Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Tuesday, May 05, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark! Today is Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the 155th day of school, Cinco de Mayo, and National Hoagie Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1961, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space. The suborbital flight, which lasted 15 minutes and reached a height of 116 miles above the Earth's surface, was a major triumph for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will devour amazing chicken nachos with all of the scrumptious fixings or a delicious PB&J. We have fresh fruits and veggies to munch on and cartons of refreshing, ice-cold milk to guzzle down.
WEATHER The weather today will be much cooler than yesterday. The high will be in the upper fifties, with partly sunny skies.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY The word of the day is incommunicado (in-com-mu-ni-ca-do), which is an adjective that describes someone who can't communicate with other people, either because they don't want to or because they're not able to. If you spend the weekend on an island with no cell service or Internet, you'll be incommunicado for a couple of days. When someone is arrested, they're briefly incommunicado, although legally they will eventually be able to make at least one phone call. Your parents will worry about you if you're suddenly incommunicado, especially if they're used to hearing from you several times a day and reading your regular social media posts. Incommunicado was coined in the U.S., from the Spanish incomunicado, "deprived of communication."
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic bigwig, wrote in his book Meditations, "You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." Focus on the things you can control, which are your choices, thoughts, and actions. Quit worrying or fretting about what others choose to do; it's outside of your control, so let it go. Choose to make your Tuesday amazing.
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.