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post #1 of 6
12/13/05 at 10:37pm
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Last week, the older sister (age 15) of a fourth grader in my class died in a car accident. I still have not written a letter to their family, and it's time. In the second part of the letter, I intend to extend my support to the son and to let the parents know that I will help him emotionally or academically in any way I can, including spending time with him before or after school hours if they would like me to. The first half of the letter needs to express my sympathy, and I am not good at this. Problem is, I am usuallly pretty good with words, and I take my time expressing my sentiments, so it won't seem right for me to write a quickie, one sentence, "I'm sorry for your loss." I also don't want to make them upset, but I guess that's probably unavoidable. I did not know the girl who passed away, but I have met the mother on several occasions; I don't know the dad at all. Please, tell me what I should say in my letter.
post #2 of 6
12/13/05 at 10:55pm
So sad. I wish I could help, but I am not very good at letters myself. I think though, that if you just say what is in your heart, they will hear it that way. You are a kind and loving teacher to extend yourself to the little boy and his family with your extra time and support.
post #3 of 6
12/14/05 at 12:38am
You are so kind - I think that it's important for you to write the letter. Why don't you try by starting with what you just posted here?
post #4 of 6
12/14/05 at 12:15pm
http://www.wendy.com/letterwriting/condolences.html
http://www.mywhatever.com/cifwriter/...fact/ff22.html
http://lungdiseases.about.com/od/gen...condolence.htm

These sites were helpful when my BIL (who I'd never met) passed away unexpectedly this spring.
post #5 of 6
12/14/05 at 12:37pm
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lrmama, those websites are amazingly helpful! I never thought about finding ideas for this from a website. Believe it or not, I am now almost looking forward to going home and writing it tonight. Thanks for the help!
post #6 of 6
12/15/05 at 3:30pm
Glad you found them useful! I know I never would have been able to write anything remotely comforting without help.
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