SAMPLE LETTER FOR PARENTAL LEAVE (after birth/adoption)

<insert date>

Mo Mitchell, 
Human Resources,
Upper Grand District School Board,
500 Victoria Rd. North,
Guelph, ON
N1E 6K2

Dear Mo Mitchell:

My immediate family welcomed a new child on <insert date>. I have enclosed my application for parental leave to commence on <insert date>. Please find enclosed a copy of the medical (or adoption) record of birth to prove the baby’s birth (or date of adoption). 

I may be reached at <insert name of your school> or you can contact me at <insert phone #> if you have any questions.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

<insert your name>			
<insert name of school>

cc: <insert principal’s name>