Any business or English text book will tell you the format for a letter. However, let me give a simple version to you quickly. Let me know if you need any further help. DATE ADDRESS (of school, in this case) GREETING (Dear Principal XXX:)

Leave letter From B.Priyadharshini 4 ,Standard CMS Matriculation higher secondary school Ganapathy, Coimbatore . 641006 TO, The Class Teacher, 4, Standard CMS Matriculation higher secondary school Ganapathy, Coimbatore . 641006 Respected Madam,

. 9.02.2009 Dear Gilbert Colvin Primary School, My daughter Prathisha (1va) was not well; she had a fever . She did not attend school on the 5th or 6th. Please excuse her absence. Thank you, K. Rani