Allenby is implementing a comprehensive Green Bin programme at school and is asking for your help. As part of ourEco Schools initiative, Allenby has been a Boomerang School for several years with students taking home any food packaging back home, as a method of encouraging the use of reusable containers. All food scraps from snacks and […]
Allenby is proud to present our Music Night on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a limit of 2 tickets for any performing student in the Choir or the Band and Strings programme.
The first annual Mental Health and Well-Being Parent Symposium, “Parents as Partners – Taking Action Together” will take place on Saturday, May 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Earl Haig Secondary School, 100 Princess Avenue. The day will feature workshops for parents that will: Increase parent engagement in supporting mental health and well-being […]
The APA meeting will be on Tuesday, April 28 from 6:45-9:00 p.m. Please note the change of day and earlier start time. See the agenda and minutes for more details. We look forward to a presentation on math and literacy by Mr. Roberts, Mrs. McGee and Mme. Linka. We will also be voting on the […]
With the nice weather, some students are eager to get to the school playground in the morning. Unfortunately, the school does not provide supervision in the school playground until 8:45 a.m. Students must be accompanied by an adult if they arrive before 8:45 a.m.
The first week of May is Education Week; to acknowledge the learning occurring at Allenby, our annual OPEN HOUSE for grades 1 – 6 classrooms will be on Wednesday, May 6 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. We hope that you are able to drop by to see some of the exciting activities going on […]
As May approaches, our grade 3 and grade 6 students are preparing for the upcoming Ministry of Education EQAO assessments (Education Quality and Accountability Office). The grade 6 assessments will be taking place May 25 through to May 27 and the grade 3 assessments are scheduled for June 1 to 3 this year. We ask […]
The Allenby Sea Lions swim team ended their season with an emphatic and dominating display at the City Finals on April 9th at Rosedale Heights. In total, 43 out of 54 swimmers qualified for the Finals and they did not disappoint. They brought home 3 championship pennants and 2 Finalist pennants (2nd place). The unmistakable […]
A heart that loves is always young. ~ Greek Proverb Today, we all want our children to love and feel loved. However, it is our responsibility to also help them grow into resilient young adults. The caring adults in children’s lives develop resiliency through: being empathetic. Empathy does not imply that you agree with everything […]
We are looking forward to our next spirit day “Dress Loud Day” on Friday, May 1. All of May is Speech and Hearing Awareness month. The students in room 210 (Mrs. Trought-Pitters) will be holding a bake sale on May 1 during recess to raise money for children with hearing loss. Students may bring loonies […]
