Sample questions for contact letter to birth parents | hannahmeadows.com

I use this list of questions to help me remember everything I want to say.

  • Howare theydoing at school – what are they enjoying? Do they like their teacher(s)? Is there a nice quote from their school report you can include?
  • How is their health? (I keep this positive.)
  • What are their current hobbies or clubs? Are they enjoying football or Brownies or art after school? Or do they prefer doing Lego at home?
  • Are there any funny stories to tell?
  • What books, TV shows or films have they enjoyed? Is there a particular character they like?
  • Is there a message from the child, or have they drawn a picture?
  • If you send photos, what’s the story behind the picture?

Example contact letter to birth parents | hannahmeadows.com

Dear Tracey

How are you? I hope you had a good summer.

Joanna and Charlotte are doing really well. They've just gone back to school and are enjoying being in their new classes. Joanna especially loves reading and won a prize for her reading at school last term. She has read all the Roald Dahl books – her favourite is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Charlotte is enjoying art – she is always bringing home new pictures. They both go to nature club after school and have been growing vegetables in the school garden.

They're very healthy and growing so fast! Apart from a few colds and a bit of hayfever they don't ever seem to get ill, which is great. They still wear glasses and love going to the optician to choose new ones.

Joanna has started recorder club after school. She is excited about playing in the school concert at Christmas. Charlotte likes the Lego club she goes to on Saturdays. She likes building shops, castles, and giant slides for the Lego people to use!

In the summer holidays they had swimming lessons and went to a sports club. They both love swimming and being outside, climbing trees and making dens. We went away for a week at the seaside and they swam in the sea, made sandcastles and flew a kite.They really enjoyedbeing on the beach and jumping in the waves.

The girls both say hello and have drawn you some pictures of our holiday.As you cansee from the photo,they were especially keen on theice creams – especially the crazy flavours like bubblegum with jelly beans in! They'd love to know what ice cream flavour is your favourite.

Love from Joanna, Pete, Joanna and Charlotte