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Mrs. Pick,

Thank you so much or a wonderful semester of English.  I must say that I thought Grade 12 English was going to be so very hard, but you showed us that it is not and you helped us so much with our learning making it easier for us to understand.  I must say that this was probably the best semester of English that I had in my whole high school experience.
Thank You!

- David Cipkar

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Dear Ms. Pick,

It has been a tremendously lovely semester in your English Class! That is truly saying a lot because English Class always bored me and was just not interesting at all. However, you actually made English Class fun with all the stories you shared and the amount of chances we had to receive feedback on our work / help others out. It did not feel like we had to just keep working the entire semester with the way you taught and laid everything out. I really appreciate all the assistance you provided every step of the way, especially when we needed it most with the trickier concepts. I am also grateful for the quick and quality marking that you kept the entire semester - your words were amazing.

Thank you so much for all your hard work and effort. Thank you for making me not hate English going out of High School. Thank you for being the best English Teacher I have ever had, in all actuality! All because of you, I can say that this was the most versatile English experience I have ever had - and that is a great thing!

Thank you for helping all of us not only as a teacher helping her students, but as a caring person helping those close to her grow as people, too.

* Gifts you the best Virtual Banana Bread with all your favourite ingredients in it ... because that is the best I can do, unfortunately :) *

~ Zuha
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thank you for your amazing lessons and flexibility this semester! it was my first online course and was a very positive experiance!
- Sydney Stevens <3

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Thank you so much Ms. Pick for taking time to teach us and make sure we understood everything. You really made me enjoy English even more and the assignments were so much fun and enjoyable. Your way of teaching was so casual and yet there was order to it. I never felt like I was under a bunch of stress, and always found pleasure in the work you gave us. Thanks so much for making English and your students your first priority and valuing each one of us as individuals.
//Alyssa McAllister

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Dear Ms. Pick,
Thank you so much for another amazing semester! As always, I appreciated your guidance and your patience, and the opportunities you gave me to grow and learn, both as a writer and as a person. Thank you for being hard on me and requiring me to push for something better each time. I loved the challenge of trying to write something that I knew would meet your standards - so thanks for making those standards and holding me to them. :)
All the best over the coming years, and may you always enjoy lots of eager students, cute cat videos, and beautiful banana bread.
~ Elisabeth

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Mrs. Pick
I just wanted to say thank you for a great semester. I really enjoyed all the different types of work assigned throughout the course. I hope you have a great second semester.
Thanks again

Omid Sims

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Thank you for trying your best to make this a great semester. Your lively, patient manner made me look forward to attending class. I really appreciated how fair and considerate you were in regards to marking and due dates.

Above all, I am grateful that your assignments challenged me to go outside my comfort zone, and learn new and creative ways to convey my thoughts. Over this semester I have learned so many new skills. I can say with confidence that these have truly made me a better writer.

- Savannah Dimovski

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Thank you for always being considerate of me and my lateness in getting assignments in. I appreciate you giving me a chance to redeem myself and I am very grateful for that. Thank you for a great semester and I do not think I will be forgetting this class for a very long time!

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Thank you for making creative writing such a fun class. I have enjoyed almost all of our assignments and feel that I have become a much better writer because of you. My imagination has gotten much larger since taking this class and I would not change my experiences in creative writing for anything. Thank you for being a great teacher and I will for sure continue writing because of you. Thank you so much for being a great teacher and person.
- Emma Bartley

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Thanks for a great semester Ms. Pick! Thanks for teaching me how to become a better writer while also giving me the confidence to share my work with you and my peers. Your classes have been a lot of fun and we learned so much!
~Jordyn Roffe

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It's been a great semester and tons of fun. I really appreciate all the effort you put into the classes, even though I wasn't there for most of them. This class was really my favorite one for this semester. I found myself using the assignments to relax and it was very enjoyable.
I wish I could have more classes with you. Thank you!

~ Maryam Shaikh

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Thank you for a great semester! This English course was my favourite out of all the others, i enjoyed it! Thanks for all the help and support! I am very thankful that you were my last English teacher as you were the best ♥
- Momina

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I had an awesome English learning experience with your class Ms. Pick. I greatly appreciate all of the skills and tips that you taught us to take with us to our future.  Thank you for being so helpful all of the time!

I wish I could send you some fresh, home-made banana bread. I bake a really mean banana bread :)))

~Wardah Shamsi

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Thank you so much for such a great and enjoyable course this semester. This was by far one of my favorite courses I've ever taken and thank you for all the creative based assignments almost every week! :)
I really wasn't sure what to expect for my last ENG course of high school and I was pretty nervous but thanks to you it was a great experience. Additionally,  I thank you for always extending the deadline over the weekends for all of us when we needed it most in order to relieve that stress from our backs.
It has been a great pleasure to be your student and I will miss having such a great and fun English teacher. Wishing you all the best!! ...all the best banana bread that your heart desires.
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- Julia Papania -
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I’ve learned a lot from you this semester and I’m going to miss hearing your stories. You made everything so clear in your live recording lessons and most importantly always made everything fair for us students. I really like how you extend due dates when you get behind in your marking. That is an ultimate act of respect so that we can keep working away with best efforts at our assignments without you getting too far behind on your marking. Your knowledge of writing is very vast and I feel honoured to have acquired some techniques that have made me a better writer. I have a lot of creative writing lined up for my future and I will never forget all the effort you put in to make your students better. Thank you very much.
Braedon
EWC 4U

