Published Thursday April 24, 2008
Kids make perfect match with marriage of Q and U
BY QIANNA BRADLEY
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
There was a wedding this week at Reeder Elementary School.
Four brides representing the letter U and four grooms representing Q from the school's four kindergarten classes joined together in word matrimony.
Emma Heidvogel and Jayden Payne take part in Reeder Elementary School's wedding of the letters Q and U this week.Their classmates were bridesmaids and groomsmen.
There are, of course, exceptions to the rule that U comes after Q, but teachers wanted to stick to the basics with the kindergartners.
Reading teacher Denise Parker officiated in the ceremony at the school, 19202 Chandler St.
"Ladies and gentleman, we are gathered here today to join Miss U and Mr. Q in word matrimony," Parker said.
"Mr. Q, will you stand by Miss U in words like quarter and quack?
"Miss U, will you stand by Mr. Q in words like square, squid and squash?"
Cake, mints and juice boxes followed the ceremony. Other schools in the Millard school district have held similar "weddings" to impress the rule of Q and U on their students.
This will be something they will remember, Parker said.
"The lesson we hope they learned is when they write a q, put a u."
Emily Hahn, 5, had fun being a bride and believes Q and U should be married.
"They always have to go together," she said.
Jacob Novacek didn't think he would get married at age 6½, but he understood the purpose of the ceremony. "They have to go together," Jacob said of the letters.
"They go together all the time," said Lindsey Nelson, 6, one of the bridesmaids.
Annie Henning has taught kindergarten at the school since it opened three years ago.
The students are used to learning letters in isolation, so it was good for them to start putting them together, she said.
Dan Green, who is retired from the Air Force, came to watch his 5-year-old son Mathew.
"It was a lot of fun for the kids," Green said.
1 comment:
My only concern is for those kids who will go on to be Scrabulous nerds on facebook and not know that quite often the eaiset play with a Q is the simple "Qi" or "Qis" - if you are lucky enough to have an s. I am guessing this is the one instance when Q and U are not married. That cheating bastard!
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