2 We Want Chocolate Cake

Chapter 2 We Want Chocolate Cake The first day of school is the worst day of the year. But the nice thing is that third graders are allowed to ride their bikes to school. I rode with my friends Ryan and Michael. After we locked our bikes to the bike rack, we were told to go to the all-purpose room for an assembly. The teachers were sitting on the stage, and they were all wearing green T-shirts that said "P.A.L." on them. Mr. Klutz, our principal, was up there too. He has no hair at all. I mean none. Mr. Klutz was wearing a green shirt, too, and his head was even painted green. Mr. Klutz is nuts.

"Is it St. Patrick's Day?" I asked Neil Crouch, who we call the nude kid even though he wears clothes. "St. Patrick's Day is in March, dumbhead," said Neil. "So is your face," I replied. After we finished pledging the allegiance, Mr. Klutz went to the microphone. "Welcome back to Ella Mentry School," he announced. "I want to introduce the new members of our staff. This is Mrs. Jafee, our vice principal. And this is Mr. Brad, our school counselor. And over here is our new third-grade teacher, Mr. Granite." The three of them stood up. Everybody clapped. I waved to Mr. Granite. I knew he was going to be my third-grade teacher because I'd met him on the beach over the summer. I even saw him yesterday at Staples.

"We're wearing green today to show that Ella Mentry School cares about the environment," said Mr. Klutz. "This year we're going to use less energy, create less waste, and help the planet. The program will be under Mr. Granite's supervision." "Wow," I whispered to Ryan. "Mr. Granite has super vision! That means he can see through walls!" "You returning students know I like to challenge you," Mr. Klutz continued. "So here's a new challenge. If Ella Mentry School is named the greenest school in the

county for the month of September, we'll have an all-you-can-eat chocolate cake party!" YAY! Everybody went crazy, because we all love chocolate cake. That's the first rule of being a kid.