This year our Remembrance Day assembly will be taking place on Wednesday, November 11 starting at 10:45 a.m. Parents are welcome to join us.
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Fall Frenzy – Athletics Update
This fall has been a busy (and rewarding) season for sports at Allenby. The school year started off with Cross Country running. Close to 200 students in grades 1 through 6 practiced Tuesday and Thursday mornings to get ready for the first round of competition that took place at Earl Bales Park early in October. We had 40 students […]
An Evening With Joe Rich, Author of Parenting: The Long Journey
Joe’s advice is non-judgmental and his philosophical approach is that “parents are experts on themselves” and “aim for better not perfect”. This makes the presentation very inviting to those faced with the challenges of parenting in today’s world. For more info on Joe Rich, please check his website. Wednesday, November 18, 7 – 9 p.m. John […]
3 + 1 Habits of Resilient Families
As parents and guardians we must be diligent in supporting the development of respect, confidence and resilience in our young people. Not only are we seeing our young people disrespecting themselves and others because they ‘feel’ like it, we are also seeing many lacking the confidence to bounce back from challenging times. Many are making […]
Principal’s Message
Today was a great day! Yes, this was largely due to the fact that tentative agreements have been reached with both ETFO and CUPE this week. I want to thank all Allenby staff for their continual commitment to students and their positive outlook throughout these challenging times. We have had a great start to the […]
Highlights from the October APA Meeing
The October APA meeting was held Wednesday night in the Allenby library. For those who couldn’t make it, I have included some of the highlights below. Have you been wondering what those seemingly random posts are around the new turf? Principal O’Toole shared information about that (they’re to show TDSB contractors where the turf is so […]
Band and Strings Program
The itinerant music program will begin shortly now that we have two new instructors to the program. There will be a presentation on Tuesday afternoon, November 3rd, for Grade 5 & 6 students on the Band and Strings programs by the music instructors.
Allenby Girls Baseball – City Champs!
The Allenby Girls Baseball Team played Maurice Cody on Tuesday for the title of City Champions. In a 10-1 victory over Maurice Cody, the girls played with skill that would rival the Blue Jays! Thank you to Mr. G and Ms. Uddenberg for their time and commitment through the baseball season. The girls made huge […]
Walking Wednesday
Our next Walking Wednesday is November 4th, so don’t forget to walk to school and collect your sticker if you did! If you are interested in helping out to distribute stickers to the walking students please contact Maria Valencia.
School Challenge Raises 26,369 Pounds of Food for Daily Bread Food Bank
Thank you Allenby families for your generous support to Sarah’s Food Drive School Challenge that Allenby joined during the week of October 5th. The School Challenge brought in an overall total of 26,369 pounds of food and funds for Daily Bread Food Bank with contributions from 14 schools. Allenby was part of TEAM WEST and […]