Fern Ave. Public School Blog

Attached you will find a letter outlining some staffing announcements. Once again, have a wonderful summer holiday. We look forward to seeing everyone in September. uploads/Fern%20Final%20Letter.doc

A Garden Avenue student reported that a man approached her as she left her home on Marion Avenue for school this morning. He asked for money, saying his car had been vandalized. Description: - Brown male - approx 5'8 tall - age 25-35 - dreads - wearing baggy black knee length parachute pants - black t-shirt with green neon logo - hoop earring Police were called and they are investigating. The safety of the students remains top priority at each and every one of our schools. I again want to emphasize to students, staff and parents the importance of awareness and the need for extra care in even the most ordinary and everyday routines. (Please note that our computer system was down all day and a paper copy will be sent out tomorrow)

Please note that the pool, daycare and parenting centre at Fern Avenue Public School are open. The school continues to operate as usual. Thank You!

Here is the final newsletter of the school year! Enjoy! uploads/JuneNewsletter.pdf

Yesterday everyone on the Fern School Community email list* received a survey from the communications committee in their email inbox. If you have not completed it yet, this is a reminder to please do so - it should not take more than a couple of minutes to fill out. The purpose of the emailed survey is to get a sense of how well communications are working, and provide a benchmark against improvements being planned for next year. The level of response will also give us a sense of how well email surveys can work, for getting feedback and opinions from parents and staff on other topics in future. Your participation is very much appreciated! Amy Stein , parent volunteer * Not on the email list? Click here to subscribe.

Thank you to all the parents who contacted our Trustee Irene Atkinson on the topic of keeping our pool open. Trustee Atkinson has heard loud and clear from the parents of the Fern community that we want to keep our pool open. She is in support of keeping the pools open and she will be voting in support of keeping Fern pool open. She would also like to convey the information that she provided at the Ward 7 meeting: - New permit rate of $50/hour was in effect as of June 29th. - Fern is only permitted for 150 hours, which in 2008/09 brought in $3,100. - The operating cost of your pool for 2009/10, not including aquatics instructors, is $83,047 The School Council has had an active campaign for the last 2 years in trying to keep our pool open. John Richmond our School Council Chair is also looking for anyone who interested in taking action on this issue. Please feel free to contact John Richmond, Chair, Fern School Council at: smarty_panz@yahoo.com. Thank you, Craig Tsuji Principal

Come in and check out the Fun Fair photos, now on display in the front foyer. These fantastic pictures taken by Ann Wright, can be purchased in two sizes. 4" x 6" = $1.00 5" x 7" = $2.50 Orders are due by Friday, June 19. Submitted by Dianne Nicholson , Fern parent volunteer

This is a reminder for the senior division that Ms. Basu's grade 8 class will be sharing the results of its Fern Avenue Public School oral history project in a special presentation on Thursday, June 18, at 9:30 am in the auditorium. Throughout the year, students have interviewed four former students who graduated between the years 1936-1976. This message was sent by Julie Glenn, a Fern parent volunteer.

Thank you to everyone who contributed their favourite dishes and who volunteered their time and energy to make the Staff Appreciation Luncheon a big success. With so much else going on at the school this past week - Fun Fair, Music Night - your efforts were truly commendable! Thank you again for your support. Best regards, Evangeline Adams , parent volunteer

Dear Fern Community, The TDSB Trustees will again be voting on the future of our pool at their next meeting June 27. Our pool is a community pool in the true sense of term - it is used by community groups and is a hub for social and recreational activity. It is part of the school curriculum and very much appreciated by our students on the Fern swim team. Once again we need to raise our voices in defense of our pool. Please call or write Ward 7 Trustee Irene Atkinson and the TDSB itself to let them know how much we love our pool. Anyone interested in taking action (in the past we have been to the Legislature at Queen's Park for example) on this issue please feel free to contact John Richmond, Chair, Fern School Council at: smarty_panz (at) yahoo (dot) com. And "thank you" to everyone who has so far made their voices heard... Submitted by John Richmond , Chair, Fern School Council