guinea pig for Christmas! Um….and one new barbie. I still have 2 boxes of barbies, but I still want a new one. I want a pretend chair for my barbies to sit in and that’s it. That’s all. What are your reindeers doing? Thank you and Merry Christmas! From, Tinley Roop Dear Santa, Me want Barbie dolls for Christmas. Um…. me want toys, like My Little Pony and a pet monkey! Me want presents and a coloring book. Merry Christmas, Santa! From, Elyana Payne Dear Santa, I want a Barbie. Ya, I want a Barbie. And I want toys. My toys like Barbies. I want a dolly to go in a pool. Merry Christmas! Love, Analice Merdian Dear Santa, I want a T-Rex for Christmas from my grandpa. And I want a Triceratops and a Pterodactyl and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Are your Elves going to make the T-Rex? That’s it! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Maddex Woodin Dear Santa, Me want a bike for Christmas. Can Santa bring me toys? Me want them to be brown and purple. Brown and purple are my favorite colors. Me want brown toys, and pink toys, and dolphins, and horses. Me want triangles, circles, and people. Merry Christmas! Love, Kinsley Vaultonburg Dear Santa, Ahhh I want Santa to bring me monster truck that you need to pull it back and then let go and then it goes forward by itself like that one in the classroom! A big monster truck and a red car! And that’s it. Next year on the next Christmas day, I will want something else. I need to go outside and say “hello” in my brand new coat and Santa will peek from out of his sleigh and he’ll give me my presents and then he’ll fly away. Have a good Christmas on my roof. I love my dad and mom. From, Liam Canales Dear Santa, Um…. I want a turkey (giggles) and a birdie. I want a snowman and some toys like a moon (giggles). I want some pink clothes. I like pink! I want a big shark! A stuffed animal shark! And a big froggy! Merry Christmas! From, Brooklyn Marceau
www.saukvalley.com Dear Santa, I want three stuff from you. I want LOL dolls and Barbies and then Polly Pocket. I don’t know if I need anything. Mommy has an old blanket but I think that she wants to keep it but I don’t know. I don’t know how you’re going to get in my house because we do not have a chimney. We are going to leave cookies and milk. Love, Rylan Bradshaw Dear Santa, Please can I have a football set like with the two remotes. One for my mom to use and one for me to play against her. Now I want a soccer set with two remotes, too. I really want togo to the North Pole. You’re older than me actually. How old are you? 100…I think? So older than Mrs. Soltow and me. You’re older than anybody. Love, Hunter Carlson Dear Santa, All I want is just a bigger semi…..it’s all I really, really, really, really, really want. I’ve been getting along with my sister and stuff. I already know about Rudolph. I know so much about that because he has a glowing nose. The new shoes that my dad got me, they hurt so I’d like some new. Love, Barret Clothier Dear Santa, I love you. I’ve been good. Can I please have a skateboard? I want a Beyblade. I want to know more about the North Pole. Love, Kaethen Dewey Dear Santa, Pretty please I want an Xbox 1 and a bow. A real life bow that comes with string inside of it and shoots arrows. I do need a pair of shoes. I help my mom put up the Christmas ornaments. Me and my sister do the tiny Christmas tree and mommy does the big one. We hand the ornaments to her. I’ll leave the cookies by the door because that’s the only way to get in. We don’t have a fireplace. My grandma has one. Love, Corbin Fulrath Dear Santa, You can bring me presents. Bring me something that is Hot Wheels and a race track. Please and thank you. I’d like to ride on your sleigh. I’ll call you and you can pick me up. I can get a cool star by being good. Just bring the presents down to the house. We will put our Christmas tree up and I’ll wear by Christmas jammies to bed. Love, Jarrod Hanson
Brenda Soltow’s kindergarten class
Dear Santa, Thank you for the toys Dear Santa, last year. Thank you for I’d really like to get a food. Please bring me a scooter and a skateboard. I special rainbowball. really like your sweater. Love, I do need a new pair of Kaiden Johnson gloves because we are run ning out of gloves at home. Dear Santa, I like your outfit and your Can I please have a RC elves and your elf’s hat. car and a Paw Patrol big I been doing chores for fire truck and a tractor car, my mom but my mommy like a little car? That’s all. didn’t give me any money Love, for it because she forgot. Gabriel Maavich Mommy asked me to clean up my room today andI Dear Santa, did. I’ll leave you cookies I want a LOL doll for and milk and the cookies Christmas and I want a are going to be stars and little more LOL dolls and Merry Christmas! I want a blankie….a nice, Love, cozy blankie. Please can Leah Bocker I have some little acces-
sories for the LOL. Can I have some more food so I can stay alive? Why do the elves work so much? Love, Fiona Moore Dear Santa, I like your elves. Can I have an LOL doll forChristmas? Love, Hayden Nielsen Dear Santa, I want Fortnight and a tendo (Nintendo) cause I don’t have them. I clean up my toys. And I want a Mario game. Love, Delaynie Oleson Dear Santa, Thank you for the Barbie Dream House, even the Mermaid tail for swimming. I want both of those for Christmas. I want a lot of stuff. Even I really want a kite to fly…a butterfly kite. I listen to Bernie my babysitter. Come in my door when you come to my house. Love, Julianna Phillips Dear Santa, I want like wrestling toys and stuff, like those little John Cena and different figures and stuff. And like RC cars and please and thank you. I been being nice. I help my mom. Your elfs are cool. We are going to leave you cookies because you like….wait do you like chocolate chip cookies or something?! And then milk…I’ll leave you milk. Merry Christmas! Love, Liam Stanley Dear Santa, Thank you for the Hatchimal last year, even though you accidentally got me the small one and I wanted the big one. I want big sister LOL dolls and Polly Pockets and a toy dog. Love, Reagan Terry Dear Santa, I want to say thank you for giving me toys. And I even want a big pony and a big Barbie. Love, Evelyn Walker
Carisa Swanson’s kindergarten class Dear Santa, I am good. I want to go to the park with you. I would like a doll for Christmas. Love, McKenzie Bailey Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a hatchable for me. Please bring Jackson a dinosaur egg and a new controller for Cody. Love, Cora Buskohl Dear Santa, How are you doing? Wish I could see you. How are you? I like you. Can I have a toy unicorn. Love, Aubree Cheerers Dear Santa, I would like hatchables for Christmas. I have been good. Love, Jeremiah Christen Dear Santa, Hi Santa! I want a transformer for Christmas. I would also like Mr. Potato Head. Love, Andre Flores Jr Dear Santa, I want a new dog. I will
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Dear Santa, How are you doing? I wish you would come today. I want a toy jet, Mr. Potato Head and a Mickey Mouse doll. Love, Emmett Horton Dear Santa, I have been good. I want an AS and a charger to go with it. I also want a remote control tarantula from the Dollar Store. Love, Malcolm Katner Dear Santa, I have been good. I want a toy pet. I wish I had a fairy. What are you doing? Love, Nevaeh Lenox Dear Santa, I wish I could have a fairy. I want a Barbie doll for Christmas. I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Molly May Dear Santa, You are really cool and really nice. You are really special. I hope you will always be like this. I would like a safe and nerf gun for Christmas. Love, Jace Makenna Dear Santa, I have been good. Thank you for presents. I hope that you bring me a snowmobile. Love, Benton Mekeel Dear Santa, What are you doing? I have been good. I will leave you cookies. I would like a yellow car and a fox toy for Christmas. Love, Heaven Miles Dear Santa, What are you doing? Where do you live? What do you make? I like to play. I have been good. I would like a racecar this year. Love, Sam Person Dear Santa, Hello Santa! I like you! I like your sewing! I would like new snow boots, a new book, and ribbons. Love, Makenna Reed Dear Santa, I love you! I like you so much! I have been good. I want a batman chair. Love, Dallas Reynolds Dear Santa, I like your reindeer. How do your reindeer fly? I want a dirt bike for Christmas. Love, Liam Rosquist Dear Santa, Hello! I want a dog and a cat for Christmas. Love, Summer Schubert Dear Santa, I hope to see you at my home. I have been good this year. I hope your sleigh comes to my house. I want a dirt bike and a digger for Christmas. Love, Ryder Wileman
Heather Faivre’s third-grade class Dear Santa, I have given a binder to someone. can I have a bigger bike? I hope that my mom has a quiet place to work. I wish that the
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Dear Santa, How have your reindeer been? For christmas can you please get me squishes? And would you please get my mom a diamond necklace? Here is an example of me being nice to my mom and dad. Last week I watced my brother when my mom was at work and my dad was sleeping. My wish for the world would be for everyone to donate money to people who have to stay in a foster home. Some could get more food, water, toys and clothes. Sincerely, Kylee Diaz
Dear Santa, How is Rudof? May I have a huber board please? I wish the world to be a better place. I thick Tanner should have a candy cane because he has been kind to others. I was caring for the world. Your friend, Vann Lindaas
Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? Thank you for the Nintendo switch last year. May I have pictures of Rudolph? I’ve been good this year. I cleaned the basement by myself. can you please bring charger a bone? He deserves it. He is a very good dog. I wish for the world to that there are no more wars. Your friend, Tanner Johnson Dear Santa, How are your reindeer and Mrs. clause doing? I am telling you why I should be on the nice list. Because me and my friend were playing on the playground and she fell and I helped her up. Two things that I want for chirismtas a lot of Lol dolls and some squishes. Oh yeah I think my dad should deserve a new fishing pole because he watched all day on Sauterday. I wish for the world to be a better place so there will be no more homeless people. Love your friend, Jayda Pitchford Dear Santa, I hoped LaLo clean the guinea pig cage and I was hoping for some sea life stuff and WWE wrestlers. I wish there is now more battles. Can you please get my mom a bracelet? Merry Christmas. Landon Brauchler Dear Santa, Hi Santa Its me Casen, I was wondering if you can get my dad a I presents. You can get my dad a new golf bag. You can get me Halo Rech for the Xbox. Also, I wish there was no school shootings. I helped my mom by cleaning my bathroom. P.S. Blizten is my favorite. From, Casen Grobe Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good this year! One thing I did good this year is I helped my grandma with my little sister. One thing I want for Christmas is a puppy. One thing Ella wants is a new water bottle for Christmas. I wish for the world to not have wildfires. Sincerely, Franchette Gipson Dear Santa, I’ve been good. I even let my friend use my chair when I really wanted it. How was your year? I would like a giant RC car and a Nintendo Switch. My mom and my grandma would like a big diamond. I have a wish for the world.
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Dear Santa, How is my elf, Flower? Can I please have a LOL doll for Christmas. I put my laundry down the shoot. Can you also get a earring box for Laynie because her earring box is full. I wish there were NO MORE shooting in the world. Thanks again. Love, Macie Mandrell Dear Santa, I hope you’re having a great time! One good thing I did this year was help my mom clean the house and the toy room. Could I please an a Lol Doll Biggy Pet. For my mom, could she have a really pretty necklace because she has been really really nice and she is even letting our family have a sleep overs. Could Lucas have the cutest stuffed animal because he is so fun and the best. My wish for the world is that there is no more shooting. Merry Christmas, Grace Monaco Dear Santa, How are you? I think I should be on the nice list because I let my brother play on my phone. Can I please have slime? Can you please give my mom a diamond ring? Can you give my grandma a diamond ring, too? Can you try to make everyone be nice to every any? From, Bailey Velazquez Dear Santa, How have you been? I was nice this year. I helped my mom give my dogs a bath. Can you please get me a puppy with toys for it to play with? Thank you! Can you get my mom a diamond ring and get my grandma a vacuum cleaner? My grandpa asked for a new chair please. I wish everyone would clean up trash to keep the world clean. From, Abbee Ward Dear Santa, How have your reindeer been? I think I deserve to be on the nice list because I went to check on Imber, my sister, to make sure her hand was ok. Second, I would like a picture of my whole family and me together, and I think that Macie Mandrell should have a necklace because she needs something to cheer her up with. Last, I wish that everyone could be friends. Sincerely, Liria Clapper Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? First, I wish there was no more littering. Next, can I please have more Barbie shoes? Then Lori would like it if she could hold Lainey again. Last, I have helped my mom with supper. Sincerely, Samantha Gray
Friday, December 21, 2018 Dear Santa, How have you been Santa and Mrs. Claus? I helped Landon pick up his legos! I wish for the weld that we can prevent oil slips. Please send some warm winter clothes lik warm jackets and mittens to my family. I looked everywhere and can’t find my horse statue. Could you please bring me another one? Your friend, Emily Kitson Dear Santa, I would love if you could give me some squishes for christmas. Hopefully I don’t make your elves sweat. Also, I feel like my friend, Franchette, deserves a squishy for being a good friend. I wish the world should not have tornados or hurricanes because very year houses are destroyed from tornados or hurricanes. Something that I did last year that was very good was when my told me to lean my room. I never groaned or moaned. I hop you can come for Christmas please. Your friend, Ella Gonzalez Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing, I was just wondering if he was sick. Also, I helped my mom pack my lunch. For Christmas I would love if you got me any pokemon plush and I want you to get Tanner a new Pikachu plush. Finally, if there was a way to stop war, I’d be happy. I hope you have a great Christmas Santa. Love, Hurley
Carissa Hillison’s third-grade class Dear Santa, Why dose your reindeer fly? I help Cason when he got hurt. I wish to have a phone. My wish for my mom is that she didn’t yell that much. My wish for the hole world is to give people food that doesn’t have food. Sincerely, Blaine May Dear Santa, How are you? I have ben a good sitter. one wish I have for this year island LoL dall. I wish my mom could get new furniture. I wish every body respectd each other in this world. Senssele, Shelby? Dear Santa, Are you a billionaire? Well if you are I want to be one. Do you know why because I was good this year. 1 reason I let Dominic play fortnite on my phone. I also want you to get my grandma a dog. My wish for the world is for all to have freedom. Love, Tian Dear Santa, How are the raindeer? I was nice to Zantra because she got hurt and I helped her. I wish for new fuzzy socks. I wish that everybody can have food and freedom. Love, Jillian Gorzny Dear Santa, I have a question for you. what’s your favorite food? I was good this year because I did what my mom told me too do. I really want a Jeffy puppet for chrismas please. just a plain Jeffy puppet just a helmet shirt shoes and part plain Jeffy. this is a wish for my grandpa don I want him to live forever! I wish for there to be no such thing as war or crime. Love, Landen Dear Santa, How is Scout this year? I helped my dad put in a new toilet. I want a vr headset. My sister wants nail posish. I wish people had more food. Sincerely, Maddox
Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? Hear is a fact that I have ben good this year. I helped my mom clean. Hear is a wish for my little sister Tinley she wants truk’s or craft stuff. Hear is a wish for me Kendra Roop I would like craft stuff. Hear is a wish for the world I want everyone to have food for other people. Mary Christmas Santa! From, Kendra Roop Dear Santa, How is peppermint my elbe doing? One thing I did nice is I helped my mom do the dishes and landre. One thing I wish for is the Vage the electric scoter. A wish for my sister is she had more slime. I wish all the people how don’t have homes hade homes. Love, Ella Helfrich Dear Santa, I have two questions for you how old are you? My other one is what kind of cookies do you like? One thing I wish for the world is there were no bad people. I was good by cleaning my room. Ii wish for a boy baby born doll. I Also wish my aunt will not die. From, Brynlee N. Dear Santa, How is your family? One thing I did that was nice was that I helped my friends. A wish for myself is that I get lego sets. A wish for someone else is that all my friends get what they want for christmas this year. A wish for the world is that every one get to have their freedom. Merry christmas Santa Claus. Bye Bye! Love, Anszely Pope Dear Santa, If you get another reindeer what would it’s name be? First, I want to tell you something. I was good this year and stayed on the kindness club the whole month of Oct. Next, I wish that I get a new I phone6 please. Also, a wish for my bother is I wish he gets an R.C. car. Ahtoer thing is a wish for the country is every country gets Freedom. Finally, I want to tell you another question… do you have Mrs. Claus cook you some cookies and then you eat them the night you get home from the ride? Sincerely, Reese Mekeel ~ I beliven Santa! Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? One way I was nice this year is I went to Maddox in gym and I asked hims what was wrong because he was crying. One whiz for me is I wish when I’m older I’m a Navy Seal when I grow up. My wish for my grandpas and grams is that I wish they where both back alive. My wish for the world is that I wish that all the people in the world had food, water and freedom. Love, Zandra Vock
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Dear Santa, How is the family doing? this year I helped my friends and family by making food for them. A present is a Xbox. Anszly a stored anial unicorn. A wish that everyone could have freedom like Amarica dose today and not be poor. Well I have to go Santa bye. Love, Leslie
shoes. Don’t eat cooke in 1 day save em for layir. Love, Conor
Dear Santa, I have a few questions for you. So I was wondering if you have kids? If you do what are their names? One good thing I did this year is I gave my sister a cookie. My wish for the world is that the homeless were no longer homeless. My wish for my sister is that she could get slime. My wish is that I want an adult smart watch. To: Santa Sincerely, Kady
Dear Santa, Santa how are your raindeer this year. Do you feed them. Thank you santa for the clay face lego set. I want 50 pokeemon cards I don’t have. Please I need pjs. Can they be steelers? You can take all the cookies but don’t get a tummy ache. Love your friend, Trenton
Dear Santa, How is everybody? What do you do? One nice thing I did this year is I helped my mom wen she needed it. One thing I wish for is a camera for Christmas. I wish for my sister to get a new loptop. My wish for the world is to be free. Sincerely, Gracie
Dillon School, Rock Falls
Abbie Habben’s second-grade class Dear Santa, Are you funny? Thank you for my batman 3 game. This year I want the 2k18 game. I need new shoes. Have a safe trip. Your friend, Anthony Dear Santa, How are your elfs doing. Thank you for Ella war. I want a baby Ella. I need a shirt. Santa you need to eat a little bit of cookies. Love, Sheila Dear Santa, How can your reindeer fly? Thank you for the robot. I want a bike. I need
Dear Santa, Is rudolphs nose really red? Thank you for a plushy. I want a new animatronic plushy. I need new boots. Don’t eat to many cookies. Love, Alejandra
Dear Santa, First how are your randeers. Next, thank you for giving me a power ranger and a baskit ball. Then can you give me clothes even pants even can I have a phon. Then how about you can have 2 or 3 cokise and a milk. Love, Luis Dear Santa, How are your raindeers doing? Thank you Santa for giving me a purple jaket last year. I need snowpans. Don’t eat all your cookies. Love, Adriana Dear Santa, Do your raindeer like carits? Thank you Santa for you gave me a gift. I need shoes and I want a PS4 so me and my sisters and my brother can play. Have a good ride to the North poll. You are my friend. Love, Gustavo Dear Santa, How are you and your pets? Thank you for giveing me makeup last year. I need snowpants. I want the toy pop the pig. I need a glove and I need a snow coat that is all. Do not eat all the cookies. I love you santa. Love, Marisa Dear Santa, How is your cookies? Thank you for the money you gave me last year. I want for Chrisismas is to send me a card from
Jesus if you can and a LOL supervise. I need a swet shirt coat and clothes and shoes. Have a safe trip in your sleigh and don’t have a bad crash. I love my family. From, Maria Dear Santa, What is your fabrit cookes. Thank you for the remote control car. I really need a phone to call my mom. I will always make for or more cookies and I hope you don’t have a stomick acke. Love, Markize Dear Santa, Why are you big? Thank you for my cars. I want shirts. I do nut like when he is not good. Love, Angel Dear Santa, How are you and your raindeer doing? Thank you for the dollhouse Santa. I want a little life pet. I need a new dress. Here is a tip for you, do not eat all the cookies. Love your friend, Aleah Dear Santa, I would like some bubbles. I need a pair of comfy pants. Santa please have a safe trip on your sleigh. Love, Jonah Dear Santa, How are you dowing. Thank you for giving me a 3ds last year. I need nowe boots. Don’t eat to much cooces. I like my name Selena. Thank you Santa, Selena Dear Santa, How do you get the gifts for everyone? Thank you Santa Claus for my gifts! I want a pc. I need a new pair of shoes of Nike. I wish you a marry Crismas take a good trip. And don’t eat all the cookies from all the houses! My best friend is Ozzie. Love, Marco Dear Santa, Last year I got a farm set. I want an Army toy set. Santa don’t go out in the snow to much. Have a happy new yere. Love, Ethan Dear Santa, Santa how are you doing?
