Fern Ave. Public School Blog

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

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!

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!

Our  Tuesday, March 28th school council meeting will be held from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm via ZOOM . The link will be sent out that morning.  We look forward to seeing you all then!

Click here for the Fern Spring Clubs Flyer.

This year's Ontario-wide School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day is Thursday, March 23rd . Thank you to all our crossing guards for keeping everyone in our Fern community safe!

All new JK both English and French Immersion track are invited to our Kindergarten Information Night on May 25th from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm in our auditorium.

Fern PS feeder school students and families will be invited to our Open House.  Students from Howard, Garden, Parkdale PS and Dr. Rita Cox will be invited for an afternoon visit from 1pm - 3:30pm on April 26.   Families of students coming to Fern for Gr 4 Middle Immersion, Gr 7 English and Gr 7 French Immersion will be invited on this same date from 6:30pm -7:30pm in our auditorium .

Click here for the flyer on upcoming Spring Clubs at Fern from Lego to Robotics

A school-wide theme week will take place next week. Student participation is voluntary! Monday, March 6th - Backwards Day Tuesday, March 7th - Silly Socks Day  Wednesday, March 8th - Favourite Shirt Day Thursday, March 9th - Bring your Favourite Book Day ( Dance-A-Thon)   Friday, March 10th - PJ and Stuffy Day

To help minimize the amount of waste produced by our school please make every effort to pack a waste free lunch for your child.  To be "Waste Free" consider the following:  Reusable Lunch Bag  Reusable Containers  Thermoses  Reusable Cutlery  Reusable Napkins

  Click here to access the Fern Avenue and Ferncliff Daycare Monthly Menu.   Scroll through the four week schedule to see the menus for the lunch program, Kindersnack and Ferncliff AM and PM snacks.

Click here for the February Hearts and Minds Newsletter.

If families have any used games they would like to donate to the school, we would appreciate the gesture. Board games, card games and puzzles are all welcome. We would like to distribute games during indoor lunch recess times. Thank you in advance.

As we continue to promote diversity and inclusion, Fern PS will once again be celebrating Pink Shirt Day. Why do we celebrate Pink Shirt Day? Many of you may already know the story, but if you don't here's how one pink shirt helped to make the world a little kinder. In 2007, a teenager in Nova Scotia was bullied at school for wearing a pink shirt. To support him, his fellow students took a stand and came to school the next day, all wearing pink shirts. And so, with one simple gesture, an entire movement of kindness was started. That was 16 years ago, and it just goes to show you, one student can make a difference!  On Wednesday, February 22nd our staff and students are encouraged to wear pink. As always, participation in any of these initiatives is invitational, not mandatory. Our student leadership team will be reminding our students that moments of kindness, empathy, understanding and supportive hands can make a world of difference!

In keeping with TDSB's reporting procedures, on Tuesday, Feb. 14th you will receive the Term 1 report card for your child in grades 1-8, and the Kindergarten Communication of Learning for your child in kindergarten.  Report cards provide an important opportunity to celebrate your child's growth in learning and focus on the next steps. Please speak to your child's homeroom teacher if you have any questions about the report card or how to support your child's learning at home.  Parent/Guardian/Teacher interviews will be held on the evening of Feb. 16th and the morning of Feb. 17th. More details to come from your child's teacher.

The information flyer is  here for the upcoming da Vinci Alternative Open House.

Join a Fern Winter Lunch Club for: Lego, Art, Comic Book Art, Drama, Chess or Robotics! Click  here  for the information flyer.