Fern Ave. Public School Blog

As the warm weather is upon us, we are seeing more bikes and scooters being used to get to and from school. That is great to see, as it not only alleviates the traffic on our busy one way streets, but also it gets the students active and promotes healthy, active choices.  We do need bikes and scooters remaining outdoors to be locked. We have a scooter parking lot inside Exit #5 if your child wishes to park it here. Many students walking upstairs and in the hallways with scooters is a safety concern.  Please ensure your child labels their scooter if they park it inside exit #5. We do not want items going missing throughout the day!

Click here for the flyer with information on the upcoming Fern Extra Ed late-Spring Clubs!

Want the inside scoop on what's happening at the school? No secret handshake or password required! All Fern Ave. P.S. parents and caregivers are welcome to our easily accessible School Council meeting. We also welcome grandparents (or other interested family members), daycare parents and prospective/future Fern parents.  This month we are pleased to welcome Kristin Boucher, our TDSB speech and language pathologist, who will give us an update on her work and resources available for your child. We will also update you on the latest goings-on at the School.  For those who missed the meeting dedicated to the staff allocation process on March 28, we will do a rehash of that process at the end of our April 25 meeting, time permitting.  If there's anything specific you want to raise, please let us know by Tuesday, April 25, noon at fernaveschoolcouncil@gmail.com .  The Zoom link will come from Rosanna to current Fern parents. As it is from the Messenger system, it reaches only c

The Fern Communications Committee, made up of parent volunteers, is seeking two new members. Please see flyer below for more information.  Please email the committee via fernnoticeboard@gmail.com if you are interested.  Thanks!  Fern Communications Committee

We need denim material to rip up and reuse for some nifty decorations at the parent-led party, Spring Fling!  There will be a drop-off box in front of the office starting Thursday April 20. So, if you have jeans that cannot be reused, repaired, handed down, please let us have them!  Meanwhile, start planning your wardrobe for Spring Fling, Canadian Tuxedo Edition, May 5.   Get your tickets here: http://tiny.cc/u8x5vz And volunteer here: https://signup.com/go/LBGRDSQ

Sent on behalf of Trustee Debbie King, Ward 7, Parkdale – High Park  Please find here an invitation to the Ward 7 Multi-Year Strategic Plan Virtual Ward Forum. It is a joint ward forum with Ward 9 and Ward 10. Please also click below for more information. MYSP Virtual Ward Forum for Ward 7, 9, and 10 on Apr 27, 7-9 PM

Click here for more information on an upcoming parent workshop about Digital Intelligence and Wellbeing led by Chris Vollum, an educator and social media professional. This event will take place in our school auditorium.

Brought to you by the parent community**  What : The neighbourhood party of the year! Band, DJ, food, drinks, Silent Auction, Auction. Proceeds donated to Fern Ave. Public School  When : May 5, 7pm Where: St. Casimir's Church, 156 Roncesvalles Ave.  Tickets : Buy your tickets today at: http://tiny.cc/u8x5vz   Feel free to invite your neighbourhood pals!  Meanwhile... we still need lots of help to get this event off the ground!  We urgently need help from folks who are willing to hit the strip to collect from our list of area businesses.  Please reach out directly to corinne.muccilli@gmail.com if you can put in 30 minutes or an hour or so to help us out. If you have an item or service you'd like to donate, we are collecting until April 24 .  Please contact Corinne or fernaveschoolcouncil@gmail.com   To volunteer on the night of the event, please see our signup.com page: https://signup.com/go/LBGRDSQ ** Not a TDSB or official school event

Our Grade 3 and 6 students will participate in the Educational Quality and Accountability Office ( EQAO) Primary and Junior Division Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics.  Please save the dates for Grade 3 and 6 , June 5 -9. Visit www.eqao.com for more information.

Families of new Kindergarten students for the 2023-2024 school year are invited to attend a parent/guardian information meeting to learn everything you ever wanted to know about Kindergarten. This will take place on May 25th from 5:30-6:30 pm in our school auditorium. You will have the opportunity to visit classrooms and receive a " loot bag" for your child's entry to Kindergarten.  We look forward to seeing you all then!

We will be hosting an orientation/information day for incoming Grade 4 Middle Immersion, Gr 7 French Immersion, Gr 7 English track students from our local feeder schools. This will take place on April 26th from 1-2 pm in our school auditorium.  We will be hosting an information night for the above families on April 26th from 6-7 pm in our auditorium.  We look forward to meeting all our new students and their families!

