Allenby had 12 primary (grades 1 to 3) students participate in the Primary Spelling Bee competition held at John Ross Robertson last evening. All twelve students performed well and Dieppe Pitre went home with the third place trophy. There were nine Allenby students who competed at the Junior level (grades 4 to 6). Although none […]
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Principal’s Message
On Friday, March 27, for Allenby’s Earth Hour, the Grade 4/5 students in room 204, along with their student teacher, Madame Xuereb (Mme X.), painted birds to raise awareness for the Toronto based FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program). Since 1993, the non-profit organization FLAP Canada has raised awareness about the dangers that our bright city […]
SchoolConnects Safe Arrival
The Allenby daily Safe Arrival Programme is being automated using the TDSB SchoolConnects system. Please look for more information on the school website or through your Class Rep email messages. Beginning Tuesday, April 7 parents/guardians of students who have an unexplained absence (one where the school has not been previously notified) will be contacted to […]
Principal’s Message
Tomorrow is Pizza Day and Allenby’s CRAZY HAIR DAY Spirit Day. Come to school with your craziest hair-do ever! Congratulations go to Brian Aber who placed 2nd in the 2015 Concours Oratoire du TDSB. The speech was about his experience at Le camp Kennebec.
Earth Hour in Our Schools: March 27, 2-3 pm
Earth Hour in our schools allows students to fulfill EcoSchools expectations and help to educate their community about conserving resources. What an empowering feeling that is – even the youngest student can be part of it! The underlying goal remains to raise awareness about the link between climate change and the unthinking use of resources. […]
Principal’s Message
The Allenby staff wish all of our families a wonderful March break and hope that everyone gets outside for daily physical activity. Fitness levels of children and youth have declined significantly and meaningfully since 1981, regardless of age or sex. This decline in fitness may result in accelerated chronic disease development, an increase for health […]
Principal’s Message
Earlier this week, the Minister of Education released the updated Health and Physical Education Curriculum, with changes to the sexual education segment of the document. Also released was a Parent’s Guide to help discussing the new elements of the curriculum with kids at home. While acknowledging that teaching about some topics should be between parents […]
Principal’s Message
Everyone knows that Allenby promotes walking to school as much as possible, particularly for our older students in grades 4 through 6. If, however, you do need to pick up a student at the end of the school day, we ask that you park one block west of the school OR if your child is […]
Principal’s Message
Allenby is striving to maintain its GOLD ECO Schools status with various new programmes being implemented or planned for 2015. Currently, we are having students read a daily ECO tip of the day (e.g., turning down the thermostat in the winter and wearing warm clothing indoors while remembering to use less A/C in the summer […]
Special Education: Empowering Families Through Knowledge and Networking
The Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) and Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) are collaborating with the TDSB in delivering a conference for parents/guardians on Special Education topics. The conference is entitled Special Education: Empowering Families through Knowledge and Networking and is being held on Saturday, 28 March 2015 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Workshops […]