Well, February has already been busy with our Winter Olympics morning trivia contest, a Walking Wednesday (and another scheduled for February 19th), a snow storm, Kindergarten registration, and our Kids Lit team placing 4th in the area competition. Things will become even more exciting next week with the Free the Children Club’s Random Acts of […]
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Principal’s Message
It really seems like winter is in control these days; however, we are trying to find windows of time for our students to be outside. Please ensure that your child comes to school appropriately dressed for cold weather. The extremely cold temperatures have slowed down the construction work that can be done extracting the hill, […]
Keeping Allenby a Secure Site
Schools are to be secure sites in order to best ensure that our students are as safe as possible. Due to the cold weather and the poor accessibility of the school with the current construction, the school doors have not been locked during the school day. However, it is expected that all volunteers and visitors […]
Book Launch at Indigo Yorkdale
Canadian Children’s Author Philippa Dowding will be launching her next children’s novel, The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, at Yorkdale Indigo on Saturday February 1st, from 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm. Drop by to meet Philippa and get a signed copy of the book! Watch a book trailer: Look for Philippa Dowding’s last book, The […]
Principal’s Message
As a concerned school community, we are reminding our Allenby families to NOT send any food products to school that contain peanuts or tree nuts. We have students with severe food allergies and we try to keep our lunch room and classrooms nut-free. This applies to all field trips as well. Thank you for your […]
First Term Report Cards and Interviews
Report cards will be going home with students on Tuesday, February 11. This school year, the TSDB has not set aside a PA Day for scheduling interviews. The Provincial standard for achievement is a B grade on the report card (level 3). The Term 1 Report Card should include next steps for students who are […]
Kindergarten Registration
Registration for Full Day Kindergarten is coming up in February. When: February 6 and 7 Time: 9:15-11:30 Location: Lunch Room What you need to bring: child’s birth certificate or passport child’s health card child’s updated immunization record 2 pieces of proof of address (hydro bill, gas bill, etc.)
DeMar’s Slam Dunk Book Club
DeMar’s Slam Dunk Book Club program is back in a partnership with the TDSB and will be holding sessions at Ledbury EMS on Saturdays beginning February 8, 2014 for children in the surrounding communities. For more information, please see The Big League Book Club website.
Family Literacy Day
Family Literacy Day is Monday, January 27! Encourage your child to take out a great book from the Allenby or Toronto Public Library to share with your family on Monday, January 27. Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999, held annually to raise awareness of the […]
Kindergarten Donations
We are looking for a few gently used items for donation to the FDK classrooms for next year. In particular we are looking for: Kitchen sets Wooden puzzles Duplo blocks Lego Books (early learning books without words for French immersion or story books for the English JK classes – preferably not Disney) Colour printers If […]