Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Thursday, April 09, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark Elementary, it's Thursday! Today is April 9th, the 141st day of school, and National Name Yourself Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1865, in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Forced to abandon the Confederate capital of Richmond, blocked from joining the surviving Confederate force in North Carolina, and harassed constantly by Union cavalry, Lee had no other option.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we consume delicious chicken tenders crammed full of only the choicest chicken bits and pieces, fish sticks full of fishy goodness, or a classic PB&J. You can enjoy fresh fruit or veggies from the salad bar and wash everything down with a carton of refreshing, ice-cold milk.
WEATHER Today's weather will be a bit cooler than yesterday's. The high will be in the mid-sixties, and the skies will be partly sunny.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY The word of the day is persist (per·sist) , a verb that means to continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action despite difficulty, opposition, or failure. When someone persists, they keep going or hang on. If you want to finish the ISASP, you have to persist and keep working, no matter how much smoke you have coming out of your ears. The great Roman poet Ovid once advised: "Endure and persist, this pain will turn good by and by." As Ovid's quote hints at, persistence is often associated with hardship and the reward that comes with not backing down.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Tom Brady, former quarterback and 7-time Super Bowl champion, once said, "To be successful at anything, the truth is you don't have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren't: consistent, determined, and willing to work for it. No shortcuts." Whatever you want in life, you can achieve it if you show up and work your tail off to get it. Choose to make this an outstanding Wednesday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.