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12 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Dear Santa... Dear Santa: I hope you are having a good day. I played police with my dog. His name is Buster and I played catch. I would like a gogo and a Barbie doll and a DSi and a DS. From Dana, grade 1 Dear Santa: I hope you're going to be at the mall this year. How do you feel after eating all those cookies? It's almost Christmas. I would like a doll that looks like me and Pillow Pet Unicorn and a DSi and a Drs kit. But what I relly want is for my sister to feel better. My fayvrit reindeer is red noze. Is his nose still red? Love, Tara, grade 1 Dear Santa, I can't believe it is almost Christmas. I am so excited to wake up on Christmas morning and see the presents and open them up with my family. I still wonder how you go around the world in one night. How are all the reindeer? I think I have been ok this year. I am sending you my Christmas list soon, I may send it to you today. Thanks for reading this letter, I will write back soon. From Hayley, grade 6 Dear Santa, Do you have fun riding on your sligh? For Christmas I would like Baby alive, laptop, iPod, phone, tea set, clothes, money, fur real friend. Love, Makayla, grade 1 Dear Santa: Hi! My name is Maria. How are You? What is your favorite kind of cookie? My favorite kind is chocolate chip. For Christmas I don't know what I want yet. I guess just books, music, or something like that. Also, Just Dance 2 for the Wii. I would like scrap booking stuff. I guess I do know what I want of Christmas ! I have a couple of questions for you. Once Christmas is over, do your elves immediately start working again for next Christmas, or do they have a vacation? How can you live forever? Were you alive when only dinosaurs were on earth? That would be cool. I hope that you, Ms. Claus, your elves and the reindeer are doing good! Merry Christmas! From Maria! grade 6 Dear Santa: How are you? I am good. This year I was good. For Christmas I would like books and movies and most of all some new ribbons. I will leave crackers on Christmas Eve. See Ya? Keith, grade 6 Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Zara. I have a question? How do you feel after eating all of those cookies? But for Christmas I would like a bord game and may I ples have a dress and a dsi and xando game and crawn. Love Zara, grade 1