Sample Letter To Parents From Teacher Template (Page 3 of 7) in pdf

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Suzy Kaback’s Letter to Students

Dear «student’s name»,

Hello again! I’m glad we had a chance to meet on Set Up Day

because now, as I write this letter, I have a clear picture of you in my

mind. Luckily I have a good memory for faces! I think playing all those

name games helped, too. We’ll see how well you remember your new

classmates’ names on the first day of school, but don’t worry if

you’ve forgotten some because we have a whole year together to

practice!

I hope you’ve had a great summer and that you’re getting excited

about fifth grade. I know you’re going to think it’s interesting,

challenging, and quite comfortable now that the construction is

finished at the school.

I usually send this Greetings Letter sooner than the week before

school, but this summer Mr. Kaback and I traveled to Europe and

didn’t return until August 19. We visited two countries: Austria and

Finland. In Austria, the people speak German and in Finland, they

speak Finnish. I only speak English and a little French, so most of the

time I was in the dark whenever I heard someone speak or tried to

read a sign. Luckily, almost everyone in these countries speaks

English, as well as their native language, so we survived!

I learned a few words to help me get by, such as “Guten Morgen”

which means good morning in German and “Kiitos” (key-tows) which is

thank you in Finnish. I also found out that in Finland, by the time

most people reach ten years old, they can speak Finnish, Swedish,

and English clearly. Wow!

I have plenty more stories to share about my trip and I’m looking

forward to hearing about your summer. But now, I’m getting anxious

to begin our school year and I’m certain you have questions about

how to be ready for fifth grade.

(continued on next page)

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from “The Back to School Book” by Suzanne Kaback, Constance Perry, and Brenda Power

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