Fern Ave. Public School Blog

Fern’s biggest party of the year is coming up  on WEDNESDAY JUNE 26 from 5-8:30pm  in the school yard This is the big one friends!  We need a village to get this off the ground. We need helpers for everything from face paint to games, BBQ to cake competition, set-up to clean-up. We also need your treats for the bake sale, your pre-loved stuffies   and toys for prizes AND we’re bringing back Mystery Bags, too! It’s all happening!   VOLUNTEER We have a lot of volunteer spots for adults, and kids grade 7 and up and we need them filled! This is also a  great  opportunity for high schoolers to snag some volunteer hours.   Please see the volunteer & bake sale sign-up sheet here:   https://www . signupgenius .com/ go/ 10C084DAAAE23A4FECE9- 49859480- fernapalooza DONATE DEADLINE to drop off your prize donations, old Fern Falcons SWAG, and Mystery Bags is  Monday, June 24 !!! Please  wash  any clothes and stuffies, and drop off dona...

We are looking for adult and student volunteers and bakers to help make our first Fern Fun Flick in years a success! We need popcorn poppers, pizza sellers, ticket takers, as well as people to help set up and clean up, and to make baked goods for the bake sale. Please sign up here to lend a hand:  https://www. signupgenius.com/go/ 10C084DAAAE23A4FECE9-44956640- fern

  Buy your movie tickets now for Halloween Movie Night, Friday October 27!

  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.  

Ohmygoshthatwassomuchfun!  We were really worried Thursday night of the last week of school would be a bust. Too close to the long weekend. Too much smoke. Not enough notice for volunteers... But holy teapot, what a raging success! Thanks so much to the Fern community for coming out in droves as volunteers, bakers, cake decorators, three legged race racers, face painters, BBQ specialists, BBQ line attendees, and everything in between. Wow. We pretty much sold out of food and beverages, including the pop Bliss ran home to get out of her basement (not originally destined for Fun Fair). The kids went bananas for the games, the prizes, the mystery bags (new this year, inherited from families coming to Fern from Garden), not to mention the popcorn and candy floss.  Thanks so much to:  Inez-Margaret Bliss, Madeleine Cruickshank for project managing this thing,  Genevieve Bolduc for running the BBQ, Christine Wons for running the bake sale, figuring out the kitchen busine...

"Back to normal" had a bit of a hiccup with smoke-ma-geddon. But we're rolling full steam ahead for Thursday June 29. Please sign up here for volunteer slots: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084daaae23a4fece9-fernapalooza?fbclid=IwAR0bKiUZCcY0qz-Zy-MFWxvXmFk0_L9JzJUxOz4AqddDsuNkK80Wp567Z6M#/ In particular, if you can take on the role of Games Captain please let us know ASAP at:  fernaveschoolcouncil@gmail.com   Other Fernapalooza Reminders:  -- Mystery Bag collection until end of school day Wednesday at Office  -- Bake Sale contributions to be delivered Thursday, June 29 at Office  -- Cake Decorating Competition to be dropped off either Thursday June 29 at Office (please complete registration form) OR drop off between 4 - 6pm at the Cake Competition table.  -- Canopy tents : We are still looking for 10x10 canopies to borrow for the event in case of rain or sun. Let us know if you can lend us one.  -- BBQ Advance Purchase : The BBQ will be $5 per ...

