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Dear Parents and Guardians,

My name is Caitlyn Friesen and I have the priveledge of teaching your child for the next few months. I am an intern teacher completing my final teaching practicum, PSIII. I have been teaching at St. Josephs for about three weeks now and I have been having an absolutely wonderful time getting to know all of the students. In Grade 6 I have been teaching Language Arts. We've started a novel study on Jerry Spinelli's "Maniac Magee". The students have already dramatized some of the chapters and are currently working on creating a label for a chocolate bar and writing stories about Maniac's "lost year". Also, as a class, we have been reading David Jones' "Baboon", a novel about a boy who transforms into a baboon and has to learn to adapt to his new life as a part of a tribe of monkeys. The students have also been doing research on a myth or urban legend of their choosing, such as loch ness monster or big foot. The students seem to be really enjoying this assignment. Next week we will start putting our research together to create posters about the legends.

I have thourougly enjoyed these last three weeks and I have found the grade 6 class to be a joy. I look forward to meeting each of you and working with you in the future. If you have any questions or concerns about anything please feel free to contact me over either at the school, on the phone or over email.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to teach your children.
Caitlyn Friesen

I am also posting the criteria for the lengend assignment and chocolate bar assignment

Design the Perfect Candy Bar (due Monday, January 26)
Your candy bar label must include:
· A creative name and logo (ie/ snickers, mars) (3 marks)
· a brand name (ie/ Nestle, Hershey) (2 marks)
· a slogan (ie/ “give me a break of that kit kat bar”, “melt in your mouth, not in your hand”) (2 marks)
· a list of the main ingredients (2 marks)
· Nutrition information (make it up) (2 marks)
· Creativity (2 marks)
· Overall design (will it attract buyers?) (2 marks)
Total: 15 marks
You may use any materials you want to make your candy bar wrapper attractive. You may wrap an already existing chocolate bar or something else that you feel is appropriate. The goal of this assignment is be creative and to create an attractive, saleable product.

“The Truth behind the Myth” Poster Assignment (no due date yet)

The Myth or Legend (must be written in story form, min 200 words) /10
The Explanation/History behind the Myth/Legend (min 200 words) /10
Pictures, Artistry and Creativity /5
References (min 3 different sources) /5
Total /30
Your writing will be assessed according to the Alberta Provincial Writing Standards for Grade 6 (the pink sheet I gave you)