We have some changes in staff for next year. Mary Ann Calvieri, our Teacher Librarian, is retiring. Mary Ann has had a 31-year teaching career. Before coming to Allenby 12 years ago, she taught in Kindergarten, a few years in Core French, Special Education and Library. She came to Allenby 12 years ago and has […]
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Space Issues
Many of you know that there have been discussions about space issues in schools in Allenby’s area. It is early in the process and the feasibility of a number of scenarios have been discussed. It is a complex issue as it is not just the issue of implementation of full day kindergarten, but also an […]
Students vs Teachers Dodge Ball Game
The students vs. teachers dodge ball game will take place in the gym on Wednesday June 20th during first period lunch. The following students have won a spot in the dodge ball game by entering the raffle draw at the Fun Fair: MILES VISCONTI NICOLE DIKEOS EMILY HARPER OWEN REID JAKE AUSTIN TURNER PURKIS RYAN […]
June Message from the Principal
Hello Allenby Families, It is hard to believe that June is here, and that there are only 3 weeks left of school! We are very busy doing our June end-of-year tasks and have begun our planning for next year. We will be reviewing the data from the School Climate Survey next week to inform our […]
Free the Children Event
On Monday May 28th a members of our Grade 6 Free the Children Team took some Grade 5 prospective members along with Ms. Levitt and Mrs. Segal to a Free the Children event at the ROM. Here is an account of the experience from two Grade 5 attendees. OUR FREE THE CHILDREN EXPERIENCE Hello! We […]
June Sports News
Allenby’s athletes have continued to do well during this final term. A number of students have advanced to the Conference Final in Track and Field at Birchmount Stadium. They are: Katie Smith Grade 6 Triple Jump Emily Harper Grade 6 Triple Jump Sarah Clegg Grade 6 1500 metres Danielle Konig Grade 5 800 metres Arbor […]
Room 209A Makes a Difference
Over the past few months, we have been reading, writing, and speaking about boys and girls around the world who have “Made a Difference”. We’ve read about Canadian children helping to bring clean water to third world countries, and about a Canadian baseball team who helped make a Ugandan baseball team’s wishes come true. We […]
May Message from the Principal
This week you will receive a letter with the staffing model on the back inviting input into the student placement process. In the event that you did not receive it, a copy of the placement placement letter is posted on the APA website. Please note that the deadline for submitting this letter is Friday May […]
Yiddish Class at Allenby
There has been some interest in an opportunity to host a Yiddish class at Allenby. Before making a decision, we would like to determine the level of interest. If we did host it here, it would be Tuesday or Wednesday after school. Please fill out the this survey and return it to the school office.
Allenby Showcase #3
This will take place on May 17th at 7:00 p.m. Participants include both Primary and Junior Choirs, Grade 5 and 6 band and strings groups and Rooms 102, 103, 107 and 204.