Writer: Aditi Harbola

Interviewer: Pratha Shah

Photo: Debduti Chatterjee

Teacher of the Month-Mrs. Barbato

The Teacher of the Month is…(drum roll please!)...is Mrs. Barbato! Here what Mrs. Barbato said when she found out, “I feel proud and I’m encouraged to keep a good job as a teacher.” She totally deserved it! This special teacher describes herself as being patient. But, her students she’s a caring and fun teacher. They’re lucky to have a teacher like Mrs. Barbato! Did you know her favorite subject is reading? I love reading a lot too!📕 Her accomplishments are teaching her students how to read and she is very proud of her students. She should get a trophy for that!🏆If you needed a description of Mrs. Barbato’s class. She would say that her students keep her on her feet. Also, they’re very bright as in smart students. If you asked herstudents what is she like, they would say she’s awesome! Now that’s what I’m talking about! Congratulations to Mrs. Barbato for being Teacher of the Month!😃👍

Writer: Fateha Masroor

Veterans Day Newspaper

Hey guys! Did you know that around 6,000 veterans die each year from the risk of being veterans and standing up for the country? Veterans are very important people who stand up and work hard to keep us safe. There is a big difference in Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Well, on Memorial Day we remember all veterans that have died and we thank them. To honor veterans on Memorial Day, you can go to the parade or leave flowers on their graves. On Veterans Day, we honor all veterans that are alive and dead. We thank them and sometimes can even make them thank you cards. You can also donate money to them. We might not notice this but the veterans that fight for us, leave their families behind to just save the country. They save America more than their own families. Believe it or not, some veteran families have but some veterans have little children at home. Veterans are one of the most major forces we should give thanks too.

Writer: Diya Saravanan

Artist: Diya Patel

The Day of the Dead

The Day Of The Dead is celebrated on November 2. It is when the dead visit the world of the living. The hoilday is a mexican hoilday. The hoilday lasts for at least 2 days and did you know that the hoilday used to be for a month? The things that people do in the day of the dead are festivities and thanking their ancestors for the service and guidance for the family, and also you can wear the day of the dead makeup. You basically honor the dead. Like in the movie coco, when the holiday is the day of the dead and he travels all over to find his missing great grandfather. It was a very good movie and it teaches us that we should honor our anscestors. Personaly, I never celebrated The Day Of The Dead, but I like to learn more about the hoilday. Thepeople who first celebrated The Day Of The Dead is the people in Mexico. That is what The Day of The Dead is all about.

Writer: Zakeriah Sadiq

Election Day By: Zakeriah Sadiq

What is election day?

Election Day is a day where people are supposed to vote for any government, state officials, and president of the United States.

The last presidential election was in 2016. It was Hillary Clinton Versus Donald Trump. Donald Trump won and now is the president of The United States. Every four years, there is an election. But Barack Obama was a beloved president so he was president for eight years since he was a good president. Election day is not a holiday, it’s just a day that is legal by the government to vote. There will be election day on November 3, 2020.

Writer: Mohammad Ayaan

Artist: Harshil Shah

Thanksgiving

What is Thanksgiving exactly?Well,Thanksgiving is an American holiday that takes place on the day of November 28.On this day,we are thankful for the things in our life that make us happy.Im thankful for the life that I live right now,and all the amazing people that made it possible!

On this day,Americans have many traditions.Many people in America have big feasts as turkey as the main course.People also may watch Macy’s Thanksgiving parade on TV that takes place in New York City.If you ever get to go to NYC,you should check out the parade.Speaking of traveling,other people may see their friends or family.Sometimes,friends or family may live too far away.For this reason,people use methods of transportation such as cars,planes,trains,etc.A surprising fact,Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days for traveling of the year!

Other people take their time off of this holiday to help out the poor.They volunteer in homeless shelters or even are generous enough to give the poor people living on the streets food.Doesn’t that just warm your heart?

I think overall Thanksgiving is just a really nice time to get together with friends or family and have fun.It’s also a really nice time for the unfortunate too!

