KPBSD Migrant Ed Program

November 2022 Newsletter

Welcome! to all our new Migrant Ed Families!

Whether your family has been a part of the Migrant Ed Program for many years, or if this is your first venture into the world of Migrant Ed - Welcome!

Thank you to everyone who helped us complete our Fall Recruiting/Enrollment Season. This is the one time per year when we are required to update everyone's Migratory Activity information, whether it's commercial or subsistence fishing, subsistence berry picking or logging. We greatly appreciate everyone's efforts to chat with us and make it happen.

On that note, please know that our enrollment efforts occur year-round, so if your COE isn't complete yet, or if you still need to sign your form and return it back to us, it's all good! We enroll families year-round, it's just that our funding cycle is based on our fall recruitment efforts.

Please feel free to contact any Migrant Ed Specialist listed below if you have any questions!

Books and Book Fairs

Our Book Fairs around the District were a rousing success! Thanks to all the District Librarians, Teachers, and Families who took the time to help students pick out books at their local school book fair. If you are a family who missed out on shopping at a local school book fair, and have not yet shopped for books at our local book stores, please contact us for information on how to get books! Each Migrant Ed student is eligible for up to $30.00 worth of books this fall, and we would like to make sure everyone gets books!

Nikiski Pool Family Event!

Please join us at the Nikiski Pool on Saturday, December 10, at 5:00 for Family Open Swim! We will also be hosting a gently used Book Swap, so check your bookshelves for books you're ready to exchange, and bring them to the pool! We'll have gently used books for folks to take home, as well as a selection of brand new books to peruse and take home, as well. We'll also have excellent math games to take home - perfect for fun times during the upcoming winter break.

Migrant Ed has the pool reserved from 5-6 PM, with an option for families to stay longer and enjoy more community open swim time. Parents must accompany children ages 10 and under.

Pizza dinner will be served, as well.

This has been a really fun event in the past, and we're excited to continue this event! It's a great way for our families to get to know each other from across the District, and for Migrant Ed staff people to meet families, as well!

For more information, please contact Joey Kraszeski.

Upcoming Events - Check it out!

Wow! There's a lot going on with Migrant Ed:

Please note: space is limited at many of these events, so please contact us soon to enroll.

Central Peninsula Driver's Ed: It's not too late for students ages 16 and up who have their learners permit to contact Misty at Alaska Driving Academy, (907) 260-3900, to sign up for free "Learn to Drive" course. This course includes in-person driving instruction, and an opportunity to take your driving test and get your driving license! Contact Betsy Vanek for more info.

Kids Don't Float Events:
Friday, November 11, 2:00 - 3:30, HHS Pool - McNeil School & K-Selo School (Contact Damara Burnett)
Friday, December 9, 2:00 -3:30, HHS - Voznesenka School (Contact Joey Kraszeski)
Saturday, December 10, SOHI Pool, 10:00 - 12:00, Soldotna Area Elementary Students (Contact Maureen Todd)
Additional Kids Don't Float Events will be held in Kenai, Ninilchik (Chapman, Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik, & Tustumena Schools Area), & Homer HS (Razdolna School) in 2023. More info to come!

Fun Friend Friday:
Homer Area Pre-K (3-4 year olds)
Friday, December 2, 10:00 - 12:00, Location: TBD
Come meet new friends, join on a woods walk, and make a holiday craft to share!
Contact Damara Burnett for information.

Coldwater Immersion and Survival Course:
Saturday, December 3, 9:00 - 5:00 PM
Grades 9-12, Head of Bay Schools and Homer Area High School Students
Homer High School Pool
Contact Joey Kraszeski

Safe Sitter Classes:
Tuesday, January 3, 9:00 - 4:30, Soldotna Prep Building & Virtual! Please Contact Maureen Todd for more information and to register!
January 21 - 22, Homer Area - South Peninsula Hospital. Contact Joey Kraszeski to register.

Hunters Education

Fourteen Homer Migrant Ed students recently participated in a Hunter Education Safety Course thanks to ADF&G and the excellent instructors at the Kachemak Bay Gun Club. Congratulations to each graduate for completing this intensive course and receiving their first Hunter Safety Card!