With the support of the Unqua Elementary School PTA, the Unqua Postal Service, a program designed to increase the letter-wr
iting skills of children, is up and running for the second consecutive year. The program was initiated to revitalize skills such as writing letters and addressing envelopes, which have been declining with the advancement of technology. While the program was introduced in school, most of the letter writing is taking place at home so that students can see that writing occurs in different settings for different purposes.
Students are able to write letters to any Unqua staff member including teachers, teaching assistants, custodians, monitors, kitchen staff, clerical staff or members of security. Letters are mailed in the PTA mailbox in the main lobby and fifth-grade students have the opportunity to serve on the “UPS Team” to help sort and deliver the mail. Each room in the school has been assigned an address and each hallway has been assigned a street name, such as Caring Street, Teamwork Way and Honesty Avenue. The street names tie in Character Education themes while providing addresses to deliver the mail.
—Submitted by Massapequa Public Schools
