Wisse Owl: 10-22

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

October 22, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

HALLOWEEN AT UNION ELEMENTARY:   The faculty, staff, and I made a difficult decision last week:  we've decided that Halloween cannot be celebrated at school on October 31.  As much fun as it would be to celebrate with costumes and parties, we believe that such revelry would be simply too disruptive to the learning environment for an entire day.  Please help us maintain a healthy learning environment the following days as well; we ask that all candy remain at home.  If you have any questions or concerns, please call me or stop by.  

A BEAUTIFUL ART PROJECT!  Kudos to Ms. Kane and her art students for the beautiful mural outside the main office!  The panels depict the letters of the alphabet in American Sign Language in a visually striking and gorgeous way.  Hands are so difficult to draw, and our students did a terrific job.

 

INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK!  It was great to have Josiah and Pasquale join me last Friday morning walking to school!  Thanks to Bill Merrilees for coordinating this project, and I hope we can continue encouraging our students to walk to school!  Look on the Wise Owl for future "Walk to School Days" coming up!  

Mr. Hennessey with Paquale, Josiah, and some very cool 6th graders!

Bill compiling data from all the walkers.

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What do you get if you cross a centipede and a parrot?

Monday's riddle:  What do you call bears with no ears?  (Answer:  a "B"!)

DID YOU KNOW?  ...that the U.S. government has reopened after being closed for over two weeks?  How could this happen, and why?  To learn more, check out this Kid Lind at Time for Kids:

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/back-business/115551

KEVIN LAMARQUE—REUTERS

A school group runs towards the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C for its reopening on October 17.