Cobras By Emma

Cobras are amazing but you rarely find them. Cobras are my favorite snake, but I haven’t seen one at a zoo or the wild. (I recommend not trying to find one because they might bite and they have venom in them). I wanted to see one in a zoo, and when I did see one, its cage was very small, so I didn’t really like it (but the snake was cool). I have seen lots of snakes before in other zoos, but they were in much bigger habitats. I never found out why the cobra’s cage was smaller. Now I am at a new school that at first didn’t have a mascot. The whole school voted on a mascot and it was a cobra! (And yes, I did vote on the cobra.)

What I like about cobras, and why I’m writing this is that when cobras are born, some of the eggs and baby cobras (first born cobras) get eaten by their mother, although some get away and live on their own and try to survive by themselves.

Cobras are a great mascot because cobras are strong, brave, and they never give up. (In my opinion.) Even though cobras are fierce, they need protection too. (So do NOT ruin their habitat.) We (the students at JRC) also need protection just like cobras. I hope you enjoyed my little talk about cobras. (I am a cobra a Callwood cobra!) 

Cobra image by Kamalnv (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

The School Blog Survey Results Are In By Mr. Durston

This blog is not only made by the students of this school, it is made for the students too. With this in mind, the administrators of this blog wanted to reach out to the students of JRC to find out a little bit more about the media that they consume on the internet and the way(s) that they access the school's online media. To achieve these goals, a few students distributed a survey to the grade 7/8 classes, and the results are in! Do the graphs look like you would have predicted?   

1. Have you visited the June Rose Callwood school blog (jrcallwood.blogspot.ca)?

2. Are you following June Rose Callwood on Twitter (@jrcallwood)?

3. What social networks, websites, or other media do you use frequently?

4. Do you use a RSS feed reader of any kind to read blog feeds (like Google Reader)?

5. How do you access the internet outside of school?

6. What articles and media would you like to see on the school blog?

Have You Ever Felt Left Out? By Andrew

I am Andrew, and I’m reading a book called The Perks of Being a Wallflower. In this book there is a boy named Charlie, and he writes letters to the reader talking about himself and what has happened in his life. This book demonstrates the meaning of friendship, and it also explains how people are different and that you should accept that. I like this book because Charlie is just a regular kid, although his friend has died and he is trying different ways to fit in with others. His family does not have the best relationship with each other, but they try to get along.

Friendship is when you have a good relationship with someone, and you both like each other and would do anything for each other. To Charlie, friendship means to connect to someone and having the same likes and dislikes. He discovers this meaning when he meets Patrick and Sam at a football game. They become friends with each other after they get to know each other.

This book is a great book because the author leaves people on the edge of their seat to know what happens in the next chapter. It is weird that it only has five chapters, and each chapter is about four to six letters that Charlie writes. I think what would make this book better is if the author would make more chapters and have Charlie talk more about his friends ,because he really only talks about his life and not really about his family member’s lives.

If you’re reading this, I would recommend this book to you because it has great themes, and it is written from different peoples perspectives. The themes are most appropriate for a teen audience, but they should still be acceptable for a mature reader.

Traxxas vs. Losi RC Mania by Steven

How would you like learn about real RC trucks/cars? Well that’s what I’m talking about!!!. Traxxas is the top RC (Radio Controlled) vehicle company in the market because of the Summit and E-Revo.

A Summit is an off road RC vehicle that can go anywhere: road, dirt, gravel, snow, and rocks. E-Revo is not meant for off road. It is meant for track use or road use only. It still is fun, especially when you are racing on a hobby track, a track for racing RCs.

Losi is not the best RC company, according to most RC drivers, but people love Losi’s Night Crawler, a kind of RC that can crawl over rocks and difficult terrain.  

I really love the RC drift cars. I have always really wanted one. Drift vehicles are so great because when you turn one way they will drift automatically. Drifting is where you turn one way while pressing the e-brake so the vehicle slides sideway in a controlled way. Traxxas sponsors Ken Block, who is one of the top drift car drivers, although he drives rally as well. He has a Ford Focus RC that Traxxas made especially for him.

I like RCs because I can do anything with them and it is a great bond with my family. I have a mini Summit, my dad has a big Summit, and my mom has a Stampede.

I also really like going off-road, so I recommend to anyone else that likes to go off-road to get a Summit because they give you torque, power, and they will crawl just as well as any other crawler. If you want to know more about RC vehicles, then tune into OLN’s RC TV at 8:30A.M. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Don't Judge Someone By His/Her Cover By Chase

Many people think the word “foster” means bad, non-normal, and stupid right? Well think again because I know from experience these stereotypes are not true. They are kids have had problems in the past with family or step parents and stuff like that, and you can think whatever you want, but here is a little info about my life with my Dad running a foster home.

