October Newsletter

K-Beach Elementary School

A Message from Mrs. Van Slyke

We have had a wonderful start to our school year and student behavior has been excellent! This does not happen by accident. Thank you for your positive influence in developing the character of your child.

As a school, we focus on acknowledging and reinforcing positive behavior. Compliments have a direct impact on the success students and classes have in reaching their behavior goals.

Thank you for your continued support!

🌟 Positive Office Referrals 🌟

Congratulations to our students who earned positive office referrals during the month of September. Way to go, Caribou!

Jackie Breedlove

Eva Elordi

Cabela Mack

Kenton Roush

RIGS Assembly

We held our annual RIGS assembly on Friday, September 20th. RIGS stands for Reading Is Great in Summer, and this assembly celebrates students who participated in our summer reading program this past summer. This has been a K-Beach tradition for 23 years! Thank you to the Soldotna Rotary and Marathon Oil for their generous support. They have helped sponsor our RIGS program for many years. All students who participated in RIGS received two books, and students who read over 900 minutes were also given a RIGS T-shirt! The RIGS T-shirt this year has a special caribou on the sleeve to commemorate K-Beach Elementary's 40th year as a school.

We recognized top readers in each grade level and awarded them with an additional prize.

Kindergarten – Ivan Knight
First grade – Raelen Biswas
Second grade – Rhett Kato
Third grade – Davin McCaughey
Fourth grade – Jackson Kjostad
Fifth grade – Opal Keen
Sixth grade – Mykelyn Rasmussen

This year we crowned Mykelyn Rasmussen as our RIGS Queen! She read 7,245 minutes this past summer. Wow! Students and teachers who participated in the program read a grand total of 195,430 minutes. Way to go, Caribou!

Mykelyn Rasmussen being interviewed as the RIGS Queen

Total Minutes Read Over the Summer

Top reader for kindergarten earning special prize

Mrs. Van Slyke and Mrs. Daniels having fun at the assembly

Radio Interview

Check out the radio interview MERRILL-SIKORSKI-RIGS-QUEEN-OF-READING.

The Smore You Read the Smore You Know

September Photos

Mrs. Bybee’s students during their pom-pom pajama and blanket fort celebration.

Mrs. Bybee’s students with their “Space Surprise” artwork.

Mrs. Felchle's students completed self-portraits by tearing paper.

Students learning the letter "k" and when to use a "k" versus a "c" for spelling words.

Practicing spelling words by writing them in shaving cream with a race car.

Students practiced writing names, numbers, and letters they have learned with finger paints.

Representative Ruffridge came and read with several of our classes for Reading with a Representative.

Students in STEAM working on pencil towers.

Mrs. Zibell's class dressing as their favorite character for Fairy Tale and Tall Tale Day.

Mrs. Zibell's class making structures like Paul Bunyan for Fairy Tale and Tall Tale Day.

Mrs. Zibell's class acting out the snow covered peaks of the Himalayas that created fertile land in the Indus River Valley.

Representative Ruffridge came and read with several of our classes for Reading with a Representative.

Mrs. Jones's class celebrating filling their pompom jar with making desk forts and reading.

Mrs. Zibell's students sequencing a recent folktale.

Mrs. Zibell's class earned a Show and Tell celebration for earing 65 DoJo Points.

Ms. Hakkinen's first graders earned some book look time at the end of their reading group.

ALICE Drill

We will be conducting our ALICE Drill on Friday, October 4th. Teachers will review safety procedures with students, including the steps for safely evacuating the school. As part of the drill, we will evacuate to our designated emergency location. Local law enforcement will be on site to assist with the drill.

If you have any questions, please contact the office at 907-260-1300.

Kenai Pumpkin Festival

Our Student Leadership team is hosting a face-painting booth at the Kenai Pumpkin Festival again this year. Please stop by Millennium Square (the field behind Louie's Restaurant) to support our students at the festival on Saturday, October 12th from 12:00-3:00!

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Caribou Migration

Our Caribou Migration has been rescheduled for Monday, October 7th. Your child will participate during his or her scheduled specials time. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you are interested in helping during this event. We love to have parents here to cheer on the students!

If you would like to volunteer please click on the link Volunteer for Caribou Migration.

Please have your child wear school colors to school that day - red, white, or blue. Each student will be receiving a "race bib" to keep track of the number of times they run the track!

Scholastic Book Fair

Dear Families:

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way! Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school.

Here’s what you need to know about the big event, which will take place October 21st through October 25th.

Hours:

Monday- Wednesday 8-3

Thursday 8:30-11:30/2-4/4:30-6:30

Friday 8:30-11:30

Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy. Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping: click here

Would you like to volunteer at the K-Beach book fair? We would love to have your help and you earn a free book for every shift worked! Follow this link to get to our SignUpGenius: click here

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 24th from 8:30am-6:30pm and Friday, October 25th from 8:30am-11:45am. There will be no school for students on these days. Please be on the lookout for information from your child's teacher regarding signing up for a time to meet.

PTO Parent-Teacher Conference Lunch

K-Beach PTO is organizing lunch to be provided for teachers and staff during their long conference days. Please use the link below to sign up to bring items or help in the teachers' lounge. Thank you for helping provide lunch to our wonderful K-Beach Staff!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040844A8AE2EA2FD0-51789622-parentteacher

Attendance

Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school - and themselves! Here are a couple of tips to help your child build a habit of great attendance:

Know that perfect attendance is not the goal. There are times when your child should stay home due to illness. When this happens ask your child's teacher for work that may have been missed in class.
Limit out-of-school time. Try to schedule medical appointments and extended trips when school is not in session.

Source: Attendance Works and National Association of Elementary School Principals

Halloween Costumes

Your child's classroom teacher will communicate with you regarding Halloween plans for your child. It will be up to the classroom teacher whether costumes will be allowed or if there will be a class celebration. Please remember that costumes should be school appropriate and kid-friendly, and play weapons and masks are not allowed. If your child's class is having a celebration, it is preferred that treats are store-bought. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Child Find

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Did you know that K-Beach has a fresh fruit and vegetable program? Your child gets to eat fresh fruits or vegetables a couple of times a week for snack. Ask your child what yummy fruits and veggies they have had this week.

Upcoming Dates

October 3rd - Practice ALICE Expectations & Read "I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared".

October 4th - Evacuation Drill

October 7th - Caribou Migration

October 11th - In-service Day - No School

October 12th - Kenai Pumpkin Festival (K-Beach has a face painting booth)

October 17th - Picture Retakes/PTO Meeting 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

October 18th - Early Release, Dismissal at 12:55

October 21st - Book Fair 8:00 - 3:00

October 22nd - Book Fair 8:00 - 3:00

October 23rd - Book Fair 8:00 - 3:00

October 24th - Parent Teacher Conferences and Book Fair 8:30 - 6:30 (No School)

October 25th - Parent Teacher Conferences and Book Fair 8:30 - 11:30 (No School)

November 15th - Early Release, Dismissal at 12:55

November 21st - PTO Meeting 3:00 in Library

November 28th - No School (Holiday)

November 29th - No School (Holiday)