Please remember class lists may have to be adjusted late in August if there is a significant number of students moving into and out of the Allenby catchment area. This may require some minor changes to class lists to maintain a balanced, heterogeneous class profile. Therefore, student placements will be announced on Thursday August 28. […]
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New Staff 2014-15
Allenby will be welcoming some new staff next school year. Please click on the link to access the list of new teachers and for a quick bio.
Roots of Empathy Program
Allenby, along with many other schools, has been fortunate to participate in the Roots of Empathy program this year. Roots of Empathy was developed by Mary Gordon, a Canadian child expert, in 1996 to help nourish empathy in society, with the intent of creating a more positive society. We are expecting to have at least […]
Hot Lunch Program
After a successful year with The Lunch Mom, Allenby is excited to offer the hot lunch program 3 times per week (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) beginning Monday September 8 to Grades 1-6 students. (Possible trial for Kindergarten students beginning January 2015 … stay tuned!). Hard copy order forms and menus will be available on the […]
Chairs’ Message
Exciting news to share and many to thank. A huge thank you to the entire Allenby community for making our Fun Fair such a successful and a fantastic day! A very special thank you to the exceptional Fun Fair Committee who put in great effort to make the event the success it was. We were […]
Principal’s Message
Many teachers at Allenby are either changing their grade assignment or classroom in September. Consequently, there are boxes being filled and starting to accumulate around the school. Students are also expected to do some housecleaning next week to ensure that all personal items go home before the last day of school. If you are in […]
Last Allenby Build Update
There will be activity in the school this week after school hours and over the weekend. The four classrooms being renovated for Full Day Kindergarten will have much of the plumbing and electrical work started. A wall on the ground level will be opened up over the weekend to connect the new classrooms to the […]
A Note from Madame M.
Dear Allenby Community, The first time I came to Allenby school, almost 25 years ago, I was still at the Faculty of Education. My associate teacher from Runnymede School was attending a workshop at Allenby, and I was advised to join her. It was a warm Friday PA day. Coming from Bay and Dundas, it […]
Fun Fair – What a Great Day!
A huge thank you to all the parent’s, brothers, sisters, students, and community members who came out to volunteer and support or Fun Fair. We truly could not have done it without you. So many of you went beyond the call of duty, stepping up to work extra shifts when needed, shifting from one location […]
We Need a Name for Our Playground Campaign
The excitement is building. Soon we will have the final Master Plan for our schoolyard. We also received confirmation that we will get the turf installed one year early (YEAH!). Now we need to bring these ideas from paper to reality. We will begin a fundraising campaign in the fall, but before we do that, […]