Fern Ave. Public School Blog

Our neighbours at Queen Victoria Public School urgently need our help! Queen Victoria P.S. has an urgent need for winter coats. Kids are coming to school without them in this weather. If you have winter coats or jackets or snow pants in good used condition, please bring them to Fern. We will organize a box in the front foyer and get them to Queen Vic ASAP. We are mainly collecting kids stuff, but if you have a decent warm winter coat for an adult you’re willing to give away, they can find a use for it. As much as we appreciate the value in reusing things that only need a minor repair such as a zipper, because of the urgency involved, please only bring things in good condition that don’t require repair. School Council Exec

Dear Parent/Guardian: In an effort to improve the health of young children, Toronto Public Health is offering dental screenings to child care centres.  This service is to identify children who are at risk for dental diseases.  The most common chronic disease affecting this age group is tooth decay.  Untreated, this condition can lead to unfavourable consequences such as inability to eat, sleep and learn. The dental screening will be done by an oral health staff member using sterilized instruments.  The families whose children are identified as being at risk for dental diseases will be offered support referred for appropriate care.  Children who live in the City of Toronto who cannot afford to pay for dental care, may be eligible for services offered by Toronto Public Health. Please be advised that this screening assessment does not replace the dental examination done by a dentist. If you do not want your child/ren to be screened, please inform the homero...

News from the Principal's Office: Important Dates: Feb. 4th - Strings Music Assembly for Junior/ Senior students (AM) Feb. 8th - Grade 8 Graduation Photos Feb. 11th - New aquatics Instructor commences at Fern /  Welcome Jon Henderson Feb. 12th - 1st Term report cards go home  Feb. 13th - Parent Council 6:30-8:30 pm staffroom /  Scholastic Book Fair - Library Feb. 14th - Parent/Teacher interviews evening /  Senior Dance/  Scholastic Book Fair - Library Feb. 15th - PA DAY (AM parent /teacher Interviews) / no school for students/ Scholastic Book Fair- Library Feb. 18th - Family Day - no school   /  Enjoy! Feb. 19th - Welcome back Mr. Dibon-Smith room 201 Feb. 19th - Dental screening all week in staffroom Feb. 20th - Concours d'Art Oratoires ( French speaking competition Gr. 4-8) Feb. 25th - Officer Janet - Presentation for Senior students /  gangs/drugs March 4-8th -  Island Natural Scienc...

Introducing the first ever FERNCON! Saturday February 23rd, 10am - 2pm @ Fern PS We need as many DM’s that we can muster up to run some Dungeons & Dragons adventures for players of all levels with pre-made characters. If this is you, please reach out to Laura Watts @ laura.ashby.watts@gmail.com More details about FERNCON coming soon.

News from the Principal's Office: Music by the Lake for grades 6, 7, 8 :  Applications are due this Saturday!   Go to the following website https://sites.google.com/a/tdsb.on.ca/music-by-the-lake/ , Music by the Lake (MBTL)  is an 8 day residential and vocal camp for TDSB students in grade 6, 7 and 8. It will take place from Saturday May 25th to Saturday June 1st, 2019 . Music by the Lake is a life changing experience for many young musicians.  Their participation in MBTL continues to develop their appreciation of music, and their musicianship ( from a week of playing and singing 4 hours a day, seeing professional performances every night, and performing for the entire camp in a small ensemble concert).   It also develops their ability to think critically and to work as a part of a team.  The MBTL application is now happening online. Links to information and application on the website: https://sites.google.com/a/tdsb.on.ca/music...

Hello Fern families! One of our wonderful Fern parents, who also happens to be an executive chef, has approached School Council with a new and exciting fundraising idea: A Taste of Roncy! The event will be a high-end gala dinner, including 5-7 courses plus wine pairings, prepared and served right in our school, with local ingredients sourced from local businesses, and using servers and kitchen staff from the Culinary Arts Program at George Brown. We had hoped to hold it this winter in our gym, but construction has delayed us and now we’re considering holding it next September.  But before we pull the trigger on this event, since we’ve never attempted a fundraiser like this, we would like to do a bit more market research about your level of interest.   Please take a moment to click on the link below to our three question Survey Monkey survey.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BTGVZ36 Thank you for your time! School Council Executive

Dear Parents/Guardians, Our grade 8 graduation photo day is Friday, February 8, 2019 . Our photography partner, Edge Imaging, provides a wide selection of products to capture your child's true personality in this important milestone. Your child will be bringing home a flyer containing all of the photo day details. In the meantime, please visit www.edgeimaging.ca for answers to frequently asked questions. Some tips to be best prepared for Grad photos: Please have your child come to school with a white dress shirt. A black or dark tie for boys is encouraged. The photographer will have extra white dress shirts and ties available ‎for students that don't have one. If you child will be wearing makeup, nail polish or jewellery, keeping it light and neutral ensures a traditional portrait. Thank you.

Dear Parents/Guardians,  Due to an issue with the theatre, the grade 7 and 8 field trip to see Rising Above has been postponed to a later date. If the date is not convenient for the classes, the money will be refunded in full.  Sorry for any inconvenience, please let you child know that they don't need to be at school early on Monday.  Classes will continue as usual. Thank you.

Happy New Year! Please bring in your leftover holiday wrap cardboard tubes in support of STEM Night Tuesday, March 26th . There will be a collection box set up outside the office all next week January 21-25th . Thanks for your support! The Fern Stem and Eco Committees

New this year, parents will report their child's immunization information online. To promote this new process, Toronto Public Health has created a resource for parents to send electronically to parents. When providing immunization information, parents will: 1.  Report online www.toronto.ca/studentvaccines 2.  If unable to report online, mail Public Health a copy at Toronto Public Health-Immunization 235 Danforth Avenue, 2nd floor.  Toronto, ON M4K 1N2.  Print the child's name and birthdate on the record.  They accept and translate foreign immunization records. 3.  If requesting an exemption, call Public Health  at 416-392-1250 Thank you, Vera Ciric