Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Friday, May 15, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark! It's FRIDAY! Today is May 15th, 2026, the 163rd day of school, and Bike To School Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1941, the jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 aircraft flew successfully over Cranwell, England, in the first test of an Allied aircraft using jet propulsion. The aircraft's turbojet engine, which produced a powerful thrust of hot air, was devised by Frank Whittle, an English aviation engineer and pilot generally regarded as the father of the jet engine.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will ingest handfuls of delicious popcorn chicken, a slab of meat loaf crammed full of an extra serving of loafiness, or a classic PB&J. We have oodles of fresh fruit and veggies to munch on and cartons full of refreshing, ice-cold milk to gulp down.
WEATHER Today's weather will be almost Summer-like. The high will be in the mid-eighties, and the skies will be mostly sunny.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY Today's word of the day is bibliophile (bib-li-o-phile), which is a noun that means a book-lover or an avid reader. If you find it impossible to leave a bookstore without buying at least one book, you might be a bibliophile. A bibliophile usually has a huge collection of books and loves nothing more than browsing in a used book shop or a library. A love of books or a deep knowledge of them makes a person a bibliophile. The earliest use of the word bibliophile was in the 1820s, in France, and it came from the Greek prefix biblio, or "book," and the word philos, or "friend." If you consider books to be your true friends, you are definitely a bibliophile.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Marcus Aurelius, a big cheese in the Stoic world, once said, "If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it." Life is truly that easy. Don't do things you know to be wrong, and don't lie. If you can do those two things, you'll be set. Choose to make this a fantabulous Friday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.