Thank you for getting me that Strikey Hulk. I want enw shoes. I need new pjs. Santa have a safe trip. Love your favorite kid, Damon Dear Santa, I want baby dolls for Cerismis. I like them so much. I need boots for Cerismis. Do not get a tummy ake. Selena is nice. Love, Jazzy Dear Santa, How are you dowing? Thank you for the American girl doll. I want an LOL doll and shoes. Have a safe trip. Love your favorite kid, Emily Dear Santa, How hav you bin? Thank you for the tablit. I want a huverboard. I need a new pare uv boots. Dew not eat to meny cookies. From, James Dear Santa, Do you have a wife? Thank you for the picture you gave me last year. I want a LOL doll for Chrismas pleas. I need a snow hat, snow boot, and gloves. I don’t want you to get sick. I am fun. Love, Olivia
Christa Moeller’s second-grade class Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? For Christmas, I would like a new phone. I would like a hover board and I would like an Apple watch and an X-Box One with an ipad. I will leave cookies for you. Have a Happy Holiday! Love, Bentley A. Dear Santa, How do the reindeer have magic? Please can you bring a drone, a watch, UNO, a Dog Man book, and last a computer. Happy Holidays! Love, Braylen C. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? For Christmas, I would like a Nintendo Switch, Lego Super Villains, an X-Box One, phone, and an ipad please! Thank you, Brayden D.
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C6 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, How are Mrs. Claus and the elves? Please bring me a phone. Could you also bring me a JoJo Siwa bows? Could you please get me a new bike? Could you please bring me Jenga? Could you please bring me the game UNO? I will leave cookies and mild for you! Have a Merry Christmas!!! Love, Yareli D. Dear Santa, How old are you Santa? How will you get here? How old is Elfey? For Christmas, I would like an iphone. Then I would like a Lego set. I also would like an American Girl Doll camper. Next, I would like a Barbie Doll. Last, I would like a toy dog. I love you Santa! Love, Kyla Jo D. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? For Christmas, I would like an Apple watch, makeup kit, X-Box One, ipad, Zingo, and Jenga. I will leave cookies and milk! Love, Isabella E. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? For Christmas, I would like an art desk, a Barbie Dream House and an Apple watch. I will leave cookies and milk. Love, Jehma F. Dear Santa, How are you? For Christmas, I would like a Fit Bit, a computer, and GI Joes, but I want Kwik Kicker and Virtual Reality. I will leave cookies and milk and reindeer food. Love, Carson Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Please could you bring me an X-Box One and a Nintendo Switch, virtual reality glasses, a lap top and a drone? I will leave you cookies and milk! Love, Dreaven Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I would like a drone. Could you please get me a bike? I want the game Headbanz. Please? I have been good this year. I will leave cookies! P.S. Can I also get a hover board? Thank you Carter H. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Can I please get the toy Yo-Kai watch? Can I have a ride in your sleigh? I would also like a Nintendo Switch with all of the games and internet. I will leave cookies. Love, Ky’Ren Dear Santa, How are you? For Christmas, I would like a Zombie game, an ipad, and a new coloring book. I will leave food for the reindeer. Love, Austin K. Dear Santa, How are Mrs. Claus and the elves? Please could you bring me a make-up kit, and a smart watch, a little live kitten, and JoJo Siwa bows? I will leave cookies and milk and carrots! Love, Samantha E. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? For Christmas, I would like a hover board, a drone, and a scooter. I will leave cookies for you! Love, John L. Dear Santa, How are you? I would like the game Zingo. I would
www.saukvalley.com like a make-up kit. I would like a Jo Jo Siwa bow. I would like a phone. I will leave you cookies and milk for you! Love, Avery P. Dear Santa, I hope you can make it to my house! I want a drone, a hover board, and an electric scooter. I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Truston R. Dear Santa, Hi Santa! How are you? How are the reindeer? Can you bring me Zingo the game? I hope you can bring me Jo Jo Siwa bows please. Will you please bring me a Hairdresser Barbie? Can you please bring me a Barbie Dream House? Will you please bring me a Baby Alive doll? I will leave you cookies and milk! Love, Ashlynn S. Dear Santa, Does Rudolph actually have a red nose? For Christmas, I would like a computer and a hover board, and paper to play school and a drone and an ipad. Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Tenley S. Dear Santa, How are you? For Christmas, I would like a drone and X-Box One please and a game called ZINGO and a lap top and a dirt bike and UNO and an Apple watch please. I’m going to keep out cookies and milk. Love, Adam S. Dear Santa, How are you? For Christmas, I would like a LOL doll please and a make-up kit please and a computer please and a smart watch please and a drone please. I will leave cookies and milk for you! I have been good this year! Love, Kaitlyn W. Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas, I want an ipad, pjs, and legos. I will leave some cookies and milk for you! Have a Merry Christmas! Love, Jazlyn W.
Cahley Rosengren’s second-grade class Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a Hatchimal and Nerlie toy. And I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Aven H. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Snowflake for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a toy and a Barbie. And I promise to leave out milk for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Gracelynn K. P.S. Please say “Hi” to my mom for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a Nerf saw and Nerf Double Barrel. Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Greyson B. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Cookie for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time.
What I would like most this Christmas is a Barbie Hospital Van and a flute. And I promise to leave out carrots and cookies and milk for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Izabella S. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Mrs. Claus for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a chain necklace and a derby car. And I promise to leave out milk and cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Jayson W. P.S. Please say “Hi” to the elves for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is Forza Horizon 4 and Fortnite. And I promise to leave out milk and cookies and carrots for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Brady J. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Jordan my brother for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a real horse and the rest a surprise. And I promise to leave out a surprise for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Emma C. P.S. Please say “Hi” to the elves for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a race car and a hoverboard. And I promise to leave out milk, cookies and carrots for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, J.R. F. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Rudolph for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is 50,000 v bucks and 50,000 robux. And I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Jude E. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Brady for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a four wheeler and a Nerf gun. And I promise to leave out a present for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Deacon S. P.S. Please say “Hi” to me for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 9 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a Barbie Hospital and a flute. And I promise to leave out carrots and milk for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Skylee F. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Mrs. Claus for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a robux gift card and a lot of LPS. And I promise to leave out milk and cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Jaycee S. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Prancer for me ;) !
Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a phone and a power wheel car. And I promise to leave out milk for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Brooklyn G. P.S. Please say “Hi” to an elf for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is games and a dog. And I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Alex S. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Dancer for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is WiFi and a xBox 1. And I promise to leave out mac-n-cheese for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Shaun J. P.S. Please say “Hi” to mom for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a Nerf gun and Legos. And I promise to leave out snacks for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Eli H. P.S. Please say “Hi” to my mom for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is an electric card and a drone. And I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Rylie V. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Chip the Elf for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is 3 Nerf guns and some bullets. And I promise to leave out a note, cookies and mountain dew for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Lilah P. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Rylie V. for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a phone and a tablet. And I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Lonny B. P.S. Please say “Hi” to dad for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a hoverboard and a bunk-bed. And I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Ellye C. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Blixen for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a silicone baby and baby clothes. And I promise to leave out cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Maddy R. P.S. Please say “Hi” to Blixen for me!
