Sister Annata Brockman

Dear Sister Annata Brockman Families,

Welcome back to Sister Annata Brockman Catholic Elementary/Junior High School!

Our Division theme this year is Rooted in Joy. As stated in Galatians 5.22, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness...” These words guide us as we find joy in our lives and in each other. We are grateful to have Sister Annata Brockman as our namesake—someone who truly embodied love for all of God’s creatures, and lived a life full of joy.

Our school theme book, A Kids Book about Joy by Shivantika Jain Kothari, highlights different ways to seek joy, from the perspective of children. As stated in the book, "Everyone can feel joy. It's a big part of what makes us human, and what connects us." As a staff, we will work closely with our students to explore the personal meaning and inspiration that this book offers.

We begin this new school year with joyful hearts. We are deeply grateful to have each and every Sister Annata Brockman student with us this year and look forward to connecting as a community to provide an exceptional education in a safe and caring environment.

We can’t wait to share this year with you!

Warm regards,

Alicia Fenton

Principal

Karoline Irlbacher

Elementary Assistant Principal

Katherine Stewart

Junior High Assistant Principal

Principal: A. Fenton

Assistant Principal (Elem): K. Irlbacher-Jurijew

Assistant Principal (JH): K. Stewart

Instructional Coach: R. Papaianni

Administrative Support: C. Lussier

Administrative Support: A. Reynolds

Administrative Support: S. Ladore Ngango
Head Custodian: F. Saliganon
Custodian: R. Santos
Custodian: A. Onog

7A—P. Medina

7B—E. Hewko

7C–A. Meagher

7D--K. Mackie

8A—S. Zombor

8B—C. Cimolai

8C– B. Kennedy

8D--T. Stephen

9A—M. Hulzenga

9B—J. Nassar

9C—M. Arnieri

Tagalog/Athletics—J. Lucas

Chaplain/Tech Coach—D. Moisan

FSLW—M. Peters

EBS—M. Richardson

TA-BT—F. Doniego

EA—F. Al Dammad

EA—M. Bamba

EA—J. Dorward

EA—Y. Engel

EA—M. Esmundo

EA—F. Ghadiri

EA—S. Karuppiah

EA—T. Leigh

EA—S. Llagas

EA–A. McNeil

EA—L. Nalyvayko

EA--S. Qayyum

EA—L. Reis-Preto

EA--S. Tauro

EA—D. Williams-Zelada

EA—M. Woodruff

EA—J. Yuill

First Bell for All Students is 8:03 am

Kindergarten

Kindergarten AM

8:03 a.m. - 11:08 a.m.

Kindergarten PM

11:38 a.m. - 2:43 p.m.

No Thursday Kindergarten

Elementary

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

First Bell - 8:03 a.m.

Class Begins - 8:08 a.m.

Recess - 9:45 a.m. - 9:59 a.m.

Lunch - 11:33 a.m. - 11:51 a.m. - 12:12 p.m.

Dismissal - 2:43 p.m.

Thursday - 1/2 Days

First Bell - 8:03 a.m.

Class Begins - 8:08 a.m.

Recess - 9:45 a.m. - 9:59 a.m.

Dismissal - 11:44 a.m.

Junior High

Doors are open to Junior High Students at 8:00 am

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

First Bell - 8:03 am

Block 1 - 8:08 am - 8:58 am

Block 2 - 9:01 am - 9:49 am

Block 3 - 9:53 am - 10:41 am

Block 4 - 10:43 am - 11:31 am

Lunch - 11:31 am - 11:51 am - 12:08 pm

Block 5 - 12:12 pm - 1:00 pm

Block 6 - 1:03 pm - 1:51 pm

Block 7 - 1:53 pm - 2:40 pm

Thursday - 1/2 Days

First Bell - 8:03 am

Block 1 - 8:08 am - 9:00 am

Block 2 - 9:02 am - 9:51 am

Block 3 - 9:55 am - 10:45 am

Block 4 - 10:47 am - 11:38 am

September 2 - First Day of School
September 2, 4, 8 & 9 - Kindergarten Staggered Entry (check your email for your child's time)

September 7 - Labour Day - No School

September 9 - School Opening Celebration

September 9 - School Council Meeting
September 11 - First Official Day for Kindergarten
September 17 - Welcome Back BBQ & Meet the Teacher

September 30 - Truth & Reconciliation Day - No School
October 5 - Picture Day

Please visit our website for our most comprehensive calendar.

