Good luck to students as they complete their last round of MCAS testing this Wednesday and Thursday in the subject of Math.  Due to these assessments, there is no homework Tuesday or Wednesday.  Students should get adequate rest and be sure to eat a breakfast that will hold them through the morning testing hours.

We are currently half way through our class novel, The Phantom Tollbooth.  Students will complete a project on the book, using the words of wisdom that we collected throughout the chapters.  Students have the choice of 1) creating horoscopes for each sign of the zodiac using a combination of their own predictions and the words of wisdom 2) Creating an advice column where at least three letters are written in asking advice on typical middle school problems and the advice given in response incorporates the words of wisdom from the book, or 3) looking up a recipe for fortune cookies online and making them for the class, putting the words of wisdom from the book inside the cookies as the fortunes.   These projects will be due Firday, May 22.

Final book reviews for the year should be in by June 5.