KPBSD Migrant Ed Program

Did you know?

The Migrant Education Program on the Kenai Peninsula currently serves over 650 children! The ages of migratory children ranges from under 2 years old to 21 years old.

Most families qualify for Migrant Education by participating in either commercial fishing, or subsistence fishing or berry picking. If you know of a family who might qualify for Migrant Ed, please refer them to us! We work to enroll families year-round.

April is here! That means our Challenger Learning Center After School program is about to start!

To register, click HERE.

Sessions will be held on Wednesdays in April (April 6, 13, 20 & 27)

4:00 – 5:30 PM

Challenger Learning Center ( 9711 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai, AK 99611).

Join us for all sessions, or just a few! Here are some of the activities planned:

This was such a hit in January - we're doing this again!!

Families! Please join us on Saturday, April 23, from 5:00 -6:00, for open swim, slide, and water fun! A light dinner will be served at 6:00, with an opportunity for more swim time!

We'll also have great parenting books, kids books, and more!

We hope you'll join us for some water fun, amazing books, good food & great company!

We started sending all kinds of kits in response to the challenges of 2020, and have continued this practice, as we have found it is a good way to reach many more students around our geographically diverse District.

Currently, we're sending:

• Science kits to students in more outlying areas of the Kenai Peninsula.
• Pre-K Kits to young children who have not yet started school.
• Coming Soon: Transition kits to students moving into Middle School, High School, Grade 11, and graduating students.

We've had a lot of fun thinking of interesting and engaging materials to add to these kits, and hope that they've been enriching for Migrant Ed Families.

• Seward Area Water Safety, Elementary, Middle & High School Students - Saturday, April 30 (Seward HS Pool - Times TBD)
• Seward Area Family Night - Friday, April 29 (Location and time TBD)
• Central Peninsula Driver's Ed Instruction for High School Students - May 2022
• Summer Swim Lesson Information - coming soon!

When engaging in writing, young children often mirror what they see around them: adults and older children writing lists, letters, text messaging. They are observing the way writing is used in our everyday lives.

Here are some suggestions that engage your child in the writing process:

• Have your child write instructions for taking care of the family pet. These will be useful as you plan your summer vacations!
• Write a letter or thank you note to a relative. Talk through what your child wants to say before writing begins.
• Make a shopping list before going to the grocery store.

Taken from: https://www.readingrockets.org/article/developing-writing-and-spelling-home

Damara Burnett - Homer Area Elementary Specialist

dburnett@kpbsd.org

Joey Kraszeski - Secondary Specialist

jkraszeski@kpbsd.org

Laura Murphy - Head of Bay Specialist

lmurphy2@kpbsd.org

Betsy Vanek - Central/Eastern Peninsula Specialist

bvanek@kpbsd.org

Website: https://sites.google.com/g.kpbsd.org/kpbsdmigranteducation/home
Location: 148 North Binkley Street, Soldotna, AK, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KPBSDMigrantEd