Hubear News Advisor: Mrs. Ingenito Spotlight On… Mrs. Viggiano
Q: What was your first impression of this school? A: I started at middle school so Huber was very different. So, I was happy to see the younger kids and the older kids. It was fun to work with both groups of kids. Q: What was the scariest thing that happened to you? A: I guess it was pretty much going through covid, but we got over everything. Not being able to go to work or seeing family was hard.
Q: Have you ever had to break up a fight? A: We have a lot of conflicts. I have been involved and it's mostly yelling and words. Q: What do you do in your spare time? A: I like to travel and go to Broadway shows with my daughter. I like to read and shop. I like to go to the beach.
Q: What did you think about the sixth grade going to middle school? A: I was excited for them. Change is hard sometimes, but it was fun and it was good for them. Q: What is the funniest joke Mr. Valente has ever told? A: My favorite was… why was Cinderella not good at soccer… because she always runs away from the ball.
Sports Interview Mason Borgono DP Q: Did you play sports as a young person? If so, what? A: I played many sports for fun growing up. Surprisingly, I didn't play organized sports until I was 14 years old. Even
more surprising, I couldn't shoot a basketball until I was 16 years old! Q: How/when did you know that basketball was the sport for you? A: When I was in college. My math teacher in High School was also a basketball coach at The College of Staten Island. He saw that I had potential and recruited me. Q: Did you play college basketball or professionally? A: I played basketball in college. My position was forward. I didn't start until my sophomore year. I also played basketball abroad in Germany for three years. Q: How did you end up playing for the Wizards? A: Eric “Broadway” Jones was looking to revamp the Harlem Wizards in 2003. Broadway was searching for the top basketball players in the metro area and kept reading about
me in the Staten Island newspapers. I was invited to try out for the team and the rest is history. Q: What do you do in your spare time? A: I am Super Dad, a family man. All of my spare time goes to my kids. I also DJ for events and parties in my spare time. Q: What was your most embarrassing moment? A: Honestly, I can't think of anything. Q: What has been the highlight of your career/life? A: Getting married and being a father. I try to be the best version of myself for my family.
Q: What led you into teaching Kindergarten? A: I love working with little kids. Q: What’s the most rewarding thing about teaching Kindergarten?
A: It gives me the satisfaction that they are learning from me. Q: What’s the most challenging thing about teaching Kindergarten? A: Making kids focus and pay attention. Q: What are some of your other hobbies outside of school? A: I love dancing, reading, painting, cooking, traveling, and sewing. Q: What is your biggest fear? A: Drowning, drowning, drowning. I am so afraid of drowning. Q: What was your most embarrassing moment?
A: I was dancing on stage and I didn’t realize someone was watching me… Q: When did you start working at Huber Street? A: Uhhh, seven. No six years ago! Q: What makes you want to keep teaching young kids? A: It gives me the satisfaction to keep on going. Q: What do you enjoy doing with your friends, and family?
A: I love watching movies, going to dinners, feeding the homeless, visiting religious places… Oh and of course going on vacation!
Sports Interview Mason Borgono Nico Leontaris Q: When did you discover that you wanted to play sports? A: I discovered I wanted to play sports at seven years old. Q: How long did it take you to master each sport? A: I didn’t master many other sports. I mastered basketball at seven.
Q: Do you have a sport that you favor over any other? A: Yes, my favorite sport is basketball. Q: What is something else you like to do besides sports? A: I have a sports youtube channel. I like to do that in my free time. Q: How do you balance sports and school? A: I usually focus on one sport for a season. I go home and study and then I go to practice.
Q: Is there any other sport you would like to try? If so, what is it? A: At this moment I don’t want to try anything new. Q: What was your most embarrassing moment? A: I was playing basketball and I completely missed the basket. Q: What was your most meaningful win? A: Last year, I made it to the 4th grade travel basketball championships. The game was tied and I made the game winner.
Q: How do you handle losing? A: It is aggravating to lose. I try to hold back my anger. Jokes & Riddles Daniel Spero and Mason Borgono School Zone Madison: Let’s play school. Joseph: Well, OK. But let’s pretend I’m absent.
