This document is a letter from Ms. Chau, a second grade Mandarin teacher, to parents of her students. She explains that filling out a form with information about their child will help her better understand the students' individual needs and the parents' expectations. The form asks for details like the child's name, birthday, family, strengths/weaknesses, personality, fears, goals for the school year, and expectations for the teacher. Ms. Chau assures parents the information will remain confidential and thanks them in advance for taking the time to provide these details to help make the school year a success.

1. 2016~2017
Ms.
Chau
Second
Grade
Mandarin
Class
Learning
about
your
child
Dear
Parents,
I
feel
that
I
can
better
serve
your
child’s
individual
differences
if
I
know
a
little
bit
more
about
him
or
her
and
your
expectations
as
a
parent.
Please
take
a
few
minutes
to
fill
this
form
out
and
give
me
all
a
better
start
on
this
new
year.
This
information
will
remain
in
my
personal
files
and
shall
remain
confidential.
Feel
free
to
seal
this
in
an
envelope
if
you
wish.
1. Child’s
full
name:
______________________________________
2. Child’s
nick
name
if
applicable:
___________________________
3. Child’s
birthday:
_______________________________________
4. Any
step
parents,
other
adults:
___________________________
5. Siblings’
names
and
ages:
Ø Brother(s):
__________________________________________
Ø Sister(s):
____________________________________________
6. Your
occupation(s):
Ø Father:
_____________________________________________
Ø Mother:
____________________________________________
7. I
feel
my
child’s
strengths
are:
____________________________
_____________________________________________________
8. I
feel
my
child
needs
improvements
in:
_____________________
______________________________________________________
Continue
on
backside è

2. 2016~2017
Ms.
Chau
Second
Grade
Mandarin
Class
9. What
do
you
consider
to
be
your
child’s
personality
strengths?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
10. Does
your
child
have
any
fears
or
sensitivities?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
11. Are
there
any
areas
of
social
growth
that
you
would
like
your
child
to
improve
in
this
year?
____________________________________
______________________________________________________
12. What
are
your
overall
expectations
or
goals
for
your
child
this
year?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
13. What
are
your
expectations
for
me,
as
your
child’s
teacher,
this
year?
______________________________________________________
14. Is
there
any
other
information
which
you
feel
would
help
me
to
understand
and
better
serve
your
child?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
fill
out
this
valuable
information
request
form.
It
will
be
helpful
in
making
this
school
year
successful
for
your
child.
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