The excitement is building. Soon we will have the final Master Plan for our schoolyard. We also received confirmation that we will get the turf installed one year early (YEAH!). Now we need to bring these ideas from paper to reality. We will begin a fundraising campaign in the fall, but before we do that, […]
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Field and Playground Update
Summer is here, and while the new grass didn’t fare so well over the winter, there is good news! Yes, we will be getting turf in the summer of 2016 (funded by the TDSB). We also are in the final stages of developing a Master Plan for our school play spaces. These will guide all […]
Field and Playground Initiative
Fundraising Committee Members Needed We are close to completing the Master Plan for our field and play spaces at Allenby. To bring these drawings to life we are looking for some passionate people to join our team. Do you have a knack for fundraising? Experience in applying for grants? Then we are looking for you! […]
Field and Playground Update
Thanks to everyone who has provided input on the draft Master Plan for our school. Please click here to see the May 15th Master Plan presentation that was used as the basis for receiving feedback. There has been substantial input from key stakeholders, including teachers, staff, parents/guardians, students, the daycare, and some of APA’s own […]
Master Plan Meeting
We need your input! We were presented yesterday with the preliminary Master Plan from the Landscape Architect and TDSB Design Team. Please come to the Allenby Library on Thursday May 15th from 7-9pm to view the preliminary draft and provide input. We apologize for the short notice, however, the design team needs our feedback by […]
Field & Playground Meeting for Master Plan
On March 6, 2014, representatives from Allenby Public School, the TDSB and the APA met with Landscape Architect, Victor Ford, to review Field and Playground input to date from key stakeholders (Teachers, Parents/Guardians, Daycare and Students). This meeting was the initial step in developing a Master Plan for Allenby Public School. See the notes from […]
Field Update
At the January APA meeting the motion to approve funding for design work for Allenby’s playground areas was passed. This is exciting news as it moves us one step closer to creating a welcoming and user-friendly playground at our school. See the Field and Playground Update presentation for more information. We now need additional people […]
Where Do the Children Play?
At last week’s APA meeting, the motion to approve funding design work for Allenby Playground areas was passed. This is exciting news as it moves us one step closer to creating a welcoming and user-friendly playground at our school. (click here to see the presentation from last week’s meeting) We are now at the stage […]
Field and Playground Meeting
Get updated on the current status of the Field/Playground initiative at Allenby, including the TDSB’s plan to pay for and install artificial turf on our field in Summer 2016! Come out to learn/discuss more about our options: a) to possibly move up the installation date of the artificial turf, b) to improve other areas of […]
Playground Update
Happy New Year to all of our Allenby families. Unfortunately, the first days of school in the new year have been a challenge with the fencing going up late, without the added gate permitting access to St. Clements, as well as the frigid cold and tree damage from the ice storm. Our caretaking staff have […]