We are delighted to announce that our school will be hosting a Dance-A-Thon on Tuesday, March 10. The funds from the Dance-A-Thon will help to provide health care for a community in Ecuador through Free the Children. We hope that you will support this event with your enthusiasm and generosity. Why a Dance-A-Thon? A Dance-A-Thon […]
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Principal’s Message
Character Education is an integral component of a day at Allenby. Each morning, grade 6 students present the morning announcements for our school community and read a famous quote relating to the monthly character trait. To date, we have highlighted Respect, Responsibility, Empathy, Kindness and Caring & Teamwork. This month, February, we are focusing on […]
Pennies for Change
by Lillian and Emily Don’t know what to do with all those pennies? We have the solution! The Free the Children Team is running a “Pennies for Change” campaign. We have placed a bag in each classroom for pennies. Bring or send your pennies to school so we can help the people in Sierra Leone […]
We Day 2012
by Adam, Taylor, Caroline and Milena Two weeks ago we had an amazing chance to go to one of the most inspirational shows ever: We Day. We got to see so many inspirational speakers such as Spencer West, Marc and Craig Keilburger, Al Gore, Romeo Dellaire and many more. We also got to see performances […]
We Day, September 28, 2012
By Rachel Mendelson, Eric Kerbel and Zack Levy We Day was an experience of a lifetime for Rachel, Eric and Zack. The stars that performed were amazing. Some of the people that sang were Jennifer Hudson, Hedley, K’naan and Nelly Furtado. We Day is an important event where schools gather together to see performances and […]
We Day
A group of Grade 6 students attended We Day on Friday with Mrs. Segal and Mme. Linka. Watch for an account of this inspiring day from some of the Grade 6 attendees in next week’s newsletter. In the meantime, to give you and idea of their experience, watch this video.
Free the Children Event
On Monday May 28th a members of our Grade 6 Free the Children Team took some Grade 5 prospective members along with Ms. Levitt and Mrs. Segal to a Free the Children event at the ROM. Here is an account of the experience from two Grade 5 attendees. OUR FREE THE CHILDREN EXPERIENCE Hello! We […]
Free the Children Report
Hi, our names are Kristina and Taylor and we’re members of the Allenby Free the Children group. We’re here to tell you about our experiences. On September 27, 2011, eleven students from Allenby attended We Day, we were two of them! We Day is a day full of inspirational speeches and stories, empowering messages and […]
From India with Love
A big thank you to all the Allenby families on behalf of Free the Children for your fundraising efforts for this year’s Dance-A-Thon. With your help, we were able to surpass the amount raised last year in an effort to help with the health crisis in Sierra Leone. We are honoured to have a very special […]
Danceathon
The Danceathon next Thursday, March the 8th is run by the Grade 6 Free the Children Leadership group. Grade 6 teams have been visiting classrooms to give the students information about Sierra Leon and about the clean water project that is the focus of this year’s fundraiser. The Free the Children Team work with staff […]