Writer: Niyati Solanki

Hey, everyone! Who hear wants to learn about Black Friday! Me! Well, let me tell you about the history of Black Friday. It all started in November 1951, and again in 1952. The Factory Management and Maintenance company referred this day for a sick day for all workers. Well, there aren't sick days anymore because dude, it's 2019! Black Friday is currently on November 29 right after Thanksgiving. Let me tell you why there's a Black Friday deal now! It's because every year, shops have sales (about 20% to 50% off), so we all can buy clothes, or other things so they get money. There are a lot of good clothes for not that much money! But, there are a LOT of lines. When I went to the mall this Black Friday, there was a line for Gucci and it went across the hall. That's a lot! There are also not many parking spaces. It is usually filled up by 9:00 - 10:00. I know that from experience. This Black Friday, my family and I were at the mall at 7:00 A.M! That's pretty early! On Black Friday, I buy a lot of clothes and more, every year! Beware reader, next Black Friday is going to CROWDED! Crowded I tell you!

I think Black Friday is a busy day for everyone. Next Black Friday, I hope all of you enjoy it and get lots of things! Goodbye (for now)!!!!

Writer: Kamran Tariq

Joke of The Month:

Q: What key has feet and can’t open a door?

A: Turkey

Interviewers: Iniya Raghupati, Diya Parthiban, and Gurleen Kaur

Writers: Gurleen Kaur and Iniya Raghupati

What is your favorite Thanksgiving traditions??????

Mrs.Santamaria- Every Thanksgiving, Mrs.Santamaria goes to her Uncle’s house.

They have a whole feats of food, and sometimes, they watch football! Her favorite part about Thanksgiving is getting to see her family that she might not get to see each other again, and we can’t forget about the stuffing!

Mrs.Stephan- Her family comes to her house, about 16 people! Yeah, 16 people! She always watches the Macy’s Parade, she’s never missed one. They say what they’re thankful for at the dinner table. And of course, her absolute favorite part is to be with her family and the left-overs.

Ms.Ginfrida- For her Thanksgiving traditions, she gets with her family and she cooks a meal for the family. For her favorite part,she loves spending time with her family and eating delicious food.

Ms.Butz- Ms.Butz, one of my favorite teachers, Has dinner at her parents’ house. Her and her family say what they are thankful for.

Ms. Felisha- Ms. Felisha eats a huge dinner with her family and her favorite part is all the delicious, creamy desserts. I’m getting kind of hungry now!

Mrs.Conrad- Mrs.Conrad gets together at her mom’s house with her whole family, and what she loves the most about it is eating and being with her family. I think we all like some family time!

Mrs.Robson- Mrs.Robson gathers with her family and friends to eat a big, huge meal. And her favorite part about that is being able to spend time with her family and friends.

Mrs.Ward- Mrs.Ward announces the award every year for Thanksgiving, and her favorite part about Thanksgiving is spending time with her family.

Mrs. Palmer- Mrs.Palmer goes to her family’s house for Thanksgiving and eats lots of her mother’s stuffing. Her all time favorite part is being around her family, isn’t it just the best feeling?

Mrs. Tobia- She watches the parade with her family almost every year, and of course, she eats turkey and a whole meal with her family! She also watches the Macy’s Parade. But her absolute favorite part is eating the delicious stuffing and baking cookies with her two daughters!

Mrs. Kozub- her relatives all gather around for thanksgiving, they all watch the macy’s parade together, I mean it’s a pretty good parade to watch and all! After they watch a christmas movie, they all have their Thanksgiving dinner together, that sounds like A lot of fun, doesn’t it? But of course, there’s always that one part better than all the others, and for mrs. kozub, her favorite part is spending time with her family and other relatives.

Mrs. Mosca- Mrs. Mosca gets together with her family, and does A lot of fun stuff for Thanksgiving! But, she loves one part of that whole day more than anything, She loves the feast! I mean who doesn’t?! All the food on the table just makes me want to not share any of it with anyone!!

