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

• Thursday, March 30-Middle School Concert (details below)
• April 3-7-Spring Break
• April 18-19-Senior Trip A (more information to come)
• April 27-High School Concert (details below)
• May 1-2-Senior Trip B (more information to come)
• Thursday, May 4-Founder's Day
• Monday, May 8-Summative Testing Window Begins
• Thursday, May 18-Prom, 6-9pm
• Friday, May 19-Field Day (make up day May 22)
• Tuesday, May 23-8th Grade Promotion; HS Awards and Junior Ring Ceremony; Graduation
  
• Wednesday, May 24-Elementary Awards; LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
• May 30-June 2-KSB Elementary and Middle Summer Program
• June 5-9-Summer Program-Statewide Elementary and Middle
• June 12-16 Summer Program-Statewide High School; Summer Work Program
  
• June 19-23 -Summer Program KSB High School; Summer Work Program

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

Middle School 🎤

What: Recital featuring KSB middle schoolers

When: Thursday, March 30th at 1:30 PM

Where: KSB cafeteria

Attire for performers: Dress nice please!

If there are questions about the concert in general, please email Ms. Roark. If you have questions about what your child is playing or if they are going to be featured as part of a group or solo, please email Mr. Honey and/or Mr. White.

High School 🎤

What: Recital featuring KSB high schoolers who take lessons one/one or in a group format.

When: Thursday, April 27th 1:15 P.M.

Where: KSB cafeteria

Attire for performers: Dress nice please!

If there are questions about the concert in general, please email Ms. Roark. If you have questions about what your child is playing or if they are going to be featured as part of a group or solo, please email Mr. Honey and/or Mr. White.

Summer School:

KSB is excited to offer summer school programming for statewide students again this year. The dates and times for the program are listed below. KSB dorms will be open with limited space for all programs. Transportation is not provided by KSB. There is no cost for our programming this year.

Deadline for applications is March 29, 2023.

KSB Elementary/Middle: May 30-June 2 (9A-3P)

KSB & Statewide Elementary and Middle: June 5-9 (9A-3P)

KSB & Statewide High School: June 12-16 (9A-3P)

KSB High School: June 19-23 (9A-3P)

The registration form can be found here: https://forms.gle/bLTgmMsqdYRF41E7A

Please contact Kyrstin Price or Michael Coffey with any questions.

Summer Work Program:

KSB is happy to offer summer work opportunities for statewide students who are blind and visually impaired again this summer. Please see below for the requirements for eligibility. Apply here:

https://forms.gle/7sVsaaBsSNrg8iZ2A

Deadline for applications is March 29, 2023.

Summer Work Program Requirements:

1. Open to students aged 15 or older, up to age 20, by June 1, 2023. (Note: Program IS open to seniors graduating in May 2023.)

2. Students will complete a morning career class before departing for work each morning.

3. Student will need to complete all components of the application process.

Application process components are as follows:

• Summer Work Program Student Application
• 2 Letters of Recommendation (Letters of recommendation CANNOT be completed by a family member)
• Student Resume

4. Students are expected to complete an interview with the Summer Work Program coordinators. These interviews will be complete either in-person, online or over the phone.

5. Students and parent(s) must attend a mandatory orientation meeting prior to the start of the Summer Work Program, following student registration at Kentucky School for the Blind.

6. Students are paid through the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Students will need to be considered vendors/consumers through the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Please contact Bo Mullins or Kyrstin Price if you have any questions.

The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is accepting applications for Coca-Cola Merit Scholarships through May 31st

The Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), in partnership with Coca-Cola, will be awarding four $5,200 merit scholarships for entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate students, who will be enrolled in an accredited college or technical program for Fall 2023. OVR, who administers the scholarship program, will award the scholarships to four consumers who are legally blind, to help with educational financial needs such as tuition, fees, room and board and assistive technology.

