Wildcat Weekly

Website: https://www.ksb.kyschools.us
Location: 1867 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: (502) 897-1583

Fax: (502) 897-2850
Facebook: facebook.com/KYschoolfortheblind/
Twitter: @KSBWildcats

This week marks an important one in education-it's both Nurse and Teacher Appreciation week. We are so thankful for our nurses and teachers at KSB!

Happy Friday Wildcats!

Congratulations to our Students of the Week: EJ H. (High School), Muskan A. (Middle School), and Anthony G. (Elementary).

Kentucky will be represented at the National Braille Challenge in Los Angeles, CA!

The Sophomore winner, Krishna Malhotra qualified to compete in the National Braille Challenge in LA this June. Krishna is making history as he is the first student from KSB to ever qualify for the Nationals.

Way to go, Krishna! We can’t wait to hear about all the adventures in LA!

Next week students will complete KSA testing. Prom for high school students will be on Thursday the 16th followed by Field Day on the 17th. Field Day begins at 9:00 a.m.; if you would like to join your child in the fun, please let their teacher know. Rain date is May 21st.

The KSB Advisory Board will meet Friday, May 17th at 11:00 a.m. in the PD Room. The public is welcome to attend.

Have a wonderful weekend and please take good care!

Peggy

Principal

KSB

• April 29-May 15: KSA Testing Window

• Thursday, May 16, 6-9 pm- KSB Prom

• Friday, May 17: Field Day (rain date May 21)

• Monday, May 20, 10am: 8th-grade Promotion and Awards

• Monday, May 20, 1pm: HS Awards and Ring Ceremony

• Tuesday, May 21, 6:30pm: Graduation

• Wednesday, May 22, 9am: Elementary Awards and concert

• Wednesday, May 22: Last day of school

If you have any change in phone numbers, home address, a change in bus routine or you need someone added/removed from your child’s safe pick-up list; please contact Beth or Linda in the front office.

Are you signed up for OneCall? KSB uses OneCall to send school information, including our Weekly Wildcat. If not, please contact Beth Baker at beth.baker@ksb.kyschools.us or 502-897-1583

Kelsey Stark, host of KET's News Quiz, visited KSB in April and met with our middle and high school students. Our students gave some awesome suggestions for making the program more accessible for all. Kelsey Starks complimented them and said she had never received so many thoughtful suggestions.

Check out the episode featuring our Wildcats via this link. KSB is featured at the 10 minute mark.

Who: Any KSB Student in grades 9 -12

All dates/guests that do not attend KSB or KSB Short Course must be approved by Administration.

When: Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 6:00 - 9:00 PM

Where: KSB Campus – Gregory Recreation Center

Need to Knows:

• Day students may be dropped off starting at 5:45 PM at KSB Cafeteria Entrance near front Circle

• KSB will provide staff chaperones. Parents/families will not be admitted past the check-in table

• All Students must be picked up and signed out by 9:00 PM from "Check In Table" located inside marked entrance doors at KSB Food Service

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Senior Class Sponsors:

Melissa Fischer, Becky Spies, Sondra Miller, Roy Limpawuchara, Emily Campbell

• Buy the Flowers
• Do something unexpected
• Don’t lock up your heart
• Take note of small changes
• Notice your beauty
• Daydream often
• Text an old pal
• Go on an adventure
• Be in Awe
• Make time for Fun
• Enjoy the moment
• Find home within yourself
• Refresh your mind
• Nourish your body
• Cheer for yourself
• Establish boundaries
• Spruce up your space
• Keep growing
• Stay hydrated
• Be open to exploration

Hello folks; and welcome to another edition of Dorm Happenings here at KSB. We have another busy week planned here at KSB as we continue the path to the end of the 23-24 school year. We are entertaining our final elementary school short course group of students for the year. On Sunday as we got all of our students checked in from buses and parent drop offs, we were able to meet and greet many of our students back from the weekend. After that we got folks settled into the dorm and had a fine meal of chicken tenders and French fries, with various desserts and drinks for our dorm students. Then we were involved in multiple kinds of games and activities, from pinball, to exercise equipment and basketball pop a shot and arts and crafts in the dorm basement area. On Monday we had APH and the DOT Experience on campus as Meghan, and Savannah, and other folks from APH staff worked with dorm students on many tactile games with different feelings like Hellen Kellers hand, a braille machine from the 1940's, a game with tennis balls to make numbers and letters. Other games like remote controlled cars with different shapes, also had a tactile game with the layout of a village to design your own hometown. With many other smaller games that the students enjoyed playing . We would like to thank Savannah and all the APH staff for allowing us the opportunity to use these items which will be in the DOT Museum later in the year.

On Tuesday we had an extended day in the dorm as school was dismissed early due to inclement weather for the area. The dorm staff came in early to take care of the students as we played pinball, air hockey, pop a shot and built Lego cars and villages in the dorm basement. Then we had sack lunches from the cafeteria and then went outside to the playground and time in the recreation gym before coming back into the dorm for 8:00 pm meds and cleaning up for shower and bedtime. On Wednesday we once again came to the dorm early as school was dismissed early due to potential inclement weather. We enjoyed some extended time in the dorm basement with games, and study time also with piano and music time with paras. We had a sack lunch provided by Ms. Renee and Ms. Tamika from our cafeteria staff along with snacks and drinks. We had the students in the dorm basement once again with various games, of Pop- a -Shot, Pac- Man, Pinball, stationary bikes, and arts and crafts time with some music. Then we had sack lunches in the dorm kitchens for the boys and girls with some fun time stories of the school day and how the week has been going. At 6:30 we had elementary recreation time in the rec. gym with bicycles, balls, jump ropes, bouncy mat time and some games on our brand-new shuffleboard table courtesy of Mr. John Aaron and Mr. Earl and maintenance staff folks. We had snacks from McDonalds for all the students while we watched the movie 23 Blast which was a BIG HIT for the students about a Corbin KY football player and how the coaches, players, students, school and community worked together to make a huge impact for success for a blind student athlete.

Thursday was Zoo Day; the dorm students and staff went to the Louisville Zoo for the Light Show. It has been another fun and busy week here at the Howser dorm and we look forward to the coming weekend and want to wish all the moms out there a Happy Mother's Day on Sunday. Also, a quick reminder that we only have 8 more school days left and we will want to begin bringing items home from the dorm and limiting the number of items students will be bringing to the dorm. So until next time.

Looking for summer camp opportunities for your students? Look no further! KATC has published a list of camps this season for students of all ages.

Check out the PDF linked here for names, dates, and details of all of you summer camp options.

Summer will be here before we know it, which means that PATH is on its way. The summer program is July 14-21 at the University of KY. The program is open to students whether they want to go to work or go on to post-secondary training when they leave high school. Students need to meet the definition of a student with a disability. The requirements are:

• Ages 14-21
• In an educational setting (public school, homeschool, private school, etc.)
• With a 504 plan, IEP, or documented disability

This year, the focus will be on STEM careers. However, the student does not need have to have a decision to go into a STEM career to attend. This is a great opportunity for career exploration. The link for applications is application here.

For more info: check out the flyer here