Etiquette

Practice writing emails appropriately by using the tips in the resources above. Here is an example prompt: You, as a teacher, are writing an email to your school's principal about a noise complaint your class has gotten. How would you go about writing this email politely and clearly?

Example Response:

Dear (Principal Name),

I hope you are having a great week.

Thank you for bringing the complaint to my attention. I would like to apologize on behalf of my class for disrupting other students' learning. We are practicing new techniques to be quiet in public settings and take others into consideration. Please let me know if you have any feedback for my class as a whole or me as a teacher.

Once again, I appreciate the notice.

Sincerely,

(Your Name)

Practice how you will call different people appropriately by using the tips in the resources above. Here is an example prompt: You, a teacher, are calling a parent about their student's repeated absences. How would you go about calling them politely and clearly?

Example Response:

Parent: Hello, this is Chandrika.

Teacher: Hello, this is your son Raju's homeroom teacher. How are you, Ms. Chandrika?

Parent: Hi Sir, I am doing well. Why are you calling?

Teacher: Ms. Chandrika, your son has been absent from school for an entire week. We are concerned and wanted to check in on him.

Parent: Ah, yes. I forgot to tell you that our entire family went on a trip to England. We just got back today. Raju is perfectly fine.

Teacher: I see. It's good to know that he's ok! Next time something like this happens, please let the school know so that we can account for all the children.

Parent: Yes, I'm sorry about that.

Teacher: No worries, Ms. Chandrika. I assume Raju will be back in school on Monday?

Parent: Yes, he will.

Teacher: Wonderful! Thank you for taking the time to speak to me.

Parent: Of course, goodbye!

Teacher: Goodbye.