Author Archive | APA

a19bd7de-c3f5-436b-bc12-195ad7035697

Pizza lunch tomorrow

We welcome all parents to come and experience the excitement of an Allenby Pizza Lunch! Meet new parents and reconnect with others while you help feed a fun and hungry crowd. We ask parent volunteers to meet in the lunch room at 11:15am. We rely on an “honour” system to distribute the correct number of […]

Continue Reading
f588fb86-6945-4349-ae92-e00e97f0eef7

Orange Shirt Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Friday, September 30, Allenby will be participating in Orange Shirt Day. Our participation in this event is a symbol of our recognition that many children in Canada have not been treated equally, and that many indigenous children have been subjected to systemic cultural suppression and do not have access to basic necessities, social services […]

Continue Reading
b60ec655-9501-4cf3-834f-090c3023b11d

Scholastic Book Fair

Thank you Allenby families for sharing your love of reading with your children. We are so lucky to have such a supportive parent community. We sold $10,530 worth of product, 60% of which will go directly back to the school in Scholastic product. Thank you for helping support our school literacy program!

Continue Reading

Volunteers needed in the library

Our school has a wonderful Library Learning Commons that has a number of functions. It is a beautiful and bright space with amazing resources. Some of the greatest resources are the parents! We really rely on a group of parent volunteers to help with Book Exchanges and manage the collection of books. If you have […]

Continue Reading
d368d543-ddeb-433e-ab1c-9744edebe02d

Eco-Schools – parent volunteers needed

ALLENBY IS A PLATINUM ECO-SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! This is an enormous responsibility that our student population takes seriously. The more parent support we can have the better. We need parents who are interested in waste audits, waste reduction plans, Walking Wednesday, Native Shade Garden development and maintenance and a few other seasonal […]

Continue Reading
192eb2da-61e3-413f-a0d5-73d0055a65dd

Lost & Found reminder …

.. to check the Lost & Found regularly to ensure items are returned home. We have two locations in the school: Main location at the St Clements entrance New location for JK/SK students, on the 2nd floor, south end of the hall, outside room 109/110 Note: Both lost & found locations are emptied periodically throughout […]

Continue Reading

Principal’s message

I want to extend an invitation to all parents to join us Wednesday October 5th for our Curriculum Night. Curriculum Night is a wonderful opportunity for parents to meet teachers in an “open house” forum beginning at 6:30 pm. We will begin the evening in the gym with a welcome assembly and then parents are […]

Continue Reading

Rose Reisman Hot Lunch Update

Thank you all for your patience as we introduce the APA’s new hot lunch program. We are very excited about the program and the variety and flexibility it offers families and students. On Wednesday, we saw a lunch program that that ran smoothly and seamlessly, almost as if the lunches had been packed at home […]

Continue Reading

Kiss ‘N’ Ride volunteers needed

For those in the Allenby community who drive their children to school in the mornings, the Allenby Kiss and Ride program represents a safe and efficient means for drop-offs. Alas the program is dire need of volunteers and is at risk of being cancelled altogether. All that is required is 20 minutes once a week […]

Continue Reading

Join Us for TDSB Cross Country Training

Allenby’s Cross Country Team started its training this week. Students in Grades 1 through 6 are invited to participate. Cross Country is a great way to get involved with school sports at an early age. Everyone who signs up is able to compete on TDSB Race Day! Teachers and parents supervise students as they train […]

Continue Reading