For Donna Smith and for Jan best teachers ever and for Arnout and Alex who did it all MR
CHAPTER ONE The first week of school is always like a yo-yo to me The up part is being with my friends again And I do like recess learning new stuff and going to the library The down part is losing my freedom No more sleeping in or taking off on my bike to Mark’s house or to the pool On the first day of school I found out that Mrs Cupcake is my teacher this 1
year Her real name is Mrs Koepke but we call her Mrs Cupcake I heard she’s okay so that part is fine And Mr Smart is still our principal I always thought that was a funny name for a principal but I guess he can’t help it Mr Smart is pretty cool and there were rumors that he was leaving so I’m glad he didn’t I also found out that most of my friends are still in my class We only have one class for each grade in our school So I have known most of the kids since kindergarten Except Tegan who moved here from another country when we were in first grade And a girl named Yvonne moved away to the east coast this summer But other than that Mark and Mary Jane and Alex and Angela and the others are all here 2
On day two we were supposed to learn all about Saturn and other planets But instead of making us open our books Mrs Cupcake told us that she had some exciting news Mark punched me in the back It’s a habit he has one I try to avoid whenever I can Hey Josh maybe she’ll talk until recess he whispered I grinned at him I have something very important to tell you Mrs Cupcake beamed I noticed that whenever Mrs Cupcake gets excited she beams not unlike my baby sister Angie when she’s done something on her potty Well started Mrs Cupcake sitting on the edge of Jesse’s desk as you probably know it is a custom that this class goes on a special field trip 3
