Dearest students,

Hear this strange and exciting tale. This morning I awoke to the sound of a parrot squawking at my window.  You can imagine my surprise, I thought I was dreaming.  I pinched myself, OUCH!, this was no dream.  I squinted at this odd, colorful bird and noticed there was an old piece of parchment rolled up and attached to its leg.  I cautiously opened the window, the parrot immediately flew in and landed on my head.  "Treasure, squawk, treasure for adventurous readers, treasure, squawk, treasures to be found" the Parrot sang. "Ok, ok that's enough now," I scolded. "No need to wake the entire neighborhood, let's see what you have,"  I shut the window and sat down on the edge of my bed, a difficult task when balancing a parrot on your head.  The parrot hopped down to my lap, raised its leg and excitedly bobbed its head. "It's ok now, I am going to take a look," I cooed.  You won't believe what I found...A TREASURE MAP! A real 100% authentic TREASURE MAP was in my hands! I stared in disbelief as I studied the details on the treasure map and notes in the map key.  I immediately knew I had to share this with all of you.  If we work together following this map I know we will find unimaginable treasure. Adventure awaits, riches for us to discover.  

Tally Ho,

Ms. Boss

Map and Key in PDF below.