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Make Your Volunteer Hours Count

“Dollars for Doers,” “Employee Volunteer Grants Programs”… it doesn’t matter what they are called, these programs could mean extra funds for Allenby!  Many corporations recognize and reward the community volunteer work that their employees do during their personal time. If you help out in and around the school, do some research, you might be eligible for […]

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Teachers on Call Joins Shop and Support

Teachers on Call Joins Shop and Support

Looking to improve those grades before June?  Check out Teachers on Call, a home tutoring service that works within the Ontario School Curriculum to provide one-on-one instruction that is customized to meet the needs of each learner.  And now, Teachers on Call has joined the APA’s Shop and Support program. Teachers on Call will give […]

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Results of FDK Vote from APA Meeting

As you know, at the March 27, 2013 APA meeting, the space committee reviewed with parents all possible scenarios to accommodate full day kindergarten and forecasted Allenby student growth. At the meeting, various potentially workable solutions were presented to Allenby parents. Parents were asked for input, by having a member of each household vote on […]

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Principal’s Message in Preparation for Tonight’s APA Meeting

Dear Parents, Many of you will be coming to tonight’s meeting to hear more information about the PART process and to provide input to the PART Committee. Prior to the meeting, it will be helpful for you to have my update below. A sense of frustration has become palpable, as we are all wanting a solution, […]

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Important Reminder: Get the Facts on FDK and Let’s Make Decisions for Allenby

Dear Allenby Families, We want to remind you again to come to the APA meeting this Wednesday, March 27th from 7:00-9:00pm.  It will be held in the Library. There will be some regular business held before the Space Committee presentation. We will be outlining all options under consideration, and will be seeking to obtain the preferred Allenby options to accommodate FDK and increased enrolment at Allenby. There will be a voting process, which […]

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Get the Facts on FDK and Let’s Make Decisions for Allenby

Allenby Families, Many of you may have received a flyer over the weekend or will in the next few days, urging you to come to the April 16th meeting to “Save your community”. It is important to know that this flyer was not sent by the Full Day Kindergarten (FDK)/Space Committee or the APA, but […]

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PART Process Set to Begin

First, I would like to share that there has been a change in one of our PART Representatives. Lisa Spiegel, a parent with two children (grades 1 and 4) in French Immersion will take Stuart Baltman’s place. Lisa served on the Executive Committee as both Director of School Programs and as Co-Director of Community Awareness […]

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Allenby Marks Earth Hour

Hello Allenby Families, We hope that everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable March Break.  We are all hoping that spring weather will actually arrive soon! We will be celebrating earth Hour on Friday afternoon along with the rest of the TDSB. This will involve turning off all lights and computers between 2 pm and 3 […]

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