Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark! It's Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, the 167th day of school, the last Wednesday of the school year, and National Rescue Dog Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis were given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world's most famous garments: blue jeans.
WHAT'S COOKING? Today, for lunch, we will enjoy a steaming pile of delicious earthworm spaghetti, flame-grilled possum burgers, or a classic PB&J (Pig knuckle, bloated fish, and June bug jelly). We have oodles of fresh fruit and veggies to munch on and cartons full of refreshing, ice-cold milk to gulp down. Actually, it's a Cooks' Choice Day, and they'll have something delicious for you to munch on.
WEATHER The weather today will be amazing! The high will be in the mid-sixties, and the skies will be mostly cloudy. Perfect weather for a run.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY
Today's word of the day is over the moon, which is an idiom that means greatly pleased. When someone is over the moon, they're delighted about something. If you think your friends forgot your birthday, you'll be over the moon when they all jump out and yell, "Surprise!"
The idiom over the moon has been around for at least a hundred years, though it became especially popular in the mid-1900s. It probably comes from a line in the 18th-century nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle: "The cow jumped over the moon." Being over the moon about your new bike means you're absolutely thrilled about it, and full of the kind of energetic enthusiasm that might allow a fictional cow to actually jump over the moon.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Ralph Waldo Emerson, a super famous poet from the 1800's, once said, "What is success? To find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!" Real success depends on the impact you have on others, the kindness you share, and your ability to lighten another person's load. If you want to be successful in life, then be a good person. Choose to make this a wonderful Wednesday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.