Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Thursday, April 23, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark! Today is Thursday, April 23rd, 2026, the 147th day of school, and Impossible Astronaut Day.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1564, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will inhale handfuls of scrumptious popcorn chicken, a slab of mouthwatering meatloaf crammed full of an extra helping of loafiness, or a delicious PB&J. We have fresh fruits and veggies to round out your lunch and cartons full of refreshing ice-cold milk to wash everything down.
WEATHER The weather will be amazing with the high in the low eighties and the skies full of sunshine. There is a chance of some rain tonight, around supper time.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY
The word of the day is thwart (thwart), which is a verb that means to prevent, oppose, or stop someone from accomplishing a plan or to frustrate a plan from being carried out. A villain's worst nightmare is the superhero who always seems to thwart his efforts, preventing him from carrying out his plans to take over the world.
Thwart is a word you'll hear in a lot of action movies, and usually it's the hero who is trying to thwart the evil plan of some super-villain. Yet even mere mortals can be thwarted in their efforts; the word simply means to prevent someone from carrying out his or her plans.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Stephen Covey, author and the brains behind The Leader in Me, once said, "We are free to choose our actions, but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions." Remember, you have complete control over your choices. You get to decide how you treat others and the words that tumble out of your mouth. You, unfortunately, don't get to decide what the consequences of your choices are, so think before you act or speak. Choose to make this a tremendous Thursday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.