It’s October 15. 
Today is National “Grouch Day.”  What salutation** could you give to show everyone you’re celebrating?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   There is one species of moth that lives entirely on cow tears.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “Do you think when they asked George Washington for I.D. that he just whipped out a quarter?”  --Steven Wright (American comedian)
**Vocabulary Word of the Day:  salutation (noun) – This is a synonym for the word greeting.  What are the three most common salutations you tend to say when greeting friends?  What would be a weird new salutation you might start using?

Wonderfully Wow Wednesday!!!

Today, we are going to read our own book silently for 15 minutes. Be introduced to our new SAT words and begin brainstorming for our district writing test. If you have not turned in your Courage essay, the window is OPEN.