Welcome message from school council
Dear parents,
On behalf of the Fern School Council I want to welcome back returning parents and students to what I am sure will be another great year at Fern. Welcome also to all our new parents and students.
As many of you may already be aware, Fern has been chosen by the TDSB as a new site for French immersion. We look forward to making the new program, teachers, students and parents an important part of the Fern community.
The Council has set itself a number of objectives for 2008-2009, particularly the continued improvement of our e-communications system. We want to ensure that parents have better, more timely information. To this end we are making a commitment to send out notices - including agendas - at least one week prior to Council meetings.
Please make a note on your calender (day planner, Blackberry, etc...) for our next Council meeting: Thursday Sept. 18, 2008, 7:00 pm, Fern School auditorium.
I encourage all interested parents to attend this important introductory meeting. Among other issues, we will be reviewing the roles of the Executive Council in preparation for Executive elections in October.
I am pleased to announce that our advocacy for the Fern Pool during the 2007-2008 school year paid off over the summer as the Ministry of Education announced extra funding to keep school pools open for at least another year (pending work on a new funding arrangement between the City, the TDSB and the Ministry).
Please feel free to contact me directly any time:
John Richmond, Fern School Council Chair
smarty_panz@yahoo.com
416-532-9870 (home)
Thanks and welcome back!
On behalf of the Fern School Council I want to welcome back returning parents and students to what I am sure will be another great year at Fern. Welcome also to all our new parents and students.
As many of you may already be aware, Fern has been chosen by the TDSB as a new site for French immersion. We look forward to making the new program, teachers, students and parents an important part of the Fern community.
The Council has set itself a number of objectives for 2008-2009, particularly the continued improvement of our e-communications system. We want to ensure that parents have better, more timely information. To this end we are making a commitment to send out notices - including agendas - at least one week prior to Council meetings.
Please make a note on your calender (day planner, Blackberry, etc...) for our next Council meeting: Thursday Sept. 18, 2008, 7:00 pm, Fern School auditorium.
I encourage all interested parents to attend this important introductory meeting. Among other issues, we will be reviewing the roles of the Executive Council in preparation for Executive elections in October.
I am pleased to announce that our advocacy for the Fern Pool during the 2007-2008 school year paid off over the summer as the Ministry of Education announced extra funding to keep school pools open for at least another year (pending work on a new funding arrangement between the City, the TDSB and the Ministry).
Please feel free to contact me directly any time:
John Richmond, Fern School Council Chair
smarty_panz@yahoo.com
416-532-9870 (home)
Thanks and welcome back!