Cultura y noticias hispanas del Valle del Hudson
Suplemento educativo
Sending notes to school with your children/ Mandando comunicaciones escritas al colegio con sus hijos
August 2006SAMPLE NOTES:
Excusing an absence or late arrival./ Justificando una ausencia o atraso.
| (1)Tues., Sept. 26, 2006 (2)Dear Mr. Walters, Please excuse my (3)daughter (4)Melisa Sánchez’s (5)absence (6)yesterday. (7)She was sick. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (8)555-1234, or (9)Craig Hunter, an English-speaking friend, at (10)555-4321. Sincerely, (11) Diana Flores M. |
Taking your child out of school early./ Retirando su hijo/a del colegio anticipadamente.
| (12)Mon., Oct. 23, 2006 (13)To Whom It May Concern, My (14)son (15)Juan Carlos Tapia will leave school today at (16)1:30 for (17)a doctor’s appointment. (18)His uncle, (19)Javier Tapia, will pick him up. Sincerely, (20)Juan Carlos Tapia O. |
FILL-IN NOTES:
Excusing an absence or late arrival./ Justificando una ausencia o atraso.
| (1)____,________,______ (2)_____________, Please excuse my (3)_______ (4)__________’s (5)_____ (6)_______. (7)_______. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (8)_____, or (9)______, an English-speaking friend, at (10)_____. Sincerely, (11)_________________ |
Taking your child out of school early./ Retirando su hijo/a del colegio durante el día.
| (12)____, _____, ________ (13)__________________, My (14)___ (15)_____________ will leave school today at (16)___ for (17)__________. (18)___________, (19)_________, will pick him up. Sincerely, (20)______________ |
Fill in the spaces in the notes with words from the lists below.
Complete los espacios en las comunicaciones con palabras de las listas que siguen.
(1) and (12) Write the date in the format “Day of the week, Month, Day of the month, Year.”
Escriba la fecha en el formato “Día de la semana, Mes, Día del mes, Año”.
Monday (Mon.) lunes January (Jan.) enero
Tuesday (Tues.) martes February (Feb.) febrero
Wednesday (Wed.) miércoles March (Mar.) marzo
Thursday (Thurs.) jueves April (Apr.) abril
Friday (Fri.) viernes May (May) mayo
Saturday (Sat.) sábado June (Jun.) junio
Sunday (Sun.) domingo July (Jul.) julio
August (Aug.) agosto September (Sept.) sept.
October (Oct.) octubre
November (Nov.) nov.
December (Dec.) diciembre
(2) and (13) Choose a greeting.
Elija un saludo.
Dear Mr. ... Estimado Sr….
Dear Ms.... Estimada Sra/Srta….
Dear Mrs…. Estimada Sra….
Dear Miss… Estimada Srta….
Dear Teacher Estimado/a Profesor/a
Dear Principal Estimado/a Director/a
Dear Secretary Estimado/a Secretario/a
To Whom It May Concern A quien corresponda
(3) and (14) Choose the child’s relationship with you.
Elija la relación entre el niño/a y Ud.
daughter hija granddaughter nieta
son hijo grandson nieto
niece sobrina sister hermana
nephew sobrino brother hermano
(4) and (15) Write the name of the child.
Escriba el nombre del niño/a.
(5) Choose whether you are excusing an absence or late arrival.
Elija si está justificando una ausencia o atraso.
(6) Choose whether the absence or late arrival was yesterday, today, or an earlier day. If it was earlier, write “last” followed by the date as in (1).
Elija si el día de la ausencia o atraso fue ayer, hoy, o un día anterior. Si fue antes, escriba “last” seguido por la fecha en el formato de (1).
(7) Write the reason for the child’s absence or late arrival. Use “She” for a girl and “He” for a boy.
Escriba la razón de la ausencia o atraso. Use “She” si es una niña y “He” si es niño.
She was sick. Estaba enferma/o.
She overslept. Quedó dormida/o.
She missed the bus. Perdió el bus.
She was at a funeral. Estaba en un funeral.
We had a family emergency. Tuvimos una emergencia familiar.
(8) Write your phone number in case the school has questions or concerns.
Escriba el teléfono de Ud. por si alguien en la escuela tiene preguntas.
(9) and (10) Write the name and phone number of an English-speaking friend who people from the school can speak with on your behalf.
Escriba el nombre y teléfono de un/a amigo/a que hable inglés, con quien la escuela se puede contactar.
(11) and (20) Sign and write your name.
Firme y escriba su nombre.
(16) Write the time that the child will leave school.
Escriba la hora en que el niño/a se retirará del colegio.
(17) Write the reason that the child will leave early.
Escriba la razón por el retiro anticipado.
a doctor’s appointment una cita médica
a family commitment un compromiso familiar
a funeral un funeral
a wedding una boda
(18) Choose the relationship between the adult who will pick the child up and the child. Write “His” if the child is a boy and “Her” if the child is a girl.
Elija la relación que tiene el adulto con el niño/a que retirará. Escriba “His” si es niño y “Her” si es niña.
his uncle su tío his grandfather su abuelo
his aunt su tía his grandmother su abuela
his brother su hermano his father su padre
his sister su hermana his mother su madre
his cousin su primo/a
his godfather su padrino
his godmother su madrina
a family friend un/a amigo/a de la familia
(19) Write the name of the person in (18).
Escriba el nombre de la persona en (18).
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