Walking Wednesday in May will be held on May 14. Thank you to Room 207 for hosting. As a community we can strive to make the streets around Allenby safer for our students. Simple ways to achieve this include using Kiss and Ride in the morning and “Park and Walk a Block” for pick up after school. […]
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Fun Fair Sponsorship Support
The ice pack is melting on the field and in two months, the Allenby Fun Fair will be here. Mark your calendars for June 14 from noon to 4:00pm. Do you work in a company that supports your community engagement? Are you a parent with a business that you’d like to promote to over 600 […]
April APA Meeting
We look forward to seeing parents come out to the next APA meeting on Monday, April 28 at 7 pm. Babysitting is available with RSVP to Andrea Brodey by Wednesday, April 23. Trustee Goodman will be attending this month’s meeting to discuss issues around the funding of full-day kindergarten and how it will impact Allenby. […]
Principal’s Message
The TDSB character trait this month is COOPERATION. Although the weather has not been cooperative, Allenby is a place where COOPERATION happens every day, making our school a very positive place to be. Students have done their best to stay clear of the mud; however, it is almost impossible for 600 kids not to get […]
News from 107
The students in room 107 are supporting Voice For Hearing Impaired Children. On May 2, we are asking that everyone at Allenby get loud by DRESSING LOUD! A loonie or twoonie contribution will be greatly appreciated! Our goal is to raise $1000 to help this organization which supports hearing impaired children learn to “listen” and […]
Allenby Build Update
The weather might have temperatures that are going up and down. However, the walls of the new classrooms are only going one way – UP. This stage of the building is yielding more visible results. For any questions on the build, please email communications@allenbyparents.com.
Trustee’s Update
Dear Friends of Toronto’s Public Schools, This update touches primarily on four topics: April 24 Ward Forum at Wanless PS on helping students make a transition into school and between schools developments on the criminal background check for volunteers policy new accountability measures at TDSB Friday May 16th is the deadline for your school’s application […]
Swim Team Update
Allenby swimmers have spent weeks of early mornings in the pool. They have shown dedication to improving their strokes and times and they are on fire! Our swim team competed on April 9 at Harbord Collegiate and we had an astonishing 49 out of 54 swimmers qualify for the finals. Our swimmers will be bringing […]
Allenby Build Update – Week of April 7
Despite the rain and slow start to spring, the new classroom foundation is nearly completed. Once the walls begin to be visible, we will all feel better about being ready for an August 2014 setup date. For any questions on the build, please email communications@allenbyparents.com.
Advertising and Sponsorship Policy
As many of you know, we have been in the process of developing consistent, transparent and equitable guidelines for the Allenby Parents’ Association with respect to advertising and sponsorship. Following is the process we have used. 1. Began Process (January Meeting) a. Got everyone using the same terms b. Asked Parents the following: i. What […]