By now all Allenby families should have received an electronic copy of our Directory sent by your class reps. The Directory is solely for personal use and should not be shared or used for commercial purposes. A very big thank you to all those involved in putting this together. A special mention to Colette Kim […]
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Principal’s Message
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore” (Christopher Columbus). I don’t think that our grade 5 and 6 students lost sight of the Toronto shoreline while on the ferry to the Island School, however, we hope that they were able to stretch their limits and […]
Last Call for Soiree Silent Auction Items
The Soiree Silent Auction is incredible this year. Thanks for your help Allenby. We are putting out a last call for silent auction donations. If anyone has any extra Leafs tickets, theater tickets, ski passes, gym memberships or any other good stuff lying around, we’ll take it! Please contact Lisa Parker or Katy Diamond if you would […]
Schoolyard Campaign Update
Congratulations Allenby! To date we have raised over $55,000. Thank you to our amazing corporate and community partners who have contributed to this great cause. Get your donations in and get a tax receipt for 2014! Download the donation form or donate online through Canada Helps. Please make cheques payable to APA.
Winter Hot Lunch Program
Allenby’s Hot Lunch program with The Lunch Mom returns for Grade 1-6 students for the Winter session. Hard copy order forms and menus have been sent home. REMINDER: the amount showing for Wednesday hot lunches on the hard copy is incorrect. The Wednesday amount should be $66, not $78. Please correct on your paper form or download the front and back of the form at the APA […]
Allenby Hockey Tryouts
A reminder that tryouts for the Allenby Hockey team for Grades 4, 5 and 6 are on Tuesday, December 2 at 8 a.m. and Thursday, December 4 at noon at North Toronto Arena.
APA Winter Clothing Drive Ends December 2
Thank you to those families who have dropped off gently used winter clothing to the boxes located outside of the Allenby office. We have already dropped off two bags of winter wear to a neighbouring elementary school and we received a big thank-you hug from the school principal. Our drive continues until December 2nd (Giving […]
November APA Meeting
The November APA meeting is on Wednesday, November 26, 7 – 9 p.m. in the library following the French Immersion Information Night. We will be voting on the donation of $1000 pizza lunch revenue to Toronto Foundation for Student Success student nutritional programs. As well, a motion will be presented on redirecting Group/3rd party revenues in the […]
Principal’s Message
The Ministry is looking for one parent (or a group of parents) from each elementary school to answer a survey about a proposed update to the current sex education curriculum which was written in 1998. The Ministry’s plan is to distribute the survey in the next few weeks. If you are interested in forming a […]
Let’s Support Our Supporters
Local businesses have always played a major role in the APA’s fundraising success. And now, it’s our turn to help them! On Saturday, November 29 head down to Eglinton Avenue to “Shop the Neighbourhood”. Shop the Neighbourhood is a national initiative that supports small businesses and is designed to remind us that local business make a difference in our lives. It’s easy to forget […]