Ms. Pelosi- She goes to her aunt’s house every year for Thanksgiving, and they all say what they’re thankful for at their Thanksgiving dinner . Her most Favorite part of Thanksgiving is being with her family. I mean, don’t we all love our family? I know I do!

Ms. Adase- She has a feat with her family, like many other people, and of course, she watched the Macy’s Parade! Her favorite part is to be excited for the next day, and you might be asking why? Well, according to Ms. Adase, she likes to be excited because it brings us closer to Christmas!!! I LOVE CHRISTMAS, DOESN’T EVERYONE?

Mrs. Yajnik- Mrs. Yajnik makes vegetables for her family, and an Indian dish, oooh, now I’m getting pretty hungry! She also meets her family that she may or may not have seen in a pretty long time, that sounds really cool! She’s thankful for all she has, because not a lot of people have what she may have. Her favorite part about Thanksgiving is being thankful for all her friends and family!

Mrs. Hila- For “Thanksgiving” Mrs. Hila has a second Thanksgiving! Pretty unusual, but pretty cool! She doesn’t have much of a favorite part, she loves EVERYTHING about Thanksgiving!

Ms. DiSilvestro- Ms. D watches the fireplace on TV and has dinner with as a family. And her favorite part is laughing with her family! We all love a good laugh once in a while.

Ms. Dziombak- Her in-laws, family and and all of her family get together to play board games and have Thanksgiving fun all together as one big family! But what Ms. Dziombak loves the most, is that her family is all together.

Ms. Zelazny-She watches the Macy’s Parade and cooks a big dinner for her family and herself, of course! But her favorite part about all that is the food and eating a meal with her family!

Mrs. Moast- She and her family get together and cook a big meal forThanksgiving. They go Black Friday shopping as well. Her favorite part about all that is spending time with her family, and the delicious pie. I absolutely love pie, A lot of people do!

Ms. Avner- She and her family go for a Thanksgiving Family 5k run, and after that they get some Starbucks. After all that, they go to their Uncle’s house for dinner.

Turkey Talk

Hi, i’m Diya and I'm the home reporter on tonight’s Turkey Talk Show!!!

Try and guess which celebrity we have made into a turkey this time, Feather Lift is the name and singing awesome songs is her game!!! Take it away, John de la Claw!

John: Hello fellow turkeys and reporters to Turkey Talk! (Audience cheers!) I’m your host, John de la Claw and today our superstar is… Drumroll please!... (Drumroll plays)... FEATHER LIFT!

Feather: Bow down celebs, because the queen is coming your way! (Blows Air kisses to the crowd)

John: Hello Feather Lift! Well, we all know that you’re our queen but all the girls and boys, both human and turkey in the United States of Turkey want to know about your personal life! Please have a seat...

Feather: Okay! (Sits down on a chair, across from John)

John: So, put some sunglasses on to shield your eyes from this turkey goddess everybody!

(Feather places her 1,000 dollar Gobcci custom made sunglasses.)

John: Wow! were can I get a pair like that!?!

Feather: They’re custom, which means they were made for only yours truly! BTW, was that a question from the bowl? (Feather and audience laughs)

Feather: So, what’s the first question?

John: (pulls out a slip of paper from a bowl filled with other slips from celebs around the turkey globe and reads it.) Are you ready to start answering?

Feather: Bring it on, hotshot!

(crowd ooo’s)

John: Okay..! Here it comes! First question: Are you married?

Feather: (Sings beautifully)All the single turkeys!

John: Second question: How long have you been singing?

Feather: Since I was a ‘lil turkey! And wow, was I good, no AWESOME!!! Rock the roof, baby!

John: I can imagine! Third question: How many songs have you sang?

Feather: Well, there’s Turkey Love, Free Feather, Angel, Angel: The sequel or Angel: The Devil, Angel: The Devil’s Revenge or Angel: The Second Sequel and Turkey Queen. Not to mention my latest hit song, Hate Story!

