A peek at some letters to St. Nick
When your hopes are high for Christmas morning, what better way to ensure success than by writing a note to Santa Claus.
These third-graders' letters were submitted by teacher Mrs. Lutz of Coultrap Elementary School in Geneva.
We received only copies of the letters. The originals, of course, were sent along to the North Pole.
The children's unique spelling and grammar have been included.
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Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Bryce Nelson. Am I on the nice list? Am I on the naughty list? I would like some Transformers, that easel and more games for my DS please. Can I have a Wii for my sister's late birthday gift? I really want her to have it. I will be in Iowa. It's going to be so much fun. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!!! Tell the elfs a Merry Christmas.
Your friend,
Bryce Nelson
Dear Santa Claus,
I have been good this year. I know it is not specific, but I would like a surprise for Christmas. I think I'd like a snowboard, too. My brother has been pretty good also. If it is not too much trouble, he wants a Nintendo Wii. (And don't worry, I won't peek when you come.)
Merry Christmas,
Grace Keegan
Dear Santa,
I think I have been good. Mostly. I really don't every want to be on the naughty list! Mostly, I think you will have a lot and lot of presents to deliver, but not much from since I only have six things for me.
Mostly I think you should give Jack Olson (an) I-pod.
Your friend,
Matthew McNeil
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Anna Gain. How is Mrs. Claus? -- as well as you?! Oh, one more thing before I start asking for things is, I've been good this year. Now, can I have a game called Blockus? Oh, and maybe some pentomonoes. Please get my sister some phonics books. What would you like for Christmas? Well, I've got to get going.
Love,
Anna Gain
Dear Santa,
This year I've been good. For Christmas I'd like #8230; a new, better snowboard, more baseball cards and a bee bee gun with beebees. What is your favorite baseball team? My is the Cubs and Dodgers. Do you have kids? I have two sisters. Their names are Rachel and Elizebthe. Who is your favorite raindeer? Who is your top elf? For Ben Hertel, I want you to give him a skateboard.
From the nice kid,
Ryan Elmendorf
Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa Claus,
Santa, be careful going down my chimney because I might have a fire going. Is there a specific reindeer you like? Can you please get me an I-coaster, PSP and an I-pod. Can you please give the poor more things that they really need instead of toys. Because they'd like that. I have a question, what do you do when your not getting ready for Christmas? Do you have glasses like me? Can you please right me back? If you don't have any paper, go by my phone and there should be sticky notes.
Your friend,
Conor Cook
Dear Santa,
I have ben good this year. How are the raindeer? I would like a snowoboard and a sheded raindeer antler from yours. Will you get Emily Neswold drums, please (please, please)?
Your friend.
Zoe
Dear Santa,
I really like math in school It's my favorite subject. I want a couple of things for Christmas. A ripstick, a couple of chapter books like "Satch and ne," "Hounes and me" and "Getting Air." I wrote a poem for you, it's called "Santa's Jingle Jangle."
Jingle bells rock out loud
As you give us a cheer
As you fly through the sky
With your raindeer proud and clear.
Your friend,
Nick Nelson
Dear Santa Claus,
What tipe of cookies do you want? Are you lactose intolerant? What would you like for Christmas? And are you good in school? What I want for Christmas is something small and full of music. I want an I-pod. I hope you have a mary, mary, mary Christmas, Santa Claus.
Love,
Lauren Burgess
Dear Santa,
I've been good this year. Have you been nice this year? How to you get around the wrold so fast? Can you get my brother an extra prasint? I have one more thing to say, happy Hallidays.
Love,
Jared
PS: I lafet some milk on the table.
Dear Santa,
My name is Katlyn. I've been good this year. I havn't been hitting or fighting #8230; Ok, maby a little. But maby down in your heart you could give me something. What I want is a DS, a puppy, a Hannah Montana game for my DS. You could choose the rest.
Your friend,
Katlyn M.
Dear Santa,
I've been nice this year. How's Rudolph? I want the Kirsten American Girl doll, the Felicity bed and a Barbie doll house.
Your friend,
Kate Santillan
Dear Santa
I've been good this year. How is Mrs. Claus and Rudolph? Is he strong? I want a motor scotte, a D.S., and a bike. My dad want some two-buy-8 pice of wood two buy 22 pice of wood.
Your friend,
(name cut off)
Dear Santa,
I've been verry nice this year. How is Mrs. Claus? How dose Reudoph's nose glow? I bet your elvs work real hard making millions of toys. All I want for Christmas is the Wizardoligay game, Battle glow and Shadow the hedgehog video game. P.S. what's your favorite flavor of cookies?
(no name given)
Dear Santa,
This year, I've been good. How's the raindeer? I hope the war will be over. And I might want some video games and books.
Your friend,
Maxwell T. Stahl
Dear Santa,
I've been a little bad. But am I still on the good list? I'm sorry. So, how is Mrs. Cluse? Don't know how to spell good. I wish my mom stopped smoking. I want Yo-Gi-Uh cards and that's it. Hope you have a great Christmas
Love,
Abby Horn
Dear Santa,
I've been good this year. I hope you injoy the cookies and milk. Can you get my mom candles? My mom loves candles! I hope you could get me a Nindendo DS and snowpants and snowboots. I want your signiture if you have time. Some of my friends say your not real, but I believe you are real!
Love,
Allison Hughes
P.S., Thanks for the presents.
Dear Santa,
I've been good this year. How is Rudolph? How is Ms. Claus? For Christmas I want a Wii, a flat screen TV for my dad and a Play Station 2 white. I left cookies and mil and carrots for your reindeer.
By Jack Olson
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want an American Girl doll, Intendo DS, and some clothes. I would give my mom a glass bowl. Santa, I'm going to ask you one question. It is: have I been good this year? I hope so.
Your friend,
Allison Guio