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Montezuma Elementary students send wishes to Santa
Dec. 23, 2025 10:39 am
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Before leaving on Christmas break, Montezuma students wrote letters to Santa.
Kindergarten
Dear Santa,
Santa, would you like to see my house? I would like some more tracks for my cars. I have a lot of Monster trucks and cars. Can I also get a bridge for my cars? I want a white board to write on too. My brother would like a Lego racecar set and my sister would like a stuffed animal.
Love, Traeton Garber
Dear Santa,
Your reindeer are cool! Can you bring me a remote control digger and a remote control car? My brother and I both want a remote control drift car to play with together. I also want an Elf on the Shelf to help me be good. I like you and your big sled, Santa!
Love, River Hamilton
Dear Santa,
How are the elves doing? Can I have the game Spot It so I can play it with my brother? I also want some square dice to use with our other games we have at home. Can you please bring me SpongeBob stickers to share with my cousins? I will leave you milk and cookies!
Love, Colt McNaulty
Dear Santa,
Thank you for the gifts last year. I liked my big Sonic toy! Please can I have a big dinosaur toy this year? I like the T-Rex dinosaur. Maybe the T-Rex, the Distortus Rex, and the Spinosaurus from Jurassic World Rebirth? I would also like a white dog plushie. I’m going to leave you milk and cookies!
Love, Ronin Montano
Dear Santa,
I’m glad to see you! Are your reindeer doing okay? For Christmas I would like a pretty pink dress to wear to school. I want three toy Barbies with a pink Barbie house for them to live in. I would also like you to bring me some make up! My mom’s house is a white farmhouse and my grandma’s house is blue so you can find us on Christmas. I will leave your reindeer some milk and I will leave you milk and cookies. Please share the cookies with your reindeer!
Love, Xiomaria Kibbee
Dear Santa,
I like your reindeer! Where do they sleep? I know they like to eat carrots. For Christmas can you please bring me a cat squishy and cat paw squishy? I like to play UNO but I don’t have it so could you bring me the game UNO please? And I would like a set of Mangatiles to build with. I will be a good girl and leave you milk and cookies!
Love, Isabelle Getz
Dear Santa,
How are your elves doing? Are your reindeer ready yet? Do your reindeer sleep? Does Mrs. Claus have your suit ready? I’m running out of paper to draw my rainbows on so could you please bring me more drawing paper? I also want a purple watch to wear at school. I would also like a Teacher Barbie doll and a Barbie dog. I will leave you milk and cookies and carrots for the reindeer!
Love, Willow Tribby-Kelm
Dear Santa,
Your reindeer are so cute! How do they fly in the sky? I would like the jumbo Aphmau dragon plushies. I have two cats at home that I want to dress up in cat clothes so could you please bring me some Christmas-themed cat clothes? Also can I have a pair of Heely shoes please that have the wheels on the bottom? I want them to be pink! I’m going to leave some carrots out for your reindeer to eat. I will leave you some cookies and milk too!
Love, Nora Amundson
Dear Santa,
Are your elves working hard? Are the reindeers healthy? What would you do if the reindeer got sick? I hope Mrs. Claus is feeling good too. For Christmas I would like an NFL football. My favorite team is Iowa State so I want a football jersey with the number 67 on it. I would also like a gold pokemon pikachu card. Last year the gifts were all over the place so please leave them all under the tree this year. I will leave two cookies and one glass of milk.
Love, Grady Dengler
Dear Santa,
How are the elves doing at the North Pole? Are they super busy? I would like to help the elves. Please bring me a silicone baby doll. I like these because they are squishy. She will also need some clothes and headbands. I would also like a Barbie Doll House. Thanks for the stuff that you leave in my stocking. I will leave the sugar cookies on the table with the milk.
Love, Brylee Price
Dear Santa,
I want to help you with the presents. How are the reindeer doing? Are they ready to deliver the presents? I am excited for Christmas. I like getting presents. This year for Christmas I would like to go to the North Pole and help you when you have a cold. I would like a combine with an auger and a grain cart with an auger inside the auger. I like to farm with my dad. I would also like a semi-trailer that can dump on the bottom so I can unload. If you are hungry I will bake you cookies with frosting. I will try and write your name on the cookie.