September 7: Labour Day
September 30: Truth and Reconciliation Day

October 12: Thanksgiving
October 19: Election Day

October 29: School PD Day

November 11 - 13: Remembrance Day & Fall Break

December 19 - January 3: Christmas Vacation

February 4: School PD Day

February 15: Family Day

February 24: Faith Development Day/PD

February 25 - 26: Teachers' Convention
March 25: School PD Day

March 26 - April 4: Good Friday & Spring Break

May 20 - 24: Victoria Day Weekend
June 29: Summer Break

A Year at a Glance: 2026-2027 ECSD School Calendar

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.

We discourage the dropping off of lunches. We appreciate your cooperation in this regard. We would also like to remind parents that only small treats be brought in for student birthdays. Make sure to communicate this with your child's teacher prior to bringing in the treat. Please do not send full meals for the class since this is extremely difficult for teachers to facilitate within the classrooms. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

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.

Picture Day is Monday, October 5. This will be the opportunity for individual photos. After Picture 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.

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

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.

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 should be available for payment on September 15 and are due by September 30.

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.

We would like to thank all our SAB Families for their cooperation and support with our morning and after school drop off areas. Our Yellow bus drivers have a special request that vehicles yield to allow them to enter the traffic flow. When using the drive-through, please do not park or leave your vehicle while in the drop off/pick-up lane. This helps with the flow of traffic in the drive-through as well as in front of the school.

We will be having our Welcome Back BBQ and Meet the Staff on September 17. We will start with a barbecue from 4:30 - 6:00 pm hosted by our SAB School Council followed by a meet and greet with your child’s homeroom teacher. The first session will be from 6:00 - 6:25 pm followed by a repeat session from 6:30 - 6:55 pm All JH teachers will be together in room 144 (Science Lab) to the meet families. Please note that students are expected to attend the meet and greet with their parents/guardians. There will not be another option for students or younger siblings.

We are happy to continue with our support of the Terry Fox run. Our run will be taking place on Tuesday, September 22 starting at 1:00 PM. If you wish to donate and/or to purchase apparel to support in our schools fundraising efforts, please use the following link: https://schools.terryfox.ca/137398

Alternatively, students can bring donations to their classroom teachers.

SAB Acknowledges the National Day for Truth on Reconciliation Wednesday, September 30. This day is an important opportunity to reflect on the history and impact of residential schools in Canada and to honor the experiences of Indigenous peoples. Our staff and students will be participating in Orange Shirt Day activities on the days leading up to September 30 to raise awareness and foster understanding. Additionally, we are committed to integrating learning about Indigenous culture throughout the year to further our journey towards truth and reconciliation.

Welcome back Sister Annata Brockman families. We are so happy to begin the 2026‐2027 school year with you. I hope that your summer was a restful and enjoyable one, filled with great memories with your loved ones!

We look forward to our school opening celebration which will be held on Wednesday, September 9th, at 1:00 PM in the SAB gymnasium. All parents/guardians are welcome to attend to help us celebrate the beginning of a new school year as we share in the Liturgy of the Word.

