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December 12th 2013: WINTER BREAK ISSUE

Special points of interest:

Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa (1994 to 1999). Nelson Mandela was born on 1918. Nelson Mandela was special to the black people because he fought for black peoples rights. The Europeans controlled the country and started putting laws that black people could not get mixed with white people but then it got worse and they couldnt vote or go to places. There was a lot of protests but they were usually savagely crushed by the National Party government. Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 and he was in jail for 27 years. On April 27th the newly free South Africans chose Nelson Mandela as their president in 1994. On 27th of April we celebrate freedom day. Our hero Nelson Mandela has been very special to black people for fighting for their rights but he died last week, December 5th 2013 at 9:00 at night.

Rest in peace Oh Mo! Sneak Peak Crash in Scotland Storms in the US Bullying special Games Winter competition

Inside this issue:

More Mos 2

Crash Investigation

Good bye Oliver (4B)

Recipes

Sudoku

Winter Competition

Winter Olympics

cottish independence: Scotland, being part of the United Kingdom for 300 years has decided to vote on whether or not it should become its own country and leave the United Kingdom. In 1999 the Scottish parliament was formed so that they could make decisions for their own country instead of the rest of the United Kingdom choosing for them. If the Scottish do form their own country it will be highly unlikely their official currency will still be the pound although it seems the government is leaning towards keeping the pound. The people do no want to keep the pound instead adopt the euro. The British prime minister does not want Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. If Scotland leaves the UK they will have their own army and their nuclear weapons will be taken away and temporarily put under international custody. For this vote the voting age will be lowered so that 16 and 17 year olds will be able to vote. What do you think will happen? Reporter: Tommy

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More Of MOvember
Mr. Sullivan: "My son likes it because he thinks it's cool but my wife hates it. Lilly: Will you keep your mustache, why or why not? Mr. Sullivan: "No I won't be keeping it because it is very uncomfortable." Selina: Does your family like your mustache? Mr. Harrison: "They don't like it much." He answered Lilly: "Will you keep your mustache? Why or why not? Mr. Harrison: "I will be keeping it because it hurts to shave around your lip." Every single penny can help many people get healthier!
Source for a picture:Http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk.

Ovember was a recent event in ZIS. You may remember that we had a special assembly on a previous Friday when all the men showed off their mos in a fancy way. Lots of our men teachers and staff were participating. We gave out awards to the best ones. Did your teacher have the best moustache? We should appreciate all the male teachers who grew moustaches, because in the end it all goes to a worthy cause. So a round of applause for all the men! Thank you. The money you brought in was sent to the charity Movember bros because of men's health issues. We interviewed some of the male teachers: First, we interviewed Mr. Sullivan. Selina: Does your family like your mustache?

NaNoWriMo Sneak Peak

My name is Silvia. I'm a wizard. I'm awesome. Those are the most important things about me. Well technically there is more but I'm getting to that part. And now I'm at that part. So here I go. I'm not a typical wizard, well actually I guess I might be. Sure I read big fat spell books and have a wand that does little shiny sparkle thingies that give you mini shocks, but that's not the point. I live in a normal house not a big castle, I don't have some magical caldron to boil my potions in, I use a microwave, I can't just wave my wand and get whatever I want I actually have to study which is totally unfair! Anyway I think you get the point Sita Pawar G5

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In Scotland (Glasgow) an EC135 T2 aircraft (Helicopter) crashed into a pub called the Clutha. There were three people on board the helicopter: the pilot and 2 police officers. It's thought that 100 people were in the pub at the time watching a band performance.

CRASH

9 people died in the crash and 11 people are still in hospital. Accidents like this usually don't happen and especially to helicopters. Helicopters fly safely all around the world-so everybody got shocked when it happened. The helicopter was loaded onto a lorry to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) base in Hampshire. The deputy chief inspector (David Miller) said the pilot did not make a mayday call before the crash. People are still inspecting the accident so nobody knows what really happened yet. Reporter and editor: Edward Widerberg

his week a giant snowstorm has hit in the United States including Texas, Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota have no electricity because of the sudden snowstorm. This has caused many if the houses in these areas in lack of electricity. All flights going from Dallas, Texas had to be shut down and everyone had to find a place to sleep overnight. Adding to the chaos many roads became impossible to drive on because the roads were covered in ice! This snowstorm has many times been blamed for eleven deaths caused by road crashes. As many people have feared this snowstorm has started making it's way to the center of the country. Let's hope for this storm to pass and pray for all the American's in our present and past community. Reporter: Wilhelm Bennet Editor: Sophie Butner

