letters+and+forms

Pre-school year letter home:



Example: Dear Parents/Caregivers: This month should prove to be very busy and exciting! We will be exploring a new theme on transportation. Through their experiences, the children will become aware of several modes of transportation. Some learning experiences at school will include: Some ways that you might help your child to become involved with this theme include: I will keep you informed as the theme unfolds. Thank you for your interest and cooperation. Sincerely, Teacher
 * listening to audiocassettes and watching videos about modes of transportation
 * playing with vehicles in the imaginative play centre, block building centre and sand and water centre
 * setting up an airport in the imaginative play centre
 * washing the principal's car
 * meeting a school bus driver and exploring her bus
 * walking around the neighbourhood to observe modes of transportation
 * learning fingerplays, poems and songs about transportation.
 * visiting the library with your child to choose materials about transportation; e.g., books (fiction and non-fiction), puzzles, records
 * sharing and enjoying the materials you chose together
 * asking questions to stimulate thinking skills (e.g., "What do you think that train might be carrying?")
 * joining our class on one or more of our excursions.

Example: Dear Parents/Caregivers: This month should prove to be very busy and exciting! We will be exploring a new theme on spring. Through experiences provided by this theme the children will become aware of various characteristics of spring. Some learning experiences at school will include: Some ways that you might help your child to become involved with this theme include: I will keep you informed as the theme unfolds. Thank you for your interest and cooperation. Sincerely, Teacher
 * listening to audiocassettes and watching videos about spring
 * playing with animal costumes in the imaginative play centre
 * experimenting with water and ice in the water centre
 * visiting a pond
 * learning fingerplays, poems and songs about spring
 * planting seeds.
 * visiting the library with your child to choose materials about spring (e.g., fiction and non-fiction books, puzzles, records)
 * sharing and enjoying the materials you chose together
 * asking questions to stimulate thinking skills (e.g., "Why do you think that rabbit changed colour?")
 * joining our class on an excursion to the pond.

Example: Dear Parents/Caregivers: The following is a list of treasures that early childhood teachers have found to be very useful. If you have any of these items and you do not need them, would you please consider donating them to the school? Many Thanks, Teacher
 * **A**- || acorns, acoustic ceiling tiles, alphabet macaroni and cereal, antlers, (sanitized), aquarium gravel ||
 * **B**- || bags, baking cups, balloons, bark, beads, bells, berry baskets, bias tape, bottles and caps, bowls, boxes, braid, branches, bread tabs, broom handles, burlap, buttons ||
 * **C**- || calendars, candles, canisters, cans, cardboard rolls, carpet samples, cartons, cash register tapes, catalogues, cat-tails, cellophane, ceramic tiles, chalk, checkers, cheesecloth, Christmas cards, Christmas decorations, Christmas seals, Christmas wrap, cloth, clothes (for dress-up), clothes-pins, clothes sprinklers, coil, combs, confetti, containers(various types and sizes), cookie cutters, corks, corrugated paper, cotton balls, crayons (broken bits), cups, curtaining, cutlery ||
 * **D**- || decals, detergent (liquid and powder), dials, dishes (unbreakable), doilies, doll clothes, dowels, drapery pleating tape, drapery samples, driftwood, drink cartons ||
 * **E**- || egg cartons, egg shells, egg-beaters, envelopes ||
 * **F**- || fabric, feathers, felt, film, flashlights, flowers (artificial), foamed plastic (circles, chips, trays), foil, fruit (plastic), funnels ||
 * **G**- || game parts, garbage bags and ties, gift wrap, glasses (frames only), gloves, golf tees, gourds, greeting cards ||
 * **H**- || hair dryers and curling irons with cords cut off, hair rollers and curlers, hangers, hats, hobby scraps, hooks, hose ||
 * **I** - || ice cube trays, icing cake decorations, icing decorator, inner tubes ||
 * **J**- || jars (especially baby food ones), jewellery, jugs (plastic), jute ||
 * **K**- || keys ||
 * **L**- || lace, leather, leaves, license plates, lids(hairspray, toothpaste, jar, etc.), light bulbs, locks, luggage, lunch buckets ||
 * **M**- || macaroni, magazines, magnetic tape, magnets, maps, measuring spoons and cups, mesh bags, milk cartons, mineral specimens, mirrors, moss, muslin ||
 * **N**- || nails, napkins, neckties, newspapers, nuts and bolts, nutshells ||
 * **O**- || onion bags, orange crates ||
 * **P**- || packing materials, panty hose, paper cups, paper scraps from various sources, pictures (from calendars, magazines, etc.), pill bottles, pillows, pine cones, ping pong balls, pipe cleaners, plant slips, plastic squeeze bottles, plexi-glass, plumbing supplies (faucets, elbows, etc.), popcorn, popsicle sticks, poker chips, pot cleaners, pots and pans, potting soil, prisms, pulleys, purses, pussy willows ||
 * **Q**- || quills, quilts ||
 * **R**- || radios (broken), receipt books, ribbon, rice, rick-rack, road maps, rocks, rollers (paint), rolling pins, rubber stamps, rubber tubing, rug samples ||
 * **S**- || salt and pepper shakers, sand, sandpaper, sawdust, scarves, scoops (e.g., laundry detergent), scrabble letters, screws, seed pods, seeds, sequins, sheets, shells, shingles, shoes, shopping bags, shower curtains, sieves, snaps, soap, socks, sponges, spools, spray bottles, springs, stamps, sticks, stir sticks, straws, string ||
 * **T**- || tape, telephone wire spools, telephones, thread, toilet tube rolls, tongue depressors, tools, toothpicks, typewriters ||
 * **U**- || underlay, utensils (kitchen) ||
 * **V**- || vases, vegetables (plastic), veiling, velvet, vests, vinegar bottles, vinyl scraps ||
 * **W**- || wallpaper samples, watches and clocks, wax, wax paper, wheat, wigs (frozen or washed for sanitary reasons), window screening, wire, wood scraps and shavings, wool, wrapping paper ||
 * **X**- || x-ray film ||
 * **Y**- || yarn, yarn cones ||
 * **Z**- || zippers ||

