The Lion’s lunchtime sports club will soon be starting Floor Hockey. Floor hockey will be offered for six weeks during lunchtime recess for all Allenby Students in grades 1-6 (11:45-12:15 Juniors & 12:15-12:45 Primary). Start date to be determined (hoping for February 2013). To register, please complete this form. It must be submitted by NO LATER […]
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Allenby’s Very Own Glee Club
A Glee club will be offered during lunchtime recess for all Allenby Students in grades 1-6 (11:45-12:15 Juniors & 12:15-12:45 Primary). Start date to be determined (hoping for February 2013). To register, please complete this form. It must be submitted by NO LATER THAN JANUARY 18, 2013 either via email to jfraser@airdberlis.com or to the bin […]
Update from Trustee Howard Goodman
This week, Trustee Howard Goodman touched on a number of topics in his update to parents, which included the following topics: 1/ Current state of collective agreement negotiations and the impact on schools 2/ The PwC consulting report on TDSB operations & Bill 115 3/ Up-date on information re concussions / brain injuries To read […]
Programs and Activities for TDSB Strike Day
While the APA normally does not advertise for third party vendors outside of school programs, in light of the unique circumstances for the one day strike this Tuesday December 18th, here is a list of some programs running in the GTA. This is for the convenience of Allenby families, and the APA does not endorse […]
From Piggy Banks to Budgeting
Save the Date: Wed, Feb 6th, 7-8:30 p.m., Allenby Library, Childcare Available The APA presents, “From Piggy Banks to Budgeting: Teaching your Children Sound Money Management Skills” Certified Financial Planning professionals Tiffany L Patterson and Amira Khalifa look forward to hosting an interactive session to discuss different methods for engaging children in conversations about money and […]
Ontario Teachers in Legal Strike Position
As you may have already heard in the news, Ontario Teachers will be in a legal strike position the week of December 10th. Parents will be given 72 hours notice if the teachers are going to strike. While we do not know what the strike action might entail, we’d like to share the links below […]
Let’s Play…Volleyball
Parent volunteers will be facilitating a community volleyball team(s) for Allenby students (senior girls and boys) on Thursday mornings before school in the Allenby gym. Thursday Nov 29th was the first practice/try-out. Students should listen for announcements for more information. Unlike in previous years, this is a community-run initiative. As there is extremely high interest […]
Allenby Boot Drive
Do you have boots at home that don’t fit anymore? Allenby is having a boot drive to donate boots to Rockford P.S. We need CLEAN and HOLE FREE boots. Please drop them in the boot bins around the school during the week of November 12th. Boots will be brought to Rockford P.S. in the afternoon […]
Co-curricular, Seniority Hiring, Hungry Students, math/french links
Dear Supporters of Toronto Public Schools In this issue of my TDSB Trustee Update there is information on: – Co-curricular activities, – Seniority in hiring teachers, – Feeding Toronto’s Hungry Students Week, – an initiative to promote a National Strategy for Child and Youth Nutrition, – links to help students with math, sciences, french and […]
Meeting on the Draft French as a Second Language Policy
Please review the draft French as a Second Language policy and consider attending a Public Consultation meeting Wednesday, September 19 from 7:30-9 pmat TDSB offices, 5050 Yonge Street at North York Centre, main floor boardroom If you are unable to attend in person, you can still provide comments by e-mail by the end of this […]