Fern Ave. Public School Blog

Hello team We've got some spots to fill and we'd love to bring in some new folks. Not to put too fine a point on it, but some of us are going to be moving up and out of Fern Ave P.S. within the next couple of years, so it would be great to have some more folks join us. School Council is an organism that is constantly changing, and we need new folks just as we need institutional memory. We have the following spots up for grabs: Co-chair Treasurer Eng Rep TDSB Ward 7 rep And we are totally open to creating new executive positions if people are super keen. And we need team leads for Arts Collective STEM Committee Right to Read Committee (if there is interest in getting it off the ground) Wellness Committee ... and anything else you'd like to make happen. We are a little less formal than some other School Councils, in that we like to expand the tent as much as possible. So if you want to be involved, but aren't sure what role is available to you, get in touch and we will

  The D and D club will start up again at lunchtimes on Thursdays at 12-1pm in room 204, beginning October 5th! This is a free programme run with the generosity of volunteers and is open to anyone in grades 5-8. Please join us or reach out to Ms. Castillo  muriell.castillo@tdsb.on.ca  if you have any questions.  Click here for further details and updates. 

Please click here for details of upcoming Extra Ed programming at lunchtimes this Fall at Fern and for how to register. Programs start from October 2nd.  *Please note that these activities are run by a third party provider for a fee. If cost is a barrier, parents may register their children at a lesser or zero cost, no questions asked. Refer to the flyer for details.*

  We welcome back Brightpics photographers to Fern P.S.  Picture Day for our students from Grades JK to 8 is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept 20th from 9am to 3:30 pm in our auditorium.  Please note that Photo Re-Take Day  and Sibling Photo Day is Oct. 30th.  Bring your smiles!

Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on Sept . 30th.   Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of the residential schools, and to promote the concept of " Every Child Matter" .  The Orange Shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.   We encourage our staff and students to wear an orange shirt on Friday, Sept. 29th in support of our Indigenous families both past and present.

  Our annual Terry Fox event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 27th .  Staff will take students for a walk / roll / run as a class at various times throughout the day.  We encourage students to wear red on this day to support the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research. Donations can be made directly to the fundraising link below, as Fern is a cashless school we will not be accepting any cash. Fundraising link:  https://schools.terryfox.ca/ FernAvenuePSToronto

  Join us next  Tuesday, September 19 , for our Welcome Back BBQ and community party. A little different this year -- steamies instead of bbq'd hot dogs, but it will still be a fine time. "BBQ" starts at 5 and will last until we run out of hot dogs.  Hot dog and a drink will be $5.*    We'll have a band, and if the weather is good, you can relax on our new field. You can also spend some time volunteering! We need people to help with set-up, take-down, selling tickets, and handing out hotdogs. See the volunteer link below. https://www.signupgenius.com/.../10C084DAAAE23A4FECE9... *We want to keep the cost of this event accessible, so if the price is out of reach for your family, please reach out to Principal Rosanna Sardella, or Vice-Principal Steve Lefkos or School Council co-chair Alison McLean and we will assist you.  

Fern School  Swag  Wear is on sale now until Friday, September 22 @ 11:59 p.m. EDT! Please visit:  https://fernpsfall2023. itemorder.com/

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  COME ONE, COME ALL -- FIRST SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR! TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 6:30-8:30 via Zoom Hello friends!  Kids are back at school, so it's time for parents, caregivers, guardians, grandparents, aunties, uncles etc. to get back to School Council. There's no secret handshake required: if you have a kidlet at Fern Ave P.S. then we'd love for you to join us.  We're also happy to have folks from Ferncliff or our feeder schools (who aren't quite at Fern Ave. PS) join to listen in and learn more about what happens when your kid hits Fern. This is the first meeting of the year, so we will be holding elections, brainstorming goals for the coming year, and generally getting to know one another.  We will also have an update on things happening in the school.  Learn how the sausage is made!  And how many hotdogs we sold! So save the date in your calendar.  Rosanna will send the link in Zoom on the day of the meeting in messenger! PLEASE NOTE  If you are NOT cur