John: Wow, it seems like you’re a busy turkey! Final question: Can you sing, “Hate Story”?

Feather: Hmmm… let me think…… (taps chin while audience is silent, looking hopeful and nervous)

Turkey 1: Please, please, please….

Reporter: (Says to camera guy) Get the camera ready! I want to catch this piece! After this scene, we’ll be rich I tell you, RICH!!! Um, HELLO!?! ARE YOU LISTENING!?!

Feather: Well, I’ve made my decision. OF COURSE I WILL! There’s nothing that I enjoy more than singing to my fans!

Feather: (Starts singing beautifully)

Oh Yeah....

It’s a full moon and

We both screamin’ aloud

Fightin’ like warriors

I yell at you, “Out!”

And you storm out of our house

Tears of frustration and sadness fill my eyes…

We breakin’ up, our time together is up

I hate you, we break up,

Never gonna love again, and this is why I sing…

This is our hate story

Not our love story

Not our funny story

Just our cruel, heartbreak n’ hate tale

This is our hate story

Not our love story

It’s a heartbreak

Writer: Dweep Parikh

Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday is a day where people go to shop for good deals from shops because at this time of the year businesses make a lot of money from customers. It come in November after two from Black Friday. On Cyber Monday the average shop makes about 7.9 billion dollars in revenue. Almost 90 % of retailers offer some kind Cyber Monday Promotion . About 174 million people go shopping on Cyber Monday.

Writer: Guha Rajaraman

Artist: Hibba Imtiaz

Sagittarius

Zodiac Sign of the Month

The main zodiac sign or the month of November and December is Sagittarius. If you are interested in beyblade you might be surprised to know that there is a beyblade named Sagittarius. Some of the character traits of Sagittarius are the following:They are optimistic, enthusiastic and like change in their life. This is all based on astrology and the person doesn’t always have to follow these traits. Here’s a picture of what the Sagittarius symbol looks like:

Writer: Kamran Tariq

Disney Character Of The Month: Tigger

• Tigger is the fictional Tiger in Winnie The Pooh

• Tigger has orange fur with black stripes

• Tigger was first disney character that was written about in A. A. Milne's book The House at Pooh Corner

• Tigger can easily be recognized by his beady eyes, long chin, springy tail, and bouncy personality

• Tigger is based on one of Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed toy animals.

• Tigger appears in the Disneycartoon versions of Winnie the Pooh and has also appeared in his own film

• As he says himself, "Bouncing is what Tiggers do best.

• Tigger never refers to himself as a tiger, but as a "Tigger

Writer: Kamran Tariq

Photo/Artist: Mahak Bahl

Sport Of The Month: Volleyball

By: Kamran Tariq

• The first-ever game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan

• The first World Championships that was ever held in 1949 for men and in 1952 for women

• Volleyball was first actually in the Olympic sports in 1964

• Most volleyball players jump estimated around 300 times during a game or match

• Some of the characteristics in volleyball are from tennis and handball

• The first-ever men game of volleyball played on the beach was in 1930

• The first-ever special ball designed for sports was made or created in the 1900s

• Before their thought of the name volleyball, it was regularly called mignonette then they changed it to volleyball

Writer: Ovi Telavane

Interviewer: Anagha Vineeth

We all love this time of the year: The colorful leaves, the smell and taste of good food, cries of joy, huge piles of leaves to jump in, and of course, the prayers of thanks and spreading thankfulness and joy. So today, I’m going to tell you about being thankful! 😊

Thankful means being grateful for others things, people, or places such as being thankful for attending Oak Tree Road. Now, let’s see what some of our Golden Eagles are thankful for!

