From Reed-Custer Elementary to the North Pole

Third grade students from Ms. Natalie Kilpatrick’s class at Reed-Custer Elementary School have sent their letters off to the North Pole and they shared their holiday wish lists to Santa with The Braidwood Journal. The letters appear as written by the students who continue to learn the art of writing.

Dear Santa,
I hope you are doing great! My name is Rabecca. I am 8-years old. I live in Braidwood. I have been good all year I have been kid to my friends. This year for christmas. I would lik stuff for my bunney I don’t care what you give me. I can’t wait for to vist me this year. Please give moose my bunney give her a lot of teats and loves when people come her hair but make sher she dose not stomp her feet that mens she is mad and I am training her not to stomp her feet but she mite sckrach. I can’t wait in till you came in 14 more days. And my elf not over the tree he is like miney grinch.
Love from Rabecca

Dear Santa,
Yo what up Santa? I live in Godley. My name is Jake. I’m 9 years old. I’ve been very good. I hav been friendly, kind, responsible, and supportive to my friends and family. This year for Christmas I would like airpods, a lego city set, pokemon cardsm 500 piece puzzles, dogman books, and a rainbow light up disco ball. Also my elf’s have been crazy! I’m making cookies for you too. I can’t wait for you to visit.
Love, Jake Janopoulos

Dear Santa,
I hope you and Mrs. Claus are doing great. My name is Mila and I’m 8 years old and my sister is 11 and my brother is 17. My brother really wants his lisin’s and a job. My sister really want’s her own room and a new bed. For Christmas I really want a barbie travaling kit. Also I really want gimnastiks beam and bar and everything a gimnastiks gim has and a new couch and a new Christmas tree because I had my my room and dad’s Christmas tree for a long time. I would also want a pet bunny and a pet hamster.
Love, Mila

Dear Santa,
happy Christmas! My name is Matthew Moises Bravo Veliz. I am 9 years old and I live is Wilmington. I have been kind this year. I have shared my books with Jake J. and been nice to my famaly and friends. This year for Christmas, I would like plants v.s. zombys toys, a toy tree house and a pokemon card deck. It would be nice if you also got me a dog man 13 books, some clothes and artist’s and book make stuff. And like last year, I have some questions: How douse your valley look like? And how dou you trevel around the world in one night?
Love Matthew. P.S. Tell your elves, raindeers and mrs. Clause I said hi!

Dear Santa,
Hello! I hope you see this santa! my names is Vivianne. I am 8 years old. I live in Braidwood. I have been very good this year. I have been so kind to my friends. This year for Christmas I would like a 1. a dog 2. a swetchrt and i want it to have a bow 3. a kanine. I can’t wait for you to visit me this year! p.s my thre cas may run! and to be a and tiny have ben good but tobe has a litlbit but but be kind
from Vivianne. Keith-Powell

Dear Santa,
hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing so good. My name is Rylie Breuer. I am 8 years old. I likve in Braidwood. I have been very good this year because I have been kind when drama. Three top things I want are, trampalion, my mom to win the lotary, some stuff for my favorite hobbys. Just so you know my elf Buddy has been very nice this year please reward him. I can’t wait for you to visit and visit my new home.
Love Rylie.

Dear Santa,
I hope you are feeling great! My name is Amy I have been good this year. I have tried my best in tests this year. I would like anything to do with cats. I can’t wait for you to visit me! p.s. take food care of time for me. P.s.s don’t rub tim’s belly.
from Amy

Dear Santa,
My name is Jacob Tabor and I am 9 years old. I live in Wilmington I have been good this year I been helping my dad and my mom I also been doing my chores like feading my animals. This year I would like to have new nentendo chuks, a xbox and a 3d printer. I hop you have a great christmas.
from: Jacob

Dear Santa,
Hi! My name is Mckynzie I live in Braidwood Ill usa. I have been very good this year. I have been taking good care of my brother marky also I have been participating a lot. by the way I am 9 years old. This year I will like a pet bunny, a trip to hawaii and drawing supliys I can’t wait for you this year. P.S. pepermint is crazy and also snowflake pls give my teacher something amazing.
love Mckynzie Seego.

