Need help please...letter of absence from lesson

[sky19]

Hi, I'm a newbie in this forum and love it!!. If anyone could check and correct this letter for me, please...

Thanks in advance!

August 25, 2009



Dear Mrs. xxxx,

How are you?

I want to give you a heads-up that my son ____ won’t be able to take piano lessons on the last week of November and the month of December, 2009. Our family will go to _____ for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We will be back on January 2, 2010 and I would like _____ to continue his lesson starting on January, 2010.

Please also let me know if _____ (____'s sister) can start her lesson on January, 2010 as well.

Thank you and have a great day!


Best regards,

Sky19

[sky19]

anybody?

[wise owl]

I think it's quite well written, I made some small corrections, but generally it seems ok.



August 25, 2009



Dear Mrs. xxxx,

How are you?

I want to give you a heads-up that my son ____ won’t be able to take piano lessons on the last week of November and during the month of December, 2009. Our family will go to _____ on Thanksgiving and Christmas. We will be back on January 2, 2010 and I would like _____ to continue his lessons starting on January, 2010.

Please also let me know if _____ (____'s sister) can start her lesson on January 2010 as well.

Thank you and have a great day!


Best regards,

Sky19[/QUOTE]

[sky19]

Thanks so much for your help wise owl ! The reason I put for instead of on before "Thanksgiving and Christmas" in my sentence because we are going there from before thanksgiving until after Christmas. I thought on is used if I go on that Thanksgiving day and again on Christmas day...Please advice, should I use on or for?

Thanks again and have a nice day!

[wise owl]

Thanks so much for your help wise owl ! The reason I put for instead of on before "Thanksgiving and Christmas" in my sentence because we are going there from before thanksgiving until after Christmas. I thought on is used if I go on that Thanksgiving day and again on Christmas day...Please advice, should I use on or for?

Thanks again and have a nice day!

Hi,
Now that I think of it again, I think "for" is quite possible as well, better leave it as is. I also recalled a Christmas song named "I'll be home for Christmas" :) (though songs authors don't always follow grammar rules, this one seems to be correct )

Here are some general examples with "on" and "for":

- I go on vacation.
- I go for a holiday.
- I will be on holiday from... till...

[sky19]

Thank you so much!

[wise owl]

You're most welcome