Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Thursday, April 17, 2025
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark Elementary! Today is Thursday, April 17th, the 148th day of school, and National High Five Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 returned safely to Earth. On April 13, disaster struck 200,000 miles from Earth when oxygen tank No. 2 blew up in the spacecraft. Swigert reported to mission control on Earth, "Houston, we've had a problem here," and it was discovered that the normal supply of oxygen, electricity, light, and water had been disrupted.
WEATHER There is a chance that the weather today will be crummy. The high will be in the seventies, the skies will be cloudy, and it will be on the windy side throughout the day. There is a chance for some rain sometime today.
WHAT'S COOKING? Today, for lunch, we will feast on delicious nuggets full of chickeny goodness, a slab of mouth-watering meatloaf, or the timeless classic that is the PB&J. We have fruits and veggies to munch on and cartons of refreshing, ice-cold milk to wet your whistle.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER WORD OF THE DAY Today's word of the day is baker's dozen (bak·ers doz·en), which is a noun that is thirteen of something. You can use the term baker's dozen any time you're talking about thirteen items. Baking is the origin of baker's dozen — since the sixteenth century, the term has been used to talk about the longstanding custom of bakers adding an extra loaf or muffin or bagel to a customer's order of a dozen.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Marcus Aurelius, a Roman Emperor and all-around deep-thinker, once said, "If it's not right, don't do it. If it's not true, don't say it." How simple is that? Just do the right thing and be honest, that's all you have to do in life. Choose, because it is a choice, to make this an outstanding Thursday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.