It’s March 10. 
Today is “Middle Name Pride Day.”  Have you ever been embarrassed by your middle name?  When people ask, do you share it readily?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   A full-grown bear can run as fast as a horse.  Shouldn’t they allow them to race at the Kentucky Derby then?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.”  --Margaret Atwood (Canadian writer/poet)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  zephyr (noun) – named for Zephyrus, Greek god of the west wind, this noun means a gentle wind.  Where are three places to be that a nice zephyr would improve the comfort level?

Rainy Thursday (2 days closer to Spring Break Day)!!!

Today we are going to continue working on Chapter 23. We are going to review the chart from Monday, continue our discussion on dynasties, and read in depth on Lesson 2. Open your notebook to the chart we did on Monday and get a textbook.