As a concerned school community, we are reminding our Allenby families to NOT send any food products to school that contain peanuts or tree nuts. We have students with severe food allergies and we try to keep our lunch room and classrooms nut-free. This applies to all field trips as well. Thank you for your […]
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Principal’s Message
This week, the ice in the playground has made it unsafe for our students to be outside playing during several recess periods. This means that pool time, our physical education programming, lunchtime intramurals, and after school activities are very important for providing physical activities for children. If this weather pattern continues, we will be looking […]
Principal’s Message
The Staff at Allenby would like to wish all of our families a wonderful winter break. We look forward to seeing many happy faces on Monday, January 6th (which will fittingly be day A1). The fencing will be up in the school yard and the first steps in the renovations will have begun. It looks […]
Principal’s Message
Dear Allenby Families, We have news that the plans for the new classrooms have been approved by the Ministry and City of Toronto. The next step is the final approval at the TDSB December board meeting. It is hoped that some interior work can begin over the December break and the exterior construction should be […]
Principal’s Message
Get ready ALLENBY for the opportunity to register for the annual spelling bee run by Spelling Bee of Canada. Participation is voluntary and extracurricular. Students who join will need to be committed to do some independent home study on a regular basis as well as attend coaching sessions at school. All participants will be invited […]
Principal’s Message
Dear Allenby Families, It has been a very busy past few weeks at Allenby and we have the banners to prove it hanging in the office for Cross Country Running, Football and Softball! There have been plenty of field trips as well to places such as The McMichael Gallery, Ste-Marie-Among-the-Hurons, Forest Valley, and Round the […]
Principal’s Message
October is quickly coming to an end and that means several things here at Allenby. First there are many extracurricular activities coming to a close such as Cross Country running, Football and Baseball. Fortunately, though, other opportunities are available for students such as the ECO Club, the PALS programme (Playground Activities Leader Students) and the […]
Principal’s Message
Dear Allenby Families, The weather continues to surprise us this month so we ask that families listen to the morning weather reports and ensure that the kids are coming to school with appropriate attire. All students are expected to have indoor shoes at school daily. Not only do we want to keep our school building […]
Principal’s Message
Dear Allenby families, It is hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of week 2 back at school. Thanks to Ms. Payne for finding an almost paperless way for families to participate in the Birthday Book Club. We already have had several birthday books that have been ordered, so thank you for […]
Principal’s Message
Dear Allenby Families, Although it may have been a hectic week so far, we hope that the first few days back at school have been filled with excitement and smiles. We apologize for the confusion that may have occurred during entry and dismissal as we work with students to learn routines. With the Ministry focus […]