We are pleased to inform you  on April 25th  we will be hosting an in-person session/workshop on digital and social media intelligence and safety awareness for our students in grades 4 to 8. This will be led by Chris Vollum, an educator and social media professional and will take place in our school auditorium.  In these sessions, Chris will talk about the popular social media applications : Discord, Instagram, Snapchat and Tik Tok to equip our students with knowledge and provide tools to understand how they are interacting online and about their digital footprint.

Our school council will meet on April 25th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm via ZOOM . The link and agenda will be sent out that morning.  Meetings are open to all members of our school community!

Fern will be participating in the City of Toronto's " Clean Toronto Together" Spring Clean Up campaign.  On Friday April 21st,  classes will spend 20 minutes helping clean up our Fern schoolyard and the surrounding sidewalk areas. If you can come and help, please let your teacher know.

This day was created as a campaign to end bullying against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, continuing the fight for equality, diversity, and acceptance. The day aims to make the world more inclusive and diverse.  On this day, people around the globe are encouraged to wear PINK and stand up against bullying and in solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.  We encourage our staff and students to wear PINK on Wednesday, April 12th and join in the stance in having the courage to be yourself and to be kind to one another!

Track and Field at Fern Avenue Public School is starting next week! Students interested in joining the team from grades 4-8 will be asked to try out on Tuesday April 11th and Thursday April 13th .  Our senior team will have try-outs for most events in the morning from 8:00 am -9:00 am with coaches Sarantos Katsihtis and Chris Enticknap.  Our junior students will have their try-outs on the same days in the afternoons from 3:45 pm-4:45 pm with coaches Robert Teuwen, Olivia Balaisis, and Laurel Lewies.  The events for seniors are 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, running long jump, triple jump, hurdles, shot put, javelin, 4X100 relay and 4X 400 relay. For the juniors the events are 80m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, running long jump, standing long jump, hurdles, shot put, 4X100 relay.  Practices will continue on the same days and times until the South Toronto Meet. In order to participate in try-outs for track and field, forms for participation must be completed through EMA. Fern's South

Tuesday, April 11 :  Grade 6 Tournament at Dr. Rita Cox - Kina Minagok PS (100 Close Ave.) Wednesday and Thursday: Grade 5 practice (8 - 9 am)  Friday, April 14: Grade 5 Tournament at Brown JPS (454 Avenue Rd.)

Fern - thank you!  The Dance-a-Thon on March 9 was a blast. The kids danced the day away and together, we raised $9,665.65, which is a truly epic amount.  The top 3 fundraising classes were:  Mme. Oda (JK/SK)  Mme. Centeno (Gr. 1/2)  Mr. Ruttan (Gr. 5)  We're awarding each of these classes a pizza party to say thank you for doing such a great job. The pizza party will be scheduled in coordination with the teachers, and the date communicated in advance to the above classes.  Big thanks, as always, to the staff and administration at the school for letting us take over the auditorium for the day. Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to help and extra special thanks to Michael Snitman and Katie Needs (aka DJ Dad Rock and MC Mom Jeans) for organizing the Dance-a-Thon and kicking out the jams, all day long.  And thank you to all of the dancers and donors, big and small.

Dear Parents + Guardians,  Our 11th Annual Spring Fling Fundraiser will take place on Friday May 5th, 2023 at St. Casimir’s Church Hall, 156 Roncesvalles Ave. beginning at 7:00pm.  Don’t miss out on the neighbourhood PARTY of the year with your fellow Fern parents! Come out and dance, enjoy fantastic local food, have a drink at our cash bar, make a bid at our fabulous live & silent auctions and support your school!  Tickets   Buy your tickets today at: http://tiny.cc/u8x5vz   Silent Auction   Our silent auction is one way we raise funds for extra programs for Fern Ave. P.S. If you have an i tem or service that you would like to donate to the silent auction, it would be greatly appreciated! Please email fernaveschoolcouncil@gmail.com   Or we are happy to go shopping for you !  If you would like to make a monetary donation instead, please email fernaveschoolcouncil@gmail.com , or you can make a cheque payable to Fern Ave PS School Council with the subject Spring Fling.   The deadli