Sister Annata Brockman

Dear Sister Annata Brockman Families,

This past month has truly been a season of thanksgiving. We were grateful to welcome Fr. Mirek to our Thanksgiving celebration, where we gathered as a community to reflect on our many blessings. Another highlight of October was the Sister Annata Brockman Memorial Mass, celebrated with Fr. Mark and our SAB community. This special service allowed us to honor Sister Annata's legacy while rejoicing in the beautiful, caring community that defines Sister Annata Brockman School.

As we move into November, we take time to remember the brave soldiers who have sacrificed so that we may live in peace. To commemorate this, we will hold a school-wide Remembrance Day liturgy on November 10. This will be an opportunity for our students and staff to reflect on the significance of remembrance and to honor the sacrifices made by countless people.

We look forward to connecting with our families during the first Demonstration of Learning on Thursday, November 26. Please read more info about it below in the newsletter.

Thank you for your ongoing support and partnership. We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate these meaningful moments with you and look forward to a month filled with gratitude and remembrance.

Warm regards,

Alicia Fenton

Principal

Karoline Irlbacher

Elementary Assistant Principal

Katherine Stewart

Junior High Assistant Principal

November 3: Picture Retake Day
November 4-5: Grade 6 Immunizations
November 10: Remembrance Day Observance @ 10:30am
November 11-13: Remembrance Day & Fall Break (No School)

November 16-20: Metis Week/Rock Your Mocs
November 26: Demonstration of Learning

December 1: Advent Celebration @ 1:00pm

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Personal Mobile Devices (Cell Phones, Smart Watches, and Tablets) are not to be used by students during instructional time or any school sponsored activity, unless it is for medical reasons or to support special learning needs and is approved by the principal.

If brought to school, these devices must be on silent mode and secured in lockers during instructional time. If there is no locker assigned to a student, these devices must be powered off and stored in the student's backpack.

These devices are not to be used in setting such as change rooms, washrooms, or private counselling rooms that have the potential to violate a person's reasonable expectation of privacy.

Students who bring PMDs to the school are expected to comply with all parts of Administrative

Procedure 351 - Student Code of Conduct. Students who consistently refuse to comply with

the Division’s procedures for use of PMDs in the school setting will be subject to the

progressive disciplinary measures detailed in the school’s Student Code of Conduct.

Please refer to Administrative Procedure 145 - Use of Personal Mobile Devices for more information.

Blessings, SAB Families!

Hello Sister Annata Brockman Families,

We have been blessed with beautiful fall weather this season. In October, we gathered in our gym for our Thanksgiving celebration. As part of the preparation, students explored the concepts of gratitude and reciprocity through cultural practices, with a particular focus on the Indigenous Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. They reflected on their responsibilities to the environment and all living things, as well as their role within the broader community.

On October 26, we commemorated Sister Annata’s memorial, marking the 10th anniversary of our inspirational namesake’s passing. The celebration included a Mass presided over by Father Marc Cramer, with more than 20 members of Sister Annata’s family in attendance.

In preparation for the Mass, students in Grades 5 through 9 reflected not only on remembering Sister Annata, but also on recognizing that her legacy lives on through each of us. Guided by the theme, “Ten Years Later, Sister Annata’s Light Lives On Through Us: Faith and Hope in Action,” students explored how her light continues to shine through the actions of our students and staff today.

As part of the celebration, we presented the Brockman family with three lanterns, while a fourth lantern remains at the school which we will be incorporated into future celebrations. This symbol serves as a reminder that Sister Annata’s spirit and example continue to guide our school community and light our way.

Looking ahead to November, our Remembrance Day commemoration is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10th, starting at 10:30 a.m. in the gym. Students who participate in clubs (such as Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, or Cadets) are invited to wear their club uniforms on this day. All are welcome to attend.

pax Christi vobiscum!

Daniel Moisan

SAB Chaplain

If you feel like you aren’t receiving e-mails from the school or the district, please call the office at 780-444-0250 to troubleshoot the problem.

