It’s December 12. 
Today is “Poinsettia Day.”  Some think these flowers are poisonous, but they aren’t.  Their milky sap can cause skin irritation, however.

 

Trivial Fact of the Day: The average human eye blinks 4,200,000 times a year.  How long can you keep yourself from blinking without using your hands (or a friend’s) to assist you?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “The surest test of discipline is its absence.”  --Clara Barton (American humanitarian)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  flout (verb) – apply this action word to a person who is disregarding or openly disobeying the rules.  How might someone flout the school’s dress code?

Journal Day!!!

Block 1 - Eleven

Blocks 2, 3, & 4 - Mystery vocabulary review, The Speckled Band