First, we have Mrs. Kozub, who is thankful for her job at Oak Tree Road School! Time to learn! 📙📗

Second, we have Mrs. Buongiovanni, who is thankful for friends and family! There’s lots of family fun and chaos on Thanksgiving! 👪💖

Third, we have Hrithika is thankful for food… Yum! Thanksgiving is full of food anyway! 🍜🍬

Fourth, Anuj is thankful for ipads and technology! I mean, who’s not an internet surfer? 💻

And last but not least, Niyati, who is thankful for being a Golden Eagle! GO GOLDEN EAGLES!!! 💛💚

Thank you to the people who we interviewed for sharing what you’re thankful for! Have a happy Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year everyone! And don’t forget to be thankful! See you all next year! Gobble, gobble!

-Ovi Telavane

Writer: Kamran Tariq

• Photo/Artist: Haneen Elsaid

• Country Of The Month: Turkey

One of the world's oldest and biggest malls are in Turkey

• When you eat in Turkey you might find turkey as your dessert

• Turkey has a lot of cultural heritage

• Christmas and Santa Claus are a tradition from Turkey

• Tulips are gifted from Turkey

• One of the Mediterranean's primary turtle nesting beaches are in Turkey

• Estimated around 130 peaks in Turkey are over 9,800 ( 3,000 meters)

• One of the most exciting art scenes are in Istanbul a city in Turkey

• In Turkey, you can cross continents underground

Writer: Dweep Parikh

Tolerance & Responsibility

Tolerance is about being calm about other people's religion or race. To have tolerance you can include people in the game you play so they don’t feel left after all they do have feelings. Another thing you can do is that when you are in a group project or just in groups you can give everyone an equal spread of jobs. If you are fair people will be fair to you just like the Golden rule . Being fair will make the other person feel happy and you don’t know what you might have done to make a person happy. Just one thing to be tolerant of others .

Responsibility

Responsibility is technically doing what is expected of you. Here are some tips. Have good time management. Do everything on time. Don't take advantage of the extra time you have, you should do something productive. Want more tips , I shall give. To earn responsible trust you should do what you say and don't let go. This is all for now.

Writer: Virinda Popli

Illustrator: Suhani Jariwala

10 facts about Christmas!

By: Virinda Popli

1. Christmas is on December 25.

2. It can be celebrated with Non-Christian too.

3. The tradition of hanging stockings is from a dutch custom.

4. The letter “X” in Xmas is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.

5. The world’s largest tree was 221 feet high.

6. The biggest snowman was 113 feet high.

7. The traditional Christmas meal in England before turkey was mustard and a pig’s head.

8. The word Christmas came from the words Christ’s mass.

9. Christmas lights were invented it 1882 by Edward Johnson.

10. The Christmas wreath is symbolic of Jesus.

Writer: Anushka Patel & Kamran Tariq

Interviewer: Sahana Iyer

Illustrator: Suhani Jariwala

Students Christmas Wishes

`Kayla - Mrs.Kozub’s Class - A Video Game

Rupika - Mrs.Santamaria’s Class - A Ipad

Joseph - Mrs.Stephan’s Class - RC Car

Prabhnoor - Mrs.Mosca’s Class - A Puppy

Anushka - Mrs.Tanis’s Class - That her family stays happy and healthy

Suhirtha - Miss.Gonzalez’s Class - Braclet Makers

Alex - Mrs.Sepa’s Class - Spending time with friends and family

Om - Miss Adase’s Class - A Video Game

Kaustubh - Mrs.Conrad’s Class - A Chu Chu Train

Mahalaxmi - Mrs.Yajnik’s Class - A Train

Sana - Miss.Batista’s Class - Smart Watch

Kavya - Miss.Moast’s Class - Slime Kit

Arnesh - Miss.Coons’s Class - Transformer Car

Neil - Mrs.Ward’s Class - Piano

Teachers Christmas Wishes

Mrs.Tweedle - Everybody gets what they want and spend time with their family

Ms.Pelosi - To spend time with her family

Mrs.Barbato - Wishes her son comes back from the army

Mrs.Younghans - To have a healthy, happy holiday season with her family

Mrs.Ward - To spend time with her family and friends

Mrs.Zelazny - Wishes that her daughter has a happy first Christmas

Written by: Virinda Popli

Interviewer: Haneen Elsaid

Illustrator: Dweep Parikh and Mohammad Ayaan

Some of the Teacher’s favorite Christmas movies!

