Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Thursday, April 30, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark Elementary! Today is Thursday, April 30, the last day of April, the 152nd day of school, and for all you hippies, it's National Tie Dye Day.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy advertised on TV. The original kit, which included almost 30 stick-on facial features, sold for 98 cents—real spud not included. The ad helped Mr. Potato Head sell more than 1 million units in its first year.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will munch on chicken sticks filled with the choicest chicken parts, fish sticks crammed full of fishy goodness, or a classic PB&J. We have fresh fruits and veggies to munch on and cartons full of refreshing, ice-cold milk to guzzle down.
WEATHER Today's weather will be delightful. The high will be in the sixties, and there's only a slight chance for some rain this afternoon.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY The word of the day is traipse (traipse), which is a verb that means to walk around with a sloppy or aimless attitude. When you traipse, you trudge in an exhausted or reluctant way. Picture several kids dutifully following their dad along a hiking path or walking a mile to school, and you'll have a good idea of what traipse means. We've used the word since the 16th century, but its origin isn't certain. Some scholars think traipse comes from the French trepasser, "to pass over," while others believe it started as an example of onomatopoeia, a word that sounds like what it means.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Marcus Aurelius, a Stoic bigwig, once said, "When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be hurtful, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and mean. They are like this because they can't tell the good from the bad, or the right from the wrong. But I have seen the beauty of the good, and I will not act this way." Remember, you have a choice, actually, the only choice, concerning how you choose to behave. Choose, because it is a choice, to make this a wonderful Thursday!
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.