Fern Ave. Public School Blog

We love and appreciate our teachers! Parent Council enjoyed hosting a special breakfast for Fern's finest as a small token of the parent body's gratitude for what they do day in and day out. Thank you Fern teachers!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Fun Fair on June 10th helping to raise Fern a record $10K! The sun was shining, the music was blaring, and all the kids were smiling! We extend our deepest gratitude to the volunteers who helped make this all happen. Without these Fern families, we never could have done it!

Fern’s lunch program has served more than 23,000 lunches this year to students from JK to grade 8, teachers and staff. Sign up now and then forget about it during the Summer! In September, TDSB Nutrition Services will continue to offer a 4-week menu rotation featuring items such as BBQ chicken, sweet potato lentil curry, burger with oven baked fries, chicken noodle soup, cod fish nuggets, kale Caesar salad, falafels, chicken tikka masala and pita pizza. All meals have a vegetarian option and include 2% milk, and a piece of fresh fruit or a vegetable side. For more details about next year's lunch program click here . To order, simply fill out, detach and submit the form with your payment in a sealed envelope. The secure wall-mounted deposit box is conveniently located outside the Ferncliff Daycare office (room 103). The deadline for your order is Thursday, June 29th to begin lunch on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 . Fern Food Committee

Dear Parents and Guardians, Just a gentle reminder that our Fern Grade 8 Graduation is going to take place this coming Monday, June 26th at Parkdale Collegiate. The graduates are asked to kindly meet Vera at the back of the school for their group photo between 3:30 and 3:45 PM. The graduation ceremony will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 PM, please note first come first serve for seating. The graduates will leave PCI and head over to LULA LOUNGE for their dinner and dance celebration. Kindly pick up your child at 10PM sharp. Please feel free to contact Vera in the main office should you have any further questions or concerns Thank you, vera

Dear Parents/Guardians, The Grade 8 Students are on their way home from Montreal  and ETA is between 7:00 PM and 7:30PM. this evening, Students will be dropped off on Wright Avenue. Thank you, Vera

Fern students' Lost and Found items are currently on display in the school foyer and hallway adjacent to Room 105. Items include many coats, sweaters, hats, mittens and gloves, as well as shoes, boots and lunch containers and water bottles. They will be on display until next Friday June 30th . At that time, clothing items in suitable condition will be donated and/or recycled and lunch containers will be disposed of. Please make a point of perusing the tables, checking the bins and the coatrack. You may just find something that looks familiar!

Dear Parents/Guardians, The grade 8 students have arrived safe and sound in Montreal. I will blog their estimated time of arrival back to Toronto on Friday afternoon. Vera

We would like to say a big thank you to the school community for your involvement with 'Jump Rope for Heart'! Fern Avenue has raised a total of $5,819.55! This far exceeds our goal of $5,000.00 for this year! Every dollar brings us closer to winning the fight against heart disease and stroke, and we truly appreciate your support. Also of great importance is that our students actively participated in a school wide fun day of jump rope, became more aware of the importance of exercise for a healthy heart, and helped others in need.

Dear Grade 8 Parents, Our Montreal Trip bus is leaving at 7:15 a.m. this Wednesday.  Students should meet at 7:00 a.m. inside the school auditorium.  Please leave enough space on Wright Avenue for both buses to park, especially on Friday when we come back.  We had a full period assembly with the students last week going over the trip and answering any questions. Students are encouraged to pack their lunch for the first day, and to dress appropriately for the weather. They will need to bring some money for the second and third day lunch.  We will post our Estimated Time of Arrival ( ETA) on Friday around 3:00 p.m.  For further questions please e-mail bogdan.nikolajevic@tdsb.on.ca directly.  You can also find out more information on  https://www.brightsparktravel.ca/ regards, Bogdan Nikolajevic

During the first week of May 2017, students in grade 7/8 French Immersion, grade 8 French Immersion, grade 6 French immersion, and grade 5 French Immersion participated in Journee des Maths, an online French Math competition.  Due to the hard work by students, Fern Avenue PS placed first in Ontario, among many school participants.  Congratulations to all students and their teachers. Madame Munteanu

Congratulations to the entire Fern Avenue P.S. track and field team that participated at the city Finals. Our athletes performed amazingly well in the highest level of competition for track and field in the city, and showed great team spirit while cheering and supporting each other! Eight of our athletes placed top ten, which is a great achievement considering the level of athletic performances. Our top athletic results at the finals meet from our school were with Lucas Teixeira that got 3rd place for 800meters, Princess Saladino that came 4th in running long jump, and Sophie Rashid-Cocker that came 4th in the 1500 meters. Thanks to everyone on our track and field team, athletes and coaches, that proudly represented Fern Avenue P.S. at the city finals.

