Tips for emailing:

Use a professional email address

• Use your Wallingford schools email address to communicate with teachers.

• Use a professional sounding personal email to communicate with jobs, colleges and internships.

Use a greeting and name the person you are emailing

• Dear Ms. Smith,

Use a clear subject line

• This helps the reader know what your email will be about

Be clear, polite, and to the point

• Emails to teachers should reference the course, and if appropriate, the name of the assignment. Before sending, review to make sure that it is written in complete, coherent sentences, there are no spelling errors and no part of it is written in all caps (THIS COMES ACROSS AS YELLING, AM I RIGHT?). It is very important to write politely and show the same respect that you would show if you were face-to-face.

Sign off with a closing phrase

• Thank you,

• Sincerely,

• Take care,

Use an email signature

• Sign off by writing your first and last name

More in-depth info on the Tufts.edu website: https://students.tufts.edu/career-center/i-need/network/professional-email-etiquette

Wiki How on Emailing Teachers: https://www.wikihow.com/Email-Teachers