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STORM WATCH: OCT 21

Dispatches from our Ward 7 Rep, Storm Crow. An important update for anyone following the push for better air quality (and air conditioning!) in Toronto schools. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/#/committees/2564/25809 Hoping to find parents, students or educators who are interested in speaking before the Board of Health next Monday. If not available to speak, please consider writing a letter! CIATO ( Clean Indoor Air Toronto ) will be hosting two prep sessions (online) this

Oct 21

giving thanks for your giving spirit

Many thanks to all the families who donated to the school’s fall food drive this week, and the kid helpers who helped us load up before Thanksgiving weekend. Food for thought: Nearly 25% of Toronto households report experiencing food insecurity. We dropped the Fern PS contributions off at the Parkdale Community Food Bank on Brock, which serves 13,000 people in our neighbourhood per month. To volunteer or donate directly, check out www.pcfb.ca . And if you would like to get mo

Oct 16

save your things!

Lost & Found is overflowing! Tell your kids to come and get their stuff!!!

Oct 16

storm watch: oct 15

Dispatches from our Ward 7 Rep, Storm Crow. " Ontario Education Minister Bans School Boards Under Direct Provincial Supervision from Continuing to Live-Stream Public Meetings of Their Special Education Advisory Committees " *** CADDAC ( Canada's national charity for people with ADHD) is offering a three-week introductory program that will help you learn what ADHD actually is, and how it can affect your child at home and school: *** TDSB has made some important changes to spe

Oct 15

a novel solution needed

The Fern library is looking for someone/s who likes puzzles and making things! In a bid to re-organize, Ms. Balaisis (our librarian) is looking to fashion bumpers for behind the books so the kids can reach them more easily. A complicating factor is that not all books are the same size. Open to any suggestions! If you like bookish pickles, please reach out to Vera !

Oct 15

survey: school council spending

Thanks to everyone who made it out to our last-minute council meeting on Monday! We approved spending to help offset costs for an upcoming grade 7 field trip , as well as the Forest of Reading program , and are excited for our next meeting on November 4th, where we will brainstorm and discuss our overall fundraising and spending priorities for the year ahead. To help us prep for this, we want to hear from parents, guardians and students about what priorities matter most for

Oct 8

Oct 6-9: Thanksgiving Food Drive

Help out our friends and neighbours this Thanksgiving season! Fern Ave. P.S. will be collecting non-perishable items for Parkdale Community Food Bank - just in time for Thanksgiving. You can drop off the items in the bins in front of the office in the front foyer, starting Monday, October 6 until 3 pm on Thursday, October 9. Priority items include pet food, lunch bag items, toiletries, baby items, canned fruits and vegetables, baking supplies, canned or dried beans. Please

Oct 5