Assassin's Creed III Review By Owen

Hello blog readers. Today I’m going to be writing about Assassin’s Creed III for the Xbox 360. Assassin’s Creed III is another game to the famous series Assassin’s Creed. In this series, the user plays as a bartender named Desmond who is abducted by Abstergo Industries and placed in to a machine called the Animus, a machine that lets you access your ancestors memory. Assassin’s Creed III takes place around the American Revolutionary War. The role you play is a Native American named Connor who lost his mother when his village was burned to the ground. What you do in the game is you go on missions to kill followers of your father, Haythem, who is the leader of the British Templars.

The game play is in 3^rd person, but it is not a typical shooter. It is more of a adventure type game, although it does feature muskets and flintlock pistols.

I like the game because it connects to some historical events. For instance, the game features the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Boston Massacre, and other moments in history. I also like the fact that you have a bow and other weapons that you have not seen in any other Assassin’s Creed game. The game also has some humour in it too. In one scene you go see a character named Achilles and the first time he says he does not want to train you, then the next day he apologizes but yells "GET THE HECK OFF MY LAND!!!"
　
I think that the game is based on actual historical events because there is no way that the makers of the game would just take an actual war and put it in a game to make it more popular. I think they based it on historical events because they ran out of ideas so they made a game about assassins.
　
If you are interested in history, this game offers in a fun and easy way to relive history. And I recommend that the reader buys this game.

Note: This game is rated M for Mature. The contents of this game may not be appropriate for all ages.

How to Take Care of a Bunny by Keagan

I would like to give you information on bunnies today. My rabbit is white with gray ears, tail, and nose. It is a dwarf. A dwarf is a lot smaller than a regular rabbit. The size of a regular rabbit depends on its weight, height, age and type. A dwarf gets about 1 foot long. To keep a rabbit you need carrots, food, a house, litter box, 2 food containers, carpet in the winter, healthy snacks, and toys. To keep a rabbit healthy, you need to feed them when you hear them banging their dishes. You have to clean the cage once a week, and they do not need to go to the vet unless you want them neutered. Do not let them eat anything outside because you do not know what has touched the ground, and they might get sick or die. They need exercise to stay healthy by letting them run around.

When I got my bunny I needed to build a cage, so me and my papa built a cage out of wood, chicken wire, nails, and staples. I got my bunny at a farm. Try and keep them in a place where people cannot touch them or predators can get them. One of my bunny’s predators is my cat. I hope you now know about my bunny and other bunnies too.     

NHL 13 By Patrick

I am writing about the game NHL 13 for PS3.  NHL 13 is a 3^rd person hockey game where you can play as any hockey league team such as (OHL, NHL, AHL, CHL, International and more.) You can also get good checks, dekes and great goals. The types of games modes are career, franchise, Road to the Cup, GM mode, Stanley Cup mode, and NHL moments. You can also play online modes. I also like the game because there are new downloadable contents like extra challenges and old timer players like Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky.

 The reason why I like this game so much is because I love sports and they’re the best thing to play. This game compliments the real game of hockey because there are tutorial modes which are designed to play the game, but if you pay attention to the tutorial you can practice the moves and tricks outside on the road so you can learn how to do them in a real ice hockey game. For instance, if you want to learn how to shoot also you can watch it and learn how to do a slap shot, a snap shot, and a wrist shot which are the main types of shots you want to learn.

I recommend people to play this if they like hockey. The graphics are great and it is also realistic. Above all, it is fun.

Check out the EA Sports NHL 13 Webpage

The Fellowship of the Ring: Part 1 of the Lord of the Ring By Aadyn

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book of the epic Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R.Tolkien. This is a well written book and a good read, although it can be challenging.

In The Fellowship of the Ring, a young hobbit by the name of Frodo Baggins is entrusted with the task of bringing the ruling Ring of Power to the cracks of Mount Doom in the land of Mordor. The story explains that the ring was forged by Lord Sauron, and it can only be destroyed from the place it was made. This fellowship is the only thing that prevents the dark lord’s dominion!