STORMS

Oliver a loyal, kind and a good friend. We all know him or maybe not, it doesn't matter. Last Sunday he left for a new life in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. He used to be a student in grade 4, his class was MR. Butcher (4B). He is ready to face the challenges of learning in Miami in a whole different learning state. Oliver has to make new friends at his new school, well I'm sure that would be very hard for him to lose his friends, but he will make friends in a blink because he's that type of guy. Anyway this article is about how much we didn't want Oliver to go, but we know he's out there having fun even though we don't see him we know in our hearts that he's as happy as a monkey in a palace of bananas. Reporters: Ben Frame and Ben Maunder

Oliver Farewell!

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BULLYING

Having a problem with bullies? Then Read this article to help you! ome people think that their get there way by bullying. Some people may have had problems dealing with a bully. Bullies are people that are not confident of themselves so they may bully others.

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Direction's Midnight Memories Is The Fastest Selling Album. One Direction's new album

If you're being bullied by someone don't overreact, stay calm and tell a teacher, your parents, or a person you know you can trust. If you don't tell a One Direction's first albums also had massive hit teacher bulling can get worse. like Up All Night in 2011 sold 130,000 in the first week and Take Me Home in 2012 sold Be careful who you trust, bullying can get out 155,000 in the first week, but this is truly the bighand, like taking lunch money or paying to let other people to get to the toilet, or even sticking gest album the boys have had yet. Official Charts Company Chief executive Martin Talbot said: "The success really does send a sigThe trick is just to be yourself and stay strong this nal that the festive season is almost with us- and is something to think about . There are plenty of means 1D are now real contenders to claim bigpeople to help. Tell someone ask for help. You gest album of the year." The boy band also have do not need to put up with it. 3 songs in the top 40 led by Story Of My Life. people in trash cans, it's still not allowed! Reporters: Sofia Orol, Lilly Bajer. Maartje Barmentlo and Reporter: Selina.

Midnight Memories is the fastest UK selling album in two years, after fans buy 237,000 of Midnight Memories in the first week. Midnight Memories is the boy's third album, and it is at the very top of this weeks U.K album charts. It has sold more in one week than any artist since Michel Bubble's album in 2011.

On

Winter Concert

the fifth of December, we had a awesome grade 4 and 5 concert. The strings, the choir, and the band were very, very good. Everyone liked the pieces that they played, or sang. This couldn't have happened without the help of Mr. Spurling, Ms. Henry, and Ms. Johnson. It was highly creative and really gave th everyone a chance to shine. Also a big thanks to Clement who live streamed our whole concert for the first time giving many relations in the world a chance to share our children's efforts. Thank you Clement for being innovative and sharing your ideas with our school. We should also thank all the kids that preformed that night, all of them should be proud of themselves for doing a outstanding job! Reporter: Ishika and Editor: Sophie

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Winter Recipes
Do you know how to make pancakes? If you read this you will know! Pancakes Ingredients: 1 cup (200g) all purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 large egg 2 tablespoon melted butter 1 cup (200g) milk

Snow Good!

now has arrived. Yes, the winter holidays are here! You'd better get ready with your decorations because holidays are nearly here! Some of you may celebrate Christmas, have you got your Christmas Tree up? The school is all snowy and you better start bringing your snow boots in. Next term there's gonna be more snow too. Comments and connections? Bbbbrrrr ....the winter is here and the SNOW is here too! Some people think snow is horrible but actually snow is really fun! In the summer you can't make a snowman, you can't ski/ snowboard, you can't go sledding, and you can't go cross country skiing.

Method: 1. Melt butter in the frying pan and allow to cool. 2. Whisk flour, and sugar to lose lumps. 3. Beat egg in different bowl and add milk. Mix well. 4. Add egg mixture to flour and combine. Batter should spread immediately when dripped unto a smooth surface, almost like crepe batter. If the batter does not spread, add more milk. 5. Heat stove with frying pan on it. Pour some batter into the frying pan. Flip when upper side is no longer runny and has small holes. Repeat with remaining batter. 6. If you want add maple syrup or sugar for more flavor!

