Allenby has once again reached the gold standard in the TDSB EcoSchools program. This program encompasses many different aspects of our school environment including boomerang lunch, eco-audits, and school ground greening to name a few. For the past 5 years Alex Vilde has been working with teachers, parents, and students to improve our efforts toward gold […]
At the May 25th APA meeting, the following motion was put forward: “To spend between $4500 and $6750 on large stones to complete the stone wall on the NW side of the playground, in order to stop further erosion.” Unfortunately, Helen Routh, who was not at the meeting, has most of the history and spending […]
Finally, spring has sprung. This week, the grade 6 eco-leader group planted the plants donated by Canada Blooms and a neighbour of Allenby. unfortunately we ended up with more incidental loss than expected due to the colder than usual weather, but we did plant over 40 plants in total on May 25th. The English grade […]
This weekend, May 14th, from 2-4 p.m., we need your help. We will be digging, and ammending the soil for the new garden, as well as ammending the old gardens. If you have a high school student who needs some volunteer hours, this would be perfect for them. Please e-mail Alex at alex.vilde@rogers.com, and let […]
Welcome to spring! The gardens that have been planted over the past 4 years are finally blooming. Please remind your children to stay off the areas marked with string to allow the plants to grow. We have a number of trees, shrubs and perennials from Canada Blooms again outside the Gym. We will be planting […]
Although it is a lot of fun for the kids to slide down the hill when it snows, it has been causing a lot of erosion on the hill. Please remind the kids that if they can see dirt after sliding, it is not good for the hill.
