It’s April 25. 
Today is “World Penguin Day.”  Waddle you do to celebrate these short-legged, flightless birds today? 

Trivial Fact of the Day:   The largest species of penguins—the emperor penguin—can weigh up to 90 pounds.  The smallest—the fairy penguin—weighs only 2 pounds!

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Life is a zoo in a jungle.”  --Peter De Vries  (American writer)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  denigrate (verb) – this action word means to belittle or talk down someone else’s opinion of something. How could you directly denigrate a penguin, or how could you denigrate a person who does not
think highly of penguins?

Happy "No More STAAR Day!!" Whew!! I know y'all did great!! For the rest of the week, we are going to take it easy. Next week, we will start literature circles and begin plays.