Fern Ave. Public School Blog

Spirit T-Shirts for Sale at Fun Fair! A limited number of Fern Spirit T-Shirt’s will be available for sale at the Fern Fun Fair! Buy and wear your Spirit T-shirt at this fun event. Show your school spirit and your community pride while also supporting a fantastic student lead fundraising initiative. Grade 8 students have the opportunity to purchase a Limited Edition -shirt specifically designed to commemorate the 2010 graduating class! Fern Grad T’s and Spirit T’s were designed for Fern by Christopher Ciric, local artist, Fern alumni and son of our wonderful school secretary Vera Ciric! Grads will be invited to use fabric markers to personalize their t-shirts with signatures from their classmates. Proceeds from the sale of Grad t-shirts will be applied to help offset costs related to the Grad Reception, Dinner & Dance. Younger siblings, parents and all Fern supporters can purchase an equally fabulous Fern Spirit T-Shirt. All T-shirts are $15 for youth sizes and $20 for adult sizes...

We at Fern PS have many things on this week, and one is the staff appreciation lunch! Due to the busy nature of the month of June it has been necessary to schedule it for this Thursday at 11.40 in the staff room . We realize this means alot of cooking for some of you! We have drinks coming but need main courses (simple but yummy) and salads and desserts. Please let Vange know your dish ahead of time and bring it in the morning (if cold) or at lunchtime. Bread rolls, butter and margarine are also needed. Contact Evangeline.Adams@hotmail.com or you can drop off at Joanne Somers' house at 126 Wright Ave ahead of time. This lunch is a great way to show the staff at Fern how much we do appreciate all they do for our children. We also need a couple of volunteers to help set up and clean up ( lots of yummy leftovers if you are lucky!)

Hi all, Please check the lost and found located in the main hall. We will be packing up all of the lost and found items on Monday and we will be sending it to various locations which Fern Public School supports. Thank you,

Dear Parents, Staff and Students Fern Avenue P.S. It is with mixed feelings that we will say goodbye to Principal Craig Tsuji at the end of June upon his transfer to Ryerson PS. Mr. Tsuji has been an invaluable force at Fern PS for the last four years. His dedication and relentless advocating for his students, staff and programs have been noted and greatly appreciated at the school level as well as at the Family of Schools level. His constant quest to improve the physical environment of the Fern building has brought significant improvement to the facility. We thank him and wish him well at Ryerson P.S next year. On May 26, 2010, the Toronto District School Board approved the transfer of Principal Alexander Moy to Fern PS for next year. Mr. Moy is an experienced principal who has worked at Wellesworth P.S for the past three years. His commitment to the improvement of student success and teaching practice in both Literacy and Numeracy will be extremely valuable at the school level as w...

Fern Avenue P.S. Athletics 2010 Track and field Dates and Locations · Conference meet: Friday May 28th at Centennial Park · Conference Championships: Monday June 7th at Centennial Park · City Championships: Wednesday June 16th at Birchmount track Departure : 8:45 a.m. You should meet in the auditorium 15 minutes prior to departure time. Some athletes will have to get to the track and field event earlier. (A schedule of events is provided and arrangements will be made with athletes, parents and coaches so that students are on time for their events) Arrival: The first bus will be back before the end of the school day with the primary students and a staff member and coach. The second bus will be back at approximately 5:00p.m. with the junior/senior students. Track and field practi...

Dear Kindergarten Families, You are cordially invited to attend our Kindergarten French Immersion and English Orientation which will take place in rooms 109 and 110 on Tuesday, June 1st between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.. You and your children will have an opportunity to visit the Kindergarten classrooms and meet the Principal and the Kindergarten teachers. The children will assemble in room 110 and they will be given a tour of the different activity centres. At this time, we will also introduce classroom expectations. Following, the tour and introduction, the children will engage in some singing activities and listen to a story. During this time, the parents/guardians will meet in room 109 with the principal, Mr. Tsuji and a parent council executive for an informal question and answer period. Parents will also be asked to complete a brief questionnaire. We look forward to meeting all of our new Kindergarten families and we welcome you to our Fern community.