The teacher to the loud class: Order! Order! Timmy: I’ll have a 10 piece Chicken McNugget and a large fries. Maria: How do you like school? Jeff: Closed. Why did Jessica burn her paper? Her teacher said she wanted it well done! What school do you go to to learn to greet people? Hi School. What animal runs around the classroom stealing answers? A cheetah. Animal Zone It’s raining cats and dogs today. I know. I just stepped into a poodle. What kind of dog does a person bite? A hot dog!
What cat is really suspicious? An alley cat! Kevin: My parents bought me a bird! Jade: What kind? Kevin: A keet. Jade: Don’t you mean a parakeet? Kevin: No, I only got one. What did the elephant say when she sat on the cookies? And that’s the way the cookie crumbles! What animal goes well with peanut butter? A jellyfish! Park Ranger: Do you know you’re hunting with a license from 2022? Charles: It’s okay. I’m only after the ones that got away last year! restaurant Zone What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese! What food do computers eat?
Chips, one byte at a time. What is an alien’s favorite chocolate bar? A Milky Way! What starts with a “t,” ends with a “t,” and is filled with “t”? A teapot! What do you call a meal made out of countries? Greece-y food! Knock, knock Who’s there? Liverwurst. Liverwurst who? You just lived through the wurst knock knock joke ever! Have you ever wondered… What was the best thing before sliced bread? History Zone Teacher: What did Caesar say to Cleopatra? Casy: Toga-ether we will rule the world! Who was the biggest thief in history?
Alatas. He held up the world. Teacher: What can you tell me about the Dead Sea? Abe: Dead? Didn’t even know it was sick. Teacher: Why did Julis Caesar buy crayons? Daniel: He wanted Marc Anthony! Why were the early days of history called the dark age? Because there were so many knights Dino zone How can you tell if a dino is a meat-eater or a plant-eater? Lie down on a plate and see what happens! What do you call a sleeping dino? A Stego-snore-us. Who always has spare change? A Dime-o-saur.
What do you call a dinosaur that can explode? Dino-mite! Where do dinosaurs eat? The Diner-saur! What dino never quits? A try-ceratops. What do you call a dino that can use magic? A dino-sorcerer. What do you do when you see a blue dinosaur? You cheer him up! What did the dinosaurs say when the volcano erupted? What a lava-ly day! What do dinosaurs roast over the campfire? Dino-s’mores!
Fashion Trends Of 2023 Ranya Errabti & Melanie Leppin Tops/Shirts
Bottoms/Pants
Shoes/Sneakers Converse Crocs Puma Adidas
Middle School Survival Kit! Aarti Khanna 1. When you get lost (I know you will), ask an older student to show you where your class is. 2. Write down your locker code. DON’T leave it open. Make sure to keep your locker code handy all times of the day. 3. Join lots of clubs and volunteer in the community. It is a good opportunity to hang out with friends and make new ones too! Just make sure not to join too many!
4. Don’t forget to do your homework!!! This is a big no no. If you do, your grades will suffer and your teacher will be upset with you. 5. Arrive early for the first couple of days so you have time to find your classes, and get settled. If you do have before school clubs, make sure you prepare your books and pencil cases the day before.
Would You Rather… Melanie Leppin Eat Worms Or Eat Silverfish? Live With Peppa Or Live With Dora?
Marry An Alligator Or Marry A Chimpanzee? Swim With A Great White Or Swim With A Megalodon?
Live Like A Dog Or Live Like A Frog Wear Bear Skin Or Wear Cow Skin?
Memes Daniel Spero
Weird But True Ranbir Bhtatla Weird But True… Food! (Peanuts) 1. Did you know that peanut butter can be converted into a diamond? A large amount of carbon in a peanut becomes a diamond when put under large amounts of pressure. 2. Did you know that peanuts are an ingredient in dynamite? They have an oil called glycerol which is used to make another chemical called nitroglycerin which can be used to make dynamite.
Weird But True… Animals! 1. Did you know that crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out? Crocodiles have a membrane that prevents them from moving their tongue or sticking their tongue out. 2. Did you know that there is a snail that can kill you in minutes? Australia’s cone snail kills you by firing a venomous stinger with very potent poison. Weird But True… People! 1. Did you know that the surface of your skin is replaced every month? You completely change skins 1,000 times in your lifetime!