The Ontario Library Association recently got a group of kids together and they came up with a summer reading list for grades 4-8.

, Dear Parents/Guardians, Please see names and competitor Numbers of   JUNIOR students participating in the track and field events at Birchmount Park on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

Dear Parents/Guardians, Please see names and competitor Numbers of students participating in the track and field events at Birchmount Park on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

Information from the TDSB on the changes to the Home School Program [HSP] can be found here .

The announcement for the new additional Vice-Principal can be found here .

A number of Fern students attend a nearby school to take a language offered by the International Language – Elementary program. We are hoping to obtain parent feedback for our International Languages - Elementary/African Heritage program. As such, a brief anonymous survey is available for parents/guardians to complete by July 15. Parents will have the option to complete this survey either online or by hard copy. If parents choose to complete the survey by hand, a copy of the survey will be mailed directly to their home. New this year, online registration is available and open now for parents/guardians who wish to register their child in our program. Please note that this is an additional option for registration. Manual registration will continue to be an option at the school offering the International Language program. Parents may visit www.ileprograms.ca for more information. Thank you for your cooperation. Jasminka Cimesa Program Officer, Int'l Languages-El

We need your cakes, pies, cookies, or any other delicious goodies you can make for the Fern Fun Fair's much anticipated BAKE SALE. Please contact Janet Hoard at jleehoard@yahoo.com to let her know what you will be making. Kindly drop off your baked goods at the bake sale tent in the school yard between 9:30am-10am on Saturday June 10. We need some awesome looking cakes for the Cake Walk too. If you can donate a cake for the Cake Walk please contact contact Rhonda Bromley at 416-505-7725 or rhondabromley@rogers.com .

Parents and students, we need your help Saturday, June 10 at Fern's annual Fun Fair. Without you, a lot of the games and activities will not happen! This is a fully parent-run event that provides a fun-filled day (10 am - 3 pm) for kids and parents in our wonderful community. We've made sign up very easy and all in one place. Click here to see jobs still available: Fern Fun Fair

On behalf of the senior students at Fern, Student Council would like to say thank you to all the parents who were involved with Stem Day and made it possible. We had a lot of fun with the activities provided for us. Thank you! Without you, it would have not happened.    Sincerely, Student Council

This is a reminder that we are having our Jump Rope for Heart event at Fern Avenue P.S. this .    The primaries and juniors will jump rope between  (after recess) and . Seniors are going to be out in the afternoon with a combination of games and activities with skipping rope, hoops, basketballs, and frisbees, between . The jump rope for heart envelopes are due on day of event, but can be collected by office at the latest by . The same with on-line fundraising. At school we have discussed with students the significance of exercise and a healthy heart, and the importance of fundraising for young and older people that have a heart condition or disease. Thank you for your contributions to the cause, together we can make a difference. Lets have some fun being active and healthy with jump rope. 

The staff is hosting its annual Volunteer Breakfast Celebration on Thursday, June 22nd, from 8:00-8:45am , in the staffroom. Details can be found here .

On Tuesday, May 30, Dr. Stuart Shanker spoke to many neighbourhood parents about Self-Regulation. To learn more, or access some of the free resources he spoke about, visit https://self-reg.ca/ . Attached , please find the presentation he shared during his session. And lastly, if you have any follow up questions, please contact denise.priya.figueiredo@gmail.com to be connected to a member of Dr. Shanker's team.

Fern Free The Children’s Sixth Annual Bake Sale     + +         =   Who: Light Patrol, an outreach program for Toronto’s homeless and street-involved youth Why: To raise money to buy Operation Good Thing street packs for the winter months What: Sweets and Lemonade for $1 each Where: beside the outdoor hockey rink (front foyer if it rains) When: Wednesday June 7th at noon “Be the Change You Wish to See in the World” Gandhi

Dragonboat is on for this Thursday. We are leaving from Fern just after attendance is taken. Students should dress appropriately for the weather and bring clothes that they can change into if they get wet on the boat. Lunch will be provided (pizza and fruit) but we do recommend that the students bring snacks with them and water. We should be back at Fern before 3:15. Location: Argonauts Club - 1225 Lakeshore Blvd West. 10:00-10:10- Opening ceremony 10:10-10:20 Warm-up 10:20-11:15 Dragonboat skills and drills 11:15-1:15 Lunch, crafts and land games 1:15-1:40 Dragonboat- timed trial 1:40-1:50 Closing Ceremony