If your child requires medication at school, a medication form must be filled out and returned to the office. The form can be download from the SAB website: Medication Form. If the medication is prescription, the form must be signed by a doctor. For student safety, we would recommend that rather than epipens being kept in student’s backpacks where they go back and forth between home and school, that we have one kept in a central location at the school. Please indicate this to your child’s teacher.

Please refrain from dropping off lunches or utilizing food delivery services to provide lunches for students. It can be difficult to manage and coordinate the distribution of these lunches. Not to mention, it is disruptive to make calls to classrooms to let students know about their lunches. Therefore, we ask that parents to plan ahead and make sure to send a lunch in the morning with their children each day.

Students are able to order through our monthly hot lunch program: https://healthyhunger.ca/index.php.

A Message from the Family School Liaison Worker: Marcia Peters

It’s hard to believe that it is already November. At this time of year, finances can become tight as we prepare for the cold weather and Christmas. This month I want to highlight a few resources to help with this.

The Edmonton Food Bank has depots throughout the city where families can pick up monthly hampers. If you would like support with accessing the food bank and receiving a monthly hamper, please contact me as I can send in a referral on behalf of families at our school.

If you would like support with a hamper for Christmas, please reach out to me as we will be providing hampers through the school this year. A message with more information regarding this was sent out over SWIFT. I am also able to apply to the Christmas Bureau on behalf of families for hampers and gift cards and to Santa’s Anonymous for gifts for children and teens, so please contact me at marcia.peters@ecsd.net or by calling the school at 780-444-0250, if you would like support with applying or have any questions.

Picture Retake Day is Tuesday, November 3. This will be the opportunity for individual photos. After Picture Retake Day, pictures can be ordered on mylifetouch.ca using your Portrait ID and Access Code which can be found on your Picture Day order form.

KINDERGARTEN & GRADE 1: Kindergarten and Grade 1 students have a skating field trip on picture retake day. We will call the Kindergarten and Grade 1 students down first before they leave.

If anyone is missed, you will have to contact Lifetouch to arrange a time to get your child's pictures done at the studio.

All parents/guardians must have a parent PowerSchool account for verifying, updating, and signing your child’s student verification form via your online account. You also need to have an account to view student’s report cards, attendance, pay fees, etc. If you do not have an account set up yet, and require assistance to do so, please call the office at 780-444-0250.

School fees are available for payment on your Parent PowerSchool and were due by September 30; however, if you are not able to pay the full amount all at once, you are able to make partial payments. To make a partial payment, once you are logged in, select 'Partial Payment' and adjust the total amount in the green box to the amount that you would like to pay.

Please note, if your child is on an athletic team, the fee is due by the end of that sport season. If your child is planning to be on more than one team throughout the year, fees for the previous sport must be paid off before moving on to the next team.

Please contact the office if you need financial assistance or need help logging in to your account.

If your child is going to be absent or late, please report it to the school by using SchoolMessenger or calling the school at 780-444-0250 and press 1. Please do not e-mail the absence to our general e-mail account. If you fail to report it, an automated phone system will call you until you are contacted. Your contact information is critical. Please keep it updated through the year.

SchoolMessenger

Edmonton Catholic Schools is using a program called SchoolMessenger to send out school emails, phone calls, and texts. Not only is SchoolMessenger an easy way to report your child's absences, but you can also find all of the previous emails stored there in case you accidently delete one.

1. Log into Parent PowerSchool using your existing account.
2. Click on the SchoolMessenger Icon on the left-hand menu to sign into the SchoolMessenger website.
3. Select the Attendance Menu to Report an Absence or Inbox to view previous emails, texts, or phone calls.
   

There is also a SchoolMessenger app that can be downloaded through your phone's app store.

SAB spirit wear is now available through our online Entripy Shop.

Browse a wide selection of products from top brands and customize them with our school logos and graphics. Show your pride with fantastic apparel designed entirely by you. Our online store is open 24/7, with no minimum order quantities, so students, parents, fans, and staff can order what they need anytime. Plus, 10% of all net sales are returned to the school to support students at Sister Annata Brockman.

