Write a letter to your class teacher telling him the reason why you want to go home

This is a sample (draft) leave application for your reference.

(Date)

To,

The Class Teacher

(School name and address)

Subject: Application for leave of absence.

Sir/ma'am,

I am (your name), student of class (Your class and division). With due respect, I would like to inform you that I will not be able to attend school from xx-xx- to xx-xx- (mention the period you will be absent) as I am going to my hometown with my family. It's been a while since I visited my hometown and my grandparents do expect me with my family.

Therefore, I request you to kindly grant me a leave of absence for those days.

Thanking you.

Yours obediently

(Your name)

Class - (class and section)

Roll No: (your roll no.)

I hope this answer is helpful to you.

to sleep to and to eat.

Explanation:

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can