Howard Goodman will be holding the last Ward Forum as our Trustee on Monday, November 24 at 7 p.m. in the Staff Room at John Ross Robertson (130 Glengrove Ave. W., 1 block east of Avenue Road at Rosewell). The agenda will be primarily for you to bring to Howard and Trustee-elect Jennifer Arp any […]
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Dance Hard for Our Schoolyard
It’s the students’ turn to show their school spirit, have fun and get involved in fundraising for the schoolyard all at the same time. Next Friday, November 28 is Spirit Day at Allenby when students will dress as their favourite hero and Dance Hard for Our Schoolyard! Dance-a-thon sheets have been sent home, but if you didn’t […]
Shop and Support for this Week
Each week, we will highlight one of our Shop and Support businesses. Take advantage of these deals, and not only do you win, but the kids and yard fund do too. Save at 250+ hand-picked businesses across the GTA with your 2015 clubmom loyalty card. Places like Melmira Bra & Swimsuits, Whistlekids, Triple Flip, Want […]
Team Up for Green
We are at the end of Week 7 of the fundraising campaign; we have close to 1,000 sign-ups (289 schools) in the TDSB and this means that $8,330 has been raised so far. We have only 1 week left with this campaign and the potential of raising $250,000 for TDSB. Thank you to the two […]
Schoolyard Campaign Update
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated generously towards the campaign. We have raised over $50,000! That is great considering we are only a month into our campaign. Click here to see our amazing corporate and community partners who have contributed to this great cause. We still need your help! We had a […]
Giving Tuesday – APA Clothing Drive
Many people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday … now GivingTuesday has come to Canada. The 2nd annual GivingTuesday Canada is Tuesday, December 2. In the same way that Black Friday opens the shopping season, GivingTuesday opens the giving season, uniting charities, companies, schools and individuals in the spirit of giving. To kick off […]
Social/Emotional Learning at Allenby
I would like to share a recent report released by People for Education called “Measuring what Matters“ written by Stuart Shanker, a leading expert in the field. It speaks about the importance of Social/Emotional Learning (SEL) and reports very interesting research on how SEL is critical to “children’s well-being and educational attainment” Through the Character […]
Principal’s Message
The Allenby Remembrance Day Assembly was a very moving event for the school with the presence of Major Kris Purdy and Major Josh Riley from the Canadian Armed Forces. Several classes performed (rooms 002, 102, 103, 114, 204, 214) and four students (Jake H., Marianne T., Jack A., Kate G.) were very competent Masters of […]
Playground FUNdraising Campaign Participation
The excitement is building! Thanks to some generous corporate sponsors, community merchants and 10% of Allenby families, we have raised over $40,000! Special thanks goes to our: Play Champion ($10,000 +) Starlight Investments Play Advocate ($5000-$9999) David Batori and Family Schoolyard Supporter ($500-999) Toronto Athletic Camps Let’s aim for 50% participation of Allenby families for next […]
Allenby Hockey Tryouts
The tryouts for the Allenby Hockey Team for grades 4 to 6 will take place at North Toronto Arena on the following dates: Tuesday, December 2 at noon. Thursday, December 4 at 8 a.m. Students will need to provide or find their own transportation to and from the rink. Further information and permission forms will […]