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2025 
Dear Fern Hill Parents, Vendors, Students and Alumni,
Some of you may have received a fraudulent email yesterday (Thursday, September 19th, 2024) between 1:24PM ET & 1:45PM ET that was sent out to many parents, alumni, staff...more
We are very excited to officially announce that this spring, Fern Hill School will host a Family Art Gallery Event!
Coming together to celebrate the wonderfu...more
The Grade 3 students made approximately 70 bagged lunches that included a sandwich, a juice box, an apple, banana, and Bear Paw cookies. They donated the sandwiches to Highjinx, a local shop that also serv...more
Students in Grades 1 to 6 were captivated by Jacqui Du Toit’s storytelling performance. They listened intently while Jacqui told traditional Zulu stories and had fun being active participants throughout the performance.
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Grades 5 to 8 enjoyed a virtual viewing of Things My Fore-Sisters Saw by Leslie McCurdy. The students learned about Marie-Joseph Angelique, Rose Fortune, Mary-Ann Shad, and Viola Desmond and how their actions shap...more
The Grade 8 students took on a leadership role and delivered teambuilding workshops for some of the younger grades. The students learned the importance of working together as a group and that communication is very important . Way to go G...more
The Grade 3 students partnered with their SK learning buddies to visit seniors at The Edinburgh retirement home in December. The children sang songs, told some jokes, and recited some poems. Two of the Gra...more
The Advanced Registration period for the current families continues until Friday, January 12th. Following that date, applications will be accepted and processed from new families. Registration packages are available at the school offic...more
Report Cards were sent home with your children on Friday, December 1st. (JK to Grade 8)
Parent-Teachers Interviews will be held on Friday, December 8th. (For ALL grade levels – Preschool to Grade 8).
There is ...more
Below please find a few important dates for the month of December.
Friday, December 1 – Report Cards will be sent home (JK-Grade 8)
Tuesday, December 5 – Fern Hill’s Annual General Meeting
Friday, Decembe...more
Our Winter Music Presentations will be taking place soon!
Save the date – Friday, December 15th, 2023
Preschool – Grade 1 Presentation 9:00 am
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Dear Parents,
Thank you for supporting the first part of this year’s Snowsuit Fund Drive. We have surpassed our goal of $2500.00. We have a generous FHS community!
Please help us collect gently used children’s winter cl...more
Just a reminder that this week we will have our Welcome Back BBQ for all Fern Hill families.
This will take place on Thursday, September 14th, at the end of the school day, from 3:15 until...more
In Science, the Grade 7 and 8 students learned about the processes to improve upon or create a new invention. They recently held an Invention Convention at Fern Hill where they showcased their final product to parents, staff and students...more
Fern Hill teachers recognize that leadership development is an important part of growing up. When children are given the opportunity to learn how to lead, they become role models. Teachers provide many opportunities for their students to...more
Fern Hill is proud of its commitment to community engagement. The Grade 3 and 4 students shared some joy with seniors at a retirement residence. They played the piano, violin, and harmonica. They sang songs, recited poems, and handed out...more
Fern Hill School’s Amazing Race
Lots of people in our neighbourhood know that Fern Hill School offers children an exceptional place to learn, grow and develop. But did you know th...more
Policy
Fern Hill School’s policy is to remain open during the winter months, there are rarely “snow days” when school will close. (There are occasions when the Public School Board will cancel the busses, but...more
We have started the countdown and there is just 1 week until the Winter Concerts on Tuesday, December 20th!