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Make an eggnog for CHRISTMAS!
December 25th 2023
Ingredients:
Eggs
Sugar
Milk
Heavy cream
NutmegInstructions:
Beat eggs and sugar until well combined.
Heat milk and cream in a saucepan until it
almost boils.
Slowly pour the hot milk mixture into the egg
mixture, whisking constantly.
Return the mixture to the saucepan and heat
until it thickens (do not boil).
Add nutmeg

SCHOOL EVENTSInternational Fall Festival
Your Spotlight Performances
Miyagi Fair
Auditions
Last Day of School
Winter DanceWORLD NEWS
Ohtani wins 2nd AL MVP Award
Hunger Games Ballad of Songbirds&Snakes

CREATIVE
One truth and Two lies: Christmas stories edition
Story #1 by Mr Dawson
Story #2 by Mr Zehmke
Story #3 by Mr Blauw

OCTOBER
INTERNATIONAL FALLFESTIVALOn November 11th, our school campus came alive with thejoyous celebration of the International Fall Festival. Opento all, the event saw a diverse turnout, with many joining in
the festivities of games and food as we embraced the spiritof fall!

YOUR SPOTLIGHTPERFORMANCEDECEMBERSCHOOL EVENTS
AUDITIONSIn late November, auditions for the upcoming school musical“Aladdin" unfolded. The cast has been finalized, with Aladdin
being Grade 9 student Kaishi who charmed audiences as thedoorbell man in last year's production of “The Wizard of Oz."
Lin, another talented Grade 9 student, who stood alongside
Dorothy last year as the lovable companion Toto, has been castas Jasmine. We are very excited for the show to come alive.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
To mark the final day of school before the year's end, thestudent council organized a Christmas party filled withengaging activities. A lively assembly with music performancesand final goodbyes brought together the TIS student body one
last time, with the added joy of Santa Claus coming in to sharesnacks with all the students.

WINTER DANCE

Mrs Yamamoto, a dedicated vocal coach and active memberof our school's musicals and TIS glee club, showcased herclass “Brand New Voice" on November 26th. The
performance featured several students presenting solo acts
as well as a captivating glee club performance.

MIYAGI FAIROn November 28th, our Grade 12 students organized
the Miyagi Fair as part of their Japanese project. Theexhibition allowed all students to participate inactivities like Bingo that provide insights into Miyagi's
unique attractions, having the opportunity to makeZunda, tasting different rice brands, and more.

On the night of December 15th, the Student Council
organized a memorable Winter Dance. Students were treatedto a night of music, food, drinks, and snacks as they enjoyed thefestive atmosphere with their friends. We appreciate everyone
involved in bringing this event to life, and thanks to all who
participated in making it a success.

OCTOBER

SOhtani wins 2nd AL MVP Award

hohei Ohtani secured the 2023 American
League MVP, becoming the first player to earn aunanimous vote twice. He showcased
extraordinary skills with the Los Angeles Angels,excelling both as a batter and pitcher. Although
Ohtani missed most of September due to injury,
he was still capable of hitting an AL-best of 44
home runs making him the first Japanese player to
win a home run title in MLB. For the first time in
his career, after six seasons with the Angels,Ohtani became a free agent. Unfortunately, hisseason ended abruptly due to injuries, where hehad to undergo surgery and he will not be
appearing next season. He plans to return as ahitter by the Opening Day of 2024.

DECEMBER

WORLD NEWSCREATIVE

1 TRUTH and 2 LIES Christmas Stories
email your guesses to plante@tisweb.net

Story #1 Mr Dawson

IHunger Games - New Movief you’re a Hunger Games fan, you’ve probably
already heard of the new Ballad of Songbirds &Snakes movie. The fifth installment of the Hunger
Games series, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is aprequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy. Thestory follows a young President Snow before his riseto the presidency of the dystopian nation of Panem.
64 years before Katniss and Peeta’s Hunger Games,
Snow becomes the mentor of Lucy Gray Baird
from District 12 for the 10th Annual Hunger
Games. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will be out
in theatres in Japan on December 22. Some critics
have said that Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is thebest of the entire series. So while you're enjoying
Winter Break make sure to stop at your local
theater, because this is a film you don’t wanna miss!
And for those of you who have never seen The
Hunger Games, don’t worry, because the original
movies recently came to Netflix.

In my house when I was growing up, we had rules
about the Christmas tree and presents that we gave
each other. The rules were simple and pretty
common. The presents that we bought or made foreach other were wrapped by the person who was thegiver. They then placed a tag that only had the nameof the receiver, but not the giver, so it would be a
surprise on Christmas day when they were opened.
One Christmas day, the family would sit around thelounge room and then my dad would pick up thepresents and read the names and take them to thefamily member who the present belonged to. One of
the rules was that you were not allowed to touch thepresents once they were under the tree.
One year, my brother and I snuck into the lounge
room late at night and unwrapped the presents tofind out what there was, then re-wrapped them andchanged the nametags so that we would get the"good" presents, and my sisters would get the "bad"presents. We thought it was a foolproof plan, but onChristmas day, when my dad was handing out thepresents, we got in a bunch of trouble when people
realised that the presents they had bought of specificpeople were coming to us!

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DECEMBER

Story #2 Mr. Zehmke: The time I ruined Christmas.

When I was 16 we were having a family Christmas with extended family. Aunts, uncles, and cousins of all ages running around andenjoying the spirit of Christmas. I was in charge of playing games with my 6 little cousins. So, being a miserable teenager, I told
them that I was close personal friends with Santa and I could call him any time and tell him they were naughty if they misbehaved.
I did this as a way to make them be nice to each other. However, what this caused was that suddenly they started to do increasingly
more extreme things to impress me and make me happy so that I would tell my friend - Santa. I was loving the attention. Getting
foot massages, having them clean my room, and making them put on a comedy show for me. It was great!. I should have noticed
that things were going to go awry when two cousins made a huge mess in the kitchen trying to make me a cup of tea and asandwich. The next thing I know, they started trying to prevent each other from doing good things because they didn't want
Santa to bring bigger gifts to other cousins. First thing, two cousins were locked in the toilet - I had to break the lock. Then, I
found one of them tied up in a bedroom. Things escalated to the point where they started sabotaging each other in an attempt tomake the others do naughty things! Tattletaling to each other's parents, hiding each other's shoes, putting pudding in eachother's pockets. When I heard a high-pitched shriek coming from the living room, "Someone broke my presents!!!" from a little
cousin's voice followed by many loud and angry "OMGs" from aunts, uncles and various family members, I simply fled. Out theback door, climbed over the wall and went to go sit in the park until nightfall. When I eventually did come back, I slunk in theback door again and snuck into my room, kept the light off and got into bed. The next morning I was woken up with a Christmasthrashing!

Story #3 Mr. Blauw: The Pavlova
Growing up, Christmas Day was usually spent near a swimming pool or river, with cold drinks and snacks.
One year, my aunt made a truly amazing pavlova (meringue with cream and fresh fruit) which was bigger
than my little sister. As she triumphantly carried the towering dessert from the house to the table by thepool, she passed behind my grandfather’s chair, who chose that moment to stand up. He pushed his chair
back, forcing my aunt to stumble backwards towards the pool. We all looked on in horror as she, in seeming
slow motion, toppled into the pool, taking our beloved dessert with her. It was utterly ruined.
Unfortunately, she has never made another pavlova for Christmas again.

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