I woke up twenty five minutes later than normal today. I guess I forgot to set an alarm last night. I made it to work on time, but it was rushed:(
Today has been so cold! It only got to -2 for a high:(. It started snowing at 11:30 and hadn’t quit when I came home at 6pm.
Teaching:
Today we had workout Wednesday as a school and it was an arm workout. The legs didn’t do much but the arms had to stay above the head- punching, etc for an entire song. My arms were screaming!
We then introduced a whole school project that centres around building something “magnificent” from a box. It sounds like it could be fun!
I also taught a new math game to my class, the old classic addition war. I love the war card game as it can be adapted to almost any concept and it goes on forever. The children will be playing this with their parents tomorrow night during student led conferences.
During silent reading I got asked:
Miss B is 4600 million years ago a long time ago? Were you alive then??
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Only sometimes does it feel like it:)
We wrote about the lion dance we saw yesterday and then bundled up to go out in the snow and play.
Exercise:
After school I got one of my students set up to do her student led conference and then went off for bootcamp. None of us were feeling particularly energetic but we did the whole Rabat’s circuit. It included:
Corkscrew sliders
Leg curls on the sliders
Kneeling an rollouts
Agility ladder fast feet
Bicep curls and lateral raises with the band
Plank tricep kickbacks
Narrow lunges
Star jumps
Suicides
Dips
Swing lunges
Donkey kicks
Wall balls
ISO squat with shoulder press
Enough to get me sweaty and tired! I think that might be it for exercise today with this weather:(
I also managed to write four report cards before walking home in the snow. It was quite the mental challenge as none of us felt like it! We did take a short break to play with the aging booth app that we will use Monday for 100 Day. It’s super fun if you want to take a look at it:)
Reading:
I’m still working on my Grace Burrowes book, A Rogue of Her Own. I’m still enjoying it and may just finish it up tonight. I’m thinking I can’t be on Net Galley and go to the library:( I think I’m going to have to pick which one to go with:(
Knitting:
I am keeping up to date with the temperature scarf and may get a bit more of my sock done while my phone charges.
Well, I’m cosy in front of the fire and not moving so that’s it for my day:)
Have fun!
AJ
Hmmm…. guess you and your pet dinosaur could tell that kid some stories. 😂😄
They really say the cutest things though!
I guess I looked old today🤣🤣🤣
I SO do not squat. Never have; never will.
It’s not fun but it’s quite efficient as it works the biggest muscles in your body:)
My biggest muscles have a big streak of laziness running through them. At least my streaks run, even if I don’t.
🤣
Not good for us with cranky/shot knees!
I do love seeing life through your eyes, your kids having a blast, and the pride you take in your daily accomplishments!
I hope I’m not annoying😂
The weather, ohmigosh! I’m so cold right now I’m sleeping in a sweater, lol! Cool app! 😀
Ugh I’ve had it with this cold! Don’t we live in the Pacific Northwest so we don’t have to deal with this!?
Hahaha, yes! That’s what I thought too!! 😄
I like the idea of punching above my head for a whole song. Going to be trying that!
So, what was the outcome of 4600 million years ago? 😘😝😝😝
My arms were crying, it’s tough!
4600 million years ago was so much simpler a time…🤣
I tried this morning. I did an entire song until the last line. O… M… G… My arms!! Will do it again tomorrow in the shower! It was fun, though, I must admit!
It is fun and it seems more doable when a full workout is just not happening
That sounds like a really tough workout! I may have to borrow that one!
Oh it didn’t feel as bad the one a few days ago, but I was sweaty at the end!
Kids can be so cute yet so mean without even trying. I love the snow and I have to say I’m glad it’s you and not me. People here can’t drive in it and walking? Not many people have that chance here since everything is so spread out.
I just laugh in my head- they really don’t mean it.
I’m glad I can walk most places on a daily basis, but super glad when it’s snowing!
sounds like another productive day. can’t wait to hear what you make with your box. I love teaching kids to play war, but I always called it “top it” in school (name came from a math curriculum). I used to tell my K kids that I was older than dirt just to see their reactions
It was productive:). Ugh I so dislike projects like this- I’m just not creative in this way!!! The students love it:)
I always have the kids guess my age- always get somewhere between 14 and 100!😂
Whenever a student asked me my age I would always say… “How old do you think I am?” if they said a number close to my age or younger I would say “sure lets go with that” if it was way too old I’d say… “really? I must be having a bad day if you think I look that old”
Yup that’s my answer too! I just love hearing what they come up with🤣
I would love to see the progress you are making on your WIPs!
We are expecting snow this morning. I would love to have a fire to cozy up to.
I absolutely adore my gas fireplace. A real one is lovely, but this one is faster and cleaner.
If I get a bright enough day I’ll take some pictures:)
I got sweaty just reading your circuit. Yikes!
Lol it was fun:)
Being on Netgalley does get to be a challenge! I have a whole shelf of books calling my name, but I have so many books on Netgalley that have a timer on them!
I know! I might save BetGalley just for books that are from my favourite authors. Hopefully it won’t penalize me for not requesting a ton!
Ya! I still haven’t figured out how all that works!
Lol I’m not sure I have the energy to figure this out
I’m in the same boat. I’ve had other reviews to get done , so I actually have a couple reviews due that are over 3 months old and have started to get turned down for things I forgot I requested because of it. Lol!
Oh I’m trying not to have that happen but it does worry me. I just love being able to read the new books for my favourite authora
Ya, I should get more choosey about what I’m requesting! I got so excited when I first signed up and I’m STILL trying to catch up!
Lol I have four books approved right now and I’m making myself not request until I’ve finished some!
Smart! I have about 9 on my list right now and keep hearing back from submissions that I put in months ago and forgot about! Sometimes it takes them a while to get back to ou so you forget and request more… and then you get them all back at once!! Lol!
Ugh!
Well I have four there, 20 from the library and about ten borrowed from friends and then another series of 18 from my aunt:( too many, so much pressure!
I hear that!!
So many interesting things! Our church youth groups does a magnificent box maze every two or three years. They clear the sanctuary (seats 450) and the entire floor is a maze
It is an engineering marvel, though I have no desire to go through it! The HS kids take the little ones through so they won’t get scared.😊 we are at 22 today, a regular heat wave! I used to tell my 4-H kids that my 4-H project was a dinosaur! This is book weather isn’t it! I’m off to go buy some tiny needles so I can knit my Bloomin Happy mittens. It is going to be cold for weeks, so I will get good use out of them.
I don’t love the corn mazes we have around here at thanksgiving so I think I would avoid that too!
Oh 22 sounds lovely. Walking home yesterday I was thinking that I need to make myself some mittens! Enjoy them:)
Oh that is so cool!! I think it will be neat to see what the different children come up with as everyone from kindergarten to grade five will be doing it.
Ugh getting up late and feeling rushed for anything is the worst. Glad you made it on time and your students make me laugh every time 🙂
Thankfully they make me laugh too:)
Getting up late throws my whole morning routine off!! And that circuit…Go AJ Go!!
I know! I just felt off all day!
Thank you- it was enough!
ahahah “were you alive then??” ummm no. thanks kids 😉
it looks like they had a fun time in the snow:)
Lol and they did:)
LOL on the question! Once when I worked preschool, I got asked, “You have a Mommy and Daddy?”
Lol yup they’re amazed that I have family!