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KPBSD Migrant Ed Program

January 2021 Newsletter

KPBSD MigrantEd ProgramJanuary 2021 Newsletter

Dear Families of Migrant Ed Students,

Welcome to 2021! We at the Migrant Ed Program wish you Happy New Year, and we're looking forward to getting going on supporting all our Migrant Ed Learners this semester. We've got several new things planned, as well as the continuation of many programs that have been well received this year, including: Monthly Science kits, tutoring for all grade levels, school supply support, and books!


Good luck and be well,

Your KPBSD Migrant Ed Team

School Supplies, Books, and Tutoring!! School Supplies, Books, and Tutoring!!

School Supplies

No matter what type of schooling you're participating in currently (remote, in-person, home school), if you find yourselves in need of school supply items, please feel free to reach out to us, and we'll do our best to send supplies to you. In addition to the regular school supply list, this also includes items like water bottles, backpacks, headphones, face masks, tissues, and hand sanitizers.


Books

We've been doing our best to get books into your kids' hands this year. If you have yet to receive self-chosen books this year, please contact us, and we'll make arrangements with you to make sure this happens.


Tutoring - Grades K-12

Migrant Ed has partnered with some amazing local teachers to provide one-on-one virtual tutoring for grades K-12. We'll be featuring some of these folks in our February newsletter. If your student needs help catching up in any subject, or just needs a weekly assignment check-in, please feel free to contact any Migrant Ed Specialist to explore tutoring options for your student. We're here to help!

NEW - Virtual Comic Book Club - Grades 2 - 6 NEW - Virtual Comic Book Club - Grades 2 - 6

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Beginning Tuesday, February 2, from 4 - 5 PM, and continuing Tuesdays until March 2, Betsy will be hosting a virtual Comic Book Club for grades 2 - 6. A packet with graphic novel mentor text, sketch pad/drawing materials, plus a blank comic book will be provided before the first session. Sessions will include: virtual drawing lessons by Kim McNett, Homer artist, opportunities to practice creating your own graphic novel character, and eventually your own beginning graphic novel storyline with illustrations. Please contact Betsy Vanek @ bvanek@kpbsd.k12.ak.us for more information or to sign up. Sign up Deadline is Friday, January 22.

NEW! Virtual Coding Club - Grades 3 - 6 NEW! Virtual Coding Club - Grades 3 - 6

Learn today, build a brighter tomorrow.

Learn today, build a brighter tomorrow.

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Beginning Thursday, January 21, from 4 - 5 PM, and continuing Thursdays until February 25, join Betsy and Kyle for a Virtual Coding Club using code.org. During each session, we'll participate in an 'unplugged' lesson, followed by guided 'plugged' lessons found in code.org. This is a fun, no-stress way to explore the world of coding and its related skill-building properties such as problem-solving, logic and reasoning, and perseverance! If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Betsy at bvanek@kpbsd.k12.ak.us.


In addition, if you're interested in your own free code.org account for use at home, on your own time, please let Betsy know to help you get set up!

ChessKid.com Gold Membership ChessKid.com Gold Membership

ChessKid.com | Online Chess For Kids - 100% Safe and Free

ChessKid.com | Online Chess For Kids - 100% Safe and Free

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Migrant Ed has ChessKid.org Gold Memberships available for Migrant Ed Students of all grade levels. It's a great program to learn and practice the game and be able to play each other online. Please contact Damara directly to get set up. dburnett@kpbsd.k12.ak.us.

Continuing - Migrant Ed Monthly Science Kits - Grades K-12 Continuing - Migrant Ed Monthly Science Kits - Grades K-12

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We hope you've enjoyed exploring your monthly science kits as much as we've enjoyed planning and putting these together. If you're not currently receiving a monthly science kit, and wish to, please contact any Migrant Ed Specialist - contact info below. Coming up this spring: February - Alaska Tracks, March - Rocks/Minerals, April - Easy Hydroponic Gardening, May - Marine Algae. We have different kits geared for Elementary and Middle/High School students. Give us a shout if you're interested!!
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About us:

Migrant Ed Specialists:

Kyle Darbonne - Head of Bay Schools: kdarbonne@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Laura Murphy - Homer Area Schools: Lmurphy2@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Betsy Vanek - Central Peninsula Schools: bvanek@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Damara Burnett - Homer Area Elementary Schools: dburnett@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Location: https://maps.google.com/?q=Soldotna,+AK+99669,+USA&ftid=0x56c661617740be3f:0x547f65606473eefe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KPBSDMigrantEd

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