Friday, December 21, 2018
East ColomaNelson, Rock Falls
Mary Mammosser’s first-grade class Dear Santa, Hi! Is Roudouf reel? I have been good because I been helping my friends. Please get me a eolff!? I love you! From, Cylias Jackley Dear Santa, hiLo! Do you have 100 ranbeer? I have been good because I help kibs. Ma I please hav hackumose? Thank you. From, Elli Bland Dear Santa, Hello! Does mis. Claws eat cookies and milk? I have been good because I do the dishes for my mom. Can you please bring me a baby alive and a snoopy and charly brown bedding shet for my bed? I will leave you cookies and milk and carrots! From, Lyberti Feldthouse Dear Santa, hi! Ho do rdollf lit hes noz up? I bin good because I swep my brap porsn! Please I very waont this I want a hotwels ltmt groj. From, Shaydyn Ristau Dear Santa, Hello! Do you have 100 elfs in the northpall Santa? I have been good I have been not fiting at home. I want a Nerfigen and a pup. Please? From, Wyatt Burger Dear Santa, Hi! How does Roodolf and the other raindeer fly? I have been good because I Love my family and snugul to show my Love. Pleas can you get me a telescope? I Love you Santa! You’re the best Santa. From, Evie Maloy Dear Santa, Hi! How is the cold at the north poel? How is the north poel doing? I have ben good because I helpt my mom because she needed help? Please can I have a toy car and a x box? I Love Santa? From, Westyn Jackson Dear Santa, Hi! Santa do you like cookees! I have been good because some times I do the lawgree. Can I please have some LOLS Please? I wish you a maree Christmas. From, Avalynn Houk Dear Santa, Hi! How did you find the North Pol? I have been good because I am helping Westyn play socer. Can I pleas have a x-box and a tendoswich? Thanks you’re the best! From, Jonah McCoy Dear Santa, Hello! How is it at the North Pole? I have been good because I do chors from my grama and grampa and I would do chors for my dady but he said he didn’t need the help. Please can I have lpsis? I hope you have a nice Christmas. From, Cynthia Medina
Dear Santa, Hiye! can you name your rain deers names? I have been good because I help my sister up the stars. Can you plese get me a ipod? You are very nice and I am very nice. From, Nolan Coward Dear Santa, Hi! How mene elfs are there? I have been good cus I hep my family and I Love Santa and Santa is my fav. I wat a uleuca and the swich and fot nit and a big camurah and a xbox and a big car. I Love Santa, From, Ryan Gascoigne Dear Santa, Hi Santa! Is your sleigh fast? I Have been good because I told mr lensing I love him. From, Noah Dear Santa, Hi! I have bin good bekus I have my sister I help her. Please I wat a Christmas dress. From, Hayzalinn Duncan
Rebecca Repass’ first-grade class
Dear Santa, Hello! Does Mrs. Clous ride with you? I wod please like new legos for my sister. I have ben good. From, Zoey Dear Santa, Hello! What is your favorite kind of cookey? I would please like a magic track for Christmas. I have ben good at school all year. From, Stella Dear Santa, Hello! Does Mrs. Claus ride with you? I would please like a new bike for Christmas. I have been good all year! From, Piper Dear Santa, Hi. Does Mrs. Claus ride with you? I would please like a new cumptor for christmas. I have been good all year. From, Jonathan Dear Santa, Hi. Who is your favorite kid? I would please like a new bike. I have bin good all year. From, Tucker Dear Santa, Hello. How do you get down the chemny? I wold ples like a spung bob toy. I have bean good. From, Jack Dear Santa, Hello! Can I ride in your sleight? I would please like a LOL for christmas. I have been good all year. From, Kennedy Dear Santa, What do you like to do wen you do not delivr presnts? I please would like 2 prsnts. 1 is a big 5 larch poopses and LOL undr the sea and 2 wave 2 undr rappets sister andishun baby lols. I clend up the hole hose with my brutr. From, Coen Dear Santa, Hello! What is your favorite kind of food? I would please like a barbiy drem house for Cristmas. I have been good all year! From, Sophia Dear Santa, Hello! What do you do win you dont dliver peresins? I would please like a LOL for Christmas. I bin good for mom. From, Olivia
Friday, December 21, 2018 Dear Santa, Hi. What do you put on your pizza? I wold pleasse like a new bomblbee for christmas. I have bin good all yere at scool. From, Lucas Dear Santa, What is your favrit food? I woud plees like a majitck box for cristmis. I dsrv a presit for crismis becus I byn good all yeer. From, D’Andre Dear Santa, Hello Santa. Does mis. Cluos ride the sley with you and tell you which person you need to daliver presents to? I wode like a osmo for krismis. I have ben lisening to the teacher. From, Ava Dear Santa, Hello! What is you favorit kind of coukees? I would plese like a new demo cars plese for christmas. I have been good all year! From, Aaron
Franklin School, Sterling
Cheryl Rowzee’s second-grade class Dear Santa, I have been extremly good this year I had a awesome report card. May you please get me a Nitendo swich, a tv for my room. a kitten, and a controller Love, Jerimiah B
Mrs. Williams’ first-grade class
Dear Santa, How was your vacation. I have been good this year. I want a dirt bike big cicle stuffy. Please and thank you santa Love, Brody Love Dear Santa, How are you doing. How was your vacation. I been good this year on y christmas list I want slim. I want a new movie and Dino legas, Ples. Aubree Portner Dear Santa, Hi Santa! Remember me? This is Noah. Santa can you get 5 nerf guns and can yu get me a ninja toy and Robot toy. Thank you for the toys Santa. From, Noah Rodriequez Dear Santa, Hi Santa! Are you getting ready Christmas? Will you please bring me LOL surprise dolls? Thank you Santa. Merry Christmas! From Ilyssa Delgado
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Dear Santa, How are you dong I have been good on my Christmas list I want play station Please adn thank you switch Your friends, Roberto Camacho Dear Santa, Ive been good. on my christmas list I want a play station an than you Santa Your friend, Drew Eakle Dear Santa, How was your vacation? I have been good this year. I want slim kit big circle stuffy and slin Pliase and thank you Santa. I like your reindeer. Love, Bentley Hollaway Dear Santa, HI How was your vacation? This year I have been good. On my christmas list I wat nintendo switch please and thak you. Love your, Autumn Klett Dear Santa, How are you doing? This year I have been good. On on my christmas list Barbie Dream House with Barbies. Please and thank you. Your Freind, Daniella Molina Dear Santa, How was your vacation? This year I have been good. On my Christmas list I want American Girl Doll Ice Cream truck and lol. Please and thank you. Love Aliyan Lewis, Dear Santa, How was your vacation? This year I have been good. On my Christmas list I want lol dolls. Please!!!! Thank You!!!!!! Love your friend, Emma Dykeman Dear Santa, How are your Doing. I have been good this year? I want LoL’s everything for christmas but fake LoL dolls. Thank you. Love, Lillian Brown Dear Santa, How are you doing. This year I have been good. on my christmas lsit I want a Lego set. Thank you. Love Max Lofgren Dear Santa, hi Santa how are your dong? I have ben good this year. On my Christmas list I want nerff gun, base ball blanket, I also need clothes also want shoes for my brothers, Please from yur favorite kid, Julian Monarez Dear Santa, HI Santa! How are you? For Christmas I would like a remote control car. Please bring a present for my brothers and sisters. Merry Christmas! From, Isaac Schwank Dear Santa, Hello Santa! How is
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Rudolph doing? For Christmas I want bib LOL doll and a big LOL pet surprise. I also want a kitchen set. I would like American girl doll and clothes. Merry Christmas! Love, Quinn Smith
Dear Santa, How are you? I hlp my mom put the kemte tree up WIll you ples give lit up boots? Besaf steering the magical reindeer. Love, Alliyah
Dear Santa, How are you doen I wot a Red old Combin a Big new Holinll the Dors opin to Bons a gady psyaley fome games to caEe move alD wagin a famegoy from Kam Hanlon
Dear Santa, HOw are you? Will you please bring me LOL dolls? Be safe Love, Ryanne
Dear Santa, Hi! How are your reindeer? For Christmas I want a biog Rapunzel doll adn American girl doll clothes. Could you bring legos from my brother? Could you bring a stuffed animal for my baby cousin? from Addison, I love you Dear Santa, How are you!Thank you for the presentes for my baby dolls. This eyar I want my mommy anDa hyge kitchen set. I also want a Elf on the Shelf. Love your, little girl Daisy Speers Dear Santa, How are you doig. How was your Vacatin? iv been good yeah on my Christmas List i want slime I wont fluff dog I want batman toys I wat fottball. Pleas thank you, your friend Alyas Lopez
Kara Wade’s first-grade class Dear Santa, I went you to make Mrs Atliano happy. And I went you to make Mrs Wade happy. I went you to get me happy. Love, Kensley
Dear Santa, How are you? I am excited for action figure rings. Love Adan Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? Will you please bring me babies? I love you. Love, Aalaysia Dear Santa, How Are you? I want ten hamsters. How is it up thaer? Love, Knox Dear Santa, You are the best. WiL you bring A log Picker upper? Moire Crismis! Love, Garrett Dear Santa, How is trikse doing? I am boing cind uv good. Can I have a reall hors and a 100 Ello Ells? a rell yunucorn and a small van an a noue monrsicllbick and a toy hors. by. Ples for everething Aurora Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I wish I could git lots for Christmas. be safe. Love, Olive
Dear Santa, How are you? I am so excited. I want heles. Ha wiz it a9 thar Love Trey
Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! Will you please bring me a skateboard? I love you! Love, Carlos
Dear Santa, How dues the magic wo ke on the reindeer? Will you brih me Poke moh? Love Daniel
Dear Santa, hoW Are you? I am so so isited. I love you Santa. Love, Chas
Dear Santa, How are you? I hup you get my Lol surprise House. I hap you drive safe. I hup you can get a bone for my dog. Love Isabelle Dear Santa, I hope you saf. I want a hamster. I can’t wait! Love, Ethan Dear Santa, How are you? I am grat. I a so iopdid for cismis. I wont light up boots. You are the best satu. Love, Madi
Dear Santa, How is it up thar? I am so so so icksidide. I wot a real unicorn. Love, Anabelle
Dear Santa, How is Freed doing? Your are the best. I want the bigist hotweels track & hope elfs can race! Love, Landon
Dear Santa, I been good This year. I want a TV, big barn that has trucks and tractors, and a gecko. Love, Braxton B.
Cheryl Rowzee’s second-grade class Dear Santa, I have been extremly good this year I had a awesome report card. May you please get me a Nitendo swich, a Tv for my room. a kitten, and a controller. Love, Jerimiah B.
Dear Santa, I have been good pleese. give me a the big Hatchiml and a kittin pleace. Love, Angel C. Dear Santa, I have ben realy good this year. For Cristmas I want a kittey and a new bike with no traing weels and a puppy and I want a new set of barbies and accessories and a baby doll that comes with a weelchair and with a barbey dream house and a barbie hospitl and a toy bear wich is a stuffed animal. Love, Morgan C. Dear Santa, I been very good this year. I need a Barbie doll with a house too. I feel I need a baby bunny with a cage. Love, Briyelle P. Dear Santa, I have been good this year may I please have a kitten. can I have a LoL. may I have a puppy. may I please have a horse. may I please have a hatchimals. may I please have a pig. may I please have a bull. Love, Dallys G. Dear Santa, I have been good I wont a money contRol car, a car set, Tv, and a desk, a book, and a brush and a now bike, plas santa toy money and lay logs, By Sullivan H. Dear Santa, I have been good. I really want a cute puppy that is a girl puppy, dog bed, dog lesh, dog foods, dog bol and a dogskoopr. I also want a phone. Love, Danika M. Dear Santa, I was a good boy. I want a toy car and a dog. Love, Angel M. Dear Santa, I have been a good gril this year. Please breeg me a puppy, and a seahorse, hatchimal. Love, Harley P. Marry Christmas. Dear Santa, I want a kitten. I was good. And i want a ipad, And tv. Merry Christmas, And a big Hatshimel. Love, Olivia. R Dear Santa, I have been a little good this year. All I want for Christmas is a new born kitten and a squeaky moues toy for her. But a drown and a nother stuffy beanie boo. I hope you have a good time with presents. Love, Norah. R. Dear Santa, I have been realy good this year. I really want a beardeddragon for Christ-
mas this year and I really want a soccernet and a hamster. Merry, Christmas, Santa Love, Evan S. Dear Santa, I have been goodish badish but more goodish. I want a kitten for a present, and a real phone and a Vickings helmet, and a Vickings medium sized pants. Sincerley, Brayden S. Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a puppy, and a Hatchimal, and a BaBy Doll that looks real and silicone, a stroller, and pacifiers, diapers. Love, Autumn S. Dear Santa, I was really good this year. I wante a drone please. And a cool hat. and a toy row bot. please and thank you. Love, Cruse. T Dear Santa, I been good this year. I want a puppy for a present please santa and merry christmas to you. Love, Marley t. Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I really want a drone, and a downarow set please, and definately a new bike, and a cute nice trained puppy and a real puppy please. Love, Andrew T. Dear Santa, I been good This year. I want a kitten. I want a Barbie house. Love, Kelli t. Dear Santa, I have been a very very good girl this year. I would like a kitten, a puppy, a L.O.L., a Boxes girl, a Barbie, a fish, and my own room. Love, Payton T. Dear Santa, I have been really good this moanth. I wished for a Nerf sniper, a kitty cat, ten Fortnite cards, a Nerf asalt rifle, fifty football cards, a flufy pillow, Dirt bike, a four wheel, a shirt that says Fortnite cool on it, a santa shirt, a little baby swing for my baby brother. Love, Elijah W. Dear Santa, I have been super good. for Christmas can I please have a real puppy, a pogostick, bamboo and a drone. Love, Gabe W. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I Think I deserve the clothes for my doll. And the blanket from MatildJane. Thank you. Love, Rhyan. W
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C8 • Daily Gazette Karly Koch’s second-grade class Dear Santa, Scarves BaBy Dolls american girl dolls clothes a lot of games a lot of barbies Love, Emma Brooks Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! I would like a hatchimal. I would like some toys. LOL Dolls would be fun. I would like new clothes and shoes. Thank you! Love, Alix Parker Dear Santa, I do want PS4 I think it closts 1000 dollars. You are the nicest santa. I love you! Love, Luke Ballard Dear Santa, I want clay and chavrbord clay and a laptop and BaBe turtle and a little chew toy and camera and a go Pro. Love, Brooklyne Troxell Dear Santa, hi santa I want a red drone a hoverboard a PS4 a tv and legos the arctic. Love, Dante Grove Dear Santa, I want chow crown at my dads house. I want a xbox headseat. I want rocket league at my dads and moms. a toy robot for my dads house. a Stephan Diggs shirt at my dads. and a Marshon Lynch shrit at my moms house a golf kart at my dads house. Love, Gavin Terrack Dear Santa, When Do I see your elfs Santa can I have Pokemon Pleas Santa and Pap Pokemon Pleas Santa. Love, Draven Handel Dear Santa, I rely wunt two snow globes I wunt one to looke like a Nativity scene and a uonucon snowglobe I all redy wrote to you I rely wunt thes thigs, thank you. Love, Makenna Dingus Dear Santa, I hope you come to to my house on chrismas eav. I would like a hatchimal, A baby alive, slime kit, long and shor sleav leotards, tv and a rock kit. Love, Ellie tuft. Dear Santa, I want a new phone, a bunch of cars, 1000 dllors, a lot of candy, a cool peace of gold and alot of mincraft toys. Love, Remy Tribble Dear Santa, Can I Plese have a American Girl doll. and a little teapot and clothes for my American Girl doll and a new trampoline. and Americal Girl doll bed. Love, Irelynne Wren Dear Santa, Can I please have more Nerf guns, 2 DS xL, 3 DS, 3 years of good luck, mario party. a new nintindo switch, can I please let me see you on Christmas eve!!!!! Love, Maddox Forema Dear Santa, I will really whant a skooter, amirican doll, a baby brother at my moms house, a barbie doll house, a barbie doll house, a box of 10,000 chocklots, a baby kittie, 100 million Dollars, a toy robot, a baby rainDeer. please, thank you Santa and we both have an S at the first letter of our name. Love, Sophia. A. Miles. Dear Santa, My elf Sparckells is doing good and I want a American Girl doll but not rabecka and I want welly wisher not Ashlen and I want
www.saukvalley.com cloeving for me and new snowboots and I am 7. Love, Nevaeh Lira. Dear Santa, Can I please have a x box one x and a changing color key board. and a red colrd screan. and a red drone with a camra. The newest version of minecraft a tv. Love, Christian Cox Dear Santa, Can I Please have a smart watch Phone, Dirt Bike, Mini trampline, Parrot, a Jordon Howard Jersey, golf cart. Please!!!!! Love, Elijah Tablante Dear Santa, I want poopsy Unicorn surprise and rpunzol and her horse. and amaircin girls. and another bunk bed. and woch that tells time or call. and a bed cuver that has like brthday theams. and a Giney pig. Love, Kate Morgan. Dear Santa, For Christmas I will really want a pixal 3 and in my stocking I will take a pokeamon ten gxis and the Game fortnite. Can I please have a hover board. Love, Chase Coyle Dear Santa, Hi Santa how are you Doing. Can I please have a guine pig 10 of them please. and I will like 100 LOL suprie. 2,000 stuff to make slime. canny Iphone, Laptop, Kid Bop CD, Bear Jersey, putty 30 plese, hover Board, play-doh, 20 Marker, Big hatchimal, 20 please!!! Love, Elin Shuman Dear Santa, I wont to git 100 hachimals, 100 BaBy Alives 1 of ovry my little pony thing 1 tiny sled 4 baby raindeer 1 of ovry BarBy thing in the world a unacorn a robot that looks like me and markers. Love, Karisma Hurd Dear Santa, Hi can I please have Pokemon card and 1,000 dollars. and pokemon everything. How do you go to every kids house? Love, Josiah Carr
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pokiman for christmas. Love, Bryson Dear Santa, Hi Santa my name is Gwenyth Gaumer. I have been reley good. I wud like shopkins cutete cars pjs for cresmes. Love, Gwen Dear Santa, Fore crismis I want a pupey that is chrand I wil tak good kare of it I will ham it Bella I love you Santa Love, Haighlynne Last Dear Santa, How are you. I have been a very good boy in school. Yesterday when I went to cvs I saw a beard hat and cars. For christmas I want a nerf gun. Sencirly, Joel Torres Dear Santa, I have Been a good Boy. I want Pokemon cards. 100 Doller gift card. and legos. Santa That is what for Chirtmas Love, Samuel Chino Dear Santa, Hi Sata how are You downg. For crismas i wont. A drone wit a caera A toy gun my family. Love, Jagger Dear Santa, I wont 500 Shopkins, plush crafs 17, tablet, science, math, Stuf amlals, Shopkins cachis, phone, canPer, Frens. Love, Marlee Dear Santa, I hope you are haveing a good day. All i wont for chirtimas is a woch and pokemon cards. Love, Jasmine Bushman Dear Santa, Can i have Mincraft for mi an nitendo swith and a pipid. Love, Emory G. Dear Santa, I am thoughtful of My tEAchER. I am kind to other. I am Nice to other. Christmas is the Best. I want a dress for Christmas. I sit at tabe 3. it is Nice siting at this tabe. Love, Sophia Davis.
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Dear Santa, What I want for crismas is a Nintendo echoe cars for my Nintendo Swich and I olso want any Nintendo swich game and a drone to and then get my what ever you want and olso get me a green and pink Romote for my Nintendo Swich. Love, Noah Ramirez
Dear Santa, Hello! How is it at the North Pole? I would love a throth and a t-rex and a Nrf gun to plays get a a bobe Hows for my sistr. I lev you milk and cookies. You are the Best! Love, Matthew Smitee
Dear Santa, I have been really good to my sister and my mom. I really want the big fingerling the pink one, a real puppy and a makeup phone like Jasmines. in my class this is what I what I want for christmas. Love, Marcella Telles
Dear Santa, Hello! How do you trala rod the wrd? Puppy nt a cat for crisms puppy brimistisrs mi smbabbe wots Mack. Mi stistrs Jose wonsa now drdik. Mi mom wonsa little Whit pape. Mi dad wonsa noo cofemackr. Love, Caitlyn Pink
Dear Santa, Santa plesa gei an ntousuisht and can you git my Brufr a fon. and a new fon for my Bruf an me. Love, Sammy Calderon
Dear Santa, Hi How are you? For Christmas, I would like a pep pig capingvan and a macue pras bag. Please bring my dad a cofee mag. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Isabella Harrold
Dear Santa, I want a X box 360 and Minecraft on it Love, Joshua Dear Santa, Can I hav a miny cyfyis thoghftguh that is srguh that this into a machie. Love, Demitri
Dear Santa, Hello! How bo you git arond The wrd. I wot a xdox for cismas. I wot a oun set maf. I will leave a candee cane and milk and cookies! I love you Love, Charlie Linoclu
Dear Santa, I want a bike, fore christmas santa. I want for christmas is a wach. I want
Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 6 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time.
