Compose an email to my daughter’s 5th grade English teacher to explain she’s been missing school for health issues and needs help catching up.
Dear [Teacher’s Name]:

I wanted to reach out to you about [Child’s Name] and how she’s doing in your class and to ask for your help.

She has been missing school a good bit lately due to health problems. She is under a doctor’s care and we are working with him closely to get her healthy again.

Because she isn’t feeling well, despite her best efforts under my supervision, she is falling behind with her English assignments. Could you possibly give her an extension on some of her deadlines? And do you have any suggestions for us on what to prioritize to help get her caught back up on her work?

Thank you for all you’ve done to help keep her on track!

Sincerely,
[Name]