The Final Countdown
With eight weeks left of school, Migrant Education staff are hosting their final student activities of the year, wrapping up interventions, and looking ahead to the fall. Our final student activities of the year will be summer swim lessons and a district wide summer book fair, hosted in collaboration with local bookstores. As we move toward summer, do not forget to save your subsistence and commercial dates for the fall and be on the lookout for more information regarding our school supplies events for back to school! Please see all of our regional programming below and have a wonderful spring!
Parent Advisory Committee
Please join us! In person and virtually.
Our next meeting is planned for Thursday, May 1, at 11:00, at the Kenai Public Library.
Certain member seats will be up for reelection for new terms beginning next fall. If you are interested in being a PAC parent representative please contact Jackie Tomrdle. Voting for these positions will take place at our next meeting. All are welcome!
PreK Kits
Our program keeps growing, and this year we were so happy to provide over 70 PreK kits to little ones all over the district. Kits included early literacy materials, fine motor skill activities, digital resources, and other versatile learning tools to build active recall and promote learning engagement. If you received a kits, please share your feedback HERE. We would also love to see more photos that you can share HERE.
SOUTHERN PEN Driver's Ed Southern Peninsula
This Learn to Drive session is open to students in the greater Homer area. Space is limited, with priority given to PFS (Priority for Service) students. For more information about PFS, please refer to our monthly newsletter or our WEBSITE.
This form serves as an interest list and will accept responses until April 15th. After this date, we will review applicants' PFS status, age, and grade level. Parents will also need to complete necessary paperwork before instruction begins.
Joey Kraszeski | 907.235.4630 | jkraszeski@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Southern Peninsula's Wilderness Explorer's Program
We’re excited to welcome back participants who signed up for the second session of the Wilderness Explorers Program! We have had so much fun exploring the Seven Steps to Survival and AMSEA water safety.
We look forward to seeing you for our last session on April 11th at Homer Bay Club from 2:00–5:00 PM.
During this session participants will be learning about life rafts and survival kits. During the outdoor session, participants will put all seven steps of survival together and be introduced to orienteering. Each participant will go home with a new PFD, tide table and have the option to take home a few other resources.
What to Bring:
- Bathing suit and towel (for pool activities)
- Warm outdoor clothing (for portions of the workshop held outside)
🚗 Transportation is not provided—students must be dropped off and picked up.
📝 A signed permission form is required for each session.
We can’t wait for another exciting adventure—see you there!
Please contact Joanna Fonkert with any questions:
907-235-4640
SOUTHERN PEN Middle School Cold Water Survival
Saturday May 3rd 9-4pm at Homer High
This course is designed for middle school aged students who might be at risk of a cold water immersion while fishing or doing other activities in Alaska's cold water environment. The course is offered to all middle school students in the greater Homer area. Space is limited. Preference will be given to PFS (Priority for Service Students). For more information about PFS , please review our website.
Registration will be open until April 15th. this will allow time to review the interest list, prioritize available seats, and send necessary paperwork to parents, that must be filled out and returned before the course begins. INTEREST FORM
Joey Kraszeski | 907.235.4630 | jkraszeski@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
SOUTHERN PEN Summer Swim Lessons
This swim program is available to all Migrant students in grades K-6 in the greater Homer area during the summer June 3rd, 5th, 10th, 12th, 17th, and 19th. Space is limited, and priority will be given to Priority for Service (PFS) students. For more information about PFS, please refer to our website.
Registration for the summer session is open until April 15th. After the deadline, we will review the interest list, prioritize available spots, and send necessary paperwork to parents. These forms must be completed and returned before the course begins.
Please complete this FORM
CENTRAL PEN Wilderness Explorers
Migrant Ed is collaborating with the Kenai Watershed Forum to host a mini day camp for Migrant Ed students in grades 1-6 on Friday, April 18th from 10 am to 2 pm at Kaleidoscope in Kenai. This is a vacation day. We need at least 10 students to hold this activity. REGISTER HERE
Students will learn about the Adopt a Stream Program. Students will need to bring a sack lunch and warm clothes as we will be outside for most of the workshop.
Students can be dropped off and picked up and will need a signed permission form, which will be sent out upon registration.
Please contact Maureen Todd with any questions:
907-260-2536
CENTRAL PEN Summer Swim Lessons
Sign up for Skyview lessons will be:
Tuesday April 29th 8am – 3:30pm in person at the Skyview Pool
Group
Monday – Friday
June 2nd – 13th
June 16th – 27th
July 7th – 18th
July 21st – Aug 1st
Group
Tuesday / Thursday
June 3rd – 26th
July 8th – 31st
Private / Semi-Private
Tuesday / Thursday
June 3rd – 26th
July 8th – 31st
For more information call Skyview Pool at (907) 262-3905
There will also be lessons available at Kenai Central High School. Sign up information will be shared when it is available.
