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Birthday Book Program

If you wish to have your child’s birthday recognized in the school library, please fill out the online form to make a donation to Allenby’s Birthday Book Program. A book will be purchased for the library according to the information provided. Please submit payments to the office (in the bin labelled “Birthday Books”), via cheque […]

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Principal’s Message

Get ready ALLENBY for the opportunity to register for the annual spelling bee run by Spelling Bee of Canada. Participation is voluntary and extracurricular. Students who join will need to be committed to do some independent home study on a regular basis as well as attend coaching sessions at school. All participants will be invited […]

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Principal’s Message

Dear Allenby Families, It has been a very busy past few weeks at Allenby and we have the banners to prove it hanging in the office for Cross Country Running, Football and Softball! There have been plenty of field trips as well to places such as The McMichael Gallery, Ste-Marie-Among-the-Hurons, Forest Valley, and Round the […]

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Progress Report Card

Dear Parents/ Guardians/ Caregivers: Your child is bringing home the Elementary Progress Report Card next week. This report card is part of the Ministry of Education’s policy on Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools, Grades 1 – 12. Your child’s Elementary Progress Report Card will inform you of the progress your child is making […]

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About EQAO

Allenby has a strong tradition of being very proud of the EQAO assessment results that our students attain. The EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) is an independent government body that develops and oversees standardized tests for students in grades 3, 6, 9 and 10 in the areas of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. The Ministry […]

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Field Update

We are very thankful that our field is no longer fenced in however the grass roots are still developing and need our tender loving care, particularly during wet weather.  Please do not use the field when it is wet outside for the next month so that we can still enjoy some green space in the […]

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Media Smarts

MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) are pleased to announce that marketing and consumerism will be the focus of Canada’s eighth annual Media Literacy Week, to be held November 4-8, 2013. The official theme of the week: “What’s Being Sold: Helping Kids Make Sense of Marketing Messages,” will encourage educators and parents to talk […]

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Sports Update

Allenby students have had a banner year so far!! We’re very excited to announce that Allenby has won “Triple Crown”. Our grade 6 boys football, our grade 6 boys baseball and our grade 6 girls baseball all competed and are conference champs. All 3 teams advanced to the city finals! Allenby Football Our boys grade […]

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Principal’s Message

October is quickly coming to an end and that means several things here at Allenby. First there are many extracurricular activities coming to a close such as Cross Country running, Football and Baseball. Fortunately, though, other opportunities are available for students such as the ECO Club, the PALS programme (Playground Activities Leader Students) and the […]

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Terry Fox Run – A Great Success

The annual Terry Fox event at Allenby was a great success as we all enjoyed being outside on beautiful day. The junior students walked or ran twice around the block and then at least three times around the track. Our grades 1 to 3 students went once around the block and three times around the […]

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