Welcome to the new school year
August 31 - September 4
WELCOME MESSAGE
Welcome to our 2026-2027 school year! On behalf of all staff, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to all our families; returning and new, for choosing to be a part of our school community. We look forward to working with you and most importantly your child, as we embark on this new year together. Sincerely Yours, Ms. Beringer, Mr. Billey, Ms Dafoe & Ms. Nicholson
Weekly Schedule
Monday - School Staff only
Tuesday - Office closed AM school staff opening mass and meetings
Wednesday - First day of school Gr. 1 - 9 Kindergarten staggered entry
Thursday - no kindergarten - half day Gr. 1 - 9, Meet the staff Barbecue
Friday - Staggered entry for kinder - Full day Gr. 1 - 9
Meet the Teacher
Join us for our meet the staff barbecue on September 3rd from 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm!
Join us for some hotdogs at 4:30 to 5:30 and then into the gym to hear about what is happening this school year and meet your child's teacher. Presentation in the gym will start promptly at 5:45pm.
Our staff for 2025-2026 school year
Administration
Principal Gosia Beringer
Assistant Principal Shayne Billey
Assistant Principal Amber Nicholson
Assistant Principal/Instructional Coach Mandy Dafoe
Administrative Support Office
Miroslawa Osuch & Iryna Kapustiak
Elementary Classroom Teachers
Kindergarten A & B Patricia Deprato
1A Magda Greenwood Grade
1B Darlene Urlacher Grade
2A Terenia Ilkiw
2B Jessica Prodor &
3A Madison Sanders
3/4 Lisa Coulson
4A Barb Mountenay
5A Ray Bradshaw
5B David Plante
6A David Masluk
6B Erykca Bermido
Music Louise Dawson-MacLean
Junior High Teachers
7A Cameron McKay
7B Patricia Gough
7C Hoang Tran
7D Marianna Claveria
8A Miranda Coleman
8B Liliya Sukhy
8C Rob Fuerderer
8D Tetyana Kearnan
9A Jennifer Belous
9B Sophia Salouk
9C Luis Garcia
9D Vira Lavryshyn
Foods Lesiya Morris
Rec Academy Pablo Haro & Kevin Mazur
Band Louise Dawson-MacLean
Specialty Staff
English Language Learning Educator - Bridget Swartz
Emotional Behaviour Specialist - Alana Kane
FSLW - Karla Blimke
Counseling Therapist - TBD
Tanya Van Drunen - Braille Transcriber
Therapeutic Behaviour Therapist - Dipali Korpal
Educational Assistants
Patti Courchesne – EA
Coco Barnett - EA
Olha Horalevych - EA
Lea Stefanyk – EA
Jennifer Stanislaus – EA
Teresa Schrettlinger -EA
Nanette Torre - EA
Jaspreet Kaur- EA
Itzel Santillan Moctezuma - EA
Margarita Nolasco De Sosa - EA
Custodial Staff
Nicolas Avalos
Chris Van Engelen
Enrique Padilla
Updates from the office
Parking and Drop off
For the safety of our staff and our students, please DO NOT use the staff parking area or the bus lane for student drop off or pick up. Doing so creates a hazard for all. We thank you in advance for your support with this. Parking is available along 58 st, 93a ave, 92b Ave and in the Ottewell community league across 93a ave. The first week will be busy so please give yourself enough time to drive safely through our community.
Construction Update
The 94 Avenue and 58 Street intersection will be closed for construction for approximately two weeks, with a detour in place as shown on the attached Traffic Accommodation Plan (TAP). Following the two-week closure, the intersection will be reopened by relocating the construction fencing to the east side of the intersection.
Construction activities will then continue along 94 Avenue between 58 Street and 54 Street.
Once school resumes on September 2, no hauling activities will occur during restricted hours. Traffic access along 93A Avenue at St. Brendan School will be reopened by September 2 and will remain open throughout the 94 Avenue Low Impact Development (LID) construction work.
First Day of School
Upon arrival to school on the morning of the 2nd, we invite our elementary students to please make their way to the school field where our class lists and homeroom teachers will be located. Our elementary teachers will be wearing vests to ensure high visibility and additional staff will be on hand to help students. Our Junior High students are invited to make their way through the main entrance into the building, where class lists will be available for them. Once JH students find their homeroom, we invite students to make their way to their homeroom teachers classroom. Kindergarten students will have staggered entry for the first week of school, and further information to our kindergarten families will be provided by Mrs. Deprato.
The first bell rings at 8:30 AM
Our office staff will also be available to help families troubleshoot and navigate our 2026-2027 start-up. All our junior high classes will be with their homeroom teachers for the morning on first day of school. Students will follow their regular schedule in the afternoon.
Supervision
Please note that supervision does not start until 8:15 AM. Elementary students should not arrive at the school before supervision begins and will be asked to wait in the school yard (weather permitting). Junior high students enter through the front door and go to their home room.
Bus Pass
Please make sure your child keeps their bus pass from last year. If you are new to the bus, they will get their bus pass as soon as possible. If you cannot locate their pass, you will need to purchase a replacement one on the transportation website.
Yellow bus delays: Transportation Services sends late bus notifications via the BusPlanner Delays App on your mobile device. The App is available for both Android and iPhone. For video instructions, please visit Yellow Bus Delays - Edmonton Catholic Schools
Absences
Reporting student's absence: please visit our website to learn more about reporting your child's absence. https://stbrendan.ecsd.net/reporting-absences
Cellphone policy
Reminder that our school is cell phone free, this includes Meta glasses! Students are to keep their phones in their lockers or in their backpacks on silent or off all day. Cell phones or other electronic personal devices will be brought to the office if students take them out without permission. Medical and other special circumstances are to be approved by the principal. Thank you for reinforcing this with your child so they can focus on their learning while at school.
Medical Alert
We would like to ensure the safety for all students and staff. Should your child require medical administration throughout the school day, we ask that caregivers please complete a Medical Administration form at the front office.
Visitors in the School
In order to enhance the safety of our building and the overall environment for our children, we have electronic and video system, entry to St. Brendan. We ask that all parents and visitors use the main entrance and always check-in with the front office before entering the school.
Protocol for Parent Concerns
Edmonton Catholic Schools recognizes the freedom of all members of the school community (students, staff, parents and neighbours) to voice their concerns in an appropriate manner to the appropriate school personnel. The principle of “first contact” in such circumstances where a person has a concern, has the responsibility to begin with addressing the concern directly with those persons with whom they have the concern. If resolution is not found, please involve school administration.
School Council Updates
Join us!
Everyone is welcome to attend the St. Brendan school council advisory annual general meeting (AGM). We will be selecting this year's executive who will help make decisions to support the school. Please come and share your voice!
Back-to-School Resources
Updates from the District
upcoming dates
Sept. 3 - Meet the staff
Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 - Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 29 - Orange Shirt Day
Sept. 30 - Truth and Reconciliation Day - No school
Contact us!
Email: 1970publicemail@ecsd.net
Website: www.stbrendan.ecsd.net
Location: 9260 58 Street Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-466-1281