Our Christmas concert is Wednesday, December 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the gym. Please join us for some holiday cheer.

St. Simon is going Paperless!

 St. Simon is going Paperless!!!

Communication between school and home takes many forms at St. Simon Catholic School. News and events are shared through our school’s website: http://www.tcdsb.org/schools/stsimon/, email, school blog: http://www.stsimonschoolblog.blogspot.ca/ and our monthly newsletter and calendar. The student agendas also provide a means of communication between parents and teachers.

To reduce the number of photocopied paper produced each month, we will only produce paper copies of the school’s newsletter, calendar, and notices and other information not requiring parent permission by request only.  Any information requiring parental permission such as trips and extra-curricular activities will be sent home with your child. Please consider joining our school’s email distribution list by sending an email to Laurienne.graham@tcdsb.org. The monthly newsletter and calendar will then be sent electronically. Please note that all emails to parents are sent as a blind carbon copy (Bcc) to protect your privacy. Checking our school blog between newsletters is also an effective way to keep up with current activities.

Please complete the form below if you would like to continue receiving paper copies of the school’s newsletter, calendar and other information/notices. This form needs to be completed and returned by Friday, January 18, 2013 to receive paper copies of the school’s newsletter and calendar in February. 

WATER....OUR GIFT ......OUR RESPONSIBILITY......OUR OPPORTUNITY

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is promoting the elimination of the sale and distribution of bottled water in all of its schools, offices and at off-site events, when tap water is available.

This idea was born out of a student-lead, social justice initiative brought to the attention of the Board of Trustees and passed at its meeting on April 20, 2011. 

A letter and pamphlet, explaining this initiative, will be included in our newsletter next month. In the meantime, click on the link below and you can see the video prepared by our students leaders. 
http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/Pages/Water----our-Gift%2C-our-Responsibility%2C-our-Opportunity.aspx

Together, we can apply our Catholic social teachings and live out our values by supporting this initiative.

Week of November 26, 2012

SAFE SCHOOLS ANTI-BULLYING SYMPOSIUM

The Safe school Department would like to thank you for your participation at our annual Bullying Awareness Week Symposium held on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Canada Christian College. Documents and videos presented at the symposium have now been up loaded onto the Safe Schools Portal: http://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SafeSchools/Pages/default.aspx

Thank you for all your positive feedback and look forward to seeing you again next year!!!

TORONTO POLICE SERVICES (2 announcements)

• 31 Divisions Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) welcomes everyone residing and/or working within 31 Division boundaries, to attend our quarterly meeting.  CPLC meetings provide a unique opportunity to meet your community police officers and discuss local policing issues. A guest speaker will be discussing their conflict resolution/mediation services. Join us after for holiday refreshments. We encourage everyone to help make your community a better place to live by getting involved. Meeting will take place on Mon. Dec. 3, at 7 pm, in 31 Divisions Community Room, located at 40 Norfinch Dr., 416-808-3100

• This is a reminder the Auxiliary and Community Response Police Officers of 31 Division are conducting a "Toy & Gift Drive" to support needy children within 31 Division. If you wish to donate an unwrapped toy for boys & girls (newborn to 16 years) you may wish to bring it with you to the CPLC meeting on Dec. 3, 7 pm. As an alternative, unwrapped new toys and gifts may be dropped off anytime at the front desk of 31 Division Police Station located at 40 Norfinch Dr. Toronto. Donations will be accepted until December 14th. For further details contact 31 Division Community Response Office at 416-808-3119.