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Get
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our Author-in-Residence program!
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Dear
Mrs. McTavish,
Thank you for coming to Lena Shaw Elementary School as a visiting author in our Grade Two classrooms this past January. We were particularly excited to have you as part of our Indigo Love of Reading Author-in-Residence program.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you formally for your contributions
to the learning of our students and the staff.
Our students really enjoyed your visit. They were inspired as both readers and
writers. They absolutely loved learning about black and grizzly bears and they
are still talking about Humphrey and how he taught them about the importance
of protecting wild animal habitats in the book “Never
Bug a Bear”... read more |
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Dr.
E. Carlson,
Principal, Lena Shaw Elementary, Surrey, BC
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Announcing
our newest book...
'Never Bug a Bear'
Through the adventures of a lovable bug named 'Humphrey', Never Bug
a Bear teaches its readers about preserving and protecting wild animal habitat.
Read Press Release
In bookstores June 4, 2009!
To order, please contact
www.bookmanager.com
search - Carol McTavish |
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Book
Reviews!
Read our most recent book reviews and see what others have to say!
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| McTavish & Nunn,
authors and publishers of Mountain Magic -
A Wilderness Series |
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Author-in-Residence
Program
... featuring Carol McTavish. Reinforce the fun and
excitement of writing to your students with our Author-in-Residence
program. |
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Program
features:
- Carol McTavish, 38 years extensive teaching experience in grades 1-7 Learning
Support, ESL, Language Arts and Environmental Education
- Alberta Excellence
in Teaching Awards Finalist
- We will guide your class through an initial presentation on writing using
our books and our own "real life" writing and publishing experience
- With initial consultations with your staff, we will then develop a program
suited to your classroom needs (we recommend five to ten days)
- We have developed programs for inner city schools in Vancouver with primarily ESL students and with advanced and gifted students in alternate schools
- We particularly enjoy working with grade 2 and 3 students to develop their early writing skills
- Numerous recommendations supplied upon request
- Cost $350/day
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Dear Mrs. McTavish,
Thank you for coming to Lena Shaw Elementary School as a visiting author in our Grade Two classrooms this past January. We were particularly excited to have you as part of our Indigo Love of Reading Author-in-Residence program.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you formally for your contributions to the learning of our students and the staff.
Our students really enjoyed your visit. They were inspired as both readers and writers. They absolutely loved learning about black and grizzly bears and they are still talking about Humphrey and how he taught them about the importance of protecting wild animal habitats in the book “Never Bug a Bear”.
The students are still avidly using their personal ‘idea books’ to help them find important topics for their writing, and often come in from recess and lunch with a page full of new ideas for stories and poems. The anthologies that they created with you are constantly being read during silent, shared and buddy reading.
One of the highest points of your visit was on the last day when all of the students got to see the culmination of all their hard work and were able to share it with their parents, peers and even the media, at the very successful book launch in the gym.
In the words of the grade two students “We love Mrs. McTavish, her ‘friend’ Humphrey
and all of the super strong verbs and adjectives that she taught us!”
We discovered that it was a valuable use of time, not just for students, but staff as well. In fact, it was an unexpected benefit for my teachers, as working alongside you became a really valuable form of staff development for them as teachers.
Thanks for all your great work here, your enthusiasm, and your skill as a teacher-extraordinaire. It was such a great learning opportunity for our students, and the staff as well, that we are anxious to book you in next fall for a repeat performance.
Kudos to you for a job well done!
Sincerely,
Dr. E. Carlson
Principal, Lena Shaw Elementary School, Surrey, BC |
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Dear Carol,
On behalf of everyone at St. Philip I want to thank you once
again for your tremendous presentations at our school. You certainly went above and
beyond expectations when you stayed to work with our grade three students. Thank
you once again!! We can not say enough about your visit to our school and will certainly
recommend you to others. |
Carol Stevenson,
Principal, St. Philip School, Calgary, AB |
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