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Green & Gold Gazette FEBRUARY 2018 The Green & Gold Gazette HAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER HMS Valentine’s Messages "Dear Liz, Karen, Judi, HMS Book Review ….. Page 2 Marisa, Doc and Evelyn thanks for being the best team ever! Happy Fundraiser Results ..…. Page 2 Valentines Day!” – Love Michelle Teacher Spotlight …..... Page 3 “Happy Valentine’s Day to you know who!” – Anonymous Artist of the Month ….. Page 4 “Gary thanks for being a Why only 28 days? …... Page 5 great friend, Happy Valentine’s Day!” – Anonymous HMS Sports Report …..Page 6 “Kim, roses are red, violets are blue, love Career Day ……….….. Page 7 never crossed my mind until the day I met you” – John Peer Mediation …........ Page 8 THE LOREM IPSUMS FEBRUARY 2018 WINTER 2016 HMS Book Review: The Novice The Novice by Taran Matharu is an action-packed book about a blacksmith’s apprentice turned summoner. The fateful day that Fletcher summons his first demon will change his life forever. Now Fletcher, being accused of crimes he has not done, must go to the academy where those skilled in the art of summoning go to learn more about the powers that they possess. This is a fast-paced exciting book about a simple boy named Fletcher who gets thrust into the world of politics, nobles, and magic. This is a great book that has magic and real world political struggles all while capturing the reader's attention with well fleshed out characters and interesting adventures that Fletcher and his demon Ignatius go on. I think that this book will capture the eyes of any fantasy reader who love books full of wonderful magic and adventure. By: Isaiah C., 7th grade The Fundraiser Results Are In! Thank you so much for an amazing Pennies for Patients fundraiser. As a school we exceeded our goal and raised $2,362.21! Mrs. Green’s homeroom won the Oliver Garden Pasta Party and Team DeCarter won the ice-cream party! The top 5 homerooms and top 3 teams are below. Homerooms 1. Green $508.18 2. DeLucia $424.92 3. Coggins $218.06 4. Kim $174.77 5. Gallo $ 103.13 Teams 1. DeCarter $644.71 2. LaVallee $495. 34 3. Symonaitis $247.70 2 THE LOREM IPSUMS FEBRUARY 2018 WINTER 2016 Who is Mrs. Sgrigneri? Mrs. Sgrigneri, a teacher in house 3, is HMS’s one and only Italian teacher! Mrs. Sgrigneri lives in North Haven with her husband and two children. (House 4 students may know her husband, Mr. Sgrigneri, who teaches science.) She hopes that someday her sons will be trilingual, thanks to the fact that she is Italian, and her husband is Argentinian. Mrs. Sgrigneri comes from a huge typical Italian family. In fact, she is one out of 37 grandchildren !! Her first language is Italian, although she was not born there. She has also studied in Italy. She earned her Bachelor's degree at Southern Connecticut State University, and her Master’s in special ed at St. Joseph. As well as these two degrees, she also has a minor in Spanish. Mrs. Sgrigneri decided to become an Italian teacher because she loves working with children, and she has a great passion for language. Outside from Hamden Middle School, Mrs. Sgrigneri is an extreme fan of running, and she runs about 5 to 6 miles a day. As a student in Mrs. Sgrigneri’s Italian class, I can definitely say that I have had an outstanding experience learning the Italian language, as well as its beautiful culture. Mrs. Sgrigneri has an approach to teaching that is fun yet informational to every student! By: Chloé C., 8th grade 3 THE LOREM IPSUMS FEBRUARY 2018 WINTER 2016 By: Owen G., , 8th grade By: Matt, 7th grade th By: Manuel J., 8 grade th By: Ayah E., 7 grade 4 THE LOREM IPSUMS FEBRUARY 2018 WINTER 2016 Why does February only have 28 days? Have you ever wondered why there are only 28 days in February? Well, here’s the reason why. To the Romans, February was an afterthought. They used the calendar of Romulus in the 8th century B.C., which was a 10-month calendar. It started the year with March and ended in December. January and February didn’t even exist. Martius: 31 days Sextilis: 30 days Aprilius: 30 days September: 30 days Maius: 31 days October: 31 days Junius: 30 days November: 30 days Quintilis: 31 days December: 30 days (taken from mentalfloss.com) The year was only 304 days long, right? In those days, winter wasn’t of much importance. It was a “monthless”, nameless season. King Numa Pompilius thought that whole