The Doncaster PAC is calling a brief, open Special Meeting to be held via Zoom on Tuesday, October 21 at 8:00 PM.

All parents and guardians of current Doncaster students are voting PAC members. We need at least ten members to attend to meet quorum, so your participation matters.

The purpose of the Special Meeting is to hold a vote concerning how to allocate funds from the $6,000 “Special Projects” line in the approved 2025–26 DPAC budget, potentially toward updated Doncaster sports jerseys. Specifically, we will decide whether to allocate “Special Projects” funds to cover all, most, or none of the cost of 200 replacement jerseys worn by Doncaster’s intermediate students who participate in school athletics such as cross-country running, basketball, and track.

Students borrow these jerseys for the school year and return them for use by future students. The current jerseys are outdated, mismatched, and worn. The new jerseys display the updated dragon logo and are expected to last for several years.

The options for consideration are:

1. Option 1: DPAC covers the full invoice amount of $5,148.43, ensuring jerseys arrive before the next sporting event.
2. Option 2: DPAC contributes $4,148.43, and Doncaster’s Athletics Department contributes $1,000, ensuring jerseys arrive before the next sporting event.
3. Option 3: DPAC contributes no funds at this time, and the PAC and/or Doncaster’s Athletics Department fundraises to cover the full cost. Our students will receive the new jerseys once enough funds have been raised. 

Please join us on Zoom to cast your vote. The Zoom link with meeting ID and password can be found in your email.

To all Doncaster Families and Staff:   You’re invited! 

Start planning your costumes and dig out those dancing shoes — the annual Doncaster Halloween Howl Family Dance is coming up early this year on Thursday, October 23rd!
(The day before the Pro-D Day — so many can enjoy a slower morning after. )

 New this year (by parent request):
The free-entry dance opens at 5:30 pm with a special Gentle Time (5:30–6:00 pm) — lights on and music low — ideal for those who prefer a reduced-stimulation experience or an earlier start.

 From 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, the DJ will have the gym rocking with songs requested by Doncaster families!
→ Submit your song requests on the list outside the office next week or email dpac.doncaster@gmail.com

 Food & Treats  — bring your appetites (and your cash!) :

• Pizza and drinks sold (cash only) at the back of the gym
• Hot Dog & Frozen Treats concession (cash only) in the servery — a Grade 5-led fundraiser toward their year-end celebration 
• “Candy Corner” outside the office — chips & chocolates plus Doncaster Spirit Wear sales, and the candy jar count

 Snap a photo with your friends and family at the photo booth near the entrance, and show off your family-friendly costumes!

 Volunteers needed:
It takes many hands to make the Howl happen! We’re looking to fill 41 volunteer shifts (30–75 minutes each) to help with prep, running the event, and clean-up.
 Click here to sign up to volunteer!

Greetings Doncaster Families! The forecast is perfect for a crisp, sun-filled walk to school led by Ms. Fawcett and Ms. Cox, our principal and vice-principal.

Over the next three days, they will leave from a different Doncaster neighbourhood meeting spot, starting tomorrow from King’s Pond. Meet up with other local families and learn your 1 km best walking route to school. (Children must be accompanied by their own responsible adult.)

Meeting spots & times:

• Wed, Sept 24: King’s Pond – leaving shortly after 8:15 am from King’s Pond parking lot
• Thurs, Sept 25: Wetherby Park – leaving shortly after 8:15 am from this tiny park
• Fri, Sept 26: Browning Park – leaving shortly after 8:15 am from the north-central side of the park

See you on the path! 

Wednesday Sept 24 Route from King’s Pond. Students & adults meet at King’s Pond parking lot.

Thursday September 25th Route from Wetherby Park.  Students & adults meet in Wetherby Park. (It’s tiny!)

Friday Sept 26th Route from Browning Park.  Students & adults meet in Browning Park near the area indicated on the map. (North-ish central end.)

We’re back! We hope you all had a good summer and are excited for another school year!

One way that Doncaster’s PAC supports our school community is by connecting classroom families. To opt-in to your child(ren)’s class contact list, please fill out this form. SD61 policy requires family consent to opt-in every year, even if you signed up previously.

The first DPAC meeting of the year will take place in the school library on Tuesday September 9 at 7pm (with a pre-meeting social at 6:30pm).

This year, the school is not bulk purchasing school supplies, and the PAC has not organized pre-ordered kits. Families are responsible for providing their own supplies.

Here is the approved school supply list (PDF) for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year (taken from the https://doncaster.sd61.bc.ca/ website).

Rifflandia has partnered with Doncaster to sell tickets to their annual music festival! Use the code DONCASTER15 at checkout and DPAC will receive 15% of the ticket sales! Pre-sale tickets go on sale today, May 2. The lineup will be announced on May 7 with regular tickets on sale May 9.

 Calling All Amazing School Families! 

It’s that wonderful time of year — spring is in the air, closets are overflowing, and the urge to tidy up is REAL. What better way to channel that spring-cleaning energy than by participating in our 4th Annual Community Block Party & Yard Sale? 

THIS EVENT IS HAPPENING Saturday, May 24th from 10am-2pm

Free Admission, Food Trucks, Music, Amazing Kids Play Areas – Volunteers Needed to make this year’s event EPIC!!

PARTICIPATE: 

Pick up tables: at the Gym doors, starting at 9am, for set-up outside. Sale starts at 10am, (rain or shine!)

Families can reserve tables to sell your treasures! Kids welcome to sell small crafts.

1 table – $25

2 tables – $40

3 tables – $50

Table Rentals can be purchased here: https://doncaster.hotlunches.net

All funds raised from table rentals goes to support student and school initiatives through DPAC.

All sales (after purchase of table) by family vendors, is kept by family vendors.

VOLUNTEER:

Help out on Saturday with short shifts of critical roles to make this event a success. We need volunteers to help with assisting vendors with table set up, supervision of designated areas, manning the DPAC table, manning the Spirit Wear Table, etc.  

Volunteer Sign-Up Please help out here: Volunteer Sign-Up 

DONATE: 

No time to sell yourself but still want to de-clutter? You can donate instead! DPAC will have a table available for you on Saturday morning to drop off your pre-owned treasures. We’re looking for clean, gently used clothing, toys, books, household goods, sports gear, games, and more — anything that could find a new home and help raise valuable funds for our kids and classrooms!

Why donate?
Because your once-loved items can help fund enrichment programs, classroom supplies, field trips, and so much more. Plus, it’s a win-win: you get to declutter, we get to raise money for our school, and our community gets to shop for a good cause!

Gonna be busy that Saturday but still want to help a great cause? No worries, this year we are collecting in the classroom for the entire month of May any gently used items we can sell to raise money to support a Refugee Sponsor to be re-united with his siblings here in Canada. What’s more Canadian then helping others? Bring your donations to your child’s class from May 1st to May 23rd to help Harold reach his goal. (Email DPAC for more information about this or come to the Yard Sale and check out all the exciting things associated with this spotlighted fundraiser – Raffle Prizes, Give Aways, Tax Deductible Receipts and more.)

Let’s make this the biggest and best yard sale and block party yet — we can’t do it without your support! Tell your neighbors, friends, and extended family too — the more, the merrier! 

 Thank you for helping us turn clutter into community magic! 

With gratitude,
Your Enthusiastic Parent Fundraising Reps  DPAC

Come join us Thursday, May 15 at 7pm in the gym for a screening of Inside Out 2!