Those are just a few things that you can do in the winter. Now, in the summer you can do a lot too, BUT snow is only here for about 3 or 4 months so it's kind of special! Snow is all over the place you can make huge things out of snow. Switzerland is a county that has a lot of snow during the winter. What big stuff can you make out of snow? Do you want to be the best snowperson builder in the ZIS Lower School? Then this is your chance. All you need to do is send a email to two people in the news team. emails:sorol@student.zis.ch & mbarmentlo@student.zis.ch . Your snowperson can be in the newspaper and will officially be the best of the lower school. Good luck! Reporters: Sofia Orol and Maartje Barmentlo

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HOW MANY?
Have you ever thought how many animals there are in the world? Well there are 8.7 million animals that we know of. In this section each issue we will introduce an animal you may not have yet heard of. Axolotl: The axolotl is an amphibian and is also known as the Mexican walking fish. It is a salamander. It can come in white, black and blue. It eats worms, small fish and other salamanders so it is a carnivour. An awesome fact about them is that they can re-grow: their limbs, heart and brain. They can grow up to 30cm and in the wild they can live between 1015 years. Another fact about the axolotl is that it never becomes an adult. Reporter: Katie Maunder

INTERVIEW

ometimes we all forget what it's like to be new and it's especially hard to join ZIS in the middle of the year. In Grade 5, Mr. Allen's class, we have a new student. Holly arrived on November 4th:Do you like it in Switzerland, and ZIS? Why? I do like it in Switzerland and I love it here at zis. I like it in Switzerland because of the communities and the thought of skiing. Where did you move from? I have just moved from Suffolk in England. Who are your new friends? I like it at ZIS because there are friends everywhere. I am friends with all of the girls in my class and I am hoping to make new friends. Written by: Ishika Gupta Edited by: Sophie Butner

COMPETITION re you a good drawer? Well, if you think you

are then join the winter drawing contest. You will have all winter break to draw the deadline is Thursday January 9th. Hand Mr. Butcher your art work, with your name, grade, and teacher. If you win, your drawing will be featured in the next newspaper! Ain't that amazing? You could draw a Christmas tree, Santa, or even a snow man. Just anything that is a winter theme. Only submit us a maximum of three drawings. Please use A4 paper. All grades can compete. Even teachers! Reporters: Katie Maunder and Sonia Bartel

What you should know

Tigers close to extinction!
Did you know that these days tigers have grown to be very close to extinction? There are for example only 100 Siberian tigers left ( or sometimes called Black tiger) Some people think that the tigers are safe by being put in zoo. That is wrong.

2014
The Olympic games were created by the Greeks. Next year is the 2014 winter Olympic Games. Whos going? It will take place in Russia, Sochi 2014 February 7th. If you didn't know what the Olympic Games are they are a bunch of sports that different countries want to win. And each person represents their country, in the Olympic Games. Here are some events: Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross country skiing, Curling, Figure skating, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboard and speed skating. Some interesting facts:
The cost is 99 US dollars to watch. Most medals won in Winter Olympics is Norway (total 303 medals) Most medals won in Summer Olympics is the U.S. (total 2400 medals)

Reporter: Ufuk and Edward Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org

Above Image: Tiger Cub . Photography. Encyclopdia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 3 Dec 2013 They may be safe from danger but they can not go free. Even if they have a big cage it is still not the same thing for a tiger to be free. Look at the dog for example they use to be wild but are now as friendly as cats. If we don't do something soon they will soon be as calm as cats. So... Save the tigers Editor and reporter: Wilhelm Bennet
ZIS NEWS TEAM:
AR MAN, UF UK BAJER , LI LLI AN BAR MENT LO, MAAR T JE BAR T EL, SONIA BENNET , WILHELM BR ADFIELD , JOSHU A BUT NER , SOPHIE DEMAR E, SE LINA FR AME, BENJ AMIN GELLNER , NOAH GUPT A, IS HIK A HINDES, L ILLI AN MAUNDER , BENJAM I N MAUNDER , K AT HER I NE OR OL, SOFIA