The sun was shining on Maria’s face as she ran out the door trying to catch the bus, again. She hopped in just in time to see her friend Lily in the front seat.

     “Hey Maria! what’s up?”

     “Nothing much. How about you?”

     “You know, the usual.”

Maria sat down next to Lily just as the bus drove away from Maria’s house. It wasn’t a far drive so they were already close to school.

     “Good morning girls!”Mr. Cook, the principal said, to Lily and Maria. The two girls nodded politely, smiled and continued up the stairs.Their class was at the top floor of the large elementary school. They walked by all of the second-grade classes and took a right turn, soon at their classroom. “Good morning girls!” Mr. Smith welcomedthem. Their teacher was a tall man with bushy eyebrows and brown hair.

     Lily smiled again and Maria replied,”You too!”since the first day of school, there would always be a list of things to do on  the I P M board. Things listed on the board were the classes morning work. The things today were unpack, clean out desk,do the math worksheet on your desk, and choose a partner to check with. The two best friends read the board, took out their water bottles, and hung up the coats. Maria only needed to take a quick glance at her desk to realize that it was already clean.

     Maria was done completing the worksheet, she walked over to Lily. Lily still had a few more questions to answer but Maria was patient. When Lily was done the worksheet, they both checked and it was correct!