FPCS TIDBITS
October 12, 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.
Junior National Honor Society
Just a reminder to all our wonderful NJHS members that our service opportunity at the Anchorage Food Bank is this Saturday, October 13th from 9am-12pm. We still have a couple openings available if you would like to join us. Please let me know (those who have not already), if you are able to come.
Location: 2121 Spar Avenue, Anchorage, AK
Phone: 907-272-3663
We will be working in a warehouse so bring a sweatshirt or light jacket incase it gets chilly. Also closed-toed shoes are a must. No one is allowed in the warehouse in sandals or flip flops or any other open toed shoes. We will be on our feet the whole time! Comfort is a must. Work gloves are also a good idea, but not 100% necessary. Bring a water bottle to stay hydrated.
College and Career Fair at the Alaska Airlines Center
On Sunday and Monday, Oct. 14-15, a college and career fair, sponsored by UAA's TRIO Educational Opportunity Center, will be hosted at the Alaska Airlines Center. The event will feature career exploration, college admissions, and financial aid workshops. Participants will be able to meet with representatives from colleges, universities, and vocational schools from across the country, as well as private and public employers.
Fire Prevention Week
Come meet Tricia Brown, author of The Itchy Little Musk Ox and several other books
New Kid Performance
The NEW KID performance and acting/lighting workshop for 1st-8th graders just got added to the OLS. This exciting performance and workshop will be on November 1st from 8:30-11:30am and will only cost $50 out of your allotment. Seats are limited, so please sign up early!
For more information regarding this performance click link below
Love to play Chess?
Our Enrichment What's up with Weather class visits KTUU
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What's up with Weather class on the KTUU set
Columbus Day - Percents & Fractions, Problem Solving (Misc.), Proportional Reasoning
Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas accidentally. He was actually trying to find a faster trade route to Asia from Spain. Instead of sailing around the tip of Africa, Columbus believed he could sail west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach Asia. In planning his expedition, Columbus calculated the journey would be around 2300 miles, based on his estimation of the earth’s size. Nautical experts of the time disagreed with his calculations, estimating the distance would be closer to 12,200 miles. The distance Columbus calculated is what percent of the distance estimated by nautical experts of the time? Express your answer to the nearest tenth.
By estimating the distance, sailors could determine how long a voyage would take, and, therefore, ensure that enough food and supplies were packed to last the entire trip. The ships of Christopher Columbus’s day averaged approximately 4 knots. A knot, or nautical mile per hour, is a measure of speed at sea. A nautical mile is approximately 1.151 miles. Based on this and information from the previous problem, how many more days would Columbus be at sea traveling the distance estimated by nautical experts than traveling the distance he calculated? Express your answer to the nearest whole number.
After learning about Christopher Columbus in school, Nina decided to build a replica of the largest of Columbus’s three ships, the Santa Maria. She bought a Santa Maria model kit, which said the final constructed model would be 1/78 the size of the original ship. Once Nina finished constructing the model, she measured its length to be 18 inches. If the model is to the scale it claimed, what was the length, in feet, of the actual Santa Maria on which Columbus and his men sailed?
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APC Board Meeting
Where: FPCS office 4400 Business Park Blvd., Ste. B-22 Board Room
ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board President: Starr Marsett (742-1101 ext. 2)
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: 4400 Business Park Blvd. Anchorage, AK, United States
Phone: 907 742-3700
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