What I would like most this Christmas is talking doll and clothees. And I promise to leave out cookies and milk for you! How are the elves doing in the workshop? Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Addyson P. S. Please say “Hi” to elves, for me! Dear Santa, Hello! Can I go to the nortpole? For chrismas I would love some Nerf and more Nerf gage. My mom wants a puppy. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Derek Breslin Dear Santa, Hello! Is tere ldoear Yes or no? For Christmas I want a mincraft mod. I plez want samthing for my mom and dad and I will be a tils and I will give you time for nex some toy. From, Riley Stevenson Dear Santa, Hi! How lod are you? Please bring a hashmls and a fingrlings and my sistr wode like some makup. My Dad wode like some tosle and my mom wode like avreething, and I bot have a jimneer. Love, Althe Farmer Dear Santa, Hello! do you have a dog. for Christmas I wod love bala shoz and paly macup. Please bring my mom a foncas. Please bring my sist mattie brsls. Please brin my sist Kasey a facfoncas. Please bring dad a wat. Please bring Kaydence a now foncas. Love, Baylee Weeks Dear Santa, Hey! Are you busy when you make presents? When its Christmas I to have a video game and legos. Please give my mom a vase and my dad a tie and my brothers trucks and my dog a bone. Sincerlie, Lucas Engstrom Dear Santa, Hiy santa do you have a dog. Ples can I have a little plemr and a yelee and a squeeke toy for my new dog and a neklis for my mom. Love, Maven Duerst Dear Santa, Hi! Are ile little. For Christhase I would love a bog and platcpether. My mom would like a cafee. Love, Noah Jackson Dear Santa, Hello! Do you have fan at the Nothpole? I wud like a dog and a Lago Fiyn sashie. My sisdr woant chgin goies. I will have no mre but I will have cugees. Love, Roman Green Dear Santa, Hello! How are you Doing? For Chrisstmas I wud like a kitten and a fack Happy Mill. My mommy wud like a dog. nameed Misha. I love you santa! Love, Makenna Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 7 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is games and stone set. And I promise to leave out cookies and milk for you! How are the reindeers doing at the North Pole? Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Jarrett P. S. Please say “Hi” to reindeer for me! Dear Santa, Hello! Are the randare behavene! For Chrismis I would love for a bildabarh and bildabar for chismis. Can you make an necli for my mom! I will give you a pesint for you! Love, Carlie Truedson
Friday, December 21, 2018 Dear Santa, Heollo Santo wix cndt I see you in my vibogam cin you ples can I have bockser Periin and laeas I a noow xedox. The persin ples macke him a sombie but do not mac him Rel Charlotte ples eiv her a ceoot Dol. Love, Ashton Dear Santa, Hi How are the reindeer working? i wod like a JOJO bed for chrismis plz. and a intedo swich for chrismis plz. Bayleen
Michelle Jagitsch’s first-grade class Dear Santa, I want a Hatchimal set and a Zummer Kitty and a puppy and some batteries for them. I want to say hi to everyone in the North Pole! Love, Sophia Dear Santa, I want Pony dolls for Christmas. I also want a singing Rainbow Dash. I want to get hair spray for my mommy. How far is the North Pole? I also want a new belt for my daddy. Love, Rylee Dear Santa, I want a remote control monster truck just like the one at my Grandma Geesey’s. Do you like carrots and lettuce? Would you want the screw’s and more parts to make toys? How many elves do you have and how do you make all those toys?! I want a bicycle with handbreaks for Christmas. Also dog that greets me when I get home. Love, Chayse Dear Santa, I really want a stuffed animal kitty. I want one of those unicorns with a leash that can move around. For Anabelle my best friend I want her to have a squishy ball. Love, Hanah Dear Santa, I do wnat an Incredibles lego set which is really cool, all three of them. I also want for Christmas a monkey that hangs from your finger. Also a Jurrassic Park lego set. I really wish my mom could work with Santa! Love, Liam Dear Santa, My mom won’t let me have this, but I really a new Ipod. I also want a baby doll. I want Mrs. Jagitsch to get me a guinea pig please. Love, Evelyn Dear Santa, For Christmas I want an iPhone and a skateboard. I also want nerf guns. Love, Anthony Dear Santa, I want from Santa the new LOL Big Big Big Surprise. I also want five LOL’s, the Ken Barbie, and make-up, and new hanging earrings. How can you deliever all the presents in the world? Love, Bella Dear Santa, I want an Indian toy. How do you make the reindeer fly? How do the elves make toys? I also want a toy that lights up in the dark. One more question, How do you deliever presents? Love, Brooklyn Dear Santa, Why do you have a long beard? I want a real horse for Christmas. Is Mrs. Claus actually real? Thank you for presents. Love, Ella Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Barbie and a Pikmi Pop,
and a doll house, and a book. Love, Emily Dear Santa, What are you going to bring me for Christmas? How do you find where my house is? For Christmas I want Minnie Mouse toys and a Minnie Mouse doll house. Love, Michelle Dear Santa, I want a million presents! I also want to see an Elf. and also to see you. Love, Landyn Dear Santa, I want a real new dog. I bet mom and dad will freak out! I want to ask you if my mom and dad can get more days off work. I also wish I could have a baby turtle. Love, Josey Dear Santa, I like when you give me my presents. For Christmas I want a computer and a PS4. Love, Julian Dear Santa, I want dolls for Christmas, and a phone. I also want another dog, and make up. Love, Avery Dear Santa, I want a robot for Christmas and an ice cream and slushy maker. Love, Zarijah Dear Santa, I like your Elves. I like your hates. I want a remote control car, and a playhouse. You are the best! I think you like snow. I like your sleigh. Love, Stephen Dear Santa, I want candy for Christmas and a robot. I also want toys. Love, Braxten Dear Santa, I want toys for Christmas. I want a real kitten for me and a real puppy for my sister. I also want a big robot, and slime. I will leave cookies out for you.
Jamie Greenfield’s preschool classes, Dear Santa, We have been working hard in preschool learning and we have been really good! Here is what our class would like for Christmas:
Morning class
Aidan would like a train set, Bentley wants a monster truck, Carson wants a Paw Patrol elevator, Cezar wants a big truck, Elleigh would like a big fire truck, Ellison wants paints and an easel, Emmerson really wants the Let’s Dance Elmo. Hernandez wants a T-Rex dinosaur, Janiya would like a Barbie dream house, Nolan wants a remote control robot, Ryleigh would like a Hatchimal, Ryne wants Mighty Morphins, of course, Sebasteon would like a fire truck and a fireman, Tristan wants a garage playset for his Hot Wheels, Vayden would like some dinosaurs, Max wants the Barbie Care Clinic from Amazon, Scarlett asked for 100 bills so her mom can buy everything from Wal-mart!
Afternoon class
Aidyn wants Play-doh, Aurora would like art supplies, Jameson wants a train set, Connor really wants a bowling set, Idris wants Play-doh. Thank you Santa!
Friday, December 21, 2018 Michelle McDonnell’s prekindergarten class
Dear Santa, For Christmas this year, I want a paw patrol lookout tower, some coloring books because I love coloring with mommy and daddy and the last thing I want is a piano play mat. See you soon. From, Jaxxyn Ridle Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a paw patrol playset, a pj mask play set, any grocery toys to play store with, pretend food items to cook with, sweep and mop set to help mom clean. I would also like any Ryan toys like the mystery egg, and any ryan squishy toys. Thank you Love, Inaya Garcia Dear Santa, I would like Cars, Rock Dog and Fancy Nancy for my sister. I have been a good boy this year. Love, Brantley Winters Dear Santa, I have been a very good boy this year and have been really trying hard to list to my Mom and Dad. Hope everything is going well for you. For Christmas this year I would really like some Legos, new puzzles a Tool Tech Mobile Workshop, Play-Doh and some new trucks. Say Hi to Rudolph and Mrs. Claus, my mommy read me books about them. I will leave out a treat for you on Christmas Eve! From, Logan House Dear Santa, I want to wish you a happy holiday and I love Santa. merry Christmas. I be been go so bring me toys. Love, Brylan Hollowell Dear Santa, I would like a Art Easel, so I can draw with chalk and dry erase markers. I would also like a ty beanie baby doggie, too. I would also like myvery own Ice cream cart to play with my mommy and Papa. What I would like the most is a set of walkie talkies to talk to my papa. These would make my Christmas a very good day! Thank you santa for bringing us toys. Love always, Gabriel Dear Santa, My name is Sheniyah Hunt and IM 3 years old. My mom does the best she can wtih the 4 of us. i have 3 siblings. My mommy takes care of us all. I like musice and dolls. I love to learn. I would love to get a leap from computer and the leap frog go with me ABC backpack. I would also like a Rockin Girl star guitar with stage mic.
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thank you so much. Sheniyah Hunt Dear Santa, For Christmas I want all the superhero figures. My farvorites are hulk, thor and spiderman I would also like the paw patrol ultimate fire truck Landon Nelson Dear Santa, Hi my name is Christopher. I am not picky. I like everything at might be for a boy. I do have some lincoln logs and and playdoh at my house. Thank you for anything that you can bring me. Christopher Stehl Dear Santa, Im Jamesen Rogers and I do want Peppa Pig toys for Christmas. Also, I want more books to read. Have a safe trip. Love, Jamesen Rogers Love, Micah
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Brianne Price’s second-grade class (2A) Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a Nintendo Switch. I think you should please get me a Nintendo Switch because I have been giving away a lot of toys. On Christmas morning I would be so excited and happy to get it. By Jacob Damhoff Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a hoverboard with rainbow lights and music and smells like cupcake and the color rainbow. I would love it Santa! I would be so happy. By Paisley Vanzuiden Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a Nintendo Switch. I think I should please get it because I help with my little brother Quinton. I would feel excited to get this! I’ll give you milk, cookies, apples or carrots! From Henry Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve new ipod that only plays music. I think I deserve it because I am responsible! I would be so happy. By Juliette Healy Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a now dig Godzilla Toy. I hope Santa brings me this because I never clip down at school. I am a good boy. I would be so excited if I opened this! By: Kadin Cossman
Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a pair of new pink shoes. I hope you get this for me because I help vacuum the bedrooms. By LEO STUART. Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a new train set because I love trains. I should get this because I help my mom with my chores. I carry in the groceries. I would be a lucky boy. By: Ian Bush Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a Nintendo switch. Santa please get me a Nintendo switch because I clean my room when I am supposed to. If I get it I will be so happy. By, Brayden Damoff Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a for real baby Dragon but a fake one in a cage and the rainbow one please. I should get this because I help with the house. I would be so thankful Santa! By: Kaitlyn Perkins Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a full Dino Lego set. Please Santa... I help my dad in the shop and at the new house. I would share it with my brother. By: Liam Warren Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a Fingerling jungle. I think you should bring me this because I help my Dad rake the leaves. Please Santa I would be so excited to get this! By Cara Tack Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a robot cat and an Iphone. Ithink I should get this because I help clean the house. I would feel thankful! BY BROOKLYNNE Clark. Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve an Ipad. I barely clip down at school and at home I help dry the dishes at home. You would make me so happy Santa. By Anna Richter. Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a sky blue hoverboard that can play music and flash different colors. Please bring me a hoverboard. I`ve been really nice. Pretty please with a cherry on top. I would always play with it. I would love it! By Kate Houzenga Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a new gray Gizmo. I think I should get one because I get good grades in school and I can make my sisters laugh. I am a very good piano player, I really like music as you can tell. I live on a farm and I think it’s fun having a farm life. You
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would make me feel glad to have a Gizmo. by: Watson Williams Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a pink smartwatch. I think I should because I get good grades and I clean my room. I would feel like a lucky girl! by. Harley Martin-Lyman Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a foot piano. I think you should get me a foot piano because I have been nice I am nice to my friends and get along with my brother and sister. I would feel so happy if you got it for me. By Rylie Dykstra Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a basketball hoop and it’s a professional hoop. I think I should get it because I am good at school. Please!!! Could I have it early? I would feel lucky. By Dylan Kalyan Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a little computer and please put minecraft on it. I should get this because I help hold my baby brother and give him his pacifier. Have a great Christmas Santa! By Nolan Rathburn Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a robot dog because we don’t have a dog so please could you get me one pretty please? I beg you... Please? I’ve been really good and I love Christmas! It will make me feel like I have a real dog and real dog love! By: Clarabelle Paisley. Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a minecraft case for my ipad. Santa I deserve this because I’m a good boy. I clean my room when my parents tell me to. I would feel happy if this was what I got. by Chase Glazier Dear Santa, In my opinion I deserve a Nintendo Switch. I think this because I help my dad in his shop. Please Santa! I will be playing it all day! By Colton Pessman Dear Santa, My opinion I deserve a ps4. I think I should because I help Dad with the Dogs. I would really like it! By Rielyn Martin Dear Santa, I deserve a green hoverboard that plays music. Please give it to me. I think I deserve it because I help my Dad move stuff and work on cars. By Anthony Miller
LeeAnn Steele’s second-grade class (2B) Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me
a German Shepard puppy. I have always wanted a puppy of my own, especially a German Shepard, but I have never had one. I am doing my homework without complaining. I am keeping my room clean. I am doing what I am supposed to at home. I am responsible and I will take good care of it. I would be the happiest boy if you would bring me a German Shepard puppy for Christmas this year. Love, Noah Archer Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I want you to bring me a pocket watch. I have always wanted a pocket watch, but I have never had one. I do not like looking at the clock every minute. I do not complain about doing my homework. I have been good. I am responsible and I would take very good care of it. Love, Preston Boonstra Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I hope you will bring me the L.O.L. Mansion. I have wanted it since it came out, but my family does not have enough money for it. I have been responsible and I will take good care of it. I will keep the pieces picked up. I have been a very good girl this year. I help my by taking care of my little siblings. If you brought me the L.O.L. Mansion, I would be the happiest girl in the world! Love, Aleah Brewer Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a microphone that goes on a stand. I have always wanted one because I like to sing. I am trying to be responsible and I would take good care of it. I am trying to get my homework done. I am trying to do my chores, like feeding the animals. I would be so happy if you brought me a microphone on a stand for Christmas this year. Love, Alivia Brewster Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a wiiU. I have wanted one for a long time, but I haven’t gotten one yet. I am responsible and I would take good care of it. I wouldn’t use it when I am not supposed to. I am helpful at home. I clean my room when I’m asked. I help my mom vacuum. I do my homework without whining. I clean the living room. I would be so happy if you brought me a wiiU for Christmas this year. Love, Caedence Burgess Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I hope you will bring me a
