This week at Connections!

Re-Enrollment and initial enrollment appointments for the 25-26 school year have begun!!

Contact your local office to setup an enrollment appointment today!

Central Peninsula 907-714-8880

Homer 907-226-1880

Seward 907-224-9035

Your voice makes a difference! As we work together to support student success across the Kenai Peninsula, advocacy plays a key role in shaping the future of public education.

Staying informed and engaged with our state legislators helps ensure that the needs of our students, staff, and schools are heard. To make it easier, the KPBSD Legislative Page provides a one-stop resource with contact information for all Kenai Peninsula legislators.

Visit: https://kpbsd.org/communications/the-legislature-kpbsd/

Central Peninsula K-2nd graders can participate in mCLASS testing coming up soon!

mCLASS is a literacy assessment system designed to help understand your child's reading skills and identify areas where they might need extra support. It's like a check-up for reading, helping you see what your child knows and what they're working on.

If you are interested in scheduling, please click HERE and select only ONE TIME SLOT per student.

If the available time slots do not work for you, please email Sarah Milam at smilam@kpbsd.k12.ak.us and we can try to accommodate another day/time.

The Connections art exhibit has been installed and is ready for viewing.

The exhibit is highlighted on the city website at: https://www.soldotna.org/news_detail_T13_R168.php

as well as the city’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CityofSoldotna/

and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mysoldotna/.

Connections 10th grader, Xiling Tanner, placed first in the State of Alaska’s TrigStar competition this year and receives $550.

He received a perfect score and took only 17 minutes, 30 seconds to complete 13 very challenging trigonometry problems.

He now goes on to the national competition in May.

Congratulations Xiling!!

Soldotna area families- two sessions left of Elementary Music Class!

Tuesdays- April 15th, and April 29th

Classes will take place at the Soldotna Prep Music Room.

All grades K-6th will now meet together 2:30-3:30pm

Connections will be holding a Spring Recital on Tuesday, April 22nd at 6pm. It will be held at the Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna.

We hope you will all attend to support our amazing musicians!

Our Soldotna Office will be hosting our first ever BIKE RODEO along with our End of Year Ice Cream Social on May 12th from 12-2pm at the Soldotna Prep School.

This will be an event you DO NOT WANT TO MISS! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

All Connections families are invited to attend! More details to come!

We have a few important deadlines approaching- please mark your calendars so you don't miss them!!

Last Day for local vendor ORDERS- Beemuns, AK Crazy Collector, Homer Bookstore, etc.- April 30th

Last Day to submit REIMBURSEMENTS to your advisor- April 30th

2nd Semester Reports DUE to your advisor- May 14th

Connections Graduation- May 22nd 4pm @ SOHI Auditorium

For students considering taking classes next year at Kenai Middle School-

You are invited to attend the 5th/6th Grade Visitation on April 22nd.

All students should arrive at Kenai Middle School at 9:15am and leave at 11:15am.

AGENDA

1. Welcome- Mr. Dosko/Mr. Felchle- KMS Library 9:15am
2. Power Point Presentation
3. School Tour

Kenai Middle School's annual "Spring Open House" for transitioning students/parents and perspective students/parents will be on Thursday, April 24th. More information to come.

We will have a Book Fair at the Soldotna Prep School April 22nd-25th!

The fair will run 10am-3pm daily.

Homer & Seward families that attend the Book Fair in person, you will receive a $5 off coupon to use at the Book Fair.

We will have an additional *Adventure Night* on Thursday, April 24th from 5-7pm! Bring your family, invite a friend, & come dressed as your favorite adventurer, real or fictional!

Online ordering will be available beginning APRIL 21st! Link is below.

Paper catalogs are available at the Soldotna Connections office and will soon be at the Homer and Seward offices as well.

Click link below to access the file with clickable links.

Our LAST Open Gym of this school year will be Thursday, May 1st.

Connections will be hosting our 2nd Family Fun Zone during the 38th Annual Sports Rec & Trade Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Saturday & Sunday, May 3rd & 4th

Saturday hours 10am-6pm and Sunday hours 10am-5pm

Family Fun Zone is FREE with entrance to the show! We will have carnival games, face painting, prizes, and more! Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Entrance to the show:

General Admission- $5

Senior/Student/Military- $4

Kids 10 & under- Free

Do you know anyone interested in learning more about homeschooling as their children grow into school age? Please share the information below!

Our Ready.Set.Connect Preschool Program is now accepting applications through August 9th.

• This program is intended for families that do NOT currently have children in school and are looking to learn more about homeschooling their incoming preschool student.
• Students need to be 4 years old by September 1st, 2025 and NOT enrolled in any other Pre-K programs (private of KPBSD).
• This program will provide parents with resources, ideas, and skills necessary to create a successful preschool experience at home.

Click the link HERE to access the flyer for more information before applying.

Click the picture below to complete the application!

As homeschool parents, you have taken steps to prioritize your child’s education and to give them the tools they will need to be successful. While it may be impossible to predict the future or even know what our kids will be “when they grow up”, one thing is for sure – it will be very different than the world we grew up in, and artificial intelligence will be a part of it!

AI has exploded on the scene in the past year or two, and if you are curious, or perhaps even a bit skeptical, about Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT, Seward Connections Advisor, Laura Haskins, has put together a Video Series called “Understanding and Navigating Artificial Intelligence”. The information in this series is geared toward K-12 parents and students. Her hope is that you gain a basic foundation in order to start a conversation with your family and to explore it further.

The link will take you to a Google Folder where you will find 5 short videos to watch at your convenience. Please also check out the other resources in the Folder and she would also appreciate it if you complete the feedback survey when you are done. Click the image below or scan the QR code to get started.

Each of our locations have special events in their certain areas!

Be sure to click the link below for your area to see what each Connections location has coming up AND the community events for each area.