Love, Rocco Thomason
Dear Santa,
How are the elves doing? How are the reindeer doing? How’s it going in the North Pole? I want a hack pack from Crunch Labs. I would also like an Optimus Prime Transformer. Can I also have a semi with a trailer? You know where I live and you can see me being good. I will leave you chocolate chip cookies with milk!
Love, Christian Ferry
Dear Santa,
How are your elves doing with the toys? I want a Nintendo Switch with the Minecraft game. Can I have a new Nerf gun with a scope on it? I would also like an X-Box to play games on. We will leave you milk and cookies.
Love, Grayson Beach
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? I’ve been good this year! How are your reindeer doing? I would like a Barbie doll for Christmas. Can I also get a Barbie house too? I will leave you milk and cookies.
Love, Saphira Straube
Dear Santa,
I like to sing songs for you. I like the lights on the Christmas tree. I like to make candy cane hearts. I like what you left last year. This year I would like the game Minecraft. I hope the Grinch does not come to steal presents at my house. I would like a Minecraft toothbrush. I will be asleep so you can deliver my presents. I will leave you some cookies and milk.
Love, Colton Awtry
Dear Santa,
Are the presents ready? I like your big beard and red pants. This year I would like a flashlight, a guitar with a microphone and a drum set. Benny would like these too. Rylan would like a guitar too. I love you Santa. I will put cookies out for you.
Love, Aaron Williams
Dear Santa,
How is Mrs. Claus doing? Is she busy baking cookies and wrapping all the presents? How are the reindeer doing? This year for Christmas I would like a new kitchen set, a doll house and a manicure set for my house. I have been good this year helping my little sister. I make both of our beds every day. I love baking cookies with my mom and dad. We will leave some for you.
Love, Charlotte Tuemer
Dear Santa,
What does your sleigh look like? How does it fly? Where do you get all the presents? For Christmas I would like a gum ball machine. Can I also have a go cart? I would also like another arcade game that is different from the one I already have. I will leave you milk and cookies!
Love, Reid Robinson
Mrs. James Montezuma Kindergarten
Dear Santa,
Am I on the good list? I think I have been good. I would like LOL Dolls, I like the plain ones . If you could, I would also like a play fish that swims in the water. I will leave you milk and cookies on the table by the tree.
Love, Lux Mann
Dear Santa,
What are your reindeers names? I would like to pet your reindeer! Could you please bring me a great big kitty unicorn, new rainbow slime, and new snowpants and snowboots. I also need new headphones for school. I think the elves could make those! I will leave you cookies and milk too!
Love, Stormie VanderLinden
Dear Santa,
Can you see the lights when you’re in the sleigh? I think they would be very colorful and pretty. Santa, I would like a new Barbie doll. I would also like a new purple bike with handles in the front. Do the elves get to ride in the sleigh with you? I will leave extra milk and cookies for them. Don’t forget my family moved to a new house in the country. I will try to be asleep when you come.
Love, Jordan VerMeer
Dear Santa,
I wish I knew how you got your magic. For Christmas I would like a toy dirt bike. I like dirt bikes because my dad used to have one. I also would like some new socks and shoes. I like black ones that don’t have to tie. I will leave the cookies for you on the table.
Love, John Walters
Dear Santa,
Have I been good or not good? Do your elves make all the toys or do you go get them? Do the elves get to go to everyone's house?
For Christmas I would like a toy elf so that I can play with it all the time and it can be friends with my other elf Vinny. I would like an UNO game so that I can play with my brother. I would also like a stuffed turtle. We will try not to forget the cookies and milk.
Love, Rylan Robinson
Dear Santa,
What does your factory look like? Do your elves still make all the toys? I wish I could see it. I would like a Nintendo switch, some Legos and a new blanket. My grandma makes good chocolate chip cookies. I will see if she will bake some for us.
Love, Lincoln Coleman
Dear Santa,
I like your reindeer. What do you feed them? Do they eat hay like my grandpa’s cows? I would like a blue watering can, a Lego airplane kit, and a medium white board so I can draw. I will put a sign by my door so you know which is my room. I will leave the cookies on the counter in the kitchen.
