Updated: Nov 30
NEWS, NEWS, NEWS
The Learning Center will be closed on Tuesday, 11/7/23, for Election Day.
Sign-ups for our LIVE Virtual Talent Show open on 11/10/23.
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Check out our NEW Personal Finance curriculum with FAFlex Duo.
-Hands-On, In-Depth, Interactive learning
-Real-Life Budgeting Situations in the Budget Game
-Up-to-Date Stock Market Quotes with the Stock Game
-LIVE Lab Classes
-Current members receive 40% off until 12/31/23.
Personal Finance Courses:
- Budgeting-Spending and Savings
- Investing
- Credit Cards and Debt
- Employment and Income
- Financial Risks and Insurance
- Mathematics and Spreadsheets
- Economics
- Accounting, Management, and
- Marketing
- Investing 101
Real-Life Experiences with the Budget Game
Learn How to Invest with the Stock Game
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LIVE Events this week:
*Parents are welcome to sit in on all LIVE student events.
Wednesday, 11/8/23
LIVE STEM Club
Time: Grades K-5: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern
Time: Grades 6-12: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM Eastern
Where: Virtual Campus: Club Room
Wind Sound Sculptures
Students will create a sculpture that uses wind to make sound.
Possible Materials
Wood scraps
PVC Pipes
Plastic Spoons
Plastic Cups
Plastic bottles (soda bottles, milk jugs, etc.)
Aluminum cans
Ping Pong Balls
Paper, cardboard, pool noodles
String or yarn
Straws
Elastic bands
Duct Tape
Prep Work
Design your sculpture.
How will your sculpture make sounds?
What materials will you need to gather?
Constraints
Your sculpture may not be taller than 5 feet.
You must use no less than 3 different materials
Your sculpture may stand upright or hang from a tree or pole.
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Thursday, 11/9/23: LIVE Storytime Club
Time: 12:00-12:40 PM Eastern
Where: FunCation Virtual Campus: Group Room A
Book: Knots on a Counting Rope
Synopsis: A blind Native American boy named Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses begs Grandfather to tell the stories of the night he was born and of a great race. In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy’s emerging confidence facing his greatest challenge: blindness.
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Thursday, 11/9/23: FB Live Stream: Observing Native American Heritage Month
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern
Where: Facebook: FunCation Academy-Group
What: Discuss different ways to observe Native American Heritage Month.
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Thursday, 11/9/23: LIVE Student Book Club
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern
Where: FunCation Virtual Campus: Group Room A
What: We will be wrapping up our discussion of The Giver.
Don't forget to vote for the next Book Club book.
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LIVE Student Interest Group Meetings this week:
Thursday, 11/9/23: Gymnastics: 1:00-1:45 PM Eastern
Thursday, 11/9/23: Role Play Group: 3:00-3:45 PM Eastern
Thursday, 11/9/23: Survival Minecraft Roleplay: 4:00-4:45 PM Eastern
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Student Activity of the Week: Thankful Poem
Click the picture to access the activity.
Students with submissions will be entered into a drawing for a $25.00 Amazon gift card each quarter.
Each submission = 1 entry
Next Drawing: 1/3/24 (2nd quarter of 2023-2024 school year: October, November, and December)
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Future LIVE Events and Classes for next week (11/13/23)
LIVE FAFlex Open House: 11/13/23 @ 5:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Parents-as-Teachers Cafe Social: 11/14/23 @ 2:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Student Interest Group: Harry Potter: 11/14/23 @ 3:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Trivia Club: 11/15/23 @ 1:00 and 2:30 PM Eastern
LIVE FB Stream: 11/16/23 @ 1:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Student Interest Group: Roblox @ 2:30 PM Eastern
LIVE Student Interest Group: Christian Group @ 2:45 PM Eastern
LIVE Student Interest Group: Anime @ 3:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Student Interest Group: The Author's Corner @ 3:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Student Interest Group: Survival Minecraft Roleplay @ 4:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Fall Parent Workshop: Planning for Life Beyond High School: 11/17/23 @ 1:00 PM Eastern
LIVE Student Newsletter: 11/17/23 @ 1:00 PM Eastern
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Registration for the LIVE Fall Parent Workshop Series is now open!
Workshop 1: Academic Planning for High School: September 29, 2023 CLOSED
Workshop 2: Transcript Preparation: October 27, 2023 CLOSED
Workshop 3: Life Beyond High School: November 17, 2023
Workshop 4: Scholarships and FAFSA: December 15, 2023
Workshops begin promptly at 1:00 PM Eastern and end no later than 3:00 PM Eastern.
All workshops are LIVE on our virtual campus.
FA Community Members with Full Access and FA Community Members with Base Access plus Parent Support receive 1 free workshop. Please reach out to billing for instructions.
*Recordings will be accessible if you are unable to attend live.
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Pricing:
$35.00 per Workshop OR
$100.00 for the Full Workshop Series
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Sneak Peek LIVE Events and Resources:
Click the button to see our activities and events calendar:
Coming in November:
The Virtual Campus will be closed on 11/7/23 for Election Day.
Sign-ups for the LIVE student virtual talent show open on 11/10/23.
FAFlex OPEN HOUSE 11/13/23 from 5:00-7:00 PM Eastern.
Fall Break: 11/20/23-11/24/23: The virtual campus will be closed during the week of our fall break.
Coming in December:
LIVE student virtual talent show: 12/15/23
Winter Break: 12/20/23-1/3/24