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Sounds of Spring: the Red-bellied Woodpecker
April 22, 2024 - As the silence of winter gives way to the beautiful sounds of spring, gently falling rain or thunderous storms; birds chirping; lawn mowers gearing up for the first time, and... what is that drilling sound on the house? It could be a beautiful Red-bellied Woodpecker!  Word of the Daycacophony: noun;noise, different sounds that together can be loud and objectionable Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Complete this Writing Practice. Then print or email your document, or if available, save it to Google Drive. Writing ProgressTrack your progress all year. For your Student Summary Report Form: Weekly VOCABWeek of April 22 benefit: noun; something that helps or is good, an increase in valueNASA releases first image from new space telescope doldrums: noun; a time period with low activity or low energy, sometimes because of a negative situation Go wild for wildflowers lark: noun; whim, spur of the moment decision to do something fun or to have an adventure Rosie has a spring in her step this spring pathfinder: Select Part of speech...; one who comes before or blazes a trail for others to follow D-Day: June 6, 1944 vehicle: noun; car, auto, truck Festival to celebrate 80th anniversary of the Jeep Today In HistoryApril 23 1813: Library of Congress: U.S. congressman, senator, and presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont. Short in stature but influential in Congress, Douglas was nicknamed the "Little Giant." In the Senate campaign of 1858, Republican hopeful Abraham Lincoln challenged Douglas to a series of seven debates, known today as the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Although Douglas won the election of 1858, he lost the presidential election of 1860 to Lincoln in a four-way race that included John Breckinridge and John Bell.1791: James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, was born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania. 1635: The Boston Latin School opened in Boston, Massachusetts with a focus on teaching humanities such as Greek and Latin. It is the oldest school in America opening one year before Harvard, also located in Boston.
1616 and 1564: William Shakespeare was born on this day in 1564 and died on this day in 1616.
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