Your family is going to celebrate an occassion and your child needs a day off from school. Write a letter to the head master of the school. What the occassion is? Why it is importnat that your child attends the celebration? How your child is going to make up for the missed lessons.

Dear
sir
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madam
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Madam
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, I am writing
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letter to seek your permission for my child for three days' leave. It is essential for him to attend the retirement party of his
grandfather
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grandfather,
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that
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is going to be organised in
Banglore
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Bangalore
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. We have been living in an extended family and celebrating every occasion with great pomp and show. Since Sheldon Jackson currently studying in 6th
Alpha
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has been promoted to the next class, we were unable to visit
Banglore
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Bangalore
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. Now
on
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, on
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this
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auspicious day of his grandfather's
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apply
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retirement
he
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, he
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is willing to throw a party. I want my full family to attend
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event
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Sheldon is
an
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apple of his grandfather's eye, so it's my cordial request to let him attend
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function.
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, I will take complete responsibility for my child's lessons. I already told one of his friends to send
classwork
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done during regular school hours. Being fully conscious of his second-term exams, I am requesting
you
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that you
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grant him leave for a week. I will access the school portal
edusprint education
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Edusprint Education
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to even cover up his homework. Looking forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Yours faithfully, Selina James

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structure
Make the reason to take leave clear and one main point per paragraph. In this letter, many ideas mix together; pick one main reason and stay with it.
clarity
Fix dates and facts. If the child will be away for three days, give the exact dates. Do not mix 'three days' with 'a week'.
content
Keep the letter short and on topic. Remove extra details about other people or events that do not relate to the leave.
grammar
Check spelling of place names and common words, like Bangalore and retirement.
content
State a clear plan to catch up on work. Say how the school work will be done or sent to the school.
formal tone
Polite start and close with 'Dear Sir/Madam' and 'Yours faithfully'.
responsibility
Shows will to help child catch up on work.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Dear
  • Headmaster
  • I
  • am
  • writing
  • to
  • ask
  • for
  • one
  • day
  • off
  • for
  • my
  • child
  • due
  • to
  • a
  • family
  • occasion
  • Our
  • family
  • will
  • celebrate
  • our
  • grandmother's
  • birthday
  • This
  • is
  • an
  • important
  • time
  • for
  • us
  • to
  • be
  • together
  • and
  • show
  • our
  • love
  • The
  • child
  • will
  • make
  • up
  • missed
  • lessons
  • homework
  • notes
  • from
  • the
  • teacher
  • classmates
  • read
  • set
  • reading
  • complete
  • tasks
  • write
  • a
  • short
  • summary
  • return
  • on
  • time
  • weekend
  • contact
  • information
  • Thank
  • you
  • for
  • your
  • understanding
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