Love, Boone Kercheval
Dear Santa,
How many cookies does Mrs. Claus bake? My favorite are the chocolate chip cookies from church. Santa, how many reindeer do you have? I wish I could ride in your sleigh. I like to play with my stuffies. For Christmas I would like a new doll with long hair, a new Barbie, and Barbie stuff like furniture, a house and a horse.
Thank you for the toys you left last year. We will leave you milk and cookies and carrots for the reindeer.
Love, Harper Schmidt
Dear Santa,
How do your reindeer fly? Is it with glitter and the magic that you give them? I still play with the toy horse you brought me last year. This year I would like
a real reindeer for Christmas! I also would like a puppy that stays small. I like books and purple snowpants. I like you Santa!
Lyndee Roberts
Dear Santa,
I like Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. I would like a toy train and tracks with a remote control. I would also like a toy semi and a skateboard. I will leave the oreo cookies to dip in milk. I love you Santa!
Love, Tucker Taylor
Dear Santa,
I like you Santa. You are kind and bring everybody presents. This year I would like a skateboard, a stuffed kitty, and new markers for school. What is your favorite cookie? I will leave you a chocolate chip cookie because I think that is your favorite. I like to bake cookies with my mom.
Love, Aliyah O’Halloran
Dear Santa,
Is it cold in the North Pole. It is really cold here. We have snow. Can I please have some KPop Demon hunters? I would also like a Barbie Dream House. I will leave you cookies and milk.
Love, Remy Thompson
Dear Santa,
What do your reindeer do when they aren’t delivering toys? Is there a reindeer school where they learn how to fly? For Christmas I would like Barbies, a Barbie Dream house and a Barbie Car. I have been really good at home and school. I have learned how to read. I will leave you a gingerbread cookie and milk. Please give your reindeer the carrots.
Love, Sterling Hohensee
Dear Santa,
I like your sleigh because you have flying reindeer. Rudolph is my favorite. He has a shiny nose. I would like to visit the North Pole so I could deliver the presents. I would like a Remote Control Transformation Robot Toys Optimus Prime Commander. I also would like a Wall Climbing Lizard,Wall Crawler Robot Gecko Remote Control. I still like my train and giant cars from last year. Thank you for everything.
Love, Leo Fawcett
Dear Santa,
Am I on the naughty or nice list? Yes or No? You are the best toy maker EVER in the whole world. I would like a 2 in 1 Dinosaur Car Launcher and Track Set. I will try to be really good. I can leave cookies or cookie muffins if we can make them.
I Love You Santa.
Love, Daxton Bothwell
Dear Santa,
Merry Christmas Santa. I wonder if I can work with the elves? I want a racetrack and some cars. I also need some crayons for school. Please Santa, I have been good. I love my mom.
Love, Logan Hudson
Dear Santa,
Do you like hot chocolate or milk more? I have been learning about gingerbread men at school. I would really like a T-Rex that roars and moves its arms and a JURASSIC WORLD ATTACK PACK. Let me know which cookies you like and I will leave it out.
Love, Henry Latcham
Dear Santa,
Am I on the good list or the naughty list? I would like to help feed the reindeer. What do they like to eat? I would like a sonic remote controller, a robot kitten, and a colorful Lego set. I will leave you milk and cookies. I will go to bed early so you can come!
Love, Odyssey Baker
First Grade
Dear Santa,
Is your elves doing a good job? Santa, are you busy making presents for kids? I want a new water bottle and some coloring paper. I would like a new remote control car. Are you excited to ride in the sleigh? I’ll leave you cookies.
Love, Zeppelin Freeborn
Dear Santa,
How are the elves? Are they working hard? Is it freezing cold there? I would like a nintendo switch and a remote control car. I will leave you cookies at the table with milk! Good luck on Christmas Eve!
Love, Nile Freeborn
Dear Santa,
Are you ready for Christmas? How are the elves doing? I would like a four wheeler and a red rc car. Is Mrs. Claus read for Christmas? Merry Christmas!
Love Kaden Schirmer
Dear Santa,
Are the elves busy making toys? How are you doing? I would like a new watch for Christmas. We will make you cookies for Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!
Love, Maya DeLong
Dear Santa,
Is Ruldolph doing well? Are the other reindeer ready to fly? I would like some new barbies and a barbie house. I will leave you cookies. Merry Christmas, Santa.
