Fern Ave. Public School Blog

We've had teacher appreciation events over the years, but this year we are trying something new suggested by Princip al Lariviere and Vice Principal Rowe . We're providing a potluck supper to our beloved teachers on Parent-Teacher Interview Night to help them get through a long evening, and to show our appreciation for all their hard work.   But we will need lots of help to get us there!  Volunteers are needed to bring food, set up and clean up after. Please click on the link and sign up! https://docs.google.com/ spreadsheets/d/ 1WzkmztNeN884Bt0YdnUx4ODnf0zpp CLGxB8z2d_K79Q/edit?usp= sharing

Score a great costume at Halloween Movie Night !! Drop by before the movie night starts to pick up costumes for $5-$10, or PWYC.   Donate gently used costumes , get tickets for the swap OR just show up for the sale.   Boxes will be outside the main office starting Oct 15 for costume drop off. 

Join us for our next school council meeting - Thursday, November 7 from 6:30-8:30 via Zoom. Details to follow!

Extra Ed is back - and this year, offering both Lunch Clubs and After-school Clubs!  Registration  is now open and programming starts the week of October 28!  Classes include  Science, Drawing and Sketching, Magic, Art, Robotics, Lego, Music, Chess, Drama and Ukulele. Register by October 23 to guarantee your spot! (*Please note these classes are made available for a fee.)

Join us for the first movie night of the year! Plus: popcorn, pizza, bake sale AND a costume swap/sale (more details about that soon)! Thursday Oct 24th in the Fern Auditorium. Doors at 5:30, Show starts at 6 pm. Ticket & popcorn is $5, and there will be pizza from Cicis, drinks and other treats available for purchase that evening. All proceeds from this event go to Fern School Council to help fund in-school enrichment. Most of our movie nights have sold out, so be sure to snag your tickets in advance:  https://fern-avenue- school-council.square.site/... /fer.../20 We also need volunteers to help run the show! Bakers, set up/clean up, ticket takers, popcorn poppers, help handing out pizza & treats - grade 7s & up are welcome to help (this is a great way to get some volunteer hours for high schoolers!). Sign up to contribute baked goods or help at the event:  https://www. signupgenius.com/.../ 10C084DAAAE23A4FECE9... And new this year: Costume Swap and Sale (4-6pm)!  Drop

    It's that time of year again! The louse are back in the house and they like to socialize...Got a letter from your kids' class? Heard on the grapevine about head lice? Families are wondering  how to find it, treat it, and avoid it! First,  don't panic .  This is  not unusual .  It happens every year in the winter and in almost every class of small children.  Most of us will have a bout or two over our public school years, and the more kids you have, the chances are the more times you will see it.  We had a brief reprieve from lice when our behaviour changed during the pandemic, but now that kids are back to their mostly normal routine, our friend the louse has made a comeback.   Second,  anyone can get them ! And it is not a matter of hygiene and it is no reflection on your parenting.  It can be harder to find and control if you have kids with very light coloured hair, long hair or thick hair.  It's also harder to manage when you have multiple kids because the kids c

Grade 8 families are invited to attend Parkdale Collegiate Institute’s Open House on November 12th at 7:00 pm.  Link to Flye r .

UPDATE: Together, the school collected over 21 boxes with a wide variety of items, many of which met the food bank’s immediate need.  Very eager helpers from Madame Roch’s class helped to sort the items, which the food bank volunteers really appreciated!  *** Help out your friends and neighbours this Thanksgiving season!   Fern Ave. P.S. will be collecting non-perishable items for Parkdale Community Food Bank  starting Friday, Oct 4 until Thursday, Oct 10  -- just in time for Thanksgiving.  You can drop off the items in bins in front of the office in the front foyer until  1 pm on  Thursday, October 10 .   Priority items include pet food, lunch bag items, toiletries, canned protein, menstrual pads, dairy free milk, tea, coffee, sauces,  Please ensure that the items are not expired.  Check out the list of suggested items here:  https://www.pcfb.ca/food-drives Or, if you prefer, donate cash directly to the food bank here:   https://www.pcfb.ca/donate Thank you for your support! If you or

Reminder: The race is on Thursday, October 10 at Winston Churchill Park. By now, your child's homeroom teacher will have emailed those students who registered for PCCR on EMA requesting they complete a Google Doc to indicate how they are getting to and from the race. Please fill this in for your child as soon as possible.  It is a huge undertaking as we have a team of over 90 students to organize for Primary alone.   If you did not get an email please make sure you have registered on EMA and if you have, then contact your child's teacher or email kerry.heller@tdsb.on.ca .   Please make sure the medical form on EMA has been completed as well.   I put a note beside student names on the Google Doc for those who are incomplete. If your child no longer wants to be on the team please email me and let me know. If your runner needs to borrow a Fern t'shirt for the race please email muriell.castillo@tdsb.on.ca . Thanks.  We have 4 more practices.  Please make sure your runner attend