Cover By: Zohra, Grade 8 Fg 2 Editors’ Message the Pros and Cons Of

The Viking Journal Volume 2, Issue 4 Cover by: Zohra, Grade 8 fg 2 Editors’ Message The Pros And Cons Of Hey Cedarbrook! We are so pleased to announce that our team has accomplished the fourth issue of the Viking Journal. The team has put a lot of effort into creating this newspaper. We have a lot of articles in this issue and this one has been made by the Editors-in-Chief. The Look at Fortnite was very enjoyable to write and we are satisfied with the final copy. This article is about the pros and cons of Fortnite. Pros - Vijay There are a lot of games out there that are really good that kids play, cost a lot of money. Fortnite is a FREE game that you can play with your friends anytime, anywhere. You can talk, interact and play with your friends in Fortnite. For example, if you really want to talk with your friends and interact with them, you can play Fortnite. Fortnite is full of suspense and excitement, Fortnite even has emotes that you can perform during games to express yourself. Therefore, this game is also a great socializing opportunity. These are some pros of why Fortnite is such a good game. And of course, you also have to acknowledge the cons below before you make a solid and firm decision. Cons - Anuhesh This may look like a fun and exciting game, but it can be very addicting. In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that gaming disorder ( addiction ) is a mental health problem. Second of all, 68.8% of all players spend about $90 on Fortnite. One shocking incident was when a UK dad let his 12-year old son use his credit card to make purchases on Fortnite. However, one purchase later turned into 81 different purchases, racking up a total of $930! The cross dad blamed Epic Games for accepting so many transactions in 72 hours. Third of all, the ability to communicate online while playing these games can result in incidents of online bullying, the use of inappropriate language and abuse. This is a message to all parents out there that have a child playing Fortnite. Playing Fortnite isn’t good or bad, just know that there have to be boundaries of when it comes to how long you should play and how you play. 3 The Ones In Charge By: Mahisa & Narsin -Special Features Team Hey everyone, Do you want to know more about the ones in charge of Newspaper Club? Like the leaders, or who the responsible ones are? Well, if you do, then you should keep reading. We have asked #Canto to answer four questions about Newspaper Club. Now, you're probably wondering who is Canto? Canto is Mme Sutanto & Mr. Cathcart. They are the Grade 6 EXtended#CANTO French teachers. You might know them from some clubs. Mme Sutanto leads Dance Club for Grades 3 and 4 with three amazing student leaders, while Mr. Cathcart leads Board Games club every Tuesday! Nasrin: “Why did you decide to create the Newspaper Club?” Mr. Cathcart: “Madame Sutanto and I wanted to do something together. I really like reading and writing and I thought it would be a great way to show the community our school’s talents.” Mahisa: “Who gave you the idea to create this club?” Mme Sutanto: “Mr.Cathcart and I came up with the idea of starting a Newspaper Club a few years ago. We love seeing students take charge and express themselves and what better platform than students to lead the newspaper. We have many sports clubs at Cedarbrook and we felt like there was a group of students that could benefit from a club where they can express themselves. This was the reason for the Newspaper club.” Nasrin: “What are some of the teams in the Newspaper Club?” Mme Sutanto: “Our newspaper club had a rigorous application process. This has helped us decide, our editors and chiefs as well as editors for the Sports team, Special Features Team, Art and Layout Team, and News Team.” Mahisa: “What is the main idea/purpose of having this club?” Mr. Cathcart: “I see it as giving students more confidence and become better writers.” Well, here it is, The Ones In Charge of Newspaper Club (aka the leaders/the responsible ones). Keep your eyes open for the next issue of “The Viking Journal.” 4 Valentine's Day By: Ali & Dhiyana - News Team Valentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day, is a day of love and appreciation. Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 every year and it is a Christian holiday. Valentine's Day is when you buy others gifts and treats. As a gift, you would usually give roses and chocolates. Valentine's Day is celebrated in different ways in many different parts of the world. The first Valentine's Day was celebrated in the year 496! Having a particular Valentine's Day is a very old tradition, thought to have originated from a Roman festival. The Romans had a festival called Lupercalia. Later on, the church wanted to turn this festival into a Christian celebration and decided to use it to remember St Valentine too. Gradually, St Valentine's name started to be used by people to express their feelings to those they loved. That is how Valentine's Day started. One question multiple people are curious about Valentine's Day is why red and pink are the colours that you would wear on Valentine's Day. This is because red has long been considered the colour of passion. Therefore, it is worn on Valentine's Day to show the passion you have inside of you. Pink is the colour of romance and is the colour of universal love for oneself and of others. In general, both red and pink symbolize L♡VE! Valentine's Day is the most popular in the United States, Great Britain, Australia and Canada, but is also celebrated in Argentina, France, Mexico and South Korea. Valentine's Day is celebrated in so many different places and in so many different ways all around the world. 5 St. Patrick's Day By: Thaaranika - Special Features Team Guess what Cedarbrook! St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated on the 17th of March. What is St. Patrick's Day? You may also ask and how do you celebrate it? St. Patrick's Day is a global celebration of Irish culture. To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, people in Ireland throw festivals, parades and even wear green all day. In Toronto, people go to parades, attend the Saint Patrick's day mass and party at an Irish restaurant. Why do people wear green on St.Patrick's day? Well, Irish legend has it that on St.Patrick's day, if you do not wear green then magical creatures called Leprechauns will come out and pinch you. If you go to Ireland next year on the 17th of March, make sure to have fun celebrating the Irish culture and wear green, or you’ll get pinched! 6 Earth Hour “A small act can go a long way” By: Angelina.p and Andrea.L.B - News Team For one whole hour every year, people, Our school is an schools, offices and homes all over the environmentally-aware place, where world turn off all lights, computers and we take care of the surrounding other electronic ecosystems and wildlife. During Earth Hour our school turns off all the devices, if possible. This lights and throughout the day we worldwide movement organize our own garbage pick-ups opens the discussion of and have started our own Cedarbrook the true state and eco-club. But like we already know, “health” of our planet, a topic that there is always room for most people set aside for “another improvement. You can contribute to time”. It forces people to the change by suggesting to your realize that soon, there may not be teachers to turn off the lights as often much time to talk, and that we as possible or appointing someone to have to act now while there is still the job. And making sure that your enough time to reduce our fellow classmates pick up after ecological footprint. Earth Hour themselves. But most importantly, was founded by the now famous you have to make sure that you are organization: WWF, or World doing your part, whether it’s big or Wildlife Fund. small. Volunteer to organize events to This organization is known for all raise awareness or to clean up, and its environmental work and its ever clean up after yourself. Take action, so famous panda logo. The fund even if you’re the only one at first. raises awareness and money for This year, Earth Hour is multiple areas such as climate happening on Saturday March 30th change, endangered species, fresh at 8:30pm to 9:30pm, though our water, and the relation between school will be celebrating on tApril nature and politics. 22, from 2:00 PM to 3:00. So remember to turn off your lights and take care of the environment. Like the old saying goes: a small act can go a long way. 7 National Reading Month By: Cynthia - Special Features Team March is National Reading Month! It is recommended that all students should read 15 to 20 minutes a day or even more. Many students may not enjoy reading as much as others, but we all have gotten lost in a book, flipping quickly to the next page with suspense on what will happen next.

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