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Cobs Bread supports Allenby!

The Allenby Parents’ Association is registered with the Cobs Bread Forest Hill Village’s COBS Dough Raiser Program. Annually a cheque of 5% of baked goods purchased by Allenby friends and families is received by the APA. Please mention Allenby whenever you make a baked goods purchase.

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Get a sneak peek at the BNO program!

The Big Night Out: Denim and Diamonds program preview, including a listing of the live auction, silent auction and raffle items, is now available online. To see the program, click here. You won’t want to miss this! November 10, 2011 7:30pm to 11:00pm. Allenby Gymnasium Check out the preview Buy your tickets Sign up to […]

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Big Night Out Live Auction Preview

Here is a sneak peek at the items being featured in our live auction, which starts at 9:00pm sharp on November 10th … A stunning 18 karat gold pendant necklace from ROYAL DE VERSAILLE. It is perfect for that special occasion … valued at $1900. A one-year membership to Toronto’s finest boutique gym – eMbodyFitness. […]

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Bulbs and Boomerangs

Next week is the school-wide bulb planting. This year we are hoping to plant another 1000 bulbs to bring our total up to 5000 bulbs in 5 years. We still need volunteers for Thursday November 3rd, both a.m. and p.m. Please e-mail Alex at alex.vilde@rogers.com with your availability. We are also looking for parents who […]

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Byte-Sized #4

Coming to a class near you! As part of the technology spend voted on by parents last year, there are now 30 netbooks to be housed in Allenby’s new mobile storage cart. These netbooks will be rotated in one month periods through classrooms whose teachers have expressed interest and signed up for their use. This […]

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Get your tickets for Big Night Out!

Don’t miss this year’s Big Night Out: Thursday, November 10th from 7:30 to 11:00 pm! Join Allenby parents for a fun-filled evening of Denim and Diamonds, including great food, drinks and desserts, entertainment, a fantastic silent auction, and –  new this year – a live auction of items sure to tempt you! The live auction […]

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Let’s make it 5000 bulbs in 5 years!

For the past 4 years the Allenby Parent’s Association has arranged to have every child in the school plant a bulb. Over the past 4 years Allenby students, staff and parents have planted approximately 4000 bulbs. We are hoping that in our 5th anniversary we will be able to plant another 1000 bulbs to bring […]

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Come out to the October APA meeting!

Please join us next Wednesday, October 26th from 7-9 in the school library for the monthly APA meeting. This month’s agenda includes a discussion on potential speakers to present to Allenby parents. Last year we had two great speakers who parents loved and this year we hope to get two more, but we want to […]

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It’s not too late to donate!

I Just want to thank all of the families who have already sent in their cash donations. These funds are used throughout the school year to continue funding Smartboards for classrooms; performances for the entire school, such as the Anti-bullying assembly last Friday; enrichment for each classroom, such as Scientists in the School; lice checks […]

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Volunteer Reading Partner Initiative

We are all very excited about the launching of our “Volunteer Reading Partner Program!” for the 2011-2012 school year. Parents/Guardians, retired community members etc. who speak French, English or another first language have the unique opportunity to volunteer in the school, support our reading initiative and have a direct impact on improving student achievement. Volunteers […]

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