The story begins in a sleepy village in a place called the Shire, where Bilbo Baggins (Frodo Baggins’ uncle) celebrates his 111^th birthday. Bilbo passes down his ring to Frodo, and Frodo must leave the Shire before evil has crept back into the west and much that once existed has been lost.

I find this book to be very descriptive. You can really picture the story like it is a running movie in your head. You can see the old fords of the shire, the tall and wise trees in the valley of Rivendell, and the large bold Misty Mountains, a place where the dwarfs use to dwell.

I also like the variety of powerful words that J.R.R.Tolkien uses, such as argent (silver), eaves (the fringe of a forest), and boon (a gift). One thing I found difficult at times was keeping track of the family lineage of the Hobbits in the Shire, because there are many relationships in The Lord of the Rings.

I recommend that people read this book and really try to visualize the scenery that Tolkien describes of Middle Earth. Although Tolkien’s words can be tricky and uncommon in normal tongue, I think that persevering thought the difficulties is worth the reward.

Click to see what Tolkien books are available in the JRC library

All I Need for a Snowman By Mrs. Durston's Grade 1 Class

Katelyn and Emily's Report on Giving Back

For the past couple weeks our Student Advisory Group has been working on giving back to families in need for a wonderful Christmas. We have been having meetings every Monday, were we have been talking about the progress we have made. Some of the things we have been doing are a Canned Food Drive, Adopt a Family, and donating coats and such to Salvation Army. All of this ended on Friday December 14^th.

Today, Monday December 17^th the Times Journal came to our school to take pictures of what we have accomplished, and the reporter also interviewed one of the students from the Student Advisory Group. The main reason why we put all this together is because we feel like everyone should have a thankful Christmas even though Christmas isn’t all about presents. It’s about spending time with people you love. People may be asking why we did more then one thing to give back? The reason why we chose to do more than one thing is that even though doing the canned food drive is a lot to handle, we thought that we could take on more tasks to make four families' Christmas the best that we could.

With all the cans everyone brought in, we have collected over 300 canned goods. There was over 70 dollars of Canadian Tire money to spend on more presents for the families. Also we have at least 20 coats to donate to the Salvation Army.

We would like to thank everybody who brought in presents for the families, canned foods for the canned food drive, and Canadian Tire money to buy even more presents for the families. Also, we would like to thank Mr. Jackson, the Heath unit, and the rest of the Student Advisory Group. This would not work out if no one helped the families in need.

Thank you

The Difference Between a Paper Glider and a Paper Airplane By Eric

I am going to tell you the difference between a paper glider and a paper airplane. A paper glider is something that does not need an engine and it only uses moving air. A paper airplane is a plane that needs an engine to fly, which is more difficult to make from paper. I am telling you this because most people call a paper glider a paper airplane, and that is incorrect. 

In order to make a paper airplane you need an elastic band, scissors, and finally paper.  You take a piece of paper, and you fold the paper in a hot dog fold (lengthwise). Then you should have two corners.  You take one corner and fold it to the middle line that you just made, and then you push the corner line down. Repeat for the other side. Next, you take the first corner, fold it again to the center line, and do that for the other corner too.  After that, you fold the wings by folding the top long piece down to wherever you want and make the wing on the other side the same.  That’s how to make a paper glider. To make your paper glider into a paper airplane, you need to cut a slit on an angle on the bottom glider body about 10 to 15 cm from the front.  Put the elastic band into the slit. Pull the elastic back. Let it go, and it should fly.

I like paper gliders because they do not take as long to make as paper airplanes do. There are a lot of different types of paper you can use for a glider and not so many types of paper you can use for paper airplanes. The things I like about airplanes are that there are different  types of airplanes, and that not a lot of people make them. There are some people making different types of them now, and I like finding out about new new gliders and airplanes.