Recruiting Update - NEW! Electronic Signatures!
We're wrapping up our annual recruiting efforts for the year. If you still have a Certificate of Eligibility form that needs signing and returned - please do so!
In addition, we've recently purchased a subscription with an electronic signature company - Panda Doc. If you've recently received an email from your local Migrant Ed Specialist requesting that you click on a link to review and electronically sign your COE, please rest assured this email is really from us, and the links are safe to click on. We're trying to follow up these electronic signature requests with phone calls to let you know that this is a new (and convenient!) signature process we're implementing this year, and will most likely use next year, as well. Thank you for understanding, and please reach out if you have any questions!
Migrant Ed Book Fairs
Family Fun Swim! Coming Soon!
The Nikiski pool requires children under 10 years of age to be closely supervised & accompanied in the water by a person at least 16 years of age.
Safe Sitter Course Opportunities
Safe Sitter is a not-for-profit, medically oriented instructional program designed to train young persons aged 11 to 14 how to be safe babysitters. The program teaches babysitters how to handle major and minor medical emergencies and proper child-care skills. This Safe Sitter class is designed to prepare students in grades 6-8 to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting.
TOPICS of INSTRUCTION INCLUDE:
- Injury Prevention
- Online Safety
- Care for a Choking Infant or Child
- First Aid
- The Business of Babysitting
- Basic Child Care (feeding, diapering)
- Safety for the Sitter
- Behavior Management
There will be two locations for Safe Sitter in December. If you have a student interested in taking this class, Migrant Ed can help pay for the course and material fees.
December 20th and 21st
Joanna Fonkert (Southern Pen)
December 23rd and December 30th
Maureen Todd (Central Pen)
Attention Seniors!
Whether you are attending a tech school, community college, or a university, financial aid opportunities will require you to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). This application will open December 1st. Many SCHOLARSHIP deadlines are approaching or have passed. Please contact your area specialist for support connecting to these opportunities. We are here to empower migrant students to overcome barriers and successfully transition to postsecondary life.
Academic Coaching
Kids Don't Float Summary
In October, we partnered with the State of Alaska Boating Safety program to host five different Kids Don't Float classes for our students. A total of 62 students received special instruction on water safety including how to fit a life jacket, how to board a boat from the water, how to rescue someone in the water, and what it is like to submerge a canoe. Thank you to all of our families who signed their students up and transported them to this training. It meant so much to host this class for our students in all regions across the district. We would also like to show our gratitude to parent Melissa Malcom and her sister Megan Malcom, who helped support this program very last minute to add additional instruction for our students in the Homer area.
Ninilchik Area Explorers Opportunity - Constellations and Campfire Cooking!
Ninilchik Area Migrant Ed students, grades K - 8! Please join us after school, Friday, November 8, at Ninilchik School, Room 9, at 3:35 PM. From there we'll head to the beach to learn about constellations and the night sky! Yes, it will be daytime, but there are ways! We'll finish up at the Ninilchik View Campground (135.7 Sterling Hwy.) with campfire cooking. Parent pickup at the campground at 5:00 PM. Contact Betsy Vanek to register.
Homer Area Explorers Opportunity - grades 1-6
Migrant Ed is offering two different sessions of Explorers for Migrant Ed students in grades 1-6. Both sessions will meet at The Homer Bay Club - 2395 Kachemak Way, Homer, and include workshops on water safety skills, donning immersions suits, orienteering skills, shelter and fire building, and emergency signaling. Snacks provided, parent transportation required. Please contact Joanna Fonkert for more information. Please sign up for the session that corresponds with your child's school.
Session A - Students from McNeil Canyon School / Head of Bay Schools / Chapman School
- All sessions are from 2:00 - 5:00 PM
- Friday, November 15
- Friday, January 17
- Thursday, March 6
Session B - Students from West Homer, Head of Bay Schools, Fireweed Academy, Paul Banks
- All sessions from 2:00 - 5:00 PM
- Friday, December 13
- Friday, February 7
- Friday, April 11
Soldotna Highschool Meet and Greet
On November 15th Migrant Ed will host a meet and greet with Soldotna High School students during lunch in room 78 at SoHi. There will be school supplies, root beer floats, and a quick review of resources available through Migrant Ed. All SoHi Migrant Ed students are invited to swing by for a quick hello.
Central Peninsula Explorers Summary
Migrant Ed partnered with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Ranger Michelle for a mini day camp in October. Seventeen students attended this three hour activity where they learned about ecosystems, food chains, animal identification, and the habitat of the Kenai Wildlife Refuge. At the end of the day, they had all earned their Jr Ranger certificate. Thank you to all the families who participated in this outstanding adventurey day, especially Roberta Turner who volunteered to help chaperone.