thing was silly. We all probably think so too. Why would you have a calendar that ignores winter, no matter how unimportant it may be? In 713 BCE, the calendars were lined up with the twelve lunar cycles. It was a span of 355 days. Of course, January and February were introduced. These months were added after December. But Romans believed that even numbers were unlucky. So King Numa tried to make each month have an odd number of days. To reach the number of 355 days in the year though, one month had to be even. February became even and was called the unlucky month. The new calendar looked like this: Martius: 31 days September: 29 days Aprilius: 29 days October: 31 days Maius: 31 days November: 29 days Iunius: 29 days December: 29 days Quintilis: 31 days Ianuarius: 29 days Sextilis: 29 days Februarius: 28 days (also taken from mentalfloss.com) The Romans ended up occasionally adding a 27-day leap month called Mercedonius. This is because seasons and months fell out of sync sometimes after a few years. The Romans would take away the last couple of days from February and start the leap month on the 24th. This caused a couple of issues. The leap month was inconsistent. This was mostly because the high priests determined when it would come. Not only that, but they also abused the power. So by Julius Caesar's time, no one knew what day it was. Caesar made the calendar all over again. The year 46 BCE had to be 445 days long. Caesar had aligned the calendar with the sun. He also added a few days so that the whole year would be 365 days long. February just kept its 28 days, and the calendar looks like the one we use now. That was story of why February has 28 days. By: Christine K., 7th grade 5 THE LOREM IPSUMS FEBRUARY 2018 WINTER 2016 HMS SPORTS REPORT Coach Simone steps down from position to focus on family A Message From Coach: I am writing this difficult letter to inform you that I will be stepping down from my position as the Boys Head Baseball coach at Hamden Middle School. I can’t thank the Hamden Athletic Department enough for the opportunity to coach this program for the past 8 years. I was able to take a program that once struggled to find wins into one that could be considered the best program in the state of Connecticut. The last three years of my tenure we have posted an impressive record of 28 – 4. I have countless memories that will live with me for a lifetime. We have set a number of records as a program including two no hitters and last years magical undefeated season, which was the first ever in Hamden Middle School history. I have always directed the boys to be positive remodels in our community. I have preached what in means to work hard, be respectful, and persevere as a family. I hope to not say bye forever but just goodbye for now. Do to my obligations as a father, teacher, and other circumstances out of my control it has made it difficult for me to continue at this time. I know the program will remain competitive and I will continue to support the team. I hope to one-day coach the program again. Sincerely, Coach Simone 2017 HMS Baseball Team The Undefeated Season BEST OF LUCK TO BOTH BOY’S BASEBALL AND GIRL’S SOFTBALL TEAMS IN THE 2108 SEASON!!! 6 THE LOREM IPSUMS FEBRUARY 2018 WINTER 2016 HMS 3rd Annual Career Day On March 22nd, Hamden Middle School students will participate in the 3rd annual Career Day, organized by the school counselors. Mrs. Tresselt and Ms. Salerno surveyed all 7th and 8th grade students to identify the career areas students were interested in and used this information to recruit presenters from a variety of career fields. On Career Day every student will attend two 30 minute presentations to hear from different professionals. They will be placed with speakers based on their individual survey results. During the presentations students will hear about the training and education required to do a specific job, what a typical day looks like and how individuals got involved with their career choice. Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions. It should be a fun day for all! By: Mrs. Salerno, HMS Staff 7 THE LOREM IPSUMS FEBRUARY 2018 WINTER 2016 Pauline Abugri, Ava Bauknecht, Tyler Brown, Abner Cortes, Elijah Diggs, Luca Ferrucci, Raymond Gray, Zachary Gross, Kiana Kelly, Isha Khan, Chris Maldonado, Imaan Masood, Brandon Paucar, Ava Peschell, Ava Valentine 8 .
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