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Lost & Found update

Thanks to all of our students, teachers and parents for helping us keep our Lost & Found neat and organized. A full month after our last donation pickup and we’re still going strong! Now that Spring is here, we’d like to ensure that all winter clothes dropped off have been picked up. Currently there are […]

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Principal’s message

Today all classes received a gift care of the APA, specifically from Gillian Uy and Lisa Parker. This gift helps ensure the safety of Allenby students while at school. Following our last lockdown, I spoke to the APA executive about challenges with ensuring classrooms are locked securely and quickly in the event of a lockdown. […]

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Principal’s message

It is an exciting spring at Allenby, even if it isn’t spring-like weather outside. Tomorrow we have a team of parent volunteers supporting our distribution of new levelled libraries and bookcases to all of our grade 1&2 classrooms. These levelled libraries will provide students an opportunity to take books home that are “just right” for […]

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Principal’s message

With mild temperatures on the horizon, please do consider walking to and from school. Children under nine should be accompanied by adults or older children when crossing the street. At this age, their judgment and perceptual skills are still immature, yet they often eagerly try to cross streets on their own in order to demonstrate […]

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Principal’s message

I hope that everyone enjoyed a relaxing March Break with family and friends. I have to say I have been extremely envious this week hearing about the wonderful holidays that many families enjoyed over the break resulting in me already searching for destinations for next March Break. It has been a busy short week at […]

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Just Read It!

“Have you read any good books lately?” Just Read It encourages all students, staff and the entire TDSB community to engage in the joy of reading and to share the experience of reading a wide range of books with each other. Whether signed out at a school library, the local public library, read at home […]

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Principal’s message

I am writing this message asking for parents help us in ensuring that our building is secure throughout the day. Please always use the main doors when visiting the school. The St. Clements doors are unlocked before and after school for entry to the daycare; however, throughout the day these doors are to remain locked […]

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Reminder to come and visit the Lost & Found

Tips for finding what you’re looking for: Bathing suits, goggles and towels are organized in separate bins Hats, mittens/gloves and scarves are also organized into separate bins – with gloves/mitts further sorted into coloured vs. black/grey Please help us keep organized by putting back into the bins those items your not taking, so that others […]

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Principal’s message

There are many wonderful things about Allenby…parking is not one of them. I understand the congestion around the school. I appreciate the frustration when trying to find parking or drive on Castlefield and St. Clements at drop off and pick up times. Frustration, however, does not excuse behaviour. In recent days, Allenby parents have participated […]

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Lost & Found is clearing out!

Reminder to all Parents, Students and Teachers; Please check the Lost & Found regularly to help us clear out those items that have been turned in. We’ve been consolidating lost and found items from around the school, so even if you’ve checked for a missing item before, it would be worth checking again. Currently we […]

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