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Dear Santa...

East County Students share Christmas wishes with St. Nick.


  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 2:00 p.m. December 22, 2017
  • East County
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"Dear Santa How are you? How is Mrs Clos? Plees can I have a cheetah robot. Love, Dexter" 

- Dexter Trombetta, kindergarten, Tara Elementary

 Dexter Trombetta
Dexter Trombetta

"Dear Santa, Santa I bin a good grl an how wor the rebes (reindeer) even hdo is Ruduf I wut sum slim an sum magik wunds. That is wut I wut Santa.

From Fenix."

- Fenix Fitzgerald, kindergarten, McNeal Elementary

Fenix Fitzgerald
Fenix Fitzgerald

"Dear santa I hop you are well  I wot a Baby Alive Doll and I have ben good. I wesh that my wesh cemchroow." 

- Bella Randall, kindergarten, Tara Elementary

Tara Elementary School kindergartener Bella Randall, Jo Johnson's class.
Bella Randall

"Dear Santa, I will have peeled carrots for your reindeer. could I please have a LEGO Batman set. Could you please give my sister a ramote control unicorn? She would relly like it. I would also like a wii for Christmas. Thank you! Love, Nick"

- Nick Allen, first grade, B.D. Gullett Elementary

Nick Allen
Nick Allen

Dear Santa
I wot a Hatmol and a cupal of caDeey bags and a Elf theat I can careey,

Reese Gilman

- Reese Gilman, kindergarten, B.D. Gullett Elementary

Reese Gilman
Reese Gilman

"Dear Santa if you cume to my gramas homes we will have cookis. could I pleaes have a amrkin doll. can I pleaes have sliprs 2 pars of them. Santa I will have craris.
Love, Selena"

- Selena Hidalgo, first grade, B.D. Gullett Elementary

Selena Hidalgo
Selena Hidalgo

"Dear Santa, Hey Santa please can I have sum SharePeas that are prpol and grean and red and oring and yellowe and black and asoe can I have a flow ring and osoe can I have a floding algatrflote.

Love, Tatum."

- Tatum Browne, kindergarten, McNeal Elementary

Tatum Browne
Tatum Browne

"Dear Santa, how are you? I hope you are well. Pleszz can I have a Hello Kitty makeup set? and I benn good at scool. Love Sophia J. Pleszz say hi to Mrs is Closs" 

- Sophia Johnson, kindergarten, Tara Elementary 

Sophia Johnson
Sophia Johnson

"Dear Santa Clause,
Merry Christmas!
Thank you for coming to my house every Christmas. Have I been on the good list? Will you bring presents this year? I hope so and here is my wish list…
1. art supplies
2. play kitchen set
3. make/up table
4. LOL surprise
5. Pieface
6. Jojo Bow Maker
7. oohies
I hope you have a safe trip and the elves are helpful. 
Love,
Viviana Sprague"

Viviana Sprague, second grade, B.D. Gullett Elementary

Viviana Sprague
Vivana Sprague

Dear Santa,

How are you? I have a quick favor to ask you. I want you to give my mom some new shoes and giver her a new phone because my mom always speends all her money on us. She makes sure that her children are alright first. She always has been a great mom to her five kids and I want her to have the best Christmas ever. I want to get my Three sisters iphones. That will make my day if you do that. please get my teacher some coffee. he needs it. I will leave some cookies and milk out. 

P.S. Can you bring my grandmama a new car too.

You friend,

Yosilah Simmons

I hope you have a great Christmas!!!

Yosilah Simmons, third grade, B.D. Gullett Elementary

Yosilah Simmons
Yosilah Simmons

Dear Santa,

Hi Santa. I am being a good grll. this year. I want a bar for tmasdix (gymnastics).

From Sophie

Sophie Lowrance, kindergarten, McNeal Elementary

Sophie Lowrance, Photo by Jay Heater
Sophie Lowrance, Photo by Jay Heater

 

 

 

Viviana Sprague
Viviana Sprague
Tara Elementary School kindergartener Dexter Trombetta
Tara Elementary School kindergartener Dexter Trombetta
McNeal Elementary kindergartener Fenix Fitzgerald
McNeal Elementary kindergartener Fenix Fitzgerald
Tara Elementary School kindergartener Bella Randall
Tara Elementary School kindergartener Bella Randall
Yosilah Simmons, third grade, B.D. Gullett
Yosilah Simmons, third grade, B.D. Gullett
B.D. Gullett Elementary School first grader Nick Allen
B.D. Gullett Elementary School first grader Nick Allen
B.D. Gullett Elementary School kindergarten Reese Gilman
B.D. Gullett Elementary School kindergarten Reese Gilman
B.D. Gullett Elementary School first grader Selena Hidalgo
B.D. Gullett Elementary School first grader Selena Hidalgo
Tara Elementary School kindergarten Sophia Johnson
Tara Elementary School kindergarten Sophia Johnson
McNeal Elementary kindergarten Tatum Browne
McNeal Elementary kindergarten Tatum Browne
B.D. Gullett Elementary School second grader Viviana Sprague
B.D. Gullett Elementary School second grader Viviana Sprague
Sophia Lowrance, kindergarten, McNeal Elementary
Sophia Lowrance, kindergarten, McNeal Elementary

 

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