D.J. and Jacob (not their real names) are people that were fostered when they were younger, but now they each have a job, kids, a spouse, and a family who loves them. They are good people. They have stories, and they have problems, too. But we all have problems; such as, some of us wet the bed, some of us have anger issues, and some of us have problems with our family too. All of this has nothing to do with us now because we grew up and moved on.

With my Dad running a foster home, we are so much happier. The foster kids are not nonsense; they are family. We have tournaments, and we have races. We bake together, make forts, and play outside: sunny or cold. We have fun together. They don’t think of me of the “foster dad’s daughter that does what EVER she wants” and I don’t think of them as “stupid.” We think of each other as friends and family.

When I saw the first foster kid, he was in pants WAY too big, a REALLY small shirt, and bed head hair. I thought I was going to die, but it turned out he was funny, nice, and I just did not understand why someone would not want him!!! I asked and he told me his story, and after he was done telling me I thought I was going to cry. I said that they gave up a REALLY GREAT person, because I know that it would hurt to act like nothing ever happened and to see people on the street whispering behind my back.

I guess what I’m saying is you cannot judge someone by his/her cover because YOU could be missing out on awesome friend and a REALLY GREAT PERSON.

Click here to learn more about foster care in Ontario.

How to Get Started in Minecraft By Joey

Hello readers, I am writing this post on behalf of Minecraft.

Minecraft is a Virtual 3D block game that has no circles. It has multi player and single player, and there are a lot of multi player servers out there like vistacraft.no-ip.biz. It is a really great server. Single player is great and there is a lot of stuff you can do in it like, mess around with Redstone, build a house, cut down a tree, kill some monsters at night, harvest a sheep’s wool, build traps for your friends, and build a city. The possibilities in Minecraft are endless. In Minecraft, this is what your normal skin looks like until you get a new one. You can get a new one by going to the site at the bottom of this post. This characters name is "Steve" and it is the very first skin you get in Minecraft. In Minecraft you can also go in Creative mode which allows you to have unlimited resources.

Also, if you go into single player and click "More World Options" you can make the level a flat land which allows you to find villages more easily. In the last Minecraft update, there were jungle and desert temples added. There is also a new monster boss in Minecraft called the Wither Skeleton.




When you first start your world in Minecraft, what you want to do is chop down a tree and make some tools for mining and resources. Once you have done that, you are ready for getting other resources. If you are a beginner in Minecraft, you can only get iron with stone pickaxes or better, gold with iron or better, and diamonds with iron or better. Once you get everything you want, you should probably cut down a few more trees so you can make a house and a chest for your stuff. In SuperFlat land there are only four levels of blocks: the first three are dirt, and the fourth block level is bedrock. If you want to ever find diamonds in Minecraft, you need to generate a normal world with mountains and find a cave that goes down to level 12. You can find out what level you are at by pressing F3. The proper axis for level 12 is the one that would say y: 12.000.

On SuperFlat Land you can NOT find trees, but you can if grow them when you are in Creative Mode. You can also make trees grow by going into Create New World and click More World Options, then click the option of making the type of world generation and go to "Custom Layouts," then "Presets," and then go to "Miners Heaven." With this generation, you can find trees on SuperFlat Land. This also makes it so there are ten Dirt block levels, two-hundred and sixty-three Stone block levels, and one Bedrock level. In the new 1.5 Beta Update for Minecraft, there is going to be a lot more Redstone resources and also a Nether Quarts.
　
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Uncharted 3 Review By Isaac

Uncharted 3 is a game for the PS3 where you are looking for treasure that your uncle has hidden and left clues for you to find it. This game is first person perspective where you shoot and find puzzles for secrets passages and sometimes treasure. In some puzzles, you have to step on bricks and in others you turn statues to face certain ways. The main characters name is Drake. When he was a child his family kicked him out onto the street and he had to fend for himself. Soon after that he starts stealing. He stole a wallet from someone once and then they become partners in trying to find the treasure.

What I like about this game is that you have three modes of play to choose from: campaign, multiplayer or co-op. also you can play online against other people that play this game online. You can also find golden guns on co-op or multiplayer. Golden guns are more powerful than regular guns. My favourite part is playing online and leveling up. Also I like customizing. This game is similar to Call of Duty Black Ops 2 because there is shooting, campaign, mode and online play. Black Ops has better graphics, but this game has better missions and that you don’t always kill.  Black Ops does not have any puzzles to solve either. This game replaces killing sometimes with a combination of searching for treasure and figuring out clues. This is what makes this game better . If you like what I have written, then you should try out Uncharted 3.

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