Visit our store here: https://sisterannatabrockman.entripyshops.com/

*Please note that this online store is not managed by Sister Annata Brockman staff*

As the mornings become darker and road conditions become increasingly slippery, we would like to remind all students and families to take extra care when crossing streets, particularly at crosswalks and intersections. Although we do have crossing guards to help with crossing the roads safely, we still ask that all students are aware of road safety.

Please remind your children to stop, look carefully, and wait until vehicles have come to a complete stop before stepping onto the road, even when using a marked crosswalk. Slippery conditions can make it difficult for drivers to stop quickly and increased darkness can make it difficult to students who are crossing.

Additionally, we remind all parents/guardians who drive their children to and from school to keep a watchful eye out for students when close to the school. The safety of our students is always our priority. Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe as they travel to and from school!

Please note: Outdoor supervision takes place 10 minutes before the morning bell and 10 minutes after the end of day bell. There is no supervision before or after these time. We are unable to allow students to wait in the school entry/foyer/office for school to start or to wait for siblings partaking in after school activities or waiting for rides.

For any issues with the busses, please contact Transportation Services at 780-441-6078. Hours: 7:15am-5:00pm. The sooner they are aware of an issue, the sooner it can be resolved.

Bus Delay Notifications

Transportation Services sends late bus notifications via the Division website and BusPlanner Delays App. The App is available for both Android and iPhone.

1) Download the free BusPlanner Delays App through the respective App Store on your phone.

2) Open the App, select the wrench at the top, select Edmonton Catholic Schools, and click next.

3) For alerts, select “My Child’s Bus.”

4) Select the school(s) you would like to receive notifications and click “+” after selecting each

school. Once you finish selecting schools, click “Next.”

5) Select the applicable bus route(s) and click “+.” If you wish to receive notifications for more than one route, repeat the process for each bus route. Once you finish, click “Done,” and the App will return to the main screen.

6) Please make sure notifications for the BusPlanner Delays App are turned on within your phone settings. Also, please ensure your phone software is up to date. Note: Data usage and rates will occur while using the BusPlanner Delays App.

During the school year students will be going on off-site field trips during which parents are able to attend as volunteers. For a parent to be able to volunteer he or she would need a valid PIC (Police Information Check) and IRC (Intervention Record Check) for the current school year.

PICs and IRCs both follow different processes as follows:

PICs

The process to get the PIC is:

• Email: steve.ladorengango@ecsd.net to inform him of your interest into volunteering.
• Once parents request emails are received, they are forwarded weekly to the principal.
• Principal submits the list to ECSD main office.
• After a couple of days, ECSD main office emails a link with a voucher to parents to get a free PIC. (please regularly check your junk mail as well as the voucher email might end up there).
• Once parents receive their PIC they email a copy to: steve.ladorengango@ecsd.net

*Please note that vouchers are time sensitive. Parents have a month to redeem them. Please kindly make sure to redeem yours on time as we will be sending only one voucher per parent.*

IRCs

To get their IRCs, parents need to:

• Request the application form to their regional office. For Edmonton please email: cfs.ircedmonton@gov.ab.ca
• Once the form is completed, please email it to your regional Children's Services Office. For Edmonton, please send it to: CS.IRCEdmonton@gov.ab.ca
• Once parents receive their IRC they email a copy to: steve.ladorengango@ecsd.net

2A had an amazing week at the Valley Zoo through the Inquiring Minds Zoo School program! Students had the opportunity to listen to guest speakers, enjoy behind-the-scenes experiences, watch animals being trained, meet with a zoo veterinarian, and put their scientist brains to work making observations and asking questions. We also learned about the important ways we can help protect animals and support conservation efforts. It was an incredible week filled with hands-on learning, new experiences, and lots of wonderful memories!

Website: sisterannatabrockman.ecsd.net

Phone: (780) 444-0250

355 Hemingway Road, NW

Edmonton, AB T6M 0L7