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MDJH Wears Orange – June 3

MDJH recognizes the impact the Residential School system has had on Indigenous people throughout Canada. We wish to respect and honour the 215 children, families and communities that are deeply affected by this most recent tragedy in BC.   On Thursday, June 3, we encourage all students, staff and our school community at MDJH to wear orange as a symbol of respect and to honour the 215 Indigenous children found at the former residential school in Kamloops and all residential school survivors. 

Orange symbolizes recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children’s sense of self-esteem and well-being, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters. 

On that day, we will also have a moment of silence at 12:15 pm, to honour the 215 children and to make a commitment to further our learning about Residential Schools.

Thank you.

Upcoming Chess Tournament

On May 29th, Chess Buddies Canada will be hosting the monthly Online Tournament. The only requirement for this event is for players to have a free Lichess.org account. The link to join the Tournament will be posted on the Chess Buddies Canada website under the tournament section on the day of the tournament. Players must join the Chess Buddies Canada club with this link before joining the tournament: https://lichess.org/team/newfoundland-and-labrador.

If you have any questions or experience any difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact Tanish Bhatt at tbhatt_s@nlesd.ca.

For more information regarding the club and future events, visit our website at Chessbuddies.ca!