Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Wednesday, March 04, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark Elementary! Today is Thursday, March 5th, it's the 123rd day of school, and it's National Cheese Doodle (think Cheetos) Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY!
On this day in 1770, a mob of American colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and begins taunting the British soldiers guarding the building. The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops, who were sent to Boston in 1768 to enforce unpopular taxation measures passed by a British parliament that lacked American representation.
British Captain Thomas Preston, the commanding officer at the Customs House, ordered his men to fix their bayonets and join the guard outside the building. The colonists responded by throwing snowballs and other objects at the British regulars, and Private Hugh Montgomery was hit, leading him to discharge his rifle at the crowd. The other soldiers began firing a moment later, and when the smoke cleared, five colonists were dead or dying, and three more were injured. The Sons of Liberty, a Patriot group formed in 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act, advertised the "Boston Massacre" as a battle for American liberty and just cause for the removal of British troops from Boston.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will munch on a mouth-watering Sloppy Joe, a delightful ham and cheese sammy, or the classic PB&J. We have fresh fruits and veggies to nibble on and cartons filled to the brim with refreshing, ice-cold milk to wash everything down.
WEATHER The weather today should be pretty OK. The high will be in the upper forties, and the skies will be cloudy.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY The word of the day is outwit (out·wit), a verb that means to beat through cleverness and wit. Use the verb outwit to describe using your brain to beat an opponent, like outwitting someone by figuring out the answer to a difficult riddle. Wit comes from the Old English word witan, which means "to know." So someone who outwits another person knows more — or at least knows more than the person thought.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Seneca once said, "Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." Every single person you meet, you have the opportunity to be kind or mean. When you have the choice, and you always have the choice, why would you choose to be anything other than kind? Choose to make this a fantastic Wednesday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.