It’s October 9. 
Today is National “Chess Day.”  Will you be a pawn, a knight,
or a king today?  Or…?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   Like cats, the 2200-pound Brahma bull actually purrs when it’s happy.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “The best way to cheer yourself, is to cheer someone else up.”  --Mark Twain (American author of Tom Sawyer)
 Vocabulary Word of the Day:  bard (noun) – Use this word when identifying someone as a skilled poet.  Name three of your favorite bards.  Least favorite?

Terrific Thursday!! 

We are almost to Friday. If we continue to work as hard as we have been, no homework for the weekend!! But remember you must continue to work hard.  Today, we are going to work on Root vocabulary.  I'm thinking by Wednesday y'all should be ready for a quiz. Courage essays WILL BE FINISHED before you leave my class on Friday. You will also turn in your Proofreading paper. Finally, we will finish Chapter 5 and see how well you guys have paid attention.