Example:

Dear Parents/Caregivers: Art is an important part of our curriculum. Everyday, children find a variety of art materials available on our shelves. Drawing, painting, cutting, pasting and playing with play dough are not only enjoyable but also provide important opportunities for learning. Children express original ideas and feelings, improve their coordination, develop small muscle skills, learn to recognize colours and textures, and develop creativity and pride in their accomplishments by exploring and using art materials. When children are engaged in art activities, we talk with them about what they are doing and ask questions that encourage them to think about their ideas and express feelings. For example, we might say: As you can tell, we like to focus on what children are doing--not on what their finished art work looks like. We say such things are these: Art is a very easy way to bring your child's school life into your home. Here are some things you might wish to try: Children's natural love for art is something we can support together! Sincerely, Teacher
 * //"I can see you like the new colours we put on the easels today."//
 * //"You made a lot of pictures. Which one do you want to hang up?"//
 * //"You worked a long time with the clay today. What did you like doing best?"//
 * //"Tell me about your picture" instead of "What did you make?"//
 * //"It looks like the play dough is sticking to your fingers. What could we do to make it less sticky?"// instead of //"You're not having much success with the play dough."//
 * What You Can Do at Home**
 * Designate a drawer in the kitchen or living room as an art drawer, or use a bookshelf or sturdy cardboard box. In this space include crayons, marking pens, paper, a pair of scissors and a separate box for collage materials.
 * Let your child know where art materials can be used--at the kitchen table, at a small child-sized table, on the kitchen floor or outside. Some of the most enjoyable art materials are a bit messy and you want to be sure that the space you choose is one that can be cleaned easily.
 * Encourage your child to take out the art materials and use them independently at any time.
 * Find places to display your child's art--on the refrigerator, on a wall in the child's room or in a hallway. Displaying children's art lets them know you think it's important and attractive.

Example beginning of school year letter:


 * ||  || Dear Families,

I am delighted to welcome your child to - grade. I hope you are sharing an enjoyable summer together!

It is my goal that your child’s - grade experience will be filled with personal growth as a thinker and learner. I am looking forward to starting this adventure!

In order to know your child better and gain insight to help guide my teaching, I am asking for your help. I would like to know your child as a person, learner, and reader. A letter from you to me would help me get a head start in learning about your child. What are your child’s interests? How does your child express himself/herself best—through art, speaking, writing, music, etc.? Are there any special needs or concerns? These are just a few ideas of what your letter to me might include. Please feel free to write anything that you would feel would be important for me to know about your child.

I am looking forward to hearing from you and also to beginning the year with your child. I also look forward to working with you to support and enrich your child’s academic growth. Please mail your letter to me at the above address or send to school on the first day. Thank you for your time and effort! Sincerely, || Example of a permission letter:

Dear Parents and Guardians, Next week students in my class will begin a short unit called //The Science of Healthy Behaviors//. As part of the unit, students will be asked to fill out a confidential, 12-question survey about their physical activities. The purpose of the survey is to get a sense of how active students are in their daily lives. We will compare the class’s data with results from middle school students across the country. Please fill in the permission slip below and return it by __________________. Students who don’t participate in the survey will work with other (anonymous) students’ data. Thank you for your continued support.

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Teacher’s Signature

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____ My child, ____________________________, has permission to participate in the physical activity survey. ____ My child, ____________________________, will not participate in the survey and will analyze data from other (anonymous) students.

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Parent’s or Guardian’s Signature

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Date

Examples of RTI letters:



Sample EIP letter:

Example Technology release letter:

Lockney ISD Publications, Video, Internet Consent and Release Agreement:
Students who attend school in the Lockney Independent School District are occasionally asked to be a part of school and/or District publicity, publications and/or public relations activities. In order to guarantee student privacy and ensure your agreement for your student to participate, the District asks that you and the student sign and return this form to the school for each of your children. The form referenced below indicates approval for the student's name, picture, art, written work, voice, verbal statements or portraits (video or still) to appear in school publicity or District publications, videos or on the District's website. For example, pictures and articles about school activities may appear in local newspapers or district publications. These pictures and articles may or may not personally identify the student. The district may use the pictures and/or videos in subsequent years. ** AGREEMENT **

//**Student and Parent/Guardian release to Lockney ISD the student's**// **//name, picture, art, written work, voice, verbal statements,// //portraits (video or still) and consent to their use by LISD.//** Lockney ISD agrees that the student's name, picture, art, written work, voice, verbal statements, portraits (video or still) shall only be used for public relations, public information, school or district promotion, publicity, and instruction. Student and Parent/Guardian understand and agree that: If the Student and Parent/Guardian wish to rescind this agreement they may do so at any time with written notice. ** Effective Date of Agreement:  ________________________________** ** Student's Name:  ________________________________ ** (Print Name)  (Student's Signature)
 * No monetary consideration shall be paid;
 * Consent and release have been given without coercion or duress;
 * This agreement is binding upon heirs and/or future legal representatives;
 * The photo, video or student statements may be used in subsequent years.
 * ________________________________ **

** Parent/Guardian:  ________________________________ **  (Print Name)  **______________________________________**  (Parent/Guardian Signature  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 26.009(b)(2)// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//LISD has no control of media use of pictures/statements which are taken without permission.//