Love, Maebellene Westphal
Dear Santa,
Have you ever saw some northern lights? Are you reindeer doing good? I would like a Bass Pro gift card, musky rod fishing pole and a musky lure. I hope Mrs. Claus is doing well! Merry Christmas!
Love, Rainer Andera
Dear Santa,
How are the reindeer doing? Are you getting your rest in before the big night?
I would like a speed champion lego set and a remote control car. I will leave cookies out for you. Merry Christmas!
Love, Theo Shaunfield
Dear Santa,
How is Mrs. Claus doing? Is the elves working hard? I would like a pink power ranger toy. I would also like a new watch. Happy Christmas! I will leave you cookies!
Love, Rylyn Pickard
Dear Santa,
Can an elephant sit in your sleigh? How tall are the elves? I would like to ask for a new lego set, a small nerf gun, and a new black basketball. Merry Christmas! I’ll try to leave cookies!
Love, Walker Morse
Dear Santa,
How tall are the elves? Are you ready for Christmas? I would like to have new hot wheels and a minecraft plushie. I hope to get presents. I’ll try to leave cookies out for you!
Love, Vergil Sican-Denny
Dear Santa,
How are your reindeer doing? I would like a robot and a monster truck with a remote for Christmas and some new shoes, shirts and socks. Is your sleigh and are the presents ready? I love you!
Love, Scott Stout
Dear Santa,
I was wondering if you have a reindeer named Badger? For Christmas I would like a hot wheels crash track, ninja turtles and an XBox. I will leave milk and cookies out for you! Do your reindeer like candy canes?
Love, Leo Daniels
Dear Santa,
Is Mrs. Claus at the North Pole? Santa, are you all ready for Christmas? Santa I would like a phone and a hover board. How are the reindeer doing? I will leave you cookies! Merry Christmas!
Love, Abel Kibbee
Mrs. James Montezuma First Grade
We have a chimney now. Well, how are your reindeer? I want 55 kinds of seeds for Christmas.
Love, Calvin Fraker
Dear Santa,
How many presents do you have? Could you please bring me a 1000 piece puzzle, an X-box, and a PS5?
Love, Jameson Jones
Dear Santa,
Is it true that you live in the North Pole? Can you please get me a new mini brand and lipstick? Can you get my mom a new dress? Can you get my dad a new hat?
Love, Ayla Silvers
Dear Santa,
Are you real? My Christmas list is a 4 wheeler, X-box, P.S. 5, Nintendo Switch 2, black Iron Man Lego set, $100,000,000, a mansion, Beyblades, Beyblade X, and Battle Arena.
Love, Bennett Beck
Dear Santa,
How do your reindeer fly? Can I have a shadow plushy please? For the next Christmas can I have a car that you can drive with a controller?
Love, Raxis Schlesselman
Dear Santa,
What does Rudolph look like? Can I please have a trampoline, an X-box, and Stitch stuffies?
Love, Nora Carlson
Dear Santa,
How do you fly your sleigh? Please may I have a Christmas train set? I am happy.
Love, Ronnie Reams
Dear Santa,
How are your reindeer? I want a cup and shoes and Stitch stuffies.
Love, Remi Tompkins
Dear Santa,
How do your reindeer fly? I want Barbies, a cat puzzle, a Starworld puzzle, a unicorn puzzle, a unicorn egg, and ice skates.
Love, Blake Hester
Dear Santa,
How are your reindeer? For Christmas, I want a watch, an X-box, and toy jets. I also want a lot of toy mats and toy trains. Merry Christmas!
Love, Tucker Fisk
Dear Santa,
Are you real? I want an X-box, a trip to the North Pole, and a PS5.
Love, Jude Wilson
Dear Santa,
How do you make toys? I want an i-Pad and a K-pop doll and a K-pop coloring book and a baby sis.
Love, Elizabeth Schmidt
Dear Santa,
Is Rudolph's nose bright red? Can I have a skateboard, Pokemon cards, Yugioh cards, and Transformers?
Love, Logan Bliss
Dear Santa,
Why do elves not blink? I would like Stitch stuff. Dawson would like a remote control Lambo. Drew wants baby dolls. Dax wants Miss Rachel toys.
Love, Delaney Hilton

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