To be eligible to compete for a scholarship, applicants must be an OVR consumer with an IPE, be legally blind, have maintained at least a 2.75 GPA, and be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited educational program for the 2023-24 school year. Students must submit their application and all required materials by May 31st.

For more information about the scholarship program, and to obtain an application, please visit Coca-Cola & Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Scholarship - Kentucky Career Center.

High School

Physics students have been completing an experiment testing the conductivity of heat through different kinds of metals and learning about why metals conduct heat much better than non-metallic substances.

Chemistry students have been modeling different molecules and learning about how the structure of a molecule affects its various properties.

Biology students are beginning to learn about natural selection and evolution through case studies. This will soon lead to learning about similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species, which we will be exploring through pig and frog dissection experiments.

Middle School

Middle School Science is moving quickly from outer space to weather and on the way we are analyzing all things waves and how waves transfer energy into matter. This is extra exciting at KSB because sound waves have special meaning to us. Each grade level will have exposure to different levels of vocabulary relative to waves. The reason we are focusing on waves right now is to develop a foundation of energy transferring into and out of water which drives local weather patterns. Weather is focused on during middle school because it requires abstract thinking to envision how the water cycle works without being able to see how the molecules behave. It is generally understood that prior to middle school students learn best in terms of concrete ideas. And once they hit middle school (actually puberty) their brain starts to be able to understand abstract ideas. The reasons the water cycle works are very abstract- the reasons are beyond sighted people’s vision too. The changes to phases happen at a molecular level. Depth of understanding is scaffolded to grade level. For example, novice learners will learn limited and simple vocabulary relative to waves and more advanced learners will e exposed to more in-depth learning.

Middle school will be taking a field trip to the Big Four Bridge and eating lunch at Kingfish on Thursday April 20. Please watch for permission slips.

Elementary

Fifth grade science is working on the four spheres of the Earth, the Geosphere, the Biosphere, the Hydrosphere, and the Atmosphere. They are making books with tactual models of each sphere. The Atmosphere has multiple layers and they know which layer absorbs harmful rays, has the majority of our weather, and has satellites. Students are enjoying this unit on Earth's Systems.

Our latest engineering unit is designing a trap for a Leprechaun. Second grade students are reading How to Catch a Leprechaun in science. Ask them if their leprechaun was caught or if he/she got away.

Kindergarten and First Grade students in Science are finishing up their unit on weather and will make rain sticks on Thursday and Friday.

Elementary students searched for a pot of gold (cookies) through a scavenger hunt on the KSB campus in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Upper high school students have heard book talks on several books that focus on a global issue. They will be completing an assignment in Mr. Springer’s social studies classes after completing their books.

This week, students learned about different jobs in the medical field. Students learned about becoming doctors, nurses, EMTs, anesthesiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, etc. Students chose a position and researched the job and what it takes to reach the goal of becoming that title.

• Spend time outdoors in the sunshine
• Unfollow negative accounts on social media
• Learn to rest when you get tired
• Make lists of things that are going well for you
• Drink plenty of water and stay hydrated
• Clean and declutter your personal space

• Thursday, March 23- KSB Virtual Swim Meet
• Wednesday, April 12-Forensics ISBVI Virtual Day Meet
• April 14-15-ISVI Swim Invitational, Illinois
• April 25-29- Forensics NCASB Conference Championships
• April 28-29-NCASB Swimming Conference Championships, Ohio

The residential program accepts used clothing that you may have and no longer need. You may donate your used clothing, accessories, shoes, etc. to the dormitory as a tax deductible donation. You would receive a letter as a receipt of the charitable donation that can be used on your taxes. If donating, please clearly identify the items and send them to Allison Chandler, Residential Director. Please accept our gratitude in advance for any donations.

*** Please note that we need everything from 4T through Adult’s XL (Boys and Girls) and Shoes Sizes children’s size 10 through Adult Men’s size 14 and Women’s size 11**

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