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Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Family Members,

Tomasito's Mother Comes to School is a story about how one family gets involved in their child's school. The story of Tomasito and his family is based on some of the experiences of a real family.

This storybook can help your family learn more about ways to communicate with your child's teacher and participate at your child's school. Being involved at school is one important way you can help your child to learn and grow. When parents get involved at school, teachers are able to teach children better, and parents are able to help children learn more at home.

This storybook contains Tomasito's story, information for parents, and questions to ask your child.

• First, I encourage you to read Tomasito's story with your child.
• After you read the story together, you will find some special information just for parents and other adult family members. This information will tell you more about family involvement in education.
• When you have finished reading the story and parent information, I hope that you will have a conversation with your child about getting involved at his or her school. You can use the questions at the end for this conversation.

Enjoy the story of Tomasito! I hope it will inspire you with new ideas about ways to partner with your child's school to help your child succeed in school.

Sincerely,

Ellen Mayer
Author

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Queridos padres, abuelos y otros familiares,

La mamá de Tomasito visita la escuela es un cuento de cómo una familia participa en la escuela de su niño. La historia de Tomasito y su familia fue inspirada en las experiencias de una familia real.

Este cuento puede ayudar a que su familia aprenda maneras de comunicar con la maestra de su niño y como participar en la escuela. La participación de la familia en la escuela es una manera importante de ayudar a su niño a aprender y a crecer. Cuando los padres participan en la escuela de sus niños, las maestras pueden enseñarles mejor y los padres pueden ayudarles a aprender más en casa.

Este cuento incluye la historia de Tomasito, información para padres, y preguntas para hacerle a su niño.

• Primero, le aconsejo a usted que lea este cuento con su niño.
• Después de haber leído el cuento, usted encontrará información especial para padres y otros familiares adultos. Esta información le dirá más acerca de la participación de la familia en la educación de su niño.
• Cuando haya terminado leyendo el cuento y la información para padres, espero que usted tenga una conversación con su niño de cómo participar en su escuela. Puede usar las preguntas al fin del cuento para comenzar esta conversación.

¡Disfrute del cuento de Tomasito! Espero que le inspire con nuevas ideas de cómo participar en la escuela de su niño para ayudarle a triunfar en la escuela.

Sinceramente,

Ellen Mayer
Autora

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