Kindergarten

- Mrs. Conrad: Elf

- Ms. Coons: The Grinch

- Mrs. Ward: Home Alone

- Mrs. Yajnik: Christmas Story

1st grade

- Mrs.Barbato: Elf

- Mrs. Younghans: Elf

- Ms. Moast: The Grinch

2nd grade

- Mrs. Butz: Frosty The Snowman

- Ms. Palmer: Polar Express

- Ms. Pelosi: Polar Express

- Mrs. Quagliano: White Christmas Movie

3rd grade

- Ms. Ginfrida: Elf

- Ms. Adase: Elf

4th grade

- Mrs. Mosca: It’s a Wonderful Life

- Ms. Passarelli: Polar Express

5th grade

- Mrs. Santamaria: The Grinch

- Ms. Tweedle: Christmas Vacation

- Mrs. Tanis: The Grinch, White Christmas, Christmas Vacation, Polar Express.....basically all Xmas Movies!

Special Teachers

- Mr. LaCorte: Scrooged

- Ms. Avner: Last Christmas

Writer: Angel Shourie

Photo: Sahana Iyer

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, and marks the beginning of winter. This usually takes place in June 21 in the South hemisphere and December 22 in the North hemisphere. This day has the shortest day, but longest night, but summer Solstice is the exact opposite. Did you know that during the Solstice the sun seems to be at the lowest point in the sky? An anonymous author once said, “Now it is the time to honor the rebirth of the sun, to remember the light in the darkest part of the season with hope of good things to come, and the promise of a renewed life.” This is an example of a belief many people have of winter Solstice. Many people believe winter Solstice is actually the rebirth of the sun, and welcomes the sun by promising more sunny, bright days in the future.

Activities to do on Winter Solstice

• make d.i.y. Winter Solstice lanterns

• Craft sun ornaments

• Meditate or practice yoga

• Create origami such as snowflakes

• add light to your home and get comfortable

• Make themed ornaments

• Decorate the outside of your home and leave out food for animals

Writer: Kamran Tariq & Anushka Patel

Photo/Illustrator: Diya Parthiban

What do you call a hermit crab that wont share any of his presents?

Answer: A Shellfish!

Writer: Dweep Parikh

Photo: Mariyah Rivera

Pearl Harbor Attack

Folks first before we start let’s loosen up about this topic. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked on December 7, 1941. Did you know this is just the day before the United States entered World War 2 to intervene and stop the war. Japan part of the Axis powers attacked and the United States gave a hefty revenge and that was to drop two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki . Wait I’m getting ahead of myself so let’s have a little bit of history. Japan was a big part in World War 2. Japan’s imperial army thought of this plan a long time before it was executed. They attacked on port’s naval base on a beautiful Sunday morning.

There is an estimate of about 2,300 Americans died during this event. The U.S.S Nevada was say the Pledge of Allegiance when this happened to be exact. A couple minutes after the attack, Hawaii’s Royal Air Force ( RAF) started fighting the Japanesse fighter airplane. It was still a drop in the bucket at the end of the day.

The president at that time was Franklin D. Roosevelt. He called it “ a day which will live in infamy,”. At that time those words were powerful. In total the Bombing Of Pearl Harbor destroyed a lot of battleships. Japanesse surrendered after the 2 nuclear bombs. They surrendered on September 2, 1945 but the announced they surrender by Emperor Hirohito on August 15.

Writer: Talin Sharma

Photo: Anagha Vineeth

Do you like cookies? Well I do and my favorite are the ones we make for christmas. My favorite recipe is the Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookie. These cookies are traditional Christmas cookies that are better than the rest because they have soft centers with crisp crackly edges and are extra thick if you bake them right! Well now that I told you about them, of course you will want to know how to make them, right? Well it is pretty simple but hard sometimes.

