What's going on in LUES 125?

July 4th Race

Bert Jacoby — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:49:31 +0000

Parents and students! I will be running in the Heritage Festival 5 Mile race starting and finishing at the Visitor’s Center in Downtown Fredericksburg. The race is on Wednesday, July 4 and starts at 7:45am. I’ll be finished a little after 8:10. If you’re in town and coming to the Heritage Festival, I’d love to see you and your students!

I hope everyone is having a great summer!

Goodbye

Bert Jacoby — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:45:48 +0000

Goodbye to all the Fredericksburg teachers and families who I’ve had the pleasure of working with these last six years. Good luck to all of my previous students; my first class is moving on to high school and my last class on to 4th grade. I will miss you all!

EdTech 2012 Presentation

Bert Jacoby — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:50:40 +0000

Click below to download a PDF of my presentation at the 2012 EdTech Conference on Integrating an iPod Touch into an Elementary Classroom, held at The University of Mary Washington on June 2, 2012.

Integrating an iPod Touch into an Elementary Classroom

Thank you for attending my presentation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

Extra Credit Opportunity – Track & Field

Bert Jacoby — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:33:15 +0000

Earn extra credit in all subjects this weekend by watching the Prefontaine Classic Saturday on NBC. The meet will be televised LIVE from 3-4:30pm. Turn in a list of the winners to earn extra credit!

No School May 25-28

Bert Jacoby — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:04:02 +0000

There will be no school on Friday, May 25 and Monday, May 28! School will resume at the regular time on Tuesday, May 29!

Have a great weekend!

Famous Americans Test

Bert Jacoby — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:56 +0000

We will have a test on Famous Americans and Patriotic Holidays on Tuesday, May 22. Please review the study guide that went home last week and the interactive notes. The test will cover George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshal, Cesar Chavez, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day.

Famous Americans Interactive Notes

Marine Corps Historic Half-Marathon

Bert Jacoby — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:01:40 +0000

On Sunday I will be running the Marine Corps Historic Half-Marathon. It starts at 7:00am at Wegmans. The race is 13.1 miles and runs through the streets of Fredericksburg. I have attached a map of the course. Many roads will be closed during the race.

If you will be watching the race, I hope to see you on the course. I’ll be wearing bright orange and should be amongst the top runners. My race pace will be about 5 minutes and 30 seconds per mile. I’ve included my expected time per mile, so you’ll know when to expect me.

Start (7:00), 1 (7:05), 2 (7:11), 3 (7:16), 4 (7:22), 5 (7:27), 6 (7:33), 7 (7:38), 8 (7:44), 9 (7:49), 10 (7:55), 11 (8:00), 12 (8:06), Finish (8:12)

Marine Corps Historic Half-Marathon Course Map 2012

Interim Grades

Bert Jacoby — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:41:16 +0000

There were no grades on the interim reports for social studies because we have no collected any work for our Famous Americans unit yet. There will be grades for Social Studies on the report card. Thanks!

SOL Homework Week 7

Bert Jacoby — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:15:18 +0000

SOL Homework folders were sent home today. Week 7 homework is due on Friday, May 11. For Reading, please read Taj and Berto and answer questions 27-35. For Math, please answer questions 1-10.

SOL Homework Week 7

Energy Interactive Notes

Bert Jacoby — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:39:15 +0000

Please review the interactive notes below for our Energy test on Thursday, May 3. The test covers renewable and non-renewable energy sources, fossil fuels, conservation, and the sun.

Energy Interactive Notes