PS4. My brother has one and I really want one of my own. I have been responsible and I have been keeping my room clean. I do my homework everyday. I would take good care of it and I wouldn’t play it too much. I think it would be awesome if you would bring me a PS4 for Christmas this year. Love, Quinton Chrisman Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like you to bring me two hockey sticks. I like to play hockey, but I don’t have any hockey sticks. If you brought me two sticks I could play with my friends. I have been responsible and have been getting homework done. I would take good care of the hockey sticks. It would be good exercise. I would be so excited if you would bring me two hockey sticks for Christmas this year. Love, Wyatt Connor Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me an iPod I have always wanted to have my own iPod but I have never had one. I have been responsible and I would take good care of it. I have been good at school and I have been doing good on my AR tests. I get my chores done. I would not be on it when I’m not supposed to me. I would feel so happy if you would bring me an iPod for Christmas this year. Love, Abbi Darsidan Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I hope you will bring me a gold Batman Funko Pop. I have always wanted one, but I have never had one. I want to put it up on my shelf because it is a collectible. I am responsible and I would take care of it. I’m turning in my homework on time. I’m trying to keep my room clean and I am trying to be helpful at home. I really want a gold Batman Funko Pop, and I would be super excited if you would bring me one for Christmas this year. Love, Eli Dolph Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring a real husky puppy. I have been wanting one for a long time because they are so cute. I am responsible and I would take good care of it. I do my homework without complaining. I do my chores and I clean my room when my mom tells me to. I will love it forever and I will clean up after it. I would be so happy if you would bring me a husky puppy for Christmas this year. Love, Lauren Falls
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C10 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a MiBro robot. I have been wanting one for a long time because it looks really cool to play with. I will be responsible with it and take good care of it. I get my homework turned in on time. I have been practicing my guitar without complaining too much. I try to keep my toys cleaned up. I would be so happy if you would bring me a MiBro robot for Christmas this year. Love, Connor Guenther Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I hope you bring me a PS4 with a lot of games. I do not have my own PS4, but I have wanted one for a long time. Right now I have to play my dad’s. I also want to play more games because my dad does not have a lot of games. I would be responsible and take good care of it. I will not play with it when I am not supposed to. I would be the happiest boy in the world if you brought me a PS4 for Christmas this year!!!! Love, Lincoln Hamstra Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like you to bring me a hoverboard. I have never had one before, but they seem like they would be a lot of fun. I would take good care of it, and I would be safe on it. I have been turning my homework in early every week. I keep my room clean. I try to be helpful at school and at home. I would would be the happiest boy in the world if you would bring me a hoverboard this year. Love, Mason Hayton Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me the DVD, Hotel Transylvania 3. I have been wanting it since it came out, but I don’t have it yet. I am trying to help out more and I have been picking up my toys when my dad tells me to. I am getting my homework done when my mom tells me to. I would let my brother watch it with me if he wanted to. I would be super excited if you brought me Hotel Transylvania 3 for Christmas this year. Love, Ethan Hoff Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a German Shepard puppy. I’ve wanted my own puppy for a long time. I am responsible and I would take very good care of it. I’ve turn in my home homework on time. I have been nice to my friends. I try to be helpful at school and at home. I would be the happiest girl in the world if you would bring me a new puppy for Christmas. Love, Zoey Horton Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a Hot Wheel set. I have been wanting one for a long time. I have been keeping my room clean. I do my homework without fussing. I am trying to be responsible and I would take good care of it. I love to cook with my mom and help her out. I would be so happy if you brought me a Hot Wheel set for Christmas this year. Love, Devonny Hubbard Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a new black mountain bike. My old bike has a flat tire, and we can’t find a new one for it. I really like riding my bike. I have been responsible and I would take good care of
www.saukvalley.com it. I would be safe when I ride it. I am trying to be more helpful at home with my little brothers. I am trying to get my homework done on time. I would be so excited if you bring me a black mountain bike for Christmas this year. Love, Dylan Johnson Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I hope that you will bring me an xBox 1. I have wanted one for a real long time. I am responsible and I would take good care of it. I would make sure that my homework was done before I played it. I am helpful. I do the dishes even before I am told to. I also take out the trash when I am told to. I would be so excited if you brought me an xBox 1 for Christmas this year. Love, Austin Norton Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a rose gold iPod case. I have been wanting one for a long time. I have been doing my homework. I have been responsible and I would take good care of it. I have been keeping my room clean. I have been helping out by letting my sister’s dog outside and brushing my dog. I help my teacher at school. I will be very happy if you bring me a rose gold iPod case for Christmas this year!!! Love, Leah Qualman Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a baseball glove. I haven’t played baseball in a long time and I’m not sure where my old glove is. I think it’s probably too small for me. I have been doing my homework without complaining. I am cleaning my room when I am told. I am trying to be responsible and I would take good care of it. If you bring me a baseball glove for Christmas I will be super happy! Love, Urijah Regenwether Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a Fishing Nerf Gun. I have been wanting one for a long time, but I have never gotten one. I am responsible and I will take good care of it, and I won’t get in trouble with it by shooting things that I am not supposed to. I am taking caring of our kitten. I am cleaning my room without being told. I am getting my homework done on time. I would be a lucky boy if you brought me a Fishing Nerf Gun for Christmas this year. Love, Abel Rolston Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I hope you will bring me this game called Slime Rancher. I have been wanting this game for a long time. I have been doing my best in school. I have been doing my homework. I have not turned my homework in late. I have been responsible and I would take good care of it. I wouldn’t play it when I wasn’t suppose to. I would be soooooooooo happy if you would bring me Slime Rancher for Christmas this year. Love, Ayden Stillings Dear Santa, This year I think you should bring me a Yoga Made to Move Doll. I have wanted one for a long time. I have been cleaning my room. I’ve been doing my chores, like feeding my cat when I’m suppose to. I would take good care of her and keep her picked up. I would be so excited if you brought me a Yoga Made to Move Doll for Christmas this year. Love, Ryleigh VanZuiden
Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I think you should bring me a hoverboard. I have always wanted a hoverboard, but I have never had one. I am keeping my room clean. I am trying to be responsible and I would take good care of it. I would be careful riding it. I would be the happiest girl in the world if you would bring me a hoverboard for Christmas this year. Love, Jaci Voss
Janessa Renkes’ second-grade class (2C) Dear Santa, I hope you will bring me a goalie stick. I want it really bad. No one will get me it. I want it so bad. Please get me it. Sincerely, Noah Dear Santa, I’m hoping you’re going to bring me an ipod or build me a treehouse. The ipod is for when I get lost or someone takes me or someone gets hurt and I need to call someone. The tree house is so when my brother fights with me I won’t fight with him. That is all I have to tell you. Sincerely, Tessa Dear Santa, I want a watch. I want a black one. Please give me a watch because I can tell time. I will be super happy. Sincerely, Tre Dear Santa, I am hoping you will bring me a new book. I can read. I can get good at reading. I can take a break. Santa bring me a new book. Please bring me a new book. Sincerely, Lydia Dear Santa, I am hoping you will bring me a camera. When I go to the zoo with my family I like to take pictures of animals. When I go home I would like to make a little book. I don’t like using my grandpas. I hoping you will get me it. Sincerely, Liam Dear Santa, I am hoping you will bring me a new phone. Sometimes my sister wants to call grandma for real. If we have a fire and if my mom does not have her phone to call the firefighters I would have mine. Probably my mom’s phone is dead and we can’t find it. Santa please bring me a new phone. Sincerely, Madyson Dear Santa, Can I have a X box? I want to play with my friends on it. I want to play and have fun. I want it because all the cool kids have one. Can I please have an Xbox? Sincerely, Kemper Dear Santa, I am hoping you will bring me a police car that I can get in and drive it. I love cars. I love to go very fast. I like to chase my sister. Santa, please bring me a police car that I can get in and drive it. Sincerely, Ethan Dear Santa, I hope you bring me a phone. I am responsible and I will take good care of it. I want to call my mom and dad. That is why I want a phone. Sincerely, Jaxson Dear Santa, I want long nails and glue. My own nails are horrible. I need glue for my nails. My nails are too short. Santa that’s what I want. Sincerely, Addison
Dear Santa, I am hoping for an Ipad for Christmas. The one I have now is cracked. I want to play sport games on it. An Ipad is great for when I’m in the car. This is why I’m hoping for an Ipad. Sincerely, Marshall Dear Santa, Will you please bring me a lizard? I have been hoping I would get one for Christmas but I’ve never gotten one. I have never had a lizard before. I really like lizards. I have never asked before. Please bring me a lizard. Sincerely, Nora Dear Santa, I am hoping you will bring me a new Fitbit. I want a new Fitbit because it can tell you how many calories you have burned. I want a Fitbit because it can tell time. I want a Fitbit because it counts how many steps you have taken. Santa, please bring me a Fitbit. Sincerely, Teagan Dear Santa, I’m hoping for a magic Tree House collection. I like to read books. Then I can learn big words. I like them. Santa that is what I’m hoping for. Sincerely, Marik Dear Santa, I’m hoping you will bring me some canvases, paint and paint brushes. I have not even one canvas. I do have paint but it is in chunks and my paint is gross. I do have paint brushes but they have dry paint on them and it is my fault. That is why I want some canvases, paint and paint brushes. Sincerely, Kerby Dear Santa, I really want the Magic Tree House series. I really like reading them. When my sisters are older they might too. They are really fun to read. Santa, please get me it. Sincerely, Joshua Dear Santa, I need Dork Diaries. I Like reading. I Love reading so, so, so, so much. That`s because I read one. Every time when we go to library I get it. Now that is why I like it. Sincerely, Emma Dear Santa, I’m hoping you will get me Blackops four. My friends have It. It is a new game that came out a few months ago. It is fun. I played it with my friends. Please can you give me it to me? Sincerely, Tristan Dear Santa, I need a BB gun. I can shoot deer. I can go hunting. I can shoot cans. That is why I want a BB gun. Sincerely, Parker Dear Santa, I am hoping you bring me a Lego set. I am bored at home. I can’t think of anything to build out of Legos. Every time I can’t find the right Legos to build with. That is why I hope you get me a Lego set. Sincerely, Carter Dear Santa, I really want chapstick. My lips are really chapped. They hurt too. It hurts to talk. Please Santa I need chapstick. Friends, Aubrey Dear Santa, I am hoping you can bring me Harry Potter movies and books. Harry Potter looks cool to watch. I want new books. His books look cool. And that’s
Friday, December 21, 2018 why I want to get Harry Potter movies and books. Sincerely, Kaeden Dear Santa, I really want Unfogging the Future by J.K Rowling. I might get smarter from it. I love Harry Potter and my mom loves it. I love books and especially long ones like the one I want. Santa, it’ll be the best thing ever. Love, Owen
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Liz Nehrkorn’s second-grade class
Dear Santa, I am Abiella you brought me two lego sets last year. Thank you for the two dresses. This year, I would like puppys and horses. How is Vixen doing? My brother would like a Pokemon toy. Love, Abiella Thomgson Dear Santa, I think I’ve been good. Thank you for my tablet and my clothes. This year I would like an elf on the shelf and a laptop. Can my om have a new phone? Is it cold in the North Pole? Love, Callie Vietmeyer. Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Thank you for the movie and pajamas last year. This year I would like a JoJo siwa blanket and a phone. My mom needs more candles. How are the reindeer doing? Love, Carmen Campos Dear Santa, I am very excited for winter and Christmas. Thank you for the Baby Alive and a sky pillow last year. This year, I would like a Soggy Doggy game and my own Ipad. My mom would like more hair bows. How do nine reindeer pull a heavy sleigh. Sincerely, Ella Vereide Dear Santa, I’m not very excited for winter but I’m very excited about Christmas but I need to get better behavior at home. Thank you for a tablet and the Xbox 1 last year. This year I would like a computer and a tablet. I think Landon wants a phone. Am I on the good or bad list? Sincerely, Jaqlen Mullan Dear Santa, My name is Landyn Zarecer I have been good. Thank you for a cool transformer and Xbox one last year. This year I would like a pet dog and a hat. What is it like in the North Pole? From, Landyn Zarecer Dear Santa, I’m excited for Christmas. Thank you for the toy horse and the My Little Pony play set last year. This year, I would like a toy unicorn that I can ride and bows. My brother needs $1000, How many elves are in the factory? Love, Macy Campos Dear Santa, I loved the kitchen set you got me last year. Also thank you for my big teddy bear and my baby doll last year. This year I would like a Wii and a doll that looks like me. Can you get a new reindeer and name it fox? Love, Maleiya Villa Dear Santa, I am Mason. Thank you for the Medal Detectors and the giant Spongebob gummy candy stick last year. Also my parents would like a new oven. This year I would like an Xbox 360 and Spider Man games and bat man games for the Xbox 360. How do
the reindeer fly? Love, Mason Setchell Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Thank you for the clothes and the games last year. This year I would like a blanket and an XBox. My sister needs more bows. How do you get on the houses on Christmas? Love, Navain Moore Dear Santa, I am very excited for Christmas and presents. Thank you for a Hot Wheels race track and Lego Ninjoga lego set last year. This year, I would like a game called Poke’mon lets go pechiu from Nintendo switch and my sister wants a Trolls blind bag. Santa how do you fit 1,00001000 presents in one bag? Sincerely, Noah Book Dear Santa, I know that I have been a little bad but can you still bring me presents. Thank you for Lego sets and the drone last year. This year I would like two twin puppies and lego sets. My brother would like a toy tool set. Does Rudolph nose really glow? Love, Noah Patrick Glassburn Dear Santa, I have been good all year. Thank you for the bike and clothes last year. This year I would like Xbox games. My sister would like clothes and shoes. My mom would like a new blanket. How many elves are in the shop? Love, Roman Valdivia Dear Santa, I wish Christmas was tomorrow I can’t wait for the presents. Thank you for the Pokemon cards and the card binder last year. This year I would like Nerguns and Magic Tree House books. My sister really wants a double Hatchamal. How do people go to the North Pole? Yours Truly, Ryian Noack Dear Santa, I been good this year. I am excited for Christmas. Thank you for the color set and games last year. This year, I would like a dog and a cat and joy. How do the reindeer fly? From, Savannah Beudles Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I hope you don’t get sick. Thank you for the Barbies and the guitar last year. This year I would like Barbies kids and a phone. My brother needs a new phone. How do the reindeer fly? Love, Zya Garcia Dear Santa, I am a good boy this year. Thank you for the race car and RC bike last year. This year I woud like a Xbox One and black ops four. My brother needs a power wheels. Isn’t it cold in the North Pole? Love, Brody Sanders Dear Santa, My name is Elijah. I have been pretty good. Thenk you for the blue truck and the nintendo last year. I would like a forwheeler and legos and is roodof infront of the slay. From Elijah Micdivitt Dear Santa, My names Azevius thank you for my toy t-rex and pilet storm trooper last year. This year. I would like a tablet and a tale contol t rex and a tale control indoraptor. My dog needs 2 bows and 4 socks and shoes. How do the raindeer fly? Love, Azevius Sisson Dear Santa, My name is Breanna, I am good this year, thank you for PJ Masks Headquarters and TV last year, This year I would like finger rings and Shopkins. My mom wants more candy. How are you doing? Love, Breanna Gundeson