Dear Santa
My name is Lilyana. I am 8 years old. I live in Braidwood. I have been very good this year I have been nice and kind to people. This year for Christmas I would like 1. a lot of stitch stuff 2. games 3. candy. I can’t wait for you visit me this year! ps my dog or cat mite bit.
Love Lilyana

Dear Santa,
Hello! Hope you are doing great! How is rudof and mrs. claus? My name is: Blair Hoffner I am 8 almost 9 years old I live in Wilmington Illinois I have been very good this year. I have been careful, kind and help others. This year for chrismas I would like Plese 1. how to cach books 2. a baby doll 3. colering supis I can’t wait for you to viset me this year! p.s. give mrsik $100
Love Blair

Dear Santa
My nam is Dean. I am 9 years old. I was good this year. I bin kind to my best in math. I wot a poekmon gam. I wot this year to git ahen elf this year. Say Hi to rudolf the red nosed reindeer. Be careful around my weiner dog. I live in Illinois.
Love Dean.

Dear Santa,
I am 8 years old. I live in Essex I bee helpful to femly and friends. I wunt for christmas is a picher of taylor swift and a toling chaer and a macking paper cet. my duter love you good biy
Love Audrey

Dear Santa
My name is Ben and I am 8 years old. And I live in Custer Park and I have been doing good in scool. and I am being kind to my freinds and to my mom and dad. and I wont a PS:5 and a phon and toys. ps. I hoop you have a good christmas. and myelf is being nice formben. bring my techer $1.0000.676767
Ben

Dear Swiety Mikoraj
Hello! Hope you are doing great! I am 8 1/2 years old. I live in Custer Park, IL. I have been very good this year. I have been nice to everyone. This year for Christmas I would like: 1. gaming headphones 2. At least three lego sets 3. robux I can’t wait for you to visit me this year!
Sincerely Adrian Michael Kulach

Dear St Nick,
12-11-25
my name is Lenna Mae Thompson. I live in braidwood (she gave her address but we will not be publishing that) Iv been I am 8 years old really good this year. I been supportive to friends and family. For chrismas I want a chihuaha an otter cat and a bunny/rabbit. you can give all my animals pets exept for my chinchillas they may pee on you and my dogs will bark my cat may bite and my kitten in makenzi’s room might bite or scratch. she also may come out her name is Cleo my other cats name is smokey. Cleo and smokey do not get along very well. If you could come to my house with a note from mrs. clause that would be great. For christmas I also want frend ship neckleses for three people for me and my friends and a friend ship neckles for four people for me and my three sissters. I also want a stitch poster and a christmas water bottle for christmas
Love Lenna

Dear Santa,
My name is Demi Devries. I am 8 years old. I have been kind, friendly, lovely, helpful and giving. This year for christmas I would like a microscope, a elf plushie, a elf pets reindeer, a basketball net, a gumball machine with no gumballs, a hamster wheel, new boots that are brown, kid high heels, a santa poster, a comet plushie, and a k pop demon hunters friendship necklace. I live in Braidwood IL USA.
Sincerely Demi
p.s. i wake up early

Dear Santa,
I am 8 and I am tring my best to be good but I am stil good thone santa can I get a v pokemon box and can I get a mavon elf and a pet oxalato pleases and stich erpods and a bangl helmet and demenslare fongopop and the mister rex brake out and a 10 fortnite toy certers please and a pet showe oul and a baby sava achinfiger please and a 6.7. stufy and a muck f-hat has Kayle on it and a fox that is wateing for my out side and wants to be my friend and a lofoo and a fol set of dripy stuf please and a lot of pokymon cards please. from to santa
Bo

Dear Santa,
I hope you are doing great my name is Nicole I am 8 years old. I live in Godley. I have been good this year. I have been kind and suportiv to friends and famly. For chrismiss I would like chismiss book, friendship bracelits for my friends lenna, vivi, kends, Demy, mila, blar, mis. k, when you get to mis. k hose give them treat and toys and give mis. k lots of presits because she is the best teacher in the wold.
love Nicole

Dear Santa,
I want to tell you my name my name is Michael I can tell you how old I am 8 years old also I live in Braidwood (gave address but we will not publish that) I have been good thise year I been kind helpful nise. thise year for christmas is for my papas cancer to go away. on the first day of christmas also a eletret gutare and a titanit that is big also a eletret. I can’t waite for you to visit me on chrismas for all of the toys and fun but bring dog some toys and snacks and bring my papa and granma some candy reses for papa and suckers for my grandma but thanks for the presin my elf has been good but saying 67 but they are good.
Love Michael

Dear Santa,
I am Ms. Kilpatrick. I am writing this letter to ensure you that all of my students have been good this year. They work so hard in school and are kind to everyone. They are caring, supportive, and loving. Each of them has earned a special place in my hear and a spot of the nice list. Thank you for reading this letter and your consideration.
Merry Christmas!
Ms. K