5 Ch5-A Visit from Mr. Klutz

Chapter 5 A Visit from Mr. Klutz When we came back to class, I noticed that this kid named Robbie who sits in front of me was missing. "Where's Robbie?" I asked Miss Daisy. "His mother came to pick him up," she said "Robbie wasn't feeling well." That was weird. Robbie never told

anyone he was sick. Miss Daisy asked us to clear off our desks and be on our best behavior, because Mr. Klutz was coming in to talk with us. Soon Mr. Klutz came in with his bald head. It is so shiny! He must wax it or something. Mr. Klutz is weird. "Hello, second graders," Mr. Klutz said. "I came in to tell you about a new pro- gram at Ella Mentry School. We're going to become a MEAN school." "That doesn't sound very nice," said Andrea Young. "MEAN stands for Make Excellence A Necessity," said Mr. Klutz. He wrote

MEAN on the chalkboard and told us that all the parents and teachers and stu- dents were going to work really hard so our school would be rated the smartest school in the whole state. Mr. Klutz went on and on about the MEAN program. I wasn't paying much attention. It was really boring. Finally Mr. Klutz finished talking, and he asked if any of us had questions. I raised my hand, and he called on me. "Does Miss Lazar have super powers?"

"Uh, no, A.J.," Mr. Klutz said. "She's just a regular custodian." "Regular?" asked Ryan. "Then how did she climb the wall?" "That was simple rock climbing," Mr. Klutz said. "It's not that difficult." "Miss Lazar is cool," some kid said. "That's not a question," said Mr. Klutz. "Does anyone have any questions?" "Is the toilet in the boys' bathroom haunted?" I asked. You see, my friend Billy around the corner once told me that sometimes a toilet will overflow because there's a ghost inside it pushing the water out. "Of course the toilet is not haunted,"

said Mr. Klutz. "Don't be silly." "That was cool when Miss Lazar fixed the toilet," Michael said. "That's not a question, Michael," said Mr. Klutz. "That was cool when Miss Lazar fixed the toilet, wasn't it?" Michael asked. "Yeah," everybody agreed.

"Okay, that's enough about Miss Lazar," said Mr. Klutz. "Does anyone have any other questions?" "Mr. Klutz, do you wish you were Super Custodian instead of being a plain old boring principal?" Ryan asked. "I have to go now," said Mr. Klutz.