FPCS TIDBITS
January 26, 2018
Working together with families in a partnership of teachers, staff and community members to provide an individualized learning environment that fosters high achievement in core and elective areas; preparing students for life-long success.
Student Safety Reminder
We highly encourage you have conversations with your students regarding their personal safety in all types of situations. Below are a few resources that might help guide conversations about digital citizenship, internet, and social media safety.
FPCS National Honor Society News
You are invited to join us for the 2018 National Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, January 30th at the BP Energy Center. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a Philipino Dinner for those who don't have time to eat before they come. Donations are greatly appreciated. It will be followed by a Silent Dessert Auction to raise funds for the Family Partnership chapter of the National Honors Society. The ceremony and a cookie reception will be from 7:00 until 8:00. Hope to see you there to support our new inductees.
sign up asap! for our 1st poetry jam form below
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Encourage Your Students to Apply for the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Now
The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship application is due in less than a month. All applications are due on February 1, 2018. Encourage your students to apply at www.jackierobinson.org.
To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be a graduating, minority high school senior
- Plan to attend an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States
- Show leadership potential
- Demonstrate a dedication to community service
- Present evidence of financial need
- Be a United States citizen
- Have a minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21
- Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4-year college when applying for the scholarship
Google 4 Doodle Seeks Student Artists
Students in grades K-12 are invited to take part in the 2018 Doodle 4 Google contest and create an uplifting doodle that tells the world "What inspires me." The winner's artwork will be made into an interactive doodle on Google.com, as well as receive scholarships and prizes. The deadline is March 2.
The prompt for the 2018 FJA and FBA Essay and Video Contests is “What does equal protection mean to students?”
Students should consider how the Equal Protection Clause applies in high schools, colleges and graduate schools, whether in admissions, classrooms or on athletic fields. Individual students can express their thoughts and ideas in an essay. Individuals and teams of up to three students can produce a 3-5 minute video on the theme. A student may submit both an essay and video. A student may submit only one essay and be involved in the production of only one video.
Entry Deadline: Entries accepted beginning December 1, 2017. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on February 28, 2018.
How to Enter: Enter the contest here.
Contact fba@fedbar.org with questions or for more information.
February can be dreary.... Give your students the excitment and challenge of using Legos to invigorate their learning!
STEM Learning OPPORTUNITY
Hurry and sign up - ONLY six spots left in each class!
Add this experience under your students math or science course. Add vendor service where you will find the FPCS field trip option and just look for Lego classes sponsored by Aimee Sims with Bricks for Kidz.
LOCATION: Aimee Sims home @ 7703 Eastbrook Drive, Anchorage
WHEN: February - 2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2/15, 2/16/2018
COST: $110.00
TIME: 10:30-11:30am
GRADES: K-2 ONE WEEK ONLY
THEME: Transportation
If you like planes and automobiles, then this unit is for you! Students will build motorized models of a dragster, an airplane and more. Explore the history of transportation, each lesson introduces terminology related to each mode of transportation, like “lift and propulsion” for the airplane, as well as describes how each “vehicle” works. And the best part is the models are so much fun to play with!
LOCATION: Aimee Sims home @ 7703 Eastbrook Drive, Anchorage
WHEN: February - 2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2/15, 2/16/2018
COST: $140.00
TIME: 11:45am-12:45pm
GRADES: 3-4 ONE WEEK ONLY
THEME: Wedo 2.0
The WeDo 2.0 software provides an excellent platform for science learning, offering an innovative way for students to model reality, conduct investigations, and use design skills.
Programming is an important part of 21st century learning. With the WeDo 2.0 software we teach programming in an intuitive way – letting students bring their creations to life while sharpening computational thinking skills like logical reasoning, pattern recognition, and modeling simulations.
The Wedo 2.0 is a drag and drop icon-based software that introduces kids to the world of wireless computer programming and robotics.
Visit our website for information on Bricks 4 Kidz at: www.bricks4kidz.com/117
Please call Aimee Sims with any question you may have at: 223-8989
or Carmela Doney with Bricks 4 Kidz at: 223-5023.
The Anchorage School District does not endorse these materials or the viewpoints expressed in them.
Kasitsna Bay Field Trip
FPCS National Honor Society Induction Ceremony - Jan. 30th 7:00-8:00 pm at the BP Center
Poetry Jam - February 1st - 5:30-7:30pm at the Wilda Marston Theatre
ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board President: Tam Agosti-Gisler (742-1101 ext. 4)
Website: asdk12.org
Location: 5530 E Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, AK 99504-3135
Phone: 907-742-4000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageSchoolDistrict/
FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL
Email: carroll_deanne@asdk12.org
Website: familypartnership.asdl12.org
Location: 401 E Fireweed Ln, Anchorage, AK, United States
Phone: 907 742-3700
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