Five for Friday

Hi Sweet Friends!
 Well, we survived the first full week back from break.

I'm zonked!!  Is anyone with me?

My third graders were F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S.  I can't complain.  It's just getting myself and my family back into that daily routine.

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching

for "Five for Friday."

1.  Time for Kids Magazine

Our Donor's Choose project was funded right before Christmas.  My project was on nonfiction resources for my students which included a subscription to Time for Kids.  A H-U-G-E delivery of magazines from the beginning of the year to now arrived this past week.  My students were so excited!  We broke out the 2012 Year in Pictures edition to do some activities with nonfiction text.

2. Newspapers in Education

Our local newspaper offers free class subscriptions to our school.  I sent out the form for this free subscription over the weekend, and already received our first set of papers for our classroom this week.  Our office secretary even said the lady hand delivered them to the office.  How sweet!
So... you know what this means?.... My head is already swimming with ideas to create a unit on using newspapers in the classroom that is tied to the Common Core.

3.  AND this little photo sums up my week at home...

Anyone else every have those weeks?  My 3 year old has decided to awake bright and early at 5:30 a.m. every morning this week.  Yikes!!  AND my boys are suffering from cabin fever due to the rainy weather we have been having.    Wrestling in the house.. Running circles around the furniture...NO!

4. NEW Fitness Regiment

I began this new fitness regiment with my friend this  past week.  The plan includes working with a trainer for a meal plan and work out plan.  Can I tell you I was a nervous mess about this whole working out in a gym thing?  Seriously.... I don't mind starving to death ( not really this plan is working out great) but P-L-E-A-S-E don't make me use all that intimidating weight equipment.  I feel so much more comfortable running outside or on my treadmill in the comfort of my own home.. but I have been forbidden to run.   So.. I'm slowly learning how to use this equipment and my anxiety about all of it has lessened a bit.

5.  I'll leave you with my favorite quote I found on Pinterest this week.  LOVE!

Isn't it SO true?!

Don't forget to check out all the other " Five For Friday" by clicking on the "Five for Friday" link above.  Have a fabulous weekend friends!

I hope to be back soon with a post about our perimeter and area unit we have been working on in class.

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