School District #35

Principal: Esther Schmit eschmit@sd35.bc.ca

Together We Succeed

Douglas Park Community School

http://douglaspark.weebly.com/
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5409 206 St.
Langley, BC V3A 2C5
Phone: 604-533-4491
PAC President: Jennifer Tolonics
Newsletter #2 Oct 9, 2015

**WE ARE A BUCKWHEAT & LATEX AWARE SCHOOL**

***WE ARE A DOG FREE ZONE NO DOGS ON THE PREMISES AT ALL TIMES***

SAVE THE DATE

Mon, Oct 12

Thanksgiving Monday STUDENTS DO NOT ATTEND

Wed, Oct 14, 21, 28

Explorations Sessions 4, 5, 6

Thu, October 15

Great Shake Out We will be participating in the Great Shake Out

Earthquake Drill at 10:15 AM Drop, Cover, Hold On

Mon, October 19

Federal Election Day

Tue, October 20

Nicomekl and Douglas Neighbourhood Meeting see below

Thu, October 22

Neufeld Orders due date (not October 23 as noted on order forms)

NO LATE ORDERS

Fri, October 23

Provincial Professional Day (Pro-D Day) STUDENTS DO NOT

ATTEND

Mon, October 26

Collaboration Afternoon STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED AT

1:35 PM) please let the office know if supervision will be

required for your child(ren) from 1:35 to 2:50 PM

Thu, October 29

Photo Retake Day

Fri October 30

Halloween we will have a parade in the morning with all classes; no

masks are allowed (only face paint), no gore and no weapons

THE BRAGGIN DRAGON

We are still in 1st place to win $10,000 for our Library. Please continue to vote at
https://adoptaschool.indigo.ca/eng/schools/923.Thank you for your incredible support!
Please sign up for Remind 101. Remind 101 keeps you connected to whats happening at school via
text. To sign up simply enter 604-200-1069 on your phone message system; then enter @dpcss in the
message area. You can opt out at any time by replying unsubscribe @dpcss. A draw was held for
those who have signed up to-date and the following people won a prize: Samantha Wright, Michelle
Campbell, Robin Glass, Sarah Moore, Ku Htoo Wah, Lotus Yin and Chantelle Hempell. If you have not
claimed your prize please come to the office. Mrs.Schmit will hold more draws throughout the year
so please continue to sign up for Remind 101!
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Oct 9, 2015 Newsletter

Nicomekl and Douglas Neighbourhood Meeting

The City of Langley Council and staff look forward to hosting an informative and interactive meeting for
residents of the Nicomekl and Douglas neighbourhoods on Tuesday, October 20 th from 6:00-8:00 PM in the
gymnasium of Douglas Park Community School, 5409-206th Street. Join us to learn more about what is
happening in your community and to share thoughts and ideas moving forward. No RSVP is required. For
additional information, please contact Debra at djoyal@langleycity.ca.

What We Learned by Division 2

The students of Divisions 1 and 2 learned about Residential Schools in BC in preparation for Orange Shirt
Day. The students heard presentations from Linda Hart the school's aboriginal support worker as well as
Cecelia Reekie. Together the students of division 2 wrote the following summary:

Residential Schools
Aboriginal children were sent to Residential School. It started in the 1830s. Aboriginal
children were taken from their parents. They could not see their parents all year. Brothers
and sisters were not allowed to see each other all year. Boys and Girls tried to escape. The
last Residential School was closed in 1196.
Daily like in a Residential School was hard. The students had to eat watery soup while the
teachers ate better food. Children were not allowed to speak their own language. They had
to sleep each night in their dorm. They were often afraid and his. They were forced to wear
the white mans uniforms and shoes. They all had the same haircut. They all longed to go
home. Residential School was really tough for Aboriginal children.

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Oct 9, 2015 Newsletter