KPBSD Migrant Ed Program

January 2023 Newsletter

Welcome to Semester 2!

With the holiday season mostly behind us, we're looking forward to a busy semester 2 - filled with great opportunities for your students to grow and thrive as learners.

To get things started, we'd like to let you know that we're still here for any of your school supply needs. As you take inventory of your student's school supplies, please feel free to reach out and let us know if you need replenishing. Pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, etc. - anything that gets used up over the course of a semester is available. Please send an email message to your local Migrant Ed Specialist if you're interested in school supplies. (Please see below for Specialist contact info)

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Migrant Ed Drone Academy - 11th & 12th grades

This is something new to us! KPBSD Migrant Ed program is offering a 3-day/2-night residential Drone Academy for students in grades 11 and 12. Priority will be given to students in need of High School credit. KPBSD can offer .5 elective credit upon completion of the Drone Academy.

The Academy will be held at Challenger Learning Center, February 16 - 18, which are Parent/Teacher Conference Days for most schools - so kids will not miss school in order to attend.

The link to apply for Drone Academy is HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact Betsy Vanek @ bvanek@kpbsd.org or (907) 714-0343.

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Migrant Ed Cookbooks - Grab those family recipes!

Before you put all your favorite family recipes away for the Holiday Season, please snap a picture of them and send to us!

We're working with "Create My Cookbook" to gather and publish a Kenai Peninsula Migrant Ed Cook Book!

This is a great opportunity to work as a family to find and submit everyone's favorite recipes. Sharing recipes for salmon, halibut, and berries that we harvest in the summer is a great way to build community and get to know each other just a bit better!

We'll gather the recipes and get the cookbook put together - and then distribute this to all our Migrant Ed Families this Spring!

Please type, take a photo, or scan your favorite recipe (or recipes!) and email it to bvanek@kpbsd.k12.ak.us.

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Family Fun Swim!

We are really enjoying our Family Fun Swim Events. Time for another one, already!

We will have open family swim, as well as books, math games, and family literacy take-home materials.

Nikiski Pool (55525 Poolside Ave, Kenai, AK 99611)

SUNDAY, February 5, 2023.

5:00 - 6:00 Migrant Ed Open Swim

After 6:00, families may stay and continue to swim with Community Open Swim.

Light pizza dinner will be served.

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Safe Sitter - Homer Area

We have a few spots open for our Homer Area Safe Sitter course.

Safe Sitter is for young teens in grades 6-8 who are ready to learn the skills they need to care for themselves and younger children.

In addition, Safe Sitter teaches young teens life and business skills, so that they know how to be prepared, be responsible, and be considerate whether they are babysitting or doing odd jobs for family, friends, or neighbors.

This next course takes place on Saturday, January 21st, and Sunday, January 22nd, from 9:00-2:30. Please contact Joey Kraszeski (jkraszeski@kpbsd.org) for more information or to sign up!

Upcoming Events...

Kid's Don't Float - Kenai Area - Nikiski Pool, Saturday, Feb. 11, 11:30 - 1:00
Pre-K - Fun Friendly Fridays! - Homer Area, HCOA, Feb. 3, March 3, and April 7, from 11:30 - 1:30
Middle School Coldwater Immersion - Homer Area - HHS Pool - Saturday, March 4