2. Did you know that you make 25 million cells in one second? You make more cells than all of the people on earth in under six minutes! Weird But True… Space! 1. Did you know that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on earth? Earth has 7,500,000,000,000,000,000 or 75 sextillion grains of sand and there are 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 1 septillion stars in the universe. Those are some massive numbers. 2. Did you know that the sun is 99.86% of all matter in our solar system? All of the planets and asteroids combined would only be 0.14% of our solar system!
Weird But True… Objects! 1. Did you know that eyeglasses were invented in the 1200’s? Without them medieval people would probably have had to lift a large piece of glass to their face. 2. Did you know that rice is the oldest food that humans still eat. Humans started growing it over 12,000 years ago.
Would You Click the Button? Daniel Spero You get the ability to fly… …but you can’t use other transportation ever again. You can’t feel pain… …but mental pain counts too. You get a computer that upgrades over time… …but you have to pay for it. You can transform into any animal… …but you can’t turn back into a human. You can have Christmas presents every day… …but they’re all clothes. You can meet your favorite celebrity… …but they hate you. You can meet dinosaurs… …but they’re all carnivores (only eat meat). You can have a dog… …but you become allergic.
You can turn invisible… …but you can’t become visible ever again. You can play whatever sport you want… …but you can’t play any other sport. You can have a phone… …but you can’t call anyone. Already have this…
Huber Happenings Aarti Khanna & Melanie Leppin 5th Grade Happenings * They are working on the Lego Mission to Mars project. They built different components to put together at the end of the project. For example, they built the transportation to get to Mars, how to get around on Mars, and the environment that they live in. * They worked on a project called Trep$. Students created their own products. They sold their products to the parents of fifth graders. * They had a School Social with the fourth graders. 4th Grade Happenings * 3rd Grade Happenings
2nd Grade Happenings * In April, they are performing in a dance showcase. * On Arbor Day, they are performing a song for the whole school. 1st Grade Happenings Kindergarten Happenings * The kindergarteners are practicing for their play. * They are going to be catching leprechauns for St. Patrick's Day. * They’re going to have caterpillars turn into butterflies. They’ll be waiting for them to become a chrysalis. Then watch them become butterflies.
This or That Spring/Summer Edition With Catherine Quinn & Aliya Tauthong
Character Corner Ranbir Bhatla and Ranya Errabti 1. Your teacher is absent and the substitute teacher does not stop the class from acting crazy. What would you do? 2. You have a big competition between you and other classes but another class sabotages it. What would you do? 3. Somebody in your class is being really mean to everyone in the class. What would you do? 4. Your food drops on the floor during lunchtime and everyone starts laughing at you. What would you do? 5. Your teacher says if you behave well during class with the substitute teacher she will give the class extra recess time. What would you do? 6. Someone is sitting on the buddy bench by themself and looks sad. What would you do? 7. You found something cool on the floor that you want to keep, but you know who it belongs to and know that it is important to them. What would you do? 8. You fail a test that everyone else gets an A on and they are asking each other what they got. What would you do?
9. Your class has to wear coordinated outfits for a dress down competition, but you are the only person who did not wear the outfit. What would you do?
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Odes Ode to my Piano Atharv Banagude
Fourth grade Oh piano When I touch your keys, I think about all the fun memories that we have together. Playing different songs and going bit by bit with every music sheet you dance along with. Oh piano When I hear the sounds of your keys, I think of all the harmony that you play with me everywhere, every time. As I play a song, I feel the sensation of your beautiful voice singing with the beat and me. Oh piano Whenever I’m bored or sad you make me feel glad. As I sit beside you in every concert you give comfort to play you around the big crowd. As I play you, you make a sound which gives me a crown. Oh piano When I press down on your keys, I think of my fingers working along with you with every page and book that always passes by. Your sound also makes me jump up and down, even though I need to listen and sit down and play.
Ode To My Ballet Shoes Melanie Leppin Fifth Grade Oh ballet shoes Dancing and prancing on you, is happiness for my feet. You make me happy. Oh ballet shoes When I dance with you, I let my feelings go. It’s a sense of joy when I flow. Oh ballet shoes I hope to use you for the rest of my life. Between rond de jambe and plies, you make me happy. Ode to Anxiety Bianca Lichtman Grade 5 Anxiety, anxiety. Why so gray? It makes me feel the wrong type of way. “Worry about this, and worry about that!” Does this weight over my shoulders ever go away? The answer is no.