Fern Spirit T-Shirt Sizing Information Fern Spirit T-Shirts are available for order! Show your school spirit and your community pride while also supporting a fantastic student lead fundraising initiative. Purchase a Spirit T-shirt designed for Fern by Christopher Ciric, local artist and Fern alumni. Grade 8 students have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition t-shirt specifically designed to commemorate the 2010 graduating class! Based on your feedback, we've expanded the range of available sizes! Please check out the attached links to determine your (your child’s) t-shirt size before placing your order. If your size falls outside of the sizes offered on the order form, please add your size, i.e. XXL. Style 500B Youth T-shirts - http://www.sanmarcanada.com/specsheets/500B.pdf Style 5000 Adult T-shirts - http://www.sanmarcanada.com/specsheets/5000.pdf Style 640L Ladies T-shirts - http://www.sanmarcanada.com/specsheets/640L.pdf Please note that the ladies t-shi...

Fern School Council Meeting Agenda Thursday May20, 2010 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. School Auditorium (Child care provided) 1. Approval of Agenda 2 min 2. Approval of Minutes from April 16, 2010 2 min 3. Chair’s Report 5 min a) Posting of minutes 4. Treasurer’s Report 10 min 5. Ward 7 Report 10 min a)TDSB Budget Consultation 6. Committee Reports 10 min a. Eco Schools b. Arts Collective c. Canadian Opera Company d. Food 8. Fundraising 10 min a) Magazine b) Fun Fair 9. Other Business 10 min 11. Principal’s Report 10 min a) Water dispensing unit b) Grade 8 Grad c) Spring concert d) Parent engagement and volunteers 12. Review of 2010/2011 Funding Proposals 50 min

Friday June 4th • 4 – 8 pm Students, along with their friends and family, are invited to an evening of fun in the Fern schoolyard. All money raised from the Fun Fair event goes toward funding great programs for your children right here at Fern. Bounce in four huge castles and play games designed for every age and size! Eat pizza and candy floss. Enjoy delicious baked goods at the bake sale! Drink gourmet coffee in our Bistro. Become a Guitar Hero! Do the cake walk and win a cake to eat on the spot! Get your face painted, sing karaoke and much, much more! Be sure to check out the Silent Auction. Bid on gift baskets, artwork, crafts, gift certificates and passes to a variety of attractions. Do you have a product or service to donate? We would love to include it in the auction. Contact Dianne Nicholson 416-532-3600 or email – fernfunfair10@gmail.com If you have some Canadian Tire money to donate, please have your kids drop it off in the Fern school office. We will use it to buy things fo...

Fern Spirit T-Shirts! Fern Spirit T-shirts are available for order! Show your school spirit and community pride by sporting a t-shirt designed for Fern by local artist and Fern alumnist Christopher Ciric! Grade 8 students will also have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition t-shirt specifically designed to commemorate the Class of 2010! Please visit the booth at the May 13 Canadian Opera Company event and check backpacks for an order form with full details on this exciting initiative!

FERN STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON The Staff Appreciation Luncheon will be held on Thursday, June 3 beginning at 11:40am. All parents able to contribute are asked to bring your food items to the staff room between 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. on the day of the luncheon. Please label your dishes and utensils and pick them up by 3:30 the same day. Please let me know what you will be contributing, either by e-mail or phone. evangeline.adams@hotmail.com 416-532-2000 Any volunteers wishing to help with set-up or clean-up would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help in making this event as special as it has been in the past. Sincerely, Evangeline Adams

Note: This has been reposted with the correct link and location. Are you tired of bargaining with children just to get a little cooperation? Are you frustrated by their lack of respect? Then join us at Ursula Franklin Academy on May 12th at 7:00 P.M.  for a special evening with international speaker Ronald Morrish, author of Secrets of Discipline, With All Due Respect, and Flip Tips.  Click here for details .

Our sixth newsletter of the 2009-2010 school year is now ready to download . Submitted by Glenn McFadden, Acting Vice Principal

For those in Ward 7 unable to attend last month’s Education Council Budget Consultation Meeting, you can  click here to download the minutes . It will be on the agenda for the next meeting of Fern’s School Council.

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