So the INGREDIENTS are :

1. 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour

2. 1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons (53g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder

3. 1 teaspoon baking soda

4. 1/8 teaspoon salt

5. 1 stick (1/2 cup; 115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

6. 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar

7. 1/2 cup (100g) packed light or dark brown sugar

8. 1 large egg, at room temperature

9. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

10. 1 cup (180g) mini or regular size semi-sweet chocolate chips

Writer: Niyati Solanki

Photo: Nandini Shah

Do you guys know what Toys for Tots is? It actually started off with Mrs. Stephan. She eventually stopped doing it, and Mrs. Passarelli, and Mrs. Thomas (former computer teacher), took over. When they stopped, Miss Ginfrida and Miss Sepa tagged along. If you’re wondering what Toys for Tots is, I will tell you now. Toys for Tots is a fundraiser when students from school get toys that they’ve never opened and give them to Student Council members. You could give footballs, Rubik's cubes, teddy bears, etc. It is very generous of the people who give toys because they are for people who can’t afford to buy toys. I honestly think it is a great way to show christmas spirit! I think it is very important to give than receive presents, because there are other people in the world who need some joy like kids who have diseases, are homeless, etc.

Thank you to the people who brought a toy and spread some joy!

Writer: Dweep Parikh

Photo: Hibba Imtiaz

World AIDS Day

Hey folks, I'm back with more treasure, but before we start let’s talk about World Aids Day. It is because It is World Aids Day, here are some basic facts. It is on a December 1 every year and it happens to dedicate raising awareness on the AIDS pandemic which is caused by the HIV infection and mourning of those who died with the disease. Now folks here are some serious facts. World Aids is an international holiday folks okay. This international holiday was founded in 1988 which was in fact the first ever global health day according to Google. About 36.9 million was an approximate number of how many cases of people living with HIV or the cause of AIDS in 2017 and approximately 940,000 people died in 2017 because of AIDS. Here is an estimate of how many people have AIDS currently ( 0.6 to 0.9 percent of the world. There is good news people you can get antiretroviral therapy to lower your risk of getting AIDS people. Now folks let’s continue on our journey for more treasure in our treasure hunt.

Photo: Mrs. Tanis

Writer: Shailey Patel

Winter Chorus Concert Have you ever wondered what is chorus? Well, chorus is a group big or small but with more than one person singing on stage. Our up-coming winter chorus concert on December 11th is going to be great! In Mrs. Avner’s room, we are working very hard to get close to perfection. On stage we are singing The Candy Cane Twist, A Christmas Line, Razzamatazz, Shoulda Been A North Pole Elf, and even more songs!!!!

So far were kind of good. Ok, so we do need a little more practice, I mean a lot of practice! Mrs. Avner’s schedule is a little confusing because since the winter chorus is coming up, Mrs. Avner is shifting the schedule around! For example, for the following week, were practicing on stage for 1 hour & 30 minutes to get ready.

Have I not told you that we go on Thursdays to practice! Maybe I haven’t, but we do! Until we have to stand there for 1 hour & 30 minutes. For the winter chorus concert, some people got solo’s and some speaking parts. Not all people get what they wanted because number one, there are not many solo’s or speaking parts, number two, the same people have to be the same person in the show because Mrs. Avner choose the best ones, and number three, well... there is no number three!

You haven’t seen anything yet! It’s amazing! You can’t stand it! But you know what to do, stay awesome! Until next time, bye!

P.S. - To practice we bring our music sheets that is stapled together. But you know, we already practiced and getting ready so we don’t need it. If your in handbells! But that’s a different story. Bye! See you next time! If.

Writer: Dweep Parikh and Mohammad Ayaan

5. Inferno - Heat up the battle

4. P-1000 - Peely powered bananadroid

3. Luminous- From the dark side to the light

2. Catalyst ( snowstorm style) - After the paradigm

1. Fusion - Merged into one