Friday, December 21, 2018 Susan Bartel and Amanda Halverson’s prekindergarten class Dear Santa, I want to sing jingle bells to you. I want a toy bird and some playdough. Blaze Age 4 Dear Santa, I want markers and a chicken. Nick Age 3 Dear Santa, I want a LOL Doll and a kitchen. Samara Age 3 Dear Santa, I want Else barbie stuff. Nhy’Elli Age 3 Dear Santa, I want a hatchimal egg. I also want stars for Christmas. Lilith Age 4 Dear Santa, I want a Barbie doll. Joseph Age 4 Dear Santa, I want Hatchimals. Jassabella Age 5 Dear Santa, I want LOL Dolls and some Barbie dolls. Alexis Age 5 Dear Santa, I want a big doll and Hello Kitty blanket. Elizabeth Age 4 Dear Santa, I want a Super Monster bus. Siena Age 4 Dear Santa, I want new clothes and nail polish. Amara Age 4 Dear Santa, I want Peppa Pig toys and new cars. Eli Age 3 Dear Santa, I want a new doll and Hatchimals. Raquel Age 4 Dear Santa, I want a new toy car. I also want a new game for my Nintendo. Garon Age 3 Dear Santa, I want Playdough and a bike and new books. Charolette Age 4 Dear Santa, I want Batman and Robin toys, I also want a Robot. Jaelin Age 4 Dear Santa, I want a real Batman mobile and a real Batman. I also want a real Robin. Easton Age 4 Dear Santa, I want a Barbie Camper and a doll that walk, talks open and closes its eyes. Marlee Age 4 Dear Santa, I want a bike! Keighan Age 3
Erin Hartman’s second-grade class Dear Santa, I want an i phone. i want a hamster. I also want a Dodge. I want an Osmo for me and my sister and brother. I want a pair of socks. I want a puppy too. I earned them because I help my mom with doing chores. Love, Kamila Dear Santa, I want an apple iphone. I want a lanbergenie and a monster truck. I also want a lightning basketball. I want a new pair of shoes. I want a basketball court. I should earn these things because I have been good. Love, Dylan Dear Santa, First I want an Osmo Ipad. Next, I want a pet hamster. Also, I want a trampoline. Then, I want a skateboard. Next, I want a coloring book. Also, I want snowpants. Last, I hope I
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Dear Santa, I love you so much. I am being good. Can you give me a Hurricane toy gun? Also, I want a Bigfoot toy. Next, I want a mega size Godzilla toy. I love you. Love, Presley Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl. I really want a LOL Doll bigger surprise. I hope you can get me that. I also want a squishy. I deserve these because I have been nice and good. Love, Kyra Dear Santa, First, I want a phone. Second, I want an xbox. Third, I want some legos. Last, I want a hover board too. Last, this is all I want for Christmas. Love, Ruby Dear Santa, First, I want clothes with glitter. Next, I want a whole entire bag of LOLs. Third, I want a fone, please. Last, I want an Osmo, please. Thank you. Have a nice day. Love, Ellie Dear Santa, First can I have a How to train your dragon stuffed animal? Also, can I please have some wild crats discs? Next, can I please have a stuffed dragon named Toothiss? Last, can I have a geko? Then, can I have dragon PJs that have a good? Love, Parker Dear Santa, Can I have a Rolex? Can I have a Gift card? Can I have call of Duty Black Ops 4? I deserve it because I get good grades. Love, Harley Dear Santa, I am Grant. I am 7. My wishlist: planter, cub cadet garden tractor, a skidloader, remote truck and trailer, computer, and a tractor and hay wagon. I will be good. because I get good grades. Love, Grant Dear Santa, I want Nerf guns. I want a toy car. I want a deck of cards. I want a skateboard. Also, I want some pokemon cards. I want a stuffed animal. I want a hoverbord. I want some gloves. I want a poster. I deserve these because I’ve been good in school. Love, Kyle Dear Santa, I want an Osmo. I want a dog. I want a tablet charger. I want a hot weeles set. I want matel’s Hot Weeles cars. I love you Santa. Keep on working on toys for children. Love, Ayden Dear Santa, Can I have an Iphone X? Can I please have a windows computer and a PS4? Last, can I have a wii u card? Thanks, Santa. Love, Connor Dear Santa, I want an Xbox oen for Christmas. Also, I want some head phones. Next, I also want Fort night. I hope you eat my food. Last, have a great year! Love, Hayden Dear Santa, I would love 20 LOL dolls. I would like 10 LOLs under wrappers. Also, I would like the pet surprise. Next, I would like the little sisters. Last, I have been good In school so I think I deserve these toys. Love, Aubrey
Dear Santa, I want a Mavis Hotel transilvania action figure with a teal hat and a screaming volleyball. I also would Like a little life pets Bird and a chick from Little life pets. Also I would like a for Real Dinisor toy. I really want a piplup Plush from build a bear woke shop. I deserve this because I help my mom. Love, Caemyn Dear Santa, I want Lol surprise bigger surprise. Next, I want Lol under rap. Also, I want a slime kit. Also, I want an Lol big circle. Next, I want a bag of Lols. Last, I desrve these things because I have not clipped down in school. Love, Sethina Dear Santa, You are the best. I would love it if you got me an American Girl. Can you get me an iPhone? Can you give me some gold and white hadefons? I love every toy. Maybe I have to earn it. Love, Maddie Dear Santa, Merry Christmas How are you? I love Christmas because it is fun. For Christmas I would please like a hoverboard. How is Rudolph? Thank you for delivering presents. Have a great day! Love, Hudsyn Dear Santa, Merry Christmas How are you? I love Christmas because it is fun. for Christmas I would please like a LoL’s. How is Mrs. Claus? Thank you for delivering presents. Love, Kasinia Dear Santa, My name is Eli and I like sharks. I live in Sterling, IL. For Christmas, I would like a fisherman’s boat with a crane to get the Meg out of the water, a toy boat. I also want a Hot Wheels garage toy with a Megalodon car. It’s blue with sharp teeth. So me and my baby brother can play, can you bring him one too, please, so I don’t have to share mine with him all of the time? He lives in Madison, so I dont want to leave mine there. I would like Nerf guns and a Nintendo DS with one game, Lego Batman, please. Thank you, Santa Claus. Love, Eli
Merrill School, Rock Falls
Meagan DeGroot’s third-grade class
Dear Santa, Can you plese git me a tablet for christmas and a makup cit for christmas and my older sister a virtual reality my ather sister Seriyah wood like a jiyent unickorn tery and zoe my ather sister wood like a fone of a tablet and my mom wood like to have a van or a crae to and have a very good christmas santa claus. Sincerely, Seriena Dear Santa, How ar you doing How ar your raindeer can you git me and Rowen a pet bunney and my mom cooking supplies and my dad a lot of tooLs. if you can then thank you so much! I can not wate eney Longer to see you. Sincerely, Phillip Griffith Jr. Dear Santa, Can me and my brother
get sothing this is what my brother wants he want SNba2k19 for PS4 plese and heres mine I would very like sub nautica plese. for xbox and hows your very long break thanks for everything! :) I hope you have a good Christmas!! Sincerely, Nathaniel Flowers Dear Santa, How are you and the elf’s? How is Mrs. Clals and the rain deer? I will ilke a hachamal and a Diary. My Brother would like Power Rangers. My sister will like Makup. My mom will like Nail Polish. I hope you have a great christmas. Sincerely, Trinity Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Class? plase gave me a rmot cntrol robot for ccesmeter and my sester wed like a barbey. and my littl bruter wud like a little car. I will love seein you at ccrmats! Sincerely, Micah Cole Koehn Dear Santa, How are you doing? how are year raindeer doing even rudoff? Can you pleas make me the hiper fier can you Get Me Nintendo switch can you plea get my broter criston a socer ball that coms with socer gloves. thank you Sincerely, Javier Dear Santa, How are you and Your wife? I have some raindeer food for your raindeer. Can you please bring me a IPhone and a tablet and my mom and dad wants a IPhone too and I can’t wait to see you? Sincerely, Jilleanne Dear Santa, How are you doing? Can I please Have a new tablet. My sister wants gift cards. How are your elves doing? Thank you. :) Sincerely, Chloie Dear Santa, How is the elf’s doing? How is the rain deer doing? Can I please have a hover board. Can I have a IPhone 8x please. thank you for all the prastes. Sincerely, Na’laya Dear Santa, How are Pranser and Dancer can you pleys git me all wwe stuf. my mom wold like a vecasen I can not wate for you to cume to town I have cookeies! Sincerely, Carter. Dear Santa, How are you? How is the rain deer? can I pleace reseave LOL sapris Dolls and suiseys pleace. My family would like a picter of use to gether. Thank you I love chrismas Sincerely, Elaina Dear Santa I only have one question for you if someone sees you you lose your powers and I have seen you onse? So santa can I pleas have a pet and a virtual reality set if you do give my the stot thank you. I don’t know what my family whans but my brother wants cars and tracks (damp and monster track) Thank you farey mush. Sincerely, Zachary, Lee, Walker, JR. Dear Santa, How do you work your sleigh? Please can you get me a lego dead shot lego set with dead shot and every imaginext bat man figure and lego bat boat with deth stroke figure and get my sister a barbie unicorn and a disk of rainbow rangers and my mom wants a winning loto tickit I cant wait for crristmass! Sincerely, Camdon
Daily Gazette • C11 Dear Santa, How Do you deliver all the childrens toys in one night? for cristmas I wad like sqishys pleas and ColD I have a fish pleas cold my sister have sqishys as wel I cant wat for cristmas! Sincerely, Ginger Dear Santa, How are your rerander ding? today. How is mis claus doing? can i please git a rotm crldran with a cmay and a iphone xxl wteprof. my stepmom wonsa cofe misn and my dad wis a winsat and my step bathr wosa phone xxl and a romt dron with a camay and my sistr wid like a toy car my step sistr wisa iphone xxl water pof my sistr wis a nox sivc and a graigam hope you are ok. Sincerely, Dreydan Dear Santa, How are you Doing. I really Love to have a New Phone mine brouk. I will give you cookies and milk. I know you Love them. So Do I When I am colD. I Relly need a New chain for my cat She Needs a New one Badle. You are the Best Santa. Sincerely, Payton Dear Santa, You are nice to make presents for us. Could you please make me a Hatchimal for Christmas? My family would love a flamingo blanket. I can’t wait to see you Santa Sincerely, Illiana Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? How are you doing are you ready for Christmas? I would really like a stuffed animal dog. My baby sister would like a Hatchimal Owl. Thank you Santa! Sincerely, Adalyn Dear Santa, How are your elves and reindeer? How does your elves make all the toys for kids? Could you please bring me a tablet? My mom would like a candle and my sister would like a doll. Sincerely, Clinton Dear Santa, How are you Doing? Can I please have a iphone xs and can you please get my brother a iphone x and can you please get my mom and iphone xs. I can’t wait untill you come to my house! Sincerely, Alize Dear Santa, are your elves ready for a break and are you ready for the cookies I bet your rain deer are ready for christmas eve could I please have a squashy My mom would love a nice new computer for christmas and my brother would love a fortnight card I cant wait to see What you are going to drop off! Sincerely, Averie Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Clause doing? For christmas can I have a Rca voyage 3 tablet And my Mom would like a new phone. My 2 brothers would like drones. I can not wate to see you!! I love you Santa Sincerely, Zaniya
Nancy Anderson’s third-grade class Dear Santa, How is the tempich? How mne time do you stop makeing prezins? I will like to brning won thang and that is slime Love, Dayana Dear Santa, How is the wether at the north pole? I want an ipade for Chrismas. From, Natalie
Dear Santa, what is the tempuchur there? Santa can I Please get some new legosets this Crismas and a nerf gun. From, Nathaniel. Dear Santa, How is Mrs Claus? How do you Know were eyery one lives. I want a lap tap. I want a phone. I want a pupy. Love, Zianna Dear Santa, how is it going in the North Pole? How old are you? Can you get me a iphone? Can you get me a dirt bike? Can you get me a fake snow balls? From, Gabriel Dear Santa, How are you doing? How cold is it? Are the elfs doing? How are the raindeers? I want a eueey for Christmas And I want A Book. Love, Maddox Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus in the North Pole? Is the reindeer’s ready to fly? For Christmas I want a pug and a trip to California to see my step brothers. Love, Santa From, Nayelli Dear Santa, How are you in the noth pole? what do you do in the noth pole? can I plese have nailpolish and a doll can you give my mom some flower’s pleses and my DaD a hat. and I want a stuffad cat on my bed my sister want a stuffad dog and me brother want a paw pattrol look out. Love, Anevay Dear Santa, Em I in the naughty list ore nis list. ken you ples brin me a rel mix demin. And a LoL house for my sist’r ples ken you brig me Dimins and gold and blue Dimind ples. Love, John Dear Santa, is mrs. clase doing ok. Are the rian deer ready for the big fly. Santa can I pelse have get A gift for my family A Alexa. Love, Riley Dear Santa, How are the elfs doing makeing toys? How are you doing in the North Pole? And I whant for Chrismis is A hovobord and A big doll house for my brabie dolls and I on the nautghy list or nice list and are my brothers on the nice list or natghy list and thank you for Chrismis and thank you for the printis and Mary Chrismis. Love, Aleisah Dear Santa, How are your raindeer doing and I got food for them. Can I have art stuff Please? From, Akira P.S. Hi Dear Santa, How are the rain Deer? Am I on the nice list of the naughty list? How meny feet is the sleigh? Can I get an elf suit for Christmas and maye I get a basketball. My Christmas wish is I wold want to see Trever. Do not get to cold on Christmas eve. Love, Connor Dear Santa, How are the raindeer and the elves doing? I wish for a gas powered drit Bike. Love, Camren S. Dear Santa, How do you get all the Supise to bild? can I have 9999,9999,999 dolers? Im jut kiding. Can i have a jet a power weles jet? Love, Tucker
C12 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claws doing. are the elvse working Hard and good. Can you Please Bring me a remo cantroll Hellocopter. From, Jay. Dear Santa, How are you and Miss. Claus? How is Charlie is he Naughty? Could I please have a Squshy, Hover bor, American Girl accessories Barbies and Legos for Christmas. Love, Hayden. Dear Santa, How is Miss Claus? How is Bell? I wish She could come early. Could you Please bring me some squishy’s and a Art set Please I hope thing at the noth pole are ok. could you bring me a toy for my baby sister. Love, Braelyn. Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Clw’s? I’m Leah and I was wondering am I on the naughty list? If not I would like a new mouse for my lap top and a Iphone x. Thats it for now Love, Leah Dear Santa, How does the reindeer have a red nose? Do you actually make toys? Do you have a house? I want more tools. I want a remote control truck. I want a tent with a light. I want a laser gun. I love you! Sincerely, C.J. Hanson
Milledgeville Elementary School
Janet Folk’s Early Step Preschool Dear Santa, Thank you for getting everything. I can make a card for you. I like stuff. I like everything in my bedroom. I want a playhouse. It’s for Barbie Dolls. It’s pink and purple. I want some cookies and I want to eat them. Goodbye, Katie, 4 Dear Santa, I want a baby doll house. And I want a play doll house with a baby doll girl. And I want a pony that walks. It will be pink. And my dollhouse will look like blue. Parker wants a Star Wars castle. Love, Edith, 5 Dear Santa, My sister wants a laptop, just like me! I want a castle that I can fit in. It will be pink and purple and sparkly. And dark colors. My other sister wants a laptop too! I already have a laptop. It’s grey and smaller. I just watch Youtube and play games and call my dad on it. I have chickens. I want a phone. I want an iphone. I want L.O.L. Surprises for me. The ginormous ones! And google play cards for my laptop and my phone! It’s those things you get to buy games. Love, HenLeigh, 5 Dear Santa, I want an L.O.L. house. Me and sissy will play together. I want a treehouse for my Peppa Pig toys. I want the apple book. I want a new phone. I lost my phone. I want new pants and new shirt. I want a new dress. I want the Peppa car. I love the Peppa show. I want Legos. Sawyer has Legos in his room. I want Legos in my new room. I want the L.O.L. people. I love the L.O.L people. That’s a lot
www.saukvalley.com of things. I need more. I want the big L.O.L. ball. The super big one. I want a game board for my family. I love Santa and his elves! Love, Khloe, 5 Dear Santa, I love L.O.L.s. I’ve never had a L.O.L. I want the L.O.L. ball. I want a necklace and a ring because I’ve never had jewelry. And then I want a L.O.L. big thing. And then I want the fashion crush L.O.L. thing. Tinlee likes what I like. Her likes books. And a number book. Because I don’t know how to write my numbers. And then I want new shoes. Like high heeled shoes, I don’t have high heels! And then I want a dress. I do want flower dresses. And then I want games. Mommy and Daddy games and then kids games. I love Santa, but I’ve never talked to him. Love, Carly, 4 Dear Santa, I want some barbie clothes. And barbie shoes. And an L.O.L. surprise ball. I lost my first one and it didn’t have the baby sister. But it was cute. And a laptop, a pink sparkly one. And some paint because my paint dried out. And some safety scissors just in case I want to cut. That’s it! Elijah loves dinosaurs. My mom wants a new hat. I think that’s what her wants. Love, Bella, 5 Dear Santa, I want a barbie. Dylan wants a train for Christmas. Nana wants scary monsters for Christmas! She likes the scary monsters. Love, Natalie, 4 Dear Santa, I want a remote car to go in the water and snow and frozen pond. And a race car to go underwater. And a paddle boat. And a RC car. And a motorcycle. And that’s it! Where do you live? What’s your kid’s name? How is my elf doing? I think that Santa’s mom is pregnant. And I miss you and I love you. I want some books, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! How are you doing Santa Claus? I think it’s time to clean up. Love, Hayson, 5 Dear Santa, I’m happy you brought us presents. And I’m happy you brought us toys. And I like you. I want sea toys to play in the bathtub. Emma wants a toy car. And I want a new big car. TayTay wants a baby dinosaur. Rarrr! A robot dinosuar with metal. And I want a new phone. Be careful. Watch out for trees. Love, Liam, 4 Dear Santa, I want a toy pickup truck from Santa. It will carry a silver bell. That’s going to be my gift. Santa gave me a silver bell on the Polar Express. There’s a silver bell in the Polar Express book. Next Halloween I’m going to be dressed up as a tv. Logan’s going to be a little tv. Me and my brother and my mommy and daddy are going to be dressed up as tvs. Logan wants a toy stuffed animal to snuggle with and sleep with like a toy penguin. My mom and my dad want new coffee cups. Maybe Digger can have stuff to eat, like cookies? Cookies are good for sheep. He had a family vacation at my house. Love, Ben, 4 Dear Santa, I like to play with fire trucks, ambulance, police cars, and that’s all I like to play with the most. They’re my favorite. I love cookies! I want fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances. My
