It’s December 5. 
Today is “International Ninja Day.”  Please wait to practice your stealthy moves until after school.

Trivial Fact of the Day:   There are 206 bones in the adult human body.  There are 300 bones in children.  Where do you suppose those bones go when you grow up?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”  --Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Poet)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  maudlin (adjective) – apply this descriptive word to nouns that cause people to be sentimental but not deeply sentimental.  Some people consider romantic comedies to be maudlin?  What else might be maudlin?

Happy Reading Day!!! SSR - 20 minutes. Then read The All-American Slurp from the literature book and answer the questions.  You guys are doing great! Keep up the good work!!