Principal
S. Wolf
Secretary
A. Mancini
Superintendent
Mississauga
North
Family of
Schools
T. Cruz
905-890-1221
Trustee Ward 9
E. O’Toole
905-812-5163
YMCA
905-824-3692
Pastor Rev. Mark
AchilliesVillanueva
3600 Forest Bluff Cres.
Miss. ,ON L5N 7W2 tel: (289) 997-2105 fax: (289) 997-2104 e-mail: bakhita@rogers.com
website: www.stjosephinebak
hita.org
All masses are held at St. Joan of Arc
Secondary School
Sat. 5:00 pm.
Sun. 9:00,11:00 am
12:30 pm
Weekdays
Mon., Tues.,7:00 pm
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
6440 Lisgar Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6X3
Telephone: 905-785-7434

Please remember to call the school office and leave a message if your child or children are going to be absent or late.
Absence Line: 905-785-7434
Press Option 1
On Tuesday, November
10, 2015, at 9:30 a.m.
Mr. McGuin, a veteran of the Canadian Forces, will be coming to St.
Simon Stock School to speak to our students about his experience.
On Tuesday, November 11, at 10:30 a.m.
all parents are invited to attend our Remembrance
Day Service in the gym to honour all those who served Canada in the war.
On Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 7:00 p.m. at
St. Joan of Arc Secondary School , our school community will be celebrating our Family
Advent Mass. We invite all of our families to join us!
We will soon be experiencing colder weather, and with winter on the way we need to be ready. It is imperative that students come to school prepared to participate in all activities, including outdoor recess. Parents, please ensure your children have hats, scarves, mitts, winter outerwear and boots. Where possible please put identification on your child’s belongings. We also ask that students have a pair of indoor shoes so that the classrooms are kept as clean and dry as possible.

Grade 7 & 8 parents are invited to attend an information session at:
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel S.S.
3700 Trelawny Circle
Thursday, November 26, 2015
6:00 p.m.
SK parents/guardians who wish to enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for
September 2016, are invited to attend an information meeting at:
St. Margaret of
Scotland
2266 Council Ring Road
Mississauga
Thursday, November 12,
2015
7:00 p.m.
The French Immersion School for this area has been designated as
St. Elizabeth Seton. Bussing is not offered.
Our next school council meeting will take place on November 3, 2015. The meeting will take place in the library at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Grade 4 parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll their child in a Grade 5 Extended French class for September 2016, are invited to attend an information meeting at:
St. Therese of the Child Jesus School
At the present time, the above-mentioned school is the designated school for our area.
Applications will be accepted at that school until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
6930 Forest Park Drive
Thursday, January 14, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Registration for the Junior and Senior, Full-Day
Kindergarten program at St. Simon Stock School for September, 2016, will take place on the following days:
Monday, January 25, 2016 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.*
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday, January 29, 2016 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
* Snow Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
For more information about registration and the Full-Day
Kindergarten program, call 905-785-7434 or visit www.dpcdsb.org
.
Please note that students currently enrolled in
Junior Kindergarten do no need to enroll for
Senior Kindergarten.

