Allenby relies on our teachers, students and parents to play a vital role in making the school a caring, educational and friendly environment. As parents, we all have the same goal — we want a great school for our children — but we all have varying amounts of time and resources to support that goal.
We get it. As we begin the school year, we want to let you know that there is no expectation that everyone has the time or inclination to chair a committee or be at every pizza lunch … but it takes a critical number of volunteers to make our programs run. There are many different ways to volunteer at Allenby, and we welcome ANY and all contributions of time no matter how big or small!
This year, the APA has a number of positions open. Please think about the roles described in below and choose one or more that fit your time and interest. We would love the opportunity to work with you to find the right fit for you!
It really does take us all to make Allenby a place we can be proud to send our kids. Feel Free to contact Lori Miller Pike at lori.miller@rogers.com should you want more information about any of these roles.
APA Board Members
Any and all positions are open. Nominations close September 14. General elections are at the first APA meeting on September 27th at 7:00 pm. Please see descriptions here.
- Chair Person
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Directors of Health and Safety
- Directors of School Programs
- Directors of Communications
- Directors of Community Awareness
Classroom Parent Coordinator
Coordinate information with all class parents. Act as a conduit to get important information out quickly and effectively. Great for working parents who have access to a computer.
Technology Committee Members
Work with teachers and parents to understand the growing and changing technology needs of our school.
Literacy Project Volunteers
Volunteer to read with a child once a week. The school selects a student for you and it is done during the school day.
Health and Community Awareness
Safe and Caring Schools Committee members: The focus of this role is on the student’s character education. The Safe and Caring committee implements initiatives and participates with school staff to review the TDSB Safe School Policy and the Allenby Code of Conduct to facilitate respect, empathy and help cope with peer pressure.
Eco School Coordinator: Acts as the Eco School ambassador, works with kids to conduct eco audits, boomerang lunch and other related activities.
Environmental Awareness Coordinator: Ensures that the school environment is in accordance with environmental standards, also works on greening.
Attendance Verification Volunteers: Come work in the office a morning a week/two weeks to ensure that our kids are arriving safely at school.
Kiss ‘N’ Ride Volunteers: Kiss ‘n’ Ride takes place on the Castlefield side of the school every morning from 8:40-9:00. Take a weekly or bi-weekly shift. 20 minutes and you are on with your day!
Lice Check Volunteers: No checking heads just escorting classes. Lice checks take place 3 times each school year.
Traffic and Safety Coordinator: In charge or coordinating all things traffic.
Fundraising
Pizza Lunch Volunteers: Serve Pizza the last Friday of the month
Big Night Out Committee Members/Volunteers: Help plan this November parent’s event or just volunteer that night.
Fun Fair Committee Members/Volunteers: Help plan this June event or just volunteer that day
Lip Sync Coordinators/volunteers: A February or March 2-night event that allows all of our kids to be rock stars! There is an afternoon of “Auditions” (all kids get a spot!), a dress rehearsal and the 2-night event. Begins in January.