KPBSD Migrant Ed Program

Migrant Ed is partnering with the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai to host a Cold Water Survival and Egress Training for Central Peninsula students in grades 7-12. This event will be Saturday, November 11, from 9 AM - 4 PM, at the Challenger Learning Center and Kenai Central High School pool. Lunch and snacks will be provided. To be added to the interest list please complete this survey.

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Students will need their swimsuits and a towel. Space will be limited. Please contact us soon!

Jackie Tomrdle 907-283-8621 | Betsy Vanek 907-714-0343 | Maureen Todd 907-260-2536

Homer Area Migrant Ed will be hosting a Cold Water Survival and Egress Training on December 2nd, from 9AM - 4PM, for Middle School students in Homer, Head of the Bay Schools, Anchor Point, and Nikolaevsk. This course will occur at the Homer High School Library and Pool, and is provided by the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully apply priorities to aid in rescue and increase survival time in the event of coldwater immersion. Snacks will be provided. Students will need to bring a sack lunch, swimsuit, and towel.

Please contact Joey Kraszeski, 907-235-4630, to be placed on the interest list as space is limited.

We welcome all Migrant Families to participate in a free Family Fun Swim at the KPB Nikiski Pool (55525 Poolside Ave) on Saturday, December 9th, from 5-6 pm. We will have books, math games and snacks for our Migrant Families at that time. This event will follow an open swim from 1 - 4:45 pm, that our Migrant Families are welcome to attend. The cost of admission for the open swim is also covered by the Migrant Education Program.

Thank you so much Migrant Ed Families! We know it is extra work to gather your fishing dates and communicate all the information we need every fall. We greatly appreciate your efforts, and try our best to make the process of re-enrollment go as smoothly as possible every year. Our funding deadline is fast approaching - November 15. This is the date every year where we need to have our Certificates of Eligibility forms completed in order for the State of Alaska to determine what our funding will be for next year. This doesn't mean that we're finished with recruiting, though. We are able to enroll and re-enroll families into the Migrant Ed program all year long. So, if you still haven't been contacted, please don't worry! We'll contact you soon. If you have been contacted, but haven't yet had the opportunity to speak to a recruiter, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. If you have been sent your Certificate of Eligibility form, and still need to return it - please do so! Or, let us know if you need another copy of your form. We're always here to help out, if needed! Thank you, again, for your efforts!

Driver's Ed, with the Alaska Driving Academy (ADA), occurred at the end of September - early October and served 13 students. This fall the ADA offered an official road test for qualifying students. Thank you to all the students and families who were able to participate in this important training!

Don't forget! Central Peninsula Students, you can still sign up for Driver's Ed during the regularly scheduled courses in the Central Peninsula with Alaska Driving Academy and Kenai Peninsula Driving Instruction.

Please Contact:

Alaska Driving Academy

Learn 2-Drive

Misty | 907.260.3900

Kenai Peninsula Driving Instruction

New Driver Course

Sara | 907.335.3333

Elementary students from Head of the Bay schools were able to spend half a Saturday at Homer High School learning about Water Safety. Students spent time in the library learning the ins and outs of cold water survival, including how to tell if a life jacket fits, or not. Students then were able to apply what they learned to a real-life water environment by practicing what they learned in the Homer High School Pool. This was a fun way to learn, and helps demystify ways to stay safe on the water.

Local area Migrant Ed students have been enjoying after school swim lessons to help improve their swimming skills. Migrant Ed has offered both beginning and intermediate level swim lessons to help students feel more comfortable in the water and improve their swimming strokes, like crawl, backstroke, etc. Plus, it's a fun way to spend Thursday afternoons! A huge "Thank You" to parents for transporting their students to lessons, and to the excellent Pool Staff at Ninilchik Pool.

What a great week of bookfairs that occurred during parent teacher conferences! Our school librarians put in a tremendous amount of work to make sure Migrant Students were able to come pick out some new books. We are thrilled with the number of students who participated in this event! Don't worry if your student missed a bookfair, or your school did not hold a bookfair. Students can still go select books at their local bookstore - Homer Bookstore & River City Books - through December 15.

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