Arts Collective Update
Friday Nov. 22nd in the Auditorium
Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Nikolajevic’s classes will perform at: 10:35 am
Madame Desilets and Mr. Sy’s classes will perform at: 2:20 pm
Please join us if you can. Everyone is welcome!
Arts Collective Update
Get ready for our Fern Fun Flicks!
The Arts Collective will be hosting a movie night fundraiser in the auditorium on Thursday December 5th. There will be snack food, drinks and of course popcorn! Our feature film will be Arthur Christmas to get us in the mood for the holidays! We hope you can join us.
Tickets will go on sale November 25th.
The Metis Fiddle Stomp The Floor WorkshopClasses have been working hard over the last few weeks to put together a performance based on Metis musical culture.
Next Friday all 4 classes will preform along with the Metis Fiddle Quartet for the whole school. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Knitting Club - WE NEED YOUR YARN!
Please drop off any yarn or knitting supplies in the office. The club is open to senior students and parents at lunch on Fridays in room 308 starting at 11:30….. The program will soon be open to junior students wishing to learn and be part of a mentorship program with our senior students. The club will be knitting much needed baby blankets for the Redwood Shelter http://www.theredwood.com
Royal Conservatory's Learning Through The Arts (LTTA) Music Championship Program will be coming to Fern!
We have made a 2 year commitment to bringing this amazing music and dance based program to Fern. The Music Championship program uses LTTA trained Artist Educators to harness the power of music and dance to teach math, science and language in the classroom. Not only does this program offer teacher professional development but it will also include performances by Royal Conservatory musicians and dancers, encouraging student engagement, performance etiquette and the the enjoyment of live performances.
Bernice Hune Asian Heritage OAC workshop will start Monday November 18th
Ms. Nitsis, Ms. Gaudet, Ms. Whalen and Ms. Hall’s classes will be participating. Please look for their beautiful bird and kite art in the foyer this year.
Peter Ryan "Into Orbit" dance and movement workshop will start November 25th
Mr. Dibbon-Smith, Mr. Gelinas, Mr. Archdekin and Ms. Venn's classes will be participating.
Eva Ormut Stop Motion Workshop starts December 9-13th
Cherie Carter and Sonia Mably's classes will be participating in a Stop Animation workshop during the week of December 9th -13th. It is an exciting and incredibly creative multimedia art project that integrates story development, storyboarding, drama, drawing, sculpting, painting, digital photography and audio capture, resulting in a stop-motion animated film created by the students in DVD format. The students are bound to come up with some amazing short films!!!!
Stay warm and do some art!
The Fern Arts Collective