Spring has finally arrived and the trees are developing some colour. Our playground is full of excited laughter as students are spending more time outside each day. The Allenby yard is also enjoyed by community members seven days a week. As a community, we need to enforce the “no dog” policy as there are over […]
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Principal’s Message
Allenby is implementing a comprehensive Green Bin programme at school and is asking for your help. As part of ourEco Schools initiative, Allenby has been a Boomerang School for several years with students taking home any food packaging back home, as a method of encouraging the use of reusable containers. All food scraps from snacks and […]
Music Night
Allenby is proud to present our Music Night on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a limit of 2 tickets for any performing student in the Choir or the Band and Strings programme.
Principal’s Message
With the nice weather, some students are eager to get to the school playground in the morning. Unfortunately, the school does not provide supervision in the school playground until 8:45 a.m. Students must be accompanied by an adult if they arrive before 8:45 a.m.
Allenby Open Houses
The first week of May is Education Week; to acknowledge the learning occurring at Allenby, our annual OPEN HOUSE for grades 1 – 6 classrooms will be on Wednesday, May 6 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. We hope that you are able to drop by to see some of the exciting activities going on […]
EQAO Dates
As May approaches, our grade 3 and grade 6 students are preparing for the upcoming Ministry of Education EQAO assessments (Education Quality and Accountability Office). The grade 6 assessments will be taking place May 25 through to May 27 and the grade 3 assessments are scheduled for June 1 to 3 this year. We ask […]
Principal’s Message
A heart that loves is always young. ~ Greek Proverb Today, we all want our children to love and feel loved. However, it is our responsibility to also help them grow into resilient young adults. The caring adults in children’s lives develop resiliency through: being empathetic. Empathy does not imply that you agree with everything […]
Principal’s Message
April continues to be busy for Allenby with the Spelling Bee, swim meets, intramural games and field trips. Although we are all happy to see the sun and warmer weather, the ground is still wet and the mud poses a problem for everyone. Please ensure that your child has proper outdoor footwear at school every day. It […]
Spelling Bee Results
Allenby had 12 primary (grades 1 to 3) students participate in the Primary Spelling Bee competition held at John Ross Robertson last evening. All twelve students performed well and Dieppe Pitre went home with the third place trophy. There were nine Allenby students who competed at the Junior level (grades 4 to 6). Although none […]
Principal’s Message
On Friday, March 27, for Allenby’s Earth Hour, the Grade 4/5 students in room 204, along with their student teacher, Madame Xuereb (Mme X.), painted birds to raise awareness for the Toronto based FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program). Since 1993, the non-profit organization FLAP Canada has raised awareness about the dangers that our bright city […]