Welcome back to Newville Elementary home of the world’s oldest cafetorium It’s half cafeteria half auditorium and half gymnasium You may say Hey wait that’s three halves and that’s one half too many That’s not possible
I’m very good at math Gertie To which I would reply You are very good at math But the Cafetorium doesn’t follow many rules even the rules of math I’m Gertie your guide and along with the rules it doesn’t follow sometimes our Cafetorium takes things It’s the place missing socks go You can arrive at school with two socks on and halfway through gym class think Wow I feel less sock-y than I did a moment ago Yup The Cafetorium stole one of your socks But the Cafetorium also gives things For instance one time the Cafetorium gave the entire school and well the entire town the gift of song
This is the story of Declan Jones a fine musician and lover of numbers who taught his class that a catchy song is a gift that keeps on giving and giving and giving and giving The Cafetorium at Newville Elementary could transform into almost anything a lunchroom a school dance floor a basketball court even a wasteland where clocks never move past 2 14 p.m. Seriously the clocks in there haven’t moved for years But no matter what form it was in a piano was always there somewhere
