Dear Fern Family Community, We’re excited to invite you to Fern Family Dinner in celebration of Black History Month - an evening built around good food, powerful words, and real community connection. 📅 Thursday, February 19, 2026 ⏰ 5:30–8:30 PM 📍 Barque Smokehouse (299 Roncesvalles Ave – Fern-parent owned!) Barque will be closed to the public for this private event, creating a warm, welcoming space just for Fern families and neighbouring school communities to gather, eat to

Dispatches from our Ward 7 Rep, Storm Crow. Here’s a link to a calendar full of supports for parents: https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/csws/calendar

The Wellness committee has arranged for students, along with their teachers, in Grades 1-3 to attend an Emotional Regulation & Problem Solving Workshop presented by Behaviour Matter ( https://www.behaviourmatters.ca/ ). Students will learn strategies to manage big emotions and understand the importance of calming their bodies before tackling social problems. The session will include practical, friendship-focused problem-solving activities.

Dispatches from our Ward 7 Rep, Storm Crow. https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Elementary-School/Supporting-You/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being-Professional-Support-Staff-PSS/Virtual-Office-Hours#:~:text=When:%20Quarterly%20on%20Wednesdays%20on%20dates%20below%2C%20from%207:00%20p.m.%20to%208:00%20pm https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Elementary-School/Supporting-You/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being-Professional-Support-Staff-PSS/Mental-Health-Well-Being-Parent-Partnership-Committee

SAVE THE DATE: Our next meeting is happening February 3rd at 6:30 pm on ZOOM! Stay tuned for agenda and more details!

We're on the interweb, in your emails...and now we've gone analog. Check out the School Council Notice Board in the front foyer of the school for all the latest and greatest upcoming events and other stuff.

Thursday, February 19 | 6:00–7:00 PM | Barque Smokehouse Fern families are invited to a Black History Month community gathering this February at Barque Smokehouse, a Fern-parent–owned restaurant on Roncesvalles. Barque will be closing to the public for this very special event, creating a welcoming space for Fern families to come together and learn in community. We’re pleased to welcome Dwayne Morgan as our special guest. Dwayne is a Toronto-based spoken-word artist, author, a

Dispatches from our Ward 7 Rep, Storm Crow. TDSB offers math tasks to help you help your kid! Choose your grade and then your strand and you’ll find some exercises you can do at home to support while learning: TDSB Mathematics for Families & Caregivers - Math Tasks at Home sites.google.com

One of the ways we communicate with families during the year is through our class reps. Class reps create and maintain a voluntary class contact list (of parents/guardians of students) and are a vital conduit for the Fern Ave School Council to get our messages to parents, for parents' concerns to get to us, to help organize holiday and goodbye gifts, etc. The time commitment is very low, and you don’t need any experience to be a class rep.  We are building our class rep roste

ICYMI...the TDSB distributed information about the Middle French Immersion application process and timelines last week. Check it all out below... The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) would like to share some information with you and your families about Middle French Immersion. The entry point to Middle French Immersion for September 2026/27 school year is Grade 4 . The application to the Middle French Immersion program will remain an online process managed by the Central

DONATE TO THE FERN FORWARD FUND! All funds raised go towards the many school enrichment and community-building initiatives led by the School Council. All donation amounts receive a tax receipt. Donate here:  https://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/457/153/false/true?school=701&initiative=29

WINE? WINE! We’re kicking off a wine raffle to raise funds for this year’s Grade 8 Graduation Party. Buy a $20 ticket for a chance to win a basket of wine!!!

It’s back! The local shopping event you’ve been waiting for. The wonderful folks at our independent neighbourhood toy store, Scooter Girl, have partnered with Fern Avenue School Council to bring you Fern Holiday Shopping Days! If you shop at Scooter Girl December 5 and 6 let them know you are a Fern parent, a percentage of your purchase goes to back to Fern Ave. School Council.

Join us for our  annual Holiday Movie Night! This edition will be run by our Grade 8 classes , who are organizing the event (with help from School Council) to raise funds for their Grad Trip in the spring ! Wednesday December 17 in the Fern Auditorium Doors at 5:30, Show starts at 6 pm To help avoid big lines at the door, this time around we are launching our NEW  movie & pizza party combo . Entry cost for this event will be $7 and includes: - Movie - Popcorn - Slice of Pizza

The meeting minutes from our September 24 and November 4 School Council meetings are now available! You can find them here.

From  December 1 - 15 , Fern Ave. P.S. will be collecting  non-perishable food items ,  toiletries , and  new, unwrapped toys and games . All donations will go directly to the  Parkdale Community Food Bank  and the  West End Toy Drive , helping ensure that every family in our community can enjoy a brighter holiday. Drop-off Location:  Bins in the front foyer Final Drop-off Time:   3:00 pm on Monday, December 15 West End Toy Drive Donations Please donate  new, unwrapped toys  

Dispatches from our Ward 7 Rep, Storm Crow. Did you know that Toronto Public Library offers  Home Library Service to Toronto residents? Perhaps someone you know who’s stuck at home can enjoy the library coming to them! Here’s how it works:  https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/home-library-service/

SAVE THE DATE  for our upcoming Holiday Movie Night on December 17 , run by our Grade 8 class who are organizing this event to raise funds for their Grad Trip in the spring! More to come very soon.

It's official - we have snow! Time to start getting in the spirit of the winter season and the joy of the holidays. SAVE THE DATE for our upcoming Holiday Movie Night on December 17 , run by our Grade 8 class who are organizing this event to raise funds for their Grad Trip in the spring! More to come very soon. Also, in other very exciting news, the Fern Shop has some new winter swag ! We got beanies! Good stocking stuffers for the Fern Famillies out there ❄️❄️❄️

Dispatches from our Ward 7 Rep, Storm Crow. Need some free learning resources to help your kid with a particular subject? https://tvolearn.com/ offers support that aligns with the Ontario curriculum, from K to 12! Scroll down and select your grade, then subject, and explore the content available. TVO Learn also offers free, one-on-one online math tutoring for Ontario students in grades 4-12 through TVO Learn Mathify: https://mathify.tvolearn.com/ UPDATE ON BILL 33 PROTESTS: