SEWARD- Wednesday, October 2nd 1-3pm @ Seward Middle School

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SOLDOTNA- Thursday, October 3rd 2-4pm @ Soldotna Prep School Gym

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**HOMER RETAKES- Thursday, October 24th. Time and location are TBD

Thanks to those that joined us for the Beach Walk & Clean-up in the Homer area.

Treasures were found and fun was had!

Join us for our 3rd annual Fuel Your Future event on Tuesday, October 8th from 6-8pm at the Soldotna Prep School Library.

It will be an evening of information about post-high school planning and opportunities for your student.

For parents & students grade 7th-12th

Please RSVP by clicking the image below!

It is with a sad and heavy heart that we share that the Salmon Egg Take Trips are CANCELLED.

The silver salmon run is just not happening the same as it has in the past. Currently the numbers are very low. We do not know yet exactly why and are hoping this is an unprecedently low return.

The Naturalist Club has been enjoying their weekly adventures for sure! One more session this week- join us if you can!

Have you wanted to learn how social media and the internet are affecting your children, what they are seeing and going through, and learn how to help them navigate this area of their lives?

Please join us for an important presentation with Lt. Ryan Browning of Homer Police Department on Thursday, October 10th from 6-8pm at the Soldotna High School Auditorium. This presentation contains mature content and is appropriate for Adults and teens age 12 and up only.

Childcare will be provided by The Boys & Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula for children ages 3-11. They will have age-appropriate and hands-on activities. Children must be potty trained! If you plan to attend and will be utilizing the childcare, please RSVP HERE.

This event is open to the community, so please share and invite your friends and family!

The Zoology events in the Homer area continue to be a big hit! Thanks for joining us! Lots more to come!

Both Soldotna and Homer locations will be offering the PSAT on Wednesday, October 16th.

Soldotna: Soldotna Prep School

Homer: Homer Connections Learning Center

Cost is $18- student allotment may be used.

Test begins at 9am, please arrive by 8:45am. Test should be complete by 12:00pm.

The test is fully digital and laptops are provided.

Space is limited. Priority will be given to students in the 11th grade.

Registration is open through October 2nd.

SOLDOTNA PSAT

HOMER PSAT

We will be having these amazing sessions for students to learn more about different career paths!

Mark your calendars and be sure to watch for the RSVP links for these sessions coming soon!

WHO: Homeschool students & parents

WHAT: Stream water quality testing demonstration with Kenai Watershed Forum

WHEN: Monday, October 21, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

WHERE: Kenai Watershed Forum offices behind Soldotna Creek Park playground

Join us at the KWF offices with education specialist Katey Shedden. We will learn about the importance of monitoring our streams’ water quality and how to collect the data. Then we will use stream testing kits at Soldotna Creek and collect invertebrates to measure the health of the stream.

The Connections office has Stream Testing Kits available for checkout, so you can measure the health of a stream on your own as part of your homeschooling!

Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/EBLqivuUvM2ZeBD87

Connections 5th grader, Nora, hosted a Poetry Reading featuring her own original poetry collection!

Thank you for sharing your talents Nora!

We love to feature our amazing students!! If you'd like to share something fun your student is doing for school or in their extra-curricular activities, please send photos and short description to jlarsen@kpbsd.k12.ak.us.

Connections families that would like to utilize our local KPBSD pools have an option to get a Pool Punch Card through Connections to use at your preferred pool. Please see the steps to do so below:

1. Contact your local Connections office and request a Pool Punch Card for your student(s). A Pool Punch card form will be sent to you via email or filled out in the office. Forms are also available on our website on the Forms tab. Form must be signed (in person or electronically) for pass to be issued. Punch cards are Pool specific, so you will also need to let us know what pool you'd like a card for.

2. Pool Punch Cards are $55 which is good for 12 swims. The fee will be taken directly out of your students allotment. Each student will need their own card.

3. Your students Punch Card will then be sent directly to the designated pool through district mail. It may take up to a week to get there, so please keep that in mind when planning your swim time.

4. When you visit the pool, just let them know you have a Connections Punch Card.

5. When you need a new Punch Card, just start back at Step 1.

Few special notes:

*Parents or non-Connections siblings will have to be paid out of pocket.

*Pool Punch Cards are specific for the student, they are non-transferrable.

*Currently, the following pools are NOT available for open swim or Connections Pool Punch Cards: Skyview, KCHS, and Ninilchik.

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.