sister wants Pikme Pops and L.O.L.s. She has one, but she wants more. Love, Landon, 4 Dear Santa, We have sand at home too. Santa’s gonna bring some! It’s gonna be rainbow! Love, Ellie, 3 Dear Santa, I love you. When we trick or treated on Halloween, Santa gave me candy. Sometimes he gives me treats. I want a little Christmas tree. I don’t know what my sister wants. Her needs to tell me. I don’t know what my baby sister wants either. I think Mommy wants a golden phone maybe. I want one too! I love gold! Love, Bryleigh, 3 Dear Santa, Santa says Ho Ho Ho! I want a spider for my sister and me. Nothing else. I want a pretend book to read. Merry Christmas. I like swimming. I want a Spiderman Girl for sissy. Her name is Madalynn. My sister wants a toy, her name is Brooklynn. Santa has candy too. I want a Spiderman, a red one. Mom wants candy. Dad wants candy too. My cat is Lucky. Lucky wants cat food. Love, Derek, 3 Dear Santa, I really like him. He give me toys. Toys from Santa. I want toys. A dinosaur. Or toys. And a T-Rex! And stuff for a man who traps him. Like a sword. Or a flashlight. Love, Lennon, 4 Dear Santa, I want a guinea pig! We need grass and a cage for it. And water for it. I’ll name it Buddy. Harper wanted a guinea pig too. Love, Faith, 4 Dear Santa, Trains. Like trains, Santa. Train tracks. Choo choo trains. Love, Owen, 3 Dear Santa, I want toys. Want trucks. Want cars. I like Santa. Love, Tyson, 3 Dear Santa, I want presents. Green presents. And a Christmas tree. I think I want a big Christmas tree. And I love Christmas trees. Love, Addison, 3 Dear Santa, My name is Aspen. I think you like artwork. I want the one with the potty and pajamas. It’s a doll. I think Santa likes my dog. I think he likes my cat too. I think he likes my mom and my dad. He’s going to bring me a present when it’s my birthday. My birthday is in June. I think he likes my leaf picture. I think he likes my blue pumpkin and my pink pumpkin. Love, Aspen, 3 Dear Santa, Santa! I love you! I wish you’d come back and give me some toys. I wish you’d give me some candy and some toys and some presents. That is all. Cause Santa always brings that. Love, Kinsly, 5 Dear Santa, Do you like carrots? I want a remote control jeep that I can derby! My sister wants a big house that comes with a car and a couch and a tv and a door. Love, Lane, 4 Dear Santa, I do tumbling. The North Pole has machines that make presents and toys
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and ribbons. I want a Paw Patrol Lookout and small stuff too. Bentley’s one of the patrols. Miles is a protector like mom. Dad is a police helper like me. Love, Nolan, 3 Dear Santa, I like you! He brings every single present! I want to ask you for frogs! Landon wants Legos. And I want Legos, cause I never had Legos! Love, Layton, 4 Dear Santa, Are there candy canes at the North Pole? How are your reindeer feeling? And I want a present, a remote-control car! And Cordell wants a basketball hoop. For Christmas, I don’t know what Tristan wants. Maybe he wants a remote-control tractor car? And his own Playstation. My grandma wants some needle things to sew and make stuff. And my papa wants a new cookbook. And I want to get my papa a new phone because his old phone got crushed with his truck. I’m done now. Love, Jayden, 5 Dear Santa, I want a Bruder Red Crane! William a Millennium Lego Falcon. Mom and Dad don’t want anything. Ellie wants toys. I like you. Love, Patrick, 4 Dear Santa, I want a baby doll. I want some makeup. And I want some small dogs. I’m not getting a small dog though. Jackson wants a nerf gun. Remy wants some dog treats because we’re out of dog treats. Remy and Boo want a bone. Boo wants more treats for herself and dog treats for dogs and dog medicine. I want Mom to have a bow. And I want a JoJo bookbag. Dad wants cheese popcorn. Love, Adyson, 4 Dear Santa, I want Santa to bring me my brown house. Love, Sawyer, 3 Dear Santa, I want a telescope. Harper wants a toy horsey. We don’t got one of them. I want to tell Santa that I like him giving the toys to me. Lorelle, 4 Dear Santa, Santa, I will get you come cookies whenever. And milk. Will you get me new rugs? Brown and white. And a phone. I want to tell Santa that I’m five. Will you get me some new clothes? And a computer! A blue one. And a sand table with water in it. And a bunny. A real-life bunny. And a box with some holes. And food and water bags and food and water bowls. And, also give me one of your reindeers. Some playdoh toys and playdoh. And I want some soap. And my playdoh orange. And my playdoh toy animals and turkeys. And I want some squares that you can step on like in the class. Love, Paisllie, 5 Dear Santa, I love Santa. Love,
Mallory, 5
Dear Santa, It was my birthday! Trick or Treat! Can you bring me presents? Love, Jaxton, 4 Dear Santa, I want a new Transformer. Santa’s not here. He’s all the way down there. Love, Charles, 4 Dear Santa, I want Santa bring me presents. 5 presents. Green. Purple and black. Hunter want presents! The
letter to Santa! Mom want orange presents. Dad want yellow presents! I like the reindeer. Cameron fell the reindeer. Love, Cameron, 4 Dear Santa, I want an L.O.L. Five! Mickey toys. Five! And one Mickey house. And five dinosaurs. I want some frogs. Real ones and toy ones. And real L.O.L.s. And five paints and five white horses that I paint. Kylia wants a dinosaur, a real one, a T-Rex one. Five real T-Rex dinosaurs. Nothing else. Love, Lily, 5 Dear Santa, I want a letter P. And a Q. A tractor and a dump truck. I want a lot of toys. Love, Brodie, 3 Dear Santa, I want numbers and books. And a kitchen.
Love, Talon, 4
Sarah Bates’ kindergarten class
Dear Santa, What is your favorite color? What is your favorite kind of cookie? May I please have a toy snake and a toy robot? I’m goin’ to leave you n&nm’s. Your Friend, Jackson Dear Santa, How are you and your elves? How’s your reindeer doing? I wish for 2 LOLs and a big Hatchimal cuddle. I will be a good girl. From, Autumn Dear Santa, I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. I will make you a present at Christmas like I did last year. May I please have a big furry little lion? Can I have a toy cat? Your Friend, Emma Dear Santa, How are you? How’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Can I please get Hatchimals? May I please have a Nerf gun? I hope you have a good day. From, Laci Dear Santa, What the reindeer eats? May I please have a mermaid bookbag? May I please have a baby doll? A girl one? I will give you milk and cookies. Love, Anabelle Hi Santa, May I please have Barbie dolls? May I please have a Doc McStuffins lunch box? How are you? I have been working hard. I have been good. How is Mrs. Claus? I will have some frosted cookies and some milk for you! Your Friend, Bailey Dear Santa, May you please give me a remote control race car or airplane? May I please have a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup – family size? It snowed here the other day. Is there any snow at the North Pole yet? I am going to leave you some cookies and milk. From Reid Dear Santa, May I please have a monster truck? (Not a real one, a toy one.) And may I please have a fake dirt bike? (3 of them.) Is your reindeer feeling good? Are you feeling good? I have a cold. How are the elves? Love, Carter Dear Santa, Will you please get me a Nerf gun? Santa, please get me a remote control car. Thank you. Chad
Dear Santa, Please may I have Elsa and Ana? Please have Fingerlings? From Teagan Dear Santa, How is the North Pole doing? Is it cold? How is Thanksgiving going? Can I please have a Barbie Dream House? May I please have a Fingerling? I will give you cookies and milk. Love, Ryleigh Dear Santa, What is Mrs. Claus’s name? May I please have a Peppa Pig book bag? May I please have a new paint set? I hope the elves do good wrapping. Your Friend, Brynlee Dear Santa, How’s Rudolph doing? May you get me a doll? How are you doing? I will make cookies for you. From, Ella Dear Santa, May I please have Hatchimals? How many elves do you have? From Remy
Kathryn Skoog’s kindergarten class
Dear Santa, I’m nice. Please can I have a toy pony. Love, Laelin Bellows-Baca Dear Santa, How do you make the reindeer fly? I am good listening to my dad and going to bed and saying my prayers. Please Santa Claus I want a bike. Thank you! Love, Charlie Blessed-Baily Dear Santa, How do the reindeer fly? I share my Barbies. Can I please have a remote-control purple jeep? Thank you! Love, Ellie Dodd Dear Santa, I am good for my Dad when I go to his house. When is Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer coming? Please can I have a MiBro robot? Thank you! Love, Elliot Frampton Dear Santa, I help my mom do dishes. Can I please have LOLs please? Love, Payton Hutchison Dear Santa, How do the reindeer pull the big sled? I share with my friends when we are playing trains. Please can I have a pretend shock wire? Thank you! Love, Keagan Livengood Dear Santa, How does your sled lift up off the ground? I help my mom sometimes. Please can I have a princess dress? Thank you! Love, Blayke Malo Dear Santa, I have been playing nice. How do your elves make the toys? Can I please have an electric train? Thank you! Love, Jase Meier Dear Santa, I have been good playing games with my brother. Whey do the elves wear the hats? Will you please bring me a smart watch? Thank you! Love, Gavin Neuner Dear Santa, When are you getting the presents ready for Christmas? I have been listening to Mrs. Skoog. Please can I have a Christmas tractor? Thank you! Love, Austin Rahn
Friday, December 21, 2018 Dear Santa, Do you make the toys in the North Pole? I have been good picking up my room. Please and thank you can I have a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer book? Thank you! Love, Thea Smith Dear Santa, How do your reindeer fly? I’ve been good at my house picking up my toys. Please can I have MiRobot wizard with a remote control? Thank you! Love, Eli White Dear Santa, How do you make the toys? I cleaned my whole house by myself. Can I please have Barbies? Thank you! Love, Elise Wilkinson Dear Santa, What do the elves do? I have been good at listening to my mom and dad. Please can I have a new tablet because my old one won’t charge anymore. Thank you! Love, Lilly Williamson
Montmorency School, Rock Falls
Jennifer Curran’s Bi-County Primary program Dear Santa Claus, My name is Aldo. I am already 9 years old!!! I live in the great city of Sterling of course that’s in United States, but I’ll bet you knew that! This year I’ve been so good that I should be the angel on top of the tree! Santa Claus, some things I might like for Christmas this year are: • iPhone 6; • Funko Pop! Fortnite Figures; and, • Really RAD Robots MiBro. Santa Claus, I almost for-
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Did you know ... ? A few facts about the tradition of sending letters to Santa, courtesy of mentalfloss.com Originally, kids didn’t mail them – Before the Post Office Department (as the USPS was known until 1971) presented a solution for getting Santa letters to their destination, children came up with some creative ways to get their messages where they needed to go. Kids in the U.S. would leave them by the fireplace, where they were believed to turn into smoke and go up to Santa. Scottish children would speed up the process by sticking their heads up the chimney and crying out their Christmas wishes. In Latin America, kids attached their missives to balloons, watching as their letters drifted into the sky. It used to be illegal to answer them – Kids had another good reason not to send their letters through the mail: Santa couldn’t answer them. Santa’s mail used to go to the Dead Letter Office, along with any other letters addressed to mythical or undeliverable addresses. Though many individuals offered to answer Santa’s letters, they were technically not allowed to, since opening someone else’s letters, even Dead Letters, was against the law. (Some postmasters, however, violated the rules.) Things changed in 1913, when the Postmaster General made a permanent exception to the rules, allowing approved individuals and organizations to answer Santa’s mail. Even today, such letters have to be made out explicitly to “Santa Claus” if the post office is going to allow them to be answered. That way, families actually named “Kringle” or “Nicholas” don’t accidentally got to say…..I have been very good and have been cleaning my room. I really like to make snowmen in the snow. Love, Aldo Aguilar
Jennifer Curran’s third-grade class Dear Santa Claus, My name is Faybian. I am already 10 years old! I live in the great city of Sterling. Of course that’s in the United States, but I’ll bet you knew that! This year I’ve been so good that I should be the angel on top of the tree! Santa Claus some things I might like for Christmas this year are: - Lego Superheroes thanos Ultimate Battle; - Razer Cynosa Gaming Keyboard; and, - RCA Dual Android Tablet & DVD Combo Santa Claus, I almost forgot to say… I have been really good and have
been cleaning my bedroom. I like all your reindeer and how they pull your sled! Love, Faybian Aguilar
Tasha Dowd’s third-grade class Dear Santa, How are you? I am fine. This is what I would like for Christmas. Hamster, cage for hamster, food for hamster, huge stuffed bear, Fin Fun Mermaid Tail, mono fin, Orbeez Soothing Spa, pink hair kit, guitar, Rapunzel 3D movie, Moana 3D movie, parallel bar, balance beam, and gymnastics mats. Have a nice day Santa. Love, Ashley Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Mrs. Claus and the elves? I’ve been a good girl this year. What kind of cookies
have their mail shipped to the wrong place. A magazine illustration helped spread the popularity of letters to Santa – If one work can be credited with helping kickstart the practice of sending letters to Santa Claus, it’s Thomas Nast’s illustration published in the December 30, 1871 issue of Harper’s Weekly (left). The image shows Santa seated at his desk and processing his mail, sorting items into stacks labeled “Letters from Naughty Children’s Parents” and “Letters from Good Children’s Parents.” Nast’s illustrations were widely seen and shared, being in one of the highest-circulation publications of the era, and his Santa illustrations had grown into a beloved tradition since he first drew the figure for the magazine’s cover in 1863. Reports of Santa letters ending up at local post offices shot up the year after Nast’s illustration appeared. Newspaper used to answer them – Before the Post Office changed its rules to allow the release of Santa letters, local newspapers encouraged children to mail letters to them directly. In 1901, the Monroe City Democrat in Monroe City, Missouri, offered “two premiums” to the best letter. In 1922, the Daily Ardmoreite, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, offered prizes to the three best letters. The winning missives were published, often with the children’s addresses and personal information included. This practice shifted as the post office took greater control over the processing of Santa letters. do you want for Christmas? May I please have a new water bottle? May I please have a Baby Alive? It would be nice! I hope you have a good Christmas Santa! Love, Morgan
to play with as well. Have a Happy Christmas! Love, Miley
Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Mrs. Claus? Have I been good or bad this year? Can I please have a Go Pro to make videos? Also, I would like a Nintendo switch. When I am a grownup I would like to come see you in real life. Merry Christmas, Matix
Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? How is Rudolph? I’ve been trying hard to behave this year. I want to have a Spain jersey, Seahawks jersey, Boston jersey, Beats, walkie talkie, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series to read. Also, the Magic Tree House Series, a Spider man the game, and I really want a baby brother! From, Cameron
Dear Santa, How are you? I would love you to get me some slime and Poopsies. How is my elf Louie doing, good or bad? I would love you to get me a hover board, a boy Shih Tzu , and a new water bottle. I would love to have some Kinetic Sand
Dear Santa, Hi Santa how are you? How is Mrs. Claus and Rudolph? How is Minty my elf? I hope he has a good Christmas! I swear I have been trying to be very good this year! Can you also tell Minty to fix Riley, my stuffed animal, please. For this Christmas I would
