It’s September 8. 
Today is International “Literacy Day.”  How many books do you suppose you have you read in the past year?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   Author Frank Baum named “Oz” after a label on his office filing cabinet.  The top drawer was labeled “A to N,” the bottom “O to Z.”

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger.  The true courage is facing danger when you are  afraid.”  --Frank Baum (American author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  acquiesce (verb) – this word means to agree silently.  To what specific things do you have to acquiesce when your parents ask at home?

Happy Monday!!!

Reading day!!! We will be going to the library in small groups OR you can check out a book from my library.  Review story pyramid and read Boar Out There.