We didn't think this was going to happen this year, but Mr. Dumont came through in the clutch!  However, it does mean we are racing to pull this off at the last minute. Please sign up here to help the grade 8 cohort have one last adventure:  https://signup.com/go/KjxRrpy

Weeks ago we cleverly planned this for a week nothing was going on... Famous last words!  We still have a few food/beverage items we could use as well as some volunteer slots.  Food drop off is Fern on Monday 7:45 am, or if needed, Sunday 6-7pm at 170 Garden Ave . See sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sbiF3Zwhyl3SY1BhHX7TNuxn8oVqQpTJxh9CzW7KjdA/edit?fbclid=IwAR1n8nahiKmCZq9h24QsMYHfEpRuiG7z8aQq2CDxYrWYM8BFKzDfrwm2WYM#gid=2103550085

Hi all, It has been a wonderfully busy month so far!  This week we will be increasing our efforts and bringing costumes to the table.  PERFORMANCE DATES:   MONDAY THE 26 of JUNE FOR Students (AM) and  TUESDAY the 27 of JUNE at (AM for students) and 1:30 PM FOR PARENTS  Any parents interested in volunteering for hair and makeup please let me know! Many thanks in advance. Also- We are on the lookout for  *A humpty dumpty costume   *A superhero costume size 10-12 that is ok to alter  *4 army-style jackets green  *Any khaki pants for kids age 12  *Any army caps or army-looking boots (kids size 4-8)  *Anything a gnome would wear - pointed hat? beard? small overalls (kids size 10-12)  Please email me a photo before dropping off as the office might get inundated with deliveries.  Merci,  Meghan meghan.hulsman@tdsb.on.ca

Fern PS Juniors and Seniors have been working hard on a play all about toys!  Action Man and the Toys were once indispensable for Jim and Julie. Lately not so much. As the children and their family navigate the complex terrain of a local labour dispute with disruptive power outages, Action Man and the Toys must do all they can to once again be the life of the playroom, or will end up in the trash heap never to be played with again! Performances as follows: Dates have changed   Monday June 26th - 9:30am - Grades 1- 4 Audience: students only (dress rehearsal)  Tuesday June 27th - 9:30am - Grades 5-8 Audience: Students only  Tuesday June 27th - 1:30pm - Grades 5-8 Audience: Parents and caregivers welcome  Volunteers for hair, makeup and costumes would be welcome.  Please contact Mme. Hulsman or Mr. Ruttan directly.

Wednesday, June 7th is our Volunteer Tea/Breakfast!  Please join us on June 7th from 8:15 am to 9am in our staffroom for our appreciation gathering!  We are so grateful to all our Fern volunteers and all that you do for our students.  Thank you Volunteers!

On Wednesday, May 31st, Canadian author Shane Peacock will be visiting Fern.  The primary English classes (Ms Nitsis, Ms Eyre and Mr Sidler’s classes) will have an opportunity to meet with him and discuss his book, “The Artist and Me”, with a possible focus on Vincent Van Gogh, bullying, art, and history.  The Junior and Senior Book Clubs will also have an opportunity to discuss his books for older students, (some we have already read), with a focus on the stories, his writing process as well as the history.  We are asking each student to contribute $7.00 to help defray the costs. Please go to cash online if your child is involved. We will be forced to cancel if we do not get enough support.  Thank you.  Mrs. Heller and Mr. Enticknap

Thanks to all the businesses and individuals who donated to the parent fundraiser Spring Fling! We could not have done it without you.  Check out the poster below of a list of all the donors to the event and Silent Auction. We're incredibly grateful to live in a community with such generous local businesses.

You are cordially invited to our Gr 6/7, 7 and 8 classes performances at PCI in their auditorium from 6pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, May 31st.  All Ms. Colucci's music classes, band , strings , guitar club and choir will be performing. We look forward to seeing you then!

You are cordially invited to an afternoon of entertainment at our Primary Concert on Thursday, May 18th from 1-3 pm in our school auditorium.  All Grades 1 to 3 including the grade 3/4 ( room 209) classes will be performing as well as the choir.

May is a time to raise public awareness about hearing, speech, language, and communication as part of speech. May , Speech and Hearing month, encourages the voice of deaf and hard-of-hearing children! Dress loud day encourages all participants to dress in their loudest most colourful outfits to create awareness about the impact of hearing loss.  We look forward to seeing students in their bright colors on Friday, May 12th .

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.

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.