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I cannot thank you enough for such an amazing semester.  You are such a wonderful teacher, you have really helped me improve my writing skills with this course.  I feel more confident in my ability to write literature and that's all thanks to you!  You're the best Mrs. Pick!!
- Geanna Watson

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Thanks for the great semester. I know I was very absent in your class but I really enjoyed the lessons and assignments. Thanks.
- Faith Meek

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Thank you Ms. Pick for the variety of assignments you've created that all helped me prepare for University! You have been extremely helpful over the entire semester and you always made the assignments ones to look forward to!
-Marissa Taylor

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Thank you for such a great course!  This semester was my first full-time, online experience... and being in your class equipped allowed for a smooth transition! Your classes were very interactive, your assignments diverse, and you offered so much support and concise feedback. Your everyday passion for teaching, as well as for English was inspiring, making your classes not only interesting but enjoyable!
Thanks for a wonderful semester!
-Sabrina Flores

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Thank you for such a wonderful semester! I have always loved English, however this year I was able to push myself and expand my skills thanks to your fabulous teaching and instruction. I want to thank you for helping me prepare for University and pushing me to be the best I can be. I wish you the best for the future, and thank you for making my last year of high school so enjoyable.

-Hannah Raymond

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Thank you so much Mrs. Pick for sharing your humour, knowledge, kindness and singing skills with us. Have some banana bread– you deserve it.
-Eryn

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I am extremely thankful that I had you for a teacher in this course! I feel as though you really did help prepare me for my post secondary education! I had an awesome time in this course and I really liked how the assignments were much different then that of what I was used to with my traditional assignments in my brick and mortar school. So once again, thank you so much for everything! I think I speak for the class when I say we really appreciate it! :)
- Lucas Rees

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I cannot thank you enough for this semester. I was never comfortable in english before this class, but your teaching and feedback made me feel so much more prepared for anything university throws at me. Your support and feedback were incredible, and hearing about your travels and banana bread preferences made class so enjoyable!

Thank you <3

- Laurel Schmanda

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Thank you so much for teaching this course, Ms. Pick! To be honest, I was quite nervous starting because although I love English, I had no clue how a Grade 12 course was going to go. But you made me completely at ease and the whole course was just plain FUN. Thank you so so much!!
~ Megan Soh

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Thank you for an amazing year Ms. Pick! Thank you for answering my many questions and for preparing me for post-secondary school! I loved the assignments and now feel I am prepared for what will be expected of me in college. Have an awesome 2018 and many more years to come :) Also I hope your poor old cat passes away peacefully XD
~Susanna Boekee

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This is the firs English class that I actually enjoyed.

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Thanks for a great year Miss Pick! I always enjoyed the class and you were always so helpful to all of us by extending deadlines and going over material. We will all miss you next year when we are out in the "real" world. I hope your days are filled with cat videos and banana bread <3

- Juliana De Martin

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Thanks for an awesome semester, Ms. Pick! I thoroughly enjoyed being in your class and truly appreciated all of your great feedback! :) ~Tyra Forde

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Dear Ms. Pick,

I want to offer you a really sincere thank you for being such a wonderful English teacher this semester. You were always kind and understanding, and always made class fun and enjoyable! I really appreciate all the extra things you did for this class - such as extending several due dates, giving us chances to resubmit assignments, and not putting the essay on the exam. I went into Gr. 12 English thinking I would not like it, as it has never been my favourite subject. But you have honestly changed that for me! Thank you so much, and I wish you all the best for the new year!!!

- Bridget

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Thanks Ms.Pick for a great semester and helping us all make it through Grade 12 English without too many bumps or bruises .

Couldn't have done it without you!

~Aisha Stenger-Elmas

P.S. Here is a photo of banana bread with chocolate chips. I tried to find one with only a small amount of chocolate as I remembered that you don't like too much :P

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Dear Ms. Pick,
I jut want to say Thank you. Thank you for being so understanding, so thoughtful and so clear in your teachings that ultimately allowed for one of the best English class learning experiences I know of. Thank you for being so awesome.
-Ayesha

2017 Cat Video Compilation
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Dear Mrs. Pick,
Thank you for being such an awesome and understanding English teacher. Thank you for extending so many deadlines and only making us do what we had like combining our ISU and exam essay knowing I won't have to write an essay in the exam definitely relived a lot of stress. Thank you for everything you've done for us :)

Huda Khan
P.S Thank you for making me feel prepared for university :)

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Here's some chocolate chip banana bread for being a wonderful teacher :)

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Dear Ms.Pick,
You were an amazing English teacher in both Grade 9 and Grade 12 to me. Knowing this will probably be the last time I will have you as a teacher :( , I would like to give my warmest thank you for doing all that you have done. I appreciate all the work you do for us (like extending essay deadlines :P) when you know it'll make it easier & less stressful. I hope when this semester is over you eat lots of chocolate chip banana bread (one slice for every student!) and all the other things you love. :D
Take Care!
~ Asma H

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Thanks for making all of this easier. :)