KPBSD Migrant Ed Program

Vision: Migratory children and families will successfully navigate their educational journey.

** Please find all Migrant Ed Specialist's contact information at the bottom of this newsletter **

Homer Area Pre-K Families (ages 3 - 5), please join us at Homer Council on the Arts Building (355 W Pioneer Ave # 100, Homer) this Friday, February 3, from 11:30 - 1:30. We'll have a light lunch and story time, then we'll caravan up to Roger's Loop trailhead and strap on some snow shoes to look for animal tracks! We'll finish up with some hot cocoa! Come and enjoy some social time and outdoor fun! Fun times ahead! Please contact Betsy Vanek for more information, or to sign up!

We are really enjoying our Family Fun Swim Events.

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.

The Migrant Ed Program has partnered with the State of Alaska - Kids Don't Float Program to bring water and boating safety to the Kenai Peninsula. Our next session will be held at Nikiski Pool on Saturday, February 11, from 11:00 to 1:00. This is for student in grades K-6.

Kids do not need to know how to swim in order to participate in this program. We will be providing take-home personal flotation devices. Space is limited.

To register, or if you have questions, please contact Jackie Tomrdle.

Many schools will be hosting book fairs during Parent/Teacher conferences in February. Migrant Ed is able to offer each Migrant Ed student $30.00 worth of books at their school's Book Fair, OR one of two local area bookstores:

River City Books - 338 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK 99669

Homer Book Store - 332 E Pioneer Ave #1, Homer, AK 99603

If you choose to pick out books at one of the book stores, please give the sales clerk your name, and mention that you're with the Migrant Ed Program. They will cross-check names with their student/family list. Postcards with details will be mailed home, soon! If you have any questions, please contact Betsy Vanek.

This spring in Homer, Migrant Ed. is hosting a Driver’s Ed. course in partnership with the Alaska Driving Academy. The course will be held the last few days of February - early March.

Classroom Zoom will be: Monday, February 27, 4p - 7p and Tuesday, February 28, 4p - 7p

Driving days will be Wednesday, March 1, through Sunday, March 5.

Let the Alaska Driving Academy help you develop the confidence to get behind the wheel and be the next great driver on the road. Students are taught the dangers of the road, the dangers in the car, how to avoid distractions, the latest driving laws, and the key components of safe driving.

Space is limited and a valid driving permit, or license, are necessary to participate.

For more information, please contact Joey Kraszeski.

Migrant Ed is pleased to now be working with two Driving Instruction companies in the Central Peninsula. If your child has a valid driving permit, or a license already, but would like some extra training, please contact either one (or both) of these companies to find the driving instruction that best fits your schedule.

If your family lives outside of the Kenai/Soldotna Area, and you're interested in Driving Instruction, feel free to give these companies a call - they may be able to work around your scheduling needs to make this happen for you.

Alaska Driving Academy - Misty Lisenby (907) 260 - 3900

https://alaskacdl.com/new-driver/

Kenai Peninsula Driving Instruction - Sarah Douthit - (907) 335-3333

www.kenaidriving.com

Migrant Ed is excited to present opportunities for swim lessons (Levels 1 & 2) at two different locations in the Central Peninsula Area & in Seward. Here are the details:

Nikiski Pool - 55525 Poolside Ave, Kenai, AK 99611

Migrant Ed has made arrangements to cover the cost of one swim lesson per student this semester. Please contact Nikiski Pool to register - (907) 776-8800. The Nikiski Pool Schedule can be found HERE. Please let the Nikiski Pool Manager know that your child(ren) are part of the Migrant Ed Program. Nikiski Pool has a list of names they can refer to - Please contact Betsy Vanek if you have any questions about this program.

Skyview Pool - 46088 Sterling Highway, Soldotna, AK 99669

Migrant Ed will be offering a set of after school swim lessons for Migrant Ed students, grades K-6, from Tuesday, March 21 - Friday, March 24. This is for all levels of swimmers. Please contact Maureen Todd to register, or for more information.

Seward Pool - Head's Up for April and May lessons

If you are a Migrant Ed student in the Seward Area, please contact the Pool Manager @ (907) 224 -9050, in March (not before, please) to register for lessons in April or May. (Swim lessons for February/March are already full in Seward - they'll have another round of lessons in April/May.)

Working on Homer Area Lessons - please stay tuned!

Migrant Ed. is hosting a Youth Coldwater Survival Training, in partnership with the Challenger Learning Center, on Saturday, March 4th.The course will be held at Homer High School and is appropriate for middle school students (grades 6-8).

This course will prepare crew members to cope with the hazards that may be encountered during an accidental or deliberate immersion or submersion into cold water. A swimsuit and towel are necessary for participation.

Instruction will begin at the Homer High School Library in the morning (main entrance), then the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center (Homer High School Pool) in the afternoon.

Space is limited.

For more information, please contact Joey Kraszeski

Joey Kraszeski - Head of Bay & Homer Area Secondary Specialist

jkraszeski@kpbsd.org - (907) 235-4630

Betsy Vanek - Central/Eastern Peninsula Specialist

bvanek@kpbsd.org - (907) 714-0343

Jackie Tomrdle - Kenai/Nikiski Specialist

jtomrdle@kpbsd.org - (907) 283-8621

Maureen Todd - Soldotna/Sterling Specialist

mtodd2@kpbsd.org - (907) 260-2536

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