Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Thursday, October 29, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark! Today is Thursday, October 29, the 44th day of school, and National Cat Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1929, investors traded 16,410,030 shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors, and stock tickers ran hours behind because the machinery could not handle the tremendous volume of trading. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the rest of the industrialized world spiraled downward into the Great Depression.
WEATHER Today's weather will be Fall-tastic. The high will be in the upper sixties, and the skies will be partly cloudy throughout the day.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY Today's word of the day is pollinator (pol-li-na-tor), a noun that means an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another. An animal that helps fertilize plants by moving pollen from one to another is a pollinator. Honeybees act as inadvertent pollinators as they collect nectar to make honey. When you think of pollinators, you probably picture bees buzzing from flower to flower as pollen collects on their legs. Many other insects, including ants, wasps, beetles, and butterflies, are also pollinators. Birds are too — and even mammals like possums and monkeys can pollinate plants, spreading pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another so the plant can reproduce. The Latin root of pollinator, meaning "fine flour," describes pollen's powdery appearance.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will feast on an elegant and delicious spaghetti bake, mouth-watering shrunken corndogs, or a classic PB&J to nibble. We have oodles of fresh fruit and veggies to munch on and cartons of refreshing, ice-cold milk to wet your whistle.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Charles Swindoll, a pastor and author, once said, "Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." Life is going to happen; what separates the truly happy and successful people from everyone else is how they choose to react to life's ups and downs. Choose to make this an outstanding Thursday.
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.