The month of October is dedi-cated to the Most Holy Ro-sary. On October 7, we cele-brate the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in honour of the Blessed Mother. October was also the month in which Mary appeared for the last time to shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, urging them to "say the rosary every day to obtain peace for the world."
In celebration of the month, several parishes hold Rosary gatherings. Whether at an event or individually, all are encour-aged to pray the rosary during October and beyond.
The Rosary is an invitation to experience the grace of Mary’s
spiritual
moth-erhood as she leads us to her Son, Jesus. An invocation known as the Fatima Prayer was commonly added in the early 20th century. In 2002, Saint John Paul II, who called the Rosary his favorite pray-er, added a new set of five reflections called the lumi-nous mysteries. They join the joyful, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries, in providing oppor-tunities to reflect on
the lives of Jesus and his Blessed Mother.
Most Holy Rosary
November, 2020
St. Augustine School is excited to an-nounce that we are receiving a
“technology refresh” from our school divi-sion. Our school will be purchasing 66 new
chrome books along with tech tubs to store them. These will be split up for classrooms. We are also purchasing 15 iPads to add to what we already have.
St. Augustine School
Newsletter
The St. Augustine School Community would like to congratulate the students who received the Sacra-ments of Holy Communion and Confirmation on Oct. 17th. Typically, students in
grade 3 receive these sacraments but because of Covid-19, students were not able to receive them until this past month. This was an im-portant day in the faith journey of these stu-dents!
On October 1st and 2nd
students participated in a pajama day and a hat day. They also walked on Octo-ber 2nd. Donations raised
from these events totaled $626.00. All money raised went to the Terry Fox Foundation to support cancer research
.
First Communion and Confirmation
Terry Fox Walk
A reminder to students to make sure to bring a water bottle to school. The school had a few that were given to students’, but we do not have enough for everyone. We have water bottle filling stations available to stu-dents. The water foun-tains are shut down.
We would like to con-gratulate Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran and their family on the birth of their daughter, Josie.
Library News
Water Bottles
Congratulations Corcoran Family
collection due to your purchases. Thank you to our St. Augustine School Community Council for providing prizes for the reading contest we hosted pri-or to the bookfair. Thank you, St.,
Augus-tine School families for supporting our vir-tual bookfair! We are very fortunate to have such a supportive school communi-ty. More resources will be added to our
Counsellor’s Corner
Cyndi Jeffery, GSCS School Counsellor
As Dr. Jody Carrington says, “You are wired to do hard things!”
Have you ever had an unpleasant event on the calendar and want to find an excuse to avoid it? How about feeling sudden anger when someone interrupts you while talking? Have you had to make a presentation or take a test and suddenly forget everything? These are all primal responses in our brains called flight, fight or freeze, or F3. They’re survival mechanisms developed for our protection, and are natural, automatic responses to stressful situations. We humans need these “knee-jerk” reactions to keep us and those we love safe when we find ourselves in danger. There are countless stories of heroes saving someone without thinking of their own peril, or surviving a harrowing experience thanks to quick reflexes. In these times, our “thinking brain”
shuts down and our primal brain takes over. While in real danger, we can’t process or retain much infor-mation, or complete complex tasks, or communicate in a meaningful way. Our actions become rote. That's where the survival instincts of F3 come in.
Anxiety is closely linked to fear. Our ability to feel fear is a helpful emotion because it keeps us from real danger. When we are experiencing anxiety however, our brains can get tricked into thinking that everyday situations are dangerous to us when they aren’t.
Negative life experiences can leave a lasting impact on us and how we view ourselves in the world. So, when in stressful or anxious situations, our brains might equate a remembered experience like a charging dog (potentially dangerous) with an uncomfortable but not life-threatening experience like public speaking. All the brain understands is there’s a situation ahead that may cause harm or discomfort, based on a previous experi-ence or belief, and it’s going to do whatever it can to protect you, and therefore, cue your fight/flight/freeze response.
When this brain reaction is switched on, your brain will flood your body with adrenaline and the stress hor-mone, cortisol. These hormones cause several reactions in your body. Some common reactions are shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, headaches, body tension, changes in appetite, and disturbed sleep patterns. No matter what symptoms you may notice, these feelings are uncomfortable at best, and completely debilitating at worst. As we experience discomfort, our natural tendency is to steer away from situations and places that trigger those survival instincts of flight, fight or freeze. But avoidance isn’t always possible and does not help us work through these times. Many experts agree that the answer lies in exposure to what makes us uncom-fortable, in order to teach the brain that these experiences are not life-threatening, and that we have the tools at our disposal to work through the discomfort. It’s very important to take it slowly and face anxiety-producing situations a little at a time, so as not to feel overwhelmed or “flooded”. In time, those situations will be much less likely to produce an anxiety response. Practice makes perfect as far as the brain goes. And in the mean-time, while you’re practicing, knowing how to deal with the physical response to fear can help you get through it.
