Hayden Moriarty: “I am ready for second grade because this year I learned that when you are nice to people, they are nice to you. I am friends with everyone!” Photos: Jen Bent Lydia Thisell: “I am ready for second grade because I can feel it in my heart and my brain. It feels so exciting!” Declan Bisson: “I am ready for second grade because I can read chapter books. When I read the book, I sound out words and put bookmarks in them. I can remember what I read. I like to read The Magic Treehouse books.” Ollie Grotnes: “I am ready for second grade because this year I have learned that writing needs excitement and spaces between the words, and characters need to move and talk. One of my favorite stories I wrote this year was a non-fiction story about my four-wheeler.”