Volunteers from the “Rosary Apostolate in the
Schools” have been providing the opportunity for our students to pray and learn more about the importance of the rosary. Volunteers from the organization visit each of our classrooms once a month to speak with our students and pray the rosary. The theme for this year will be
Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.
In May, during Catholic Education Week, there will be a special celebration to honour Mary and to celebrate our students’ learning of the rosary.
St. Simon Stock’s Eco Team launched their first school initiative for the year from October 19 th -
26 th - THE WASTE FREE LUNCH
CHALLENGE Eco Team members did a waste audit for our school and decided that this challenge would be a great way to get our school involved in the environmental action of composting. Thank you to all the classes for participating and to our Eco Team members for doing such a great job composting for the week.
Each class at St. Simon Stock had the opportunity to attend an Eco source Waste
Reduction Workshop during the week of Oct
13-15 th . Students were involved in hands-on curriculum-linked lessons based on local and contemporary waste issues aimed to increase awareness and inspire change in waste reduction practices and initiatives. Thank you to Eco source for helping us strive towards
GOLD again as an Ontario Eco School.
The Junior Boys Volleyball team had an undefeated regular season. They advanced to the Mississauga North Family Tournament and competed well advancing to the semi-finals.
The boys played a great season demonstrating good teamwork and skills. Coach Rosa is very proud of their efforts this season. The team consisted of the following boys: Shawn V,
Stefano P, Vince S, Matteo D, Matthew M,
Matthew P, Adrian M, Tyler W, Cristian M and
Fernando R.
This year the Junior Girls Volleyball team demonstrated their enthusiasm for the sport through their dedication to the team. Your coaches, Mrs. Fattore and Mrs. Rozman are proud of you! Congratulations to Vienna G.,
Cristina C., Leana B., Vanessa N., Grace A.,
Danyeah D., Logan M., Ella B. and Mia D.
Cross Country…….what does it entail…… a lot of running. St. Simon Stock had a very dedicated group of runners who trained early in the morning, during their lunch hour and even after school. The team competed at the
Mississauga North Family Meet and represented St. Simon Stock well.
Congratulations to Abbey A, Julia E, Julia M,
Victoria E, Alicia S, Nicholas F, Leopoldo J,
Grace A, Cristian M, Liam H, Milo W, Tyler W,
Tristan D and Jacob P. The Grade 8’s girls received a team banner for second place. The following students then went on to compete at the Board Cross Country Meet: Cristian M,
Nicolas F, Leopoldo J, Abbey A, Julia M,
Victoria E and Alicia S. A special congratulations to Cristian M who finished with an 8 th place ribbon, Nicholas F who finished with an 8 th place ribbon and Alicia S who finished with a 10 th place ribbon.
Congratulations to the grade 8 girls who placed 3 rd overall as a team at the boards.
Coach Rosa and Pagniello are very proud of all of you!

P.A.L.S. is a playground leadership program for schools. Students will be trained by our Public
Health Nurse to be
Playground Activity
Leaders at St. Simon Stock
School. The program encourages all children to participate in activities during recess breaks, increase physical activity, decrease conflict and reduce the incidence of playground bullying.
Our students have been preparing for our annual speech competition which will take place on Wednesday, November 19 th . The junior level competition will take place in the a.m. and the intermediate level competitions will occur in the p.m.
The safety of all children and staff must be considered as paramount at all times when dropping students off at school. The number of serious incidents related to traffic circulation at the front of the school and in the Kiss and Ride area during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal has risen. These incidents include vehicles entering the site in the wrong direction, parking and pulling out of no parking zones, parking in bus lanes, to name a few.
It is imperative that all parents and guardians who drive their children to school adhere to the traffic circulation plan and comply with the traffic and parking signage on the site. It is equally imperative that all drivers follow the direction of volunteers and staff managing the traffic circulation on the school site. Thank you for your co-operation with this important matter. A special thank you to our Kiss and
Ride Volunteers who welcome your children each morning rain or shine.
Families and staff at St.
Simon Stock School were able to support many families, right here in our community, through their food donations collected for the Eden Community Food Bank.
Thank you to all those who were able to contribute!
This year we have the opportunity for our students to offer their assistance to those less fortunate then themselves by participating in
Operation Christmas Child. The goal is to pack a variety of items in a shoe box which will be sent to a needy child overseas during the
Christmas Season. Participation in this project is voluntary and we are requesting if donating items, they be returned to your child’s class the week of Monday November 9 th to Friday
November 13 th .

This week our gym has been going through a transformation. It is being painted to celebrate our spirit and faith. The gym is where we gather to celebrate, to pray, congratulate, acknowledge, learn, play and listen on a daily basis. It is the one place where we gather as a community and now the artwork truly reflects our school motto, spirit and faith. Thank you to parent council for their contribution to help defer the cost of this project.
Nov. 3
Nov. 4
Nov. 10
Nov. 11
Nov. 13
Nov. 17
Nov. 18
Nov. 19
Nov. 25
Dec. 1 &
2
Dec. 9
Dec. 17
Parent Council Meeting
Kid.Now Event
Sub Day Lunch
Remembrance Day Speaker
Remembrance Day Liturgy
Pizza Lunch
Operation Xmas Child Boxes
Due
Progress Reports Go Home
School Speech Competitions
Sub Day Lunch
Progress Report Interviews
Pizza Day Lunch
Peel Police Presentations
Family Advent Mass
Dental Screening
Dec. 18
Jan. 4
Last Day of School
School Begins