Our 2026–2027 school year will follow the theme “Rooted in Joy.” This theme invites us to recognize the joy that comes from being deeply rooted in our faith, our community, and God’s love. To be rooted in joy means allowing God’s love to be our foundation and trusting that He is present in every moment of our journey. Like the roots of a strong tree, our faith grounds and strengthens us, helping us to grow with confidence, compassion, and hope. Joy is more than simply being happy. It is a deep sense of gratitude and peace that comes from knowing we are loved by God and called to share that love with others. As a Catholic school community, we are reminded to find joy in the gift of each day, in learning and growing together, in serving others, and in celebrating the blessings that surround us.

With Hope, we wish all of our families a blessed 2026‐2027 school year!

pax Christi vobiscum!

Daniel Moisan

SAB Chaplain

For those of you who are new to our Sister Annata Brockman school community, my name is Marcia Peters, and I am the Family School Liaison Worker at our school. This is my tenth year working at Sister Annata Brockman School and I am looking forward to this year and getting to know all our students and families. This year I will be working every day except for Tuesdays. My role is to be a support to our students and families. This includes providing one to one support to students so that they can talk about concerns that they may have around mental health, peer relationships, schoolwork, grief and loss, managing stress and other concerns. I also run groups at the school and provide support in classrooms through lessons on topics such as social skills, problem solving, friendships, and managing exam stress. I also work closely with our parents and guardians to support our students and to provide referrals for Family Supports for Children with Disabilities, community supports for mental health, resources, finances, or other areas. I also run some parent evenings and help to facilitate a parent support group for parents/guardians of students with autism with Meaghan Richardson.

As we navigate this school year, please know that you are not alone. If you have concerns about your child/teen’s mental health or how they are coping with the return to school, please reach out to their teacher or myself.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me by calling the school or emailing me at marcia.peters@ecsd.net

Marcia Peters

My name is Meaghan Richardson, and I will be working as the Emotional Behavioral Specialist (EBS) at Sister Annata Brockman this school year. I will be at SAB full-time Monday through Friday for the 2026/2027 school year. My role at SAB is to support students, teachers, and support staff with social emotional learning, universal strategies in the classroom, as well as individualized supports and strategies to promote inclusive learning and development. I also work closely with our support staff who work with children with Autism at our school, along with their teachers. Some of the skills that I can support students with include identifying emotions, problem solving, various social skills, self-regulation, and impulse control. If you would like more information regarding my role at SAB, feel free to reach out by calling the school or emailing me at Meaghan.richardson@ecsd.net

Meaghan Richardson

Dear parents/guardians,

Welcome back everyone! I hope that you and your family had a wonderful summer break and you are ready for an exciting year ahead. Below, I have listed the events the school council has planned for the upcoming year. The first event is the Welcome Back BBQ on September 17. We need volunteers to help (cooking, selling and handing out of food). Please reach out to me by email or phone if you can assist! Immediately following the BBQ, the school is hosting “Meet the Teacher”, where you can meet your child’s teacher.

SAB school events for 2026/2027:

· Welcome Back BBQ: September 17/26 @ 4:30 pm (at the back of the school)

· Hot Lunch (Dates TBD)

· Shrove Tuesday Pancake breakfast: February 9/27

· Family Dance: April 30/27

· Teacher Appreciation Day: TBD

For these events to be successful we need parents and/or guardians (or any family member such as aunt, uncles, grandparents!) to help. Volunteering takes a minimal amount of your time and has a tremendous impact on your child’s school life. It also gives you a glimpse into your child’s school experience.

On September 9 we will be having our first SAB School advisory and council meeting at 5:30pm (at SAB). It would be wonderful to see new SAB family members at the meeting. lf anyone has ideas on fundraising or school events please come to the meeting and share or email me your thoughts and ideas. Family involvement is critical in order to achieve our goals for the students.

Sincerely,

Nancy Brennan

Sister Annata Brockman School Advisory Society and Council Chair Nancybrennan11@outlook.com

780-908-4829

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*

Website: sisterannatabrockman.ecsd.net

Phone: (780) 444-0250

355 Hemingway Road, NW

Edmonton, AB

T6M 0L7