Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Monday, January 12, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark Elementary! Today is Monday, January 12th, it's the 86th day of school, and it's National 4th Graders Day.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, the New York Jets of the American Football League defeated the NFL's Baltimore Colts, 16-7, in Super Bowl III—a result considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history. Days earlier, Jets quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed a victory by New York, an 18-point underdog. The win was the first in the Super Bowl for the AFL, which merged with the NFL for the 1970 season.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will feast on a delightful yet delicious chicken patty crammed full of only the finest chicken parts, a heaping pile of scrumptious mac and cheese, or a classic PB&J. We have fresh fruits and veggies to stuff in our cake holes and cartons filled with refreshing, ice-cold milk to wet our whistles.
WEATHER The weather today will be amazing for a day in mid-January. The high will be in the mid-forties, and the skies will be mostly sunny.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY Today's word of the day is haywire (hay·wire), which, when used as an adjective, describes something that is out of control or completely chaotic. A riot is an extreme example of things going haywire, when people get angry enough about something that they ignore rules and laws, breaking windows and setting things on fire. The literal, and original, meaning of haywire is "wire used to bind hay." The wire's "springy unpredictability" led to today's common definition.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Marcus Aurelius, a big cheese in ancient Rome, once said, "The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts." By choosing how we think about things in our life we are choosing the type of person we become. Focus on being positive, kind, and full of perseverance, and that's exactly who you become. You can also choose to blame others, look for the negative in everything, and make excuses, of course, then you will become a whiny jerk that no one wants to be around. Choose, because it is always a choice, to make this a wonderful Monday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.