Allenby has been selected to assist Michael “Pinball” Clemons and his Foundation execute a kindness initiative for the JUST GIVE campaign from June 1st – 5th, 2015. JUST GIVE is an awareness campaign with a mission to inspire everyone to give. On the first day of JUST GIVE, we are being asked to keep Kind […]
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Principal’s Message
The students in our ECO Club and several classrooms are excited about planting this spring. If you have any large planters that you are not using, Allenby might be the place to bring them. Donated gardening tools and plants will also be accepted. Items can be dropped off at the front of the school just […]
Principal’s Message
Spring has finally arrived and the trees are developing some colour. Our playground is full of excited laughter as students are spending more time outside each day. The Allenby yard is also enjoyed by community members seven days a week. As a community, we need to enforce the “no dog” policy as there are over […]
Principal’s Message
Allenby is implementing a comprehensive Green Bin programme at school and is asking for your help. As part of ourEco Schools initiative, Allenby has been a Boomerang School for several years with students taking home any food packaging back home, as a method of encouraging the use of reusable containers. All food scraps from snacks and […]
Music Night
Allenby is proud to present our Music Night on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a limit of 2 tickets for any performing student in the Choir or the Band and Strings programme.
Principal’s Message
With the nice weather, some students are eager to get to the school playground in the morning. Unfortunately, the school does not provide supervision in the school playground until 8:45 a.m. Students must be accompanied by an adult if they arrive before 8:45 a.m.
Allenby Open Houses
The first week of May is Education Week; to acknowledge the learning occurring at Allenby, our annual OPEN HOUSE for grades 1 – 6 classrooms will be on Wednesday, May 6 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. We hope that you are able to drop by to see some of the exciting activities going on […]
EQAO Dates
As May approaches, our grade 3 and grade 6 students are preparing for the upcoming Ministry of Education EQAO assessments (Education Quality and Accountability Office). The grade 6 assessments will be taking place May 25 through to May 27 and the grade 3 assessments are scheduled for June 1 to 3 this year. We ask […]
Principal’s Message
A heart that loves is always young. ~ Greek Proverb Today, we all want our children to love and feel loved. However, it is our responsibility to also help them grow into resilient young adults. The caring adults in children’s lives develop resiliency through: being empathetic. Empathy does not imply that you agree with everything […]
Principal’s Message
April continues to be busy for Allenby with the Spelling Bee, swim meets, intramural games and field trips. Although we are all happy to see the sun and warmer weather, the ground is still wet and the mud poses a problem for everyone. Please ensure that your child has proper outdoor footwear at school every day. It […]