So, how do we calm ourselves enough to move from our primal, survival brain back to the thinking part of our brain? The answer lies in focused breathing. Can you recall a stressful situation when after it was over, you breathed a “sigh of relief”? Controlled breathing can do wonders for calming our autonomous nervous system and bringing clarity back to our thoughts. My favourite one to teach all ages is called “box breathing”.
Carlton Trail Ski Club Information
Simply imagine breathing as you trace the edges of a square with your mind’s eye by breathing in 4, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. Keep repeating this until you feel yourself calming. It really does wonders and has been made popular by all sorts of prominent sports teams, famous singers and speakers, and most notably the Canadian Armed Forces and the US Navy Seals. Google it. There's lots of information on it!
Finally, I can’t emphasize enough the value of prayer. When we feel the need to ground ourselves, to get past the toughest situations, and breathe our way through our life storms, turning to our faith with a simple call to God can be invaluable in providing us peace. …
See? You are wired to do hard things. We just need to teach our brains the better way to do them. You really can get through anything you put your mind to.
Until next time, Cyndi
P.S. check out: Lots of information and valuable resources for young children, teens and adults https:// www.anxietycanada.com Free downloadable 1 minute audio clips to calm through guided breathing https://kirawilley.com/album/840172/mindful-moments-for-kids-free
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Student Art Work Displayed Throughout the
School
Operation Christmas Child Information
Unfortunately we cannot take part in Operation Christmas Child within the school this year. However, Your Dollar Store With More will be participating. You can pick up a shoe box from the store, fill it, and return it to them. The deadline for the shoeboxes is Saturday, November 21.
Spirit Week
PJ Day
We Can and Must do Much Better – Religious Leaders in Canada denounce Bill C-7,
“An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)”
On October 14, 2020, more than 50 religious leaders from across Canada, including the Ca-nadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, released an open letter to all CaCa-nadians in opposition to Bill C-7 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying). This ecumenical and interfaith message reflects a unity of thought and concern among Canada’s diverse re-ligious communities in the face of human suffering, dying and death, and the inadequacy of euthanasia and assisted suicide as a response.
https://www.cccb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MAID_Religious-Leaders-in-Canada-oppose
-Bill-C-7_EN_FINAL.pdf
Ottawa – On October 14, 2020, more than 50 religious leaders from across Canada released an
open letter to all Canadians in opposition to Bill C-7 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying). This ecumenical and interfaith message is a response by religious leaders to the legislation introduced by the federal government on 5 October 2020 which seeks to expand the eligibility criteria for euthanasia and assisted suicide (euphemistically called “medical assis-tance in dying”) by removing the “reasonable foreseeability of natural death” criterion currently in the Criminal Code, and by loosening some of the existing “safeguards” allowing patients whose death is “reasonably foreseeable” to waive final consent to receiving euthanasia by making an ad-vance directive.
The religious leaders said in part: “We are obliged to express our strong concern and opposition to Bill C:7 which, among other things, expands access to euthanasia and assisted suicide to those who are not dying. It perplexes our collective minds that we have come so far as a society yet, at the same time, have so seriously regressed in the manner that we treat the weak, the ill, and the marginalized.”
The message reflects a unity of thought and concern among Canada’s diverse religious communi-ties in the face of human suffering, dying and death, and the inadequacy of euthanasia and as-sisted suicide as a response. The religious leaders further expressed: “We are convinced that a robust palliative care system available to all Canadians is a much more effective response to suffering and to protecting the sacred dignity of the human person. Palliative care ad-dresses pain in a loving and caring environment, wherein people go out of their way to offer
comfort and solace. It makes everyone into a better person.”
The development of the message was initiated by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka, CM, Ph.D., the Canadian Council of Imams (CCI), the Evangeli-cal Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada.
We Can and Must do Much Better – Religious Leaders in Canada denounce Bill C-7, “An Act
to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)”
https://www.cccb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MAID_Religious-Leaders-in-Canada-oppose
REMINDER
Grades 4 to 8 students, please remember to
come to school with a mask. It is mandatory to
wear them in common areas of the school, and
in the classroom when you are unable to social
distance.
Grades K
-
3 are encouraged to wear masks as
well.
Box 1810110-8th Ave. Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0
November 9 PD Day—no school for students
November 11 Remembrance Day Holiday—no school
November 12 3-Way Conference Scheduler opens at 8:00 a.m. November 23 Report Cards - we will be emailing them this year November 26 3-Way Conferences—5:30-8:30 PM—done by phone November 27 3-Way Conferences—8:30-12:00 noon—done by phone December 18 Last day before Christmas Break
December 21-January 1 Christmas Holidays
January 4 Classes resume
January 25 PD Day—no school for students February 15-19 February Break
Upcoming Important Dates
306-682-1050 306-682-5956 (fax)
