DEI Series: RSVP Event 2 (Facilitated Book Club) Join Allenby staff, parents and caregivers on February 16 to discuss Ijeoma Oluo’s book, So You Want to Talk About Race. Antiracism expert, Alexis Dawson, will lead the discussion in a safe environment to foster honest conversation about race and racism. The book is available at the Toronto Public Library (hard […]
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Facilitated Book Club: So You Want to Talk About Race
DEI Series: RSVP Event 2 Join Allenby staff, parents and caregivers on February 16 to discuss Ijeoma Oluo’s book, So You Want to Talk About Race. Antiracism expert, Alexis Dawson, will lead the discussion in a safe environment to foster honest conversation about race and racism. The book is available at the Toronto Public Library (hard copy and e-book) […]
Just Read It!
“Have you read any good books lately?” Just Read It encourages all students, staff and the entire TDSB community to engage in the joy of reading and to share the experience of reading a wide range of books with each other. Whether signed out at a school library, the local public library, read at home […]
Principal’s Message
Last week at our APA meeting I did a workshop on how parents can support their children with early reading strategies. Although my children are teenagers now, I remember those evenings and weekend mornings spent playing games and singing songs about letter sounds or cuddling up with a book. I didn’t know then that the […]
Dial-a-Story from the Toronto Public Library
The Toronto Public Library offers a free “Dial-a-Story” program at 416-395-5400. Children can listen to stories over the phone 24 hours a day in several different languages. Please consider using this terrific resource. Encourage your child to listen to the storyteller’s oral fluency and expression, and to tell you all about the story (plot, setting, […]
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 […]
Story Time at Home
Emily Temple of www.flavorwire.com has released a list of 50 books every parent should read to their child. Good news! All 50 titles are available to borrow from the Allenby Library, and many are also available in French! Take a look at the list and enjoy some family story time at home with your child.