like to have 2 squishys. Any kind would be fine and I would also love to have some new Kinetic Sand, Poopsies, and also a giant LOL house. Also a gallon of glue to make slime and a new Ipod! I would also like to know what kind of cookies you enjoy. I hope you have a great Christmas! Love, Hadley Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Rudolph? How is Jack, my elf? Can he come early this year? I would like a boy Frenchie Dog named Hershey or Oreo. I would like some new clothes. I am a size 8. I would also like pearl earrings. I would love a Lebran James jersey size 8. And best for last, I would like a baby brother or sister please! I would like to say thank you for letting my family be together this year. Love, Hayden xoxo. Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Mrs. Claus doing? How are the reindeer? How are your elves? I hope they are not sick for Christmas. This year I would like a Chucky Doll so I can scare my friends, a gas RC car, a RC Lowrider, a German Sheppard, and a drone! From my whole family: Have a Merry Christmas Santa Claus! Love, Isaac F. Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the reindeer? How is Mrs. Claus? This year for Christmas I want a Dirtbike. That’s all I want because I know you are already gonna spend so much money on other kids. Have a good Christmas! Your friend, Jakob Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? How are the reindeer? For Christmas can you bring a Nintendo switch for my brother, a Bears jersey for my dad, and can you bring a pair of yoga pants for my mom? Thank you Santa! Love, Lily
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Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is my family, an Ipod, and a phone. Merry Christmas, Stone
Dear Santa, I want a ben ten watch, dinosaur toys, dino squad book and a real ostrich. Love, Brett
Valarie Langloss’s third-grade class
Dear Santa, I want shimmer and shine, a barbie restaurant and that’s all for me. A robot for my brother, baby toys for my baby Blake. Thank you Love, Emma
Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I’m doing great. How are the reindeer? How is Zoe, my elf? When does Zoe come? Is it always cold there? It gets cold here in October, November, December, and last but not least, January. We put up our Christmas tree October 10th. I’m going to tell you what my dog wants, because she doesn’t write letters. She wants some dog toys, a long large bone, and a tooth brush that’s pink, and last but not least, some shoes. Can you give Brooke a necklace for Christmas? I want a hoverboard, some basketball shoes, a Christmas coloring book along with some colored pencils, some slime kits, and a gallon of glue. Stay warm! Love, Chloe Behrens
Dear Santa, I would like a moving chase for my pups, a remote control car, a speaker toy, a rabbit with batteries, a peppa pig van with a slide and pool. Love, Israel Dear Santa, I want an LOL house, more boxes to build a house, a ryan toy, a barbie kitchen and thats all. Love, Ellalina Dear Santa, I want the barbie van, the barbie house, and the light up set, hatchimals, a new water bottle and new mittens, hat and a scarf. Thank you Love, Lena
Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? How are the reindeer? How is my elf doing? I turned 9 on October 20, 2018. How is Fuzzy? I hope he’s doing good there. I love my teacher. She is so nice and pretty. I love my mom, dad, sister, and friends. I want a hoverboard for Christmas and new boots. Love, Gisselle Martin
Dear Santa, I want a skateboard, 2 walkie-talkies so me and my dad can have a nerf war. A dinosaur that does backflips, and I also need a tablet because my dad has his own and I need my own. Oh and an RC car then thats it. Love, Kaden
Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? Can I get a toy car, new shoes, Legos, Call of Duty for PS4, a TV, and a new bed? Thank you and have a nice Christmas! Love, Aiden Devers
Dear Santa, I want a doll with teeth, a barbie and then that is all. Love, Natalie Dear Santa, I want a mermaid tail that is light pink and teal. Love, Delaney
Dear Santa, Hi Santa! How is the North Pole doing? How are the reindeer? I hope you’re well. I want Legos, a remote control car, a PS4, and some games. I also want 100 books to read. Please and thank you! Love, Logen Gaulrapp Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? How are the reindeer? How many kids do you give presents to in the whole entire world? This is what I want for Christmas. I want a new squishy and some Orbeez, but what I really want is some roller blades for skating. Have a good Christmas, Santa! Love, Mikaela Craver Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? I hope they’re good. This year I want a Barbie Dream Camper and a Barbie Dream House. I want an elf at my mom’s. Tell Joey, or get a different elf for my mom’s house. I want a Christmas bear or a BuildA-Bear. At my dad’s I want an American Girl doll and clothes. At my mom’s I want the doll you gave me last year. Oh, it was a Wellie Wisher, and I want that at my mom’s too. That is all. From your Friend, Lauren Dale Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Madisyn. How are the reindeer? I love Rudolph. Does he actually have a red nose? How are the elves at the workshop? Can you let Francine and Lindsay read this, please and thank you? Hi, you two, how are you doing this year? I have a question. What jobs do you two have? I want a miniature pony at my mom’s house and a pink four wheeler at my dad’s house, and a helmet please. Your Friend, Madisyn Eikenberry Dear Santa, How are you? Will Buddy
Dear Santa, I would like anything batman Love, Hudson
be back? I would like a mini arcade, a roller blade set, and a Jurassic World set with T-Rex vs. Monolophosaurus. Thank you, Santa. Love, Ayden Dowd Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? I hope Mrs. Claus is doing great. For Christmas I want super slime and a trampoline. I hope the elves are doing good. I hope no elves lost their magic. For Christmas I want a watch, Thor, Cyborg, Venom, and I would also like a couple chapter books and a Christmas movie. Love, Juelious Olivas Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? How are all your elves in the workshop? I love all of your reindeer. This year I want a unicorn squishy, a bunny pillow, some bath bombs, some unicorn slime, and a butter slime. I hope you have a wonderful winter in the North Pole. I think you are so awesome! From, Ava Karrow Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? Can I please have jeans for Christmas? May I please have a shed and a lock with it? Can I please have a PS4 with Fornite? Please get me a snowboard. That is it. I think my puppy likes squeaky toys, and I have been good this year. Love, Mason Parks
Dear Santa, How are you? Are you tired of delivering presents to children? Can I PLEASE have Call of Duty 4, a Marshmallow Boy helmet, clothes, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, an Xbox 1, Xbox games, some 1950s clothes and 1950s hats, a new charger, another phone, lots and lots of books, and Fortnite for Xbox 1. From, Josue Vega Dear Santa, How are you? I’m going to leave out cookies if you come to my house and carrots for your reindeer, for sure Rudolph. I hope my elf, Popcorn, comes back this year. He’s a boy. How is Popcorn? My name is Kamryn. How is Mrs. Claus? For Christmas I would like some books to read. I would like some necklaces and 3 friendship bracelets. I hope you have a good winter. I would like one more thing. It is some jackets. Have a good Christmas! Love, Kamryn Partridge
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Cara Kniss’ second-grade class Dear Santa, For Christmas I want
Mario party. And I want an electric scooter and a hover bord. And I want Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. Thank you Santa. From, Conner Dear Santa, I want a power ranger morfer but please make it rel. I want a power ranger game but it’s got to be a Wii. Thank you. From, Brayden Dear Santa, I want a dirtbike and rainbow sord. I want aPS4. I want a grapple hook. I need a lambow. I want a trampaline. I want a pool. Thank you. From, Cole Dear Santa, Please send us our elf named Zippy back. Please get me some sapphires for my game, please give me a X-Box. Thank you. From, Quinnley P.S. Please give me a Nintendo Switch. Thank you. Dear Santa, I want a computer I like them. I want a game for my Nintendo. I want it cool. I want a remote car and a robot. Thank you. From, Luke Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a doll, a stuffed animal, smelly slime, and a Barbie. Thank you. From, Delilah
Dear Santa, I love you Santa. For Christmas can you get me a tablet and a fone please? Can you get me a toy computer? Can you get me a toy dollhouse please and thank you. Can you get me toy dolls please and thank you. Can you get me a Pokeyman collection? Can you get me a toy doll car please and thank you. I love you Santa soo much. From, Tehya
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Dear Santa, I want a surprise doll and a fancy nancy doll and then just some other toys. Love, Paisley Dear Santa, I want an RC car, a soccer ball, and a dragon. Also a ninja turtle and a toy owl. a Real phone too. Thanks, Breckon Dear Santa, I would like a firetruck a boy barbie so me and dad can play. An then another girl barbie for my mom to play. That is it. Love, Bella
Dear Santa, I want a girl barbie, a pink dress, a purse with money and thats all. Love, Sloane Dear Santa, I want a barbie camper with barbies in it like skipper, chelsea, stacy and barbie, barbie shopkin toys with a mom, shimmer and shine toys, a tablet or a computer, nail polish and a pencil sharpener with new pencils. I almost forgot a new bike too. Thanks Love, Mia Dear Santa, Hi Santa i want a small robot, a football, legos, and that is it. Love, Oscar Dear Santa, I want a race car, heart pillow, race track for my cars, a watch and a pencil and I don’t know what else I want. Love, Finnian Dear Santa, I want shopkin books, paper to draw, name tags for me and Mildrid, a dry erase board, a computer with games on it. I also want puzzles, crayons and a tree house for my barbies. Love, Eleanor Dear Santa, I want a robot, a tablet and earphones so I can listen to music. Then I want dog treats for my puppies and that is all. Love, Mildrid
Friday, December 21, 2018 Dear Santa I want a choo choo train, building blocks, a skateboard and that is all. I hope santa doesn’t forget my toys. Love, Ethan
Amy Rosengren’s kindergarten class Dear Santa, I want my mom to have a heart picture. I would like to have two beanie babies. Love, Neveah Dear Santa, I would like to get a Rapunzel horse for Christmas. I want a princess carriage. My brother and I want chocolate Santa. Love, Jordynn Dear Santa, I want a Rapunzel doll names Maximus and Apple. My new brothers have toys. Love, Meg Dear Santa, I want a mermaid costume and LOL. I want to have a Badgers Blanket for Dad and a cross for mom. Love, Sammi O. Dear Santa, I want 5 Ice Hogs tickets for my whole family to go to a hockey game. I would like a space book too. Love, Dean Dear Santa, I want a Treasure X and a Nintendo Switch. I want Rampage and a Power Ranger sword and face mask. I want a Fortnight Freddy. Love, Colson Dear Santa, I want a Batman and Spiderman Lego kit. Please bring a princess shield, necklace, crown, and Nin-
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Love, Kamila
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Dear Santa, The biggest LOL ever is what I want for Christmas. Please bring my mom and dad a picture of our family. Love, Jaedyn
Dear Santa, I am 7. I want a Hover Board. Do you like spaghetti? I want a Jojo doll that sings Boomerang. Love, Natalina
Dear Santa, I want a dry erase board like I have in my school. I want a big beach picture for my room and a desk and a chair. I would like a big LOL and hand sanitizer. Love, Sami B.
Dear Santa, I go to my grandmas. How old is the Earth? I want a big train set. Love, Karter
Dear Santa, I want a family picture for my mom. I want a car (toy car) that I can drive. Love, Kayviana
Jen Jordan’s first-grade class Dear Santa, I wonder why elves hand out toys. I would like a Xbox One. Love, Gus Dear Santa, I am six. Santa what are your deer named? I would want a new pair of Jojo shoes. I would want some Jojo bows and some chap stick and some Jojo clothes. Love, Penelope Dear Santa, I am 6. Santa I want a tablet. Santa how old are you? Love, Mia Dear Santa, I am 7. I want magic tracks. Santa, why can’t people see your face? Love, Riley Dear Santa, I am 6 and I have been really good. Can I get a phone? Santa, where is the
Dear Santa, I am 6. Can I please have Minecraft toys? How old are you Santa? Love, Lucas Dear Santa, I am six. I want a toy cat. Santa, how old are your elves? I want a tablet. Love, Eleanor
Washington School, Sterling
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Dear Santa, My name is Brenda Green. I am 8 years old and live in Sterling, IL. One thing that I would love to get this year is a dog. The reason I want this is because my dog is having pupplies. Some other things I would like is a doll, toy monkey and toy horse. I enjoy reading Frozen Ehsa books. They are spesh ole to me. If possible, could you also bring books for my sistrus and brethrs, a toy for my sistru Kennay, and a doll for Dallys. I promise to be good forever. Please tell your reindeer
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Dear Santa, My name is Aiden Renner. I am 9 years old and live in Sterling, Il. One thing that I would love to get this year is Legos. The reason I want this is because I like building thing. Some other things I would like is Nerf guns, magic cards, hot wheels, and big teddy bear. I enjoy reading DC books. They are cool. If possible, could you also bring action figures for Logan, a nerf gun for Jase, and a jacket for my Mom. I promise to that I wel be good. Please tell your elves you are good people. Love, Aiden Renner
Dear Santa, My name is Alexis Knight. I am 9 years old and live in Sterling. One thing that I would love to get this year is a X-Box. The reason I want this is because it is cool. Some other things I would like is a IPhone X, Slime, Saushees coloring books, joke bookes. I enjoy reading sosters, drama, smil, ghost books. They are cool to reading. If possible, could you also bring chocolates for Mom, a Hotwheels for Dad, and a Hot Wheels for brother. I promise to bring treats for dogs and cats be nice. Please tell your rreindeer to not get lost. Love, Alexis Knight
Dear Santa, My name is Matthew Serrano. I am 8 years old and live in Sterling. One thing that I would love to get this eyar is Nintendo Switch. The reason I want this is because it’s the controller of the year. Some other things I would like is Kosmo, Lego kits, stic bots, and small puppy. I enjoy reading Minecraft books. They are fun to look at. If possible, could you also bring new phone for Fabrizio, a new computer for Papa, and a plane ticket toys for cousin. I promise to respect everyone. Please tell your elves thank you. Love, Matthew Serrano Dear Santa, My name is Antonio Santiago. I am 9 years old and live in Sterling. One thing that I would love to get this year is a IPhone. The reason I want this is because it is a cool thing. Some other things I would like is a Xbox, Fortheht game, Slim, and bike. I enjoy reading Captain Underpants and joke books. They are so funny. If possible, could you also bring an IPhone for mom, a new motorcycle for Dad and a doolls for sister. I promise to be nice. Please tell your elves/rein-
Dear Santa, My name is Jennifer Torres. I am 8 years old and live in Sterling. One thing that I would love to get this year is X-box. The reason I want this is because I like to play. Some other thing I like is Phone8X, shoping, and No David books. They are fun to reding. If possible, could you also bring clothes for my parents, a new shoes for Patrica, and a X-box for Angelica. I prome to benice to my parents. Please tell your elves to make my toys. Love, Jennifer Torres Dear Santa, My name is Aden Parker. Im 9 years old and live in Sterling. One thing taht I would love to get this year is Playstatiot and a VR. The reason I want this is because I want one. Some other things I would like is nintendo-swich, hatchable, legos and comics. I enjoy reading comics book. They are funny. If possible, could you also bring a necklace for mom. I promise to be good. Please tell your reindeer not git lost. Love, Aden Parker Dear Santa, My name is Sawyer John-
son. I am 8 years old and live in Sterling, Il. One thing that I would love to get this year is phone. The reason I want this is because I can play on it. Some other things I would like is farm toy chicken coop, and a toy bag. I enjoy reading dog books. They are fun. If possible, could you also bring new phone for mom, a motor from dad a dirt bike for from sister baby doll and a trucks for brother. I promise to be good. Please tell your elves/reindeer thank you. Love, Sawyer Johnson Dear Santa, My name is Michael Keefer. I am 8 years old and live in Sterling, IL. One thing that I would lvoe to get this year is a phone. The reason I want this is because I can play games. Play station 9. Some other things I would like is legos, stor wors blanket, star wors pillow and star wars books. I enjoy reading star wars books. They are good. If possible, could you also bring minions for my mom, a toys for my sister, anda books for grama. I promise to be good. Please tell your elves and reindeers thank you! Love, Michael Keefer Dear Santa, My name is Leo Loos. I am 10 yearas old and live in Sterling, IL. One thing I would lvoe to get this eyar is Chinese Blazing Team Yo-Yo. The readon I want this is because I like Yo-Yos and I’m really serious about my tricks. Some other things I would like is stacking cups, Black Lion playing, cards, magic yo yo, and some hoodies, and an iphone. I enjoy reading magic trick and yo yo books. They are fun to learn about. If possible, could you also bring families for my friends in the orphanage in China. I promise to be a good boy at school. Please tell your elves/reindeer they are cuties. Love Leo Loos
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