Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Thursday, February 12, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark Elementary! Today is Thursday, February 12th, the 109th day of school, and National Plum Pudding Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1809, Future U.S. president Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Lincoln, one of America's most admired presidents, grew up a member of a poor family in Kentucky and Indiana. He attended school for only one year, but thereafter read on his own in a continual effort to improve his mind. As an adult, he lived in Illinois and performed a variety of jobs, including stints as a postmaster, surveyor, and shopkeeper, before entering politics. He served in the Illinois legislature from 1834 to 1842 and in Congress from 1847-1849, and then became an attorney. In 1842, Lincoln married Mary Todd; together, the pair raised four sons.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we're gnawing on a slab of mouth-watering chicken-fried steak, delicious chicken sticks crammed full of chickeny goodness, or the classic PB&J. We have fresh fruits, veggies, and cartons crammed full of refreshing, ice-cold milk to round out your lunch.
WEATHER Today's weather will make us feel like we're living in Seattle. The high will be in the forties, the skies will be cloudy, and there's an excellent chance for rain throughout the day.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY Today's word of the day is knuckle down , which is a verb that means to work very hard. When you knuckle down, you really focus and get to work. Most experts believe that this North American phrase, first used around 1860, comes from the old-fashioned game of marbles. A player shooting a marble would place a knuckle on the floor or ground to get in the proper position. Likewise, someone getting started on a serious task needs to knuckle down. English has many idiomatic phrases that also mean "get ready to work hard," from roll up your sleeves to pull up your socks.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President and a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, once said, "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." You get to choose, every single day, what your attitude will be. You can choose to whine and blame others, or be positive, take responsibility, and be kind. Choose to make this a phenomenal Thursday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.