Hurricanes are the most cool looking, yet most dangerous storms ever! Hurricanes can be typhoons or cyclones depending on where they are. They only happen near oceans and close to the equator.

It is because they need warm moist air to form. The hurricanes get warm moist air because the high pressure air goes into the low pressure making it warm and moist and start to rise then the air swirls around it and the hurricane is made.

Hurricanes are really dangerous and kill many lives. People may say it is cool if you live somewhere far from the equator line or oceans but it is not something to make fun of it is a very dangerous event that kills millions of lives.

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Did you know that February is black history month?

Every year,  Canadians are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and  events that honour the black Canadians, past and present.

Canadians take this  time to celebrate the many achievements of black Canadians who, throughout  history, have done lots of things to help Canada. During Black History Month, Canadians can learn more about the black Canadians and their role in  the community.

Black Canadians have a great history of talented athletes. In 2015, Black History Month honours Canadian athletes, both past and present, for their great talents and helping the nation grow together. These athletes  include:

• Candace Chapman
• Perdita Felicien
• Barbara Howard
• John Armstrong Howard
• Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins
• Harry Jerome
• Valerie Jerome
• Willie O’Ree
• Marjorie Turner-Bailey
• Anthony Bennett

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In class we are doing VIP (values influences and peers) in it we are learning about drugs. drugs can be good but can be bad, cough syrup for example is a good drug, but it can be misused and be overdosed. Then there’s the bad drugs such as cocaine, and marijuana which are controlled substances and are illegal to use, marijuana for example is JUST a bad drug its bad and it cant be used for good, cough syrup is a good drug but it can be misused. We also saw a video that showed some of the things in drugs, like cat litter, and batteries.  All those things are in drugs, if you ever think of taking drugs think again, your not only breaking the law but are damaging your mind and your whole life.

I love going to movies and playing board games, but doing all of that is way more special and fun when I am doing it with my family! That is why I LOVE Family Day! Family Day is a special time of the year where you bond and get to know your family a little bit better. One of the reasons why I love Family Day so much is because I get to enjoy a enjoy movies that make us laugh (like Epic). I think Family Day is special because their is a ton of activities you can do, swim, play board game, and go to places like the Great Wolf Lodge! Family day is an important holiday to celebrate because it brings families closer together.

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When it comes to Canadians, hockey is our game.

1. Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky was born on January 26, 1961. He is a former Canadian professional hockey player and was a former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the NHL for four teams, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers.  Wayne Grezky was nicknamed “The Great One”, he has been called “the greatest hockey player ever” by many poeple, players, and the NHL. He is the leading point-scorer in NHL history, with more assists than any other player has points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999.

2. Bobby Orr

 Bobby Orr, born March 20, 1948 is a Canadian former professional hockey player. Orr played in the National hockey league (NHL) for ten seasons with the Boston Bruins and two more seasons Chicago Black Hawks. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. As a defenceman , Orr used his skating speed and scoring and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position.  As of 2013  Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross Trophies and holds the record for most points  and assists in a single season by a defenceman. Orr won a record eight consecutive Norris Trophies  as the NHL’s best defenceman. Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame  in 1979 at age 31. He was the youngest to be inducted into the Hall at that time.

3Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux, born October 5, 1965 is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2006.  He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest players of all time.  A gifted playmaker and fast skater despite his large size, Lemieux often beat defencemen with fakes and deeks.  Lemieux led Pittsburgh to two consecutive Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. Under his ownership, the Penguins won a third Cup in 2009. He is the only man to have his name on the Cup as both a player and an owner. He also led Team Canada to an Olympic gold medal in 2002.  He was a former MVP during the regular season three times, as the league’s points leader six times.  At the time of his retirement, he was the NHL’s seventh-ranked all-time scorer with 690 goals and 1,033 assists. He ranks second in NHL history with a 0.754 goals-per game average for his career.

4Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe,  born March 31, 1928 is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, Howe played twenty-six seasons in the NHL. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Nicknamed “Mr. Hockey“, Howe is considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time. A twenty-three time NHL All-Star, Howe held many of the greatest  scoring records until they were broken in the 1990s by Wayne Gretzky. Howe continues to hold NHL records for most games and seasons played.  Howe was recruited by the Red Wings and made his NHL debut in 1946. Howe led the league in scoring each year from 1950 to 1954, then again in 1957 and 1963. He ranked among the top ten in league scoring for twenty-one consecutive years, and set a league record for points in a season with 95 points in 1953. Howe won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings four times.  Howe retired in 1971 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame the next year.

Sidney Crosby, born August 7, 1987 is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who serves as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. In his first NHL season, Crosby finished sixth in league scoring with 102 points (39 goals, 63 assists) he led the NHL with 120 points, becoming the youngest player and the only teenager to win a scoring title in any major North American sports league.  Crosby started the 2007–08 season with the team’s captaincy and subsequently led them to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in six games.

Whilst patrolling around YouTube, discovered an interactive cyberbullying ‘game’ in which you are talking to this person and you can choose what you say to her which will affect their mood and face. It was really a nice experience seeing how if you say the right things to a person it can brighten their day

watch the video and then try it yourself: