West Homer Elementary
October 2021
Dates to Remember:
October 14th - Orca Fun Run - 2:45pm to 4:00pm
October 15th - In-Service - No School
October 26th - Picture Re-takes!
October 28th - 29th - Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School
Orca Ovation Recipients
Kris Truesdell
Amy Stapleton
Sean Joslyn
Information for parents:
KPBSD COVID Universal Masking in a school (4/5 of these metrics will trigger a conversation with the site admin)
- School Community Positivity 3%
- Student Absenteeism 25%
- Local and Regional Hospital/ICU Capacity
- Community Red Risk Level (# cases per 100K)
- High Staff Absenteeism Rate and Impact
- Bus Routes • Spreader Events
- Site ability to physical distance
- District looks at data on day 6-7-8-9 of original 2-week mask requirement
- School Community Positivity 1% or less
- Student Absenteeism 25% (i.e. # of students close contact)
- Local and Regional Hospital/ICU Capacity
- Community Spread Red Risk Level (# cases per 100k)
- High Staff Absenteeism Rate and Impact
- Administration continues to monitor data if numbers are high or approaching high
- District Office Admin starts conversation
- Decision is made to continue or remove 2-week mandate
- Review school data on Day 6-9 of 2 week mask mandate
- District Office admin and principal monitor, discuss data (looking at trends)
- Day 9 tentative decision is made with a final check-in with school admin on Day 10 to verify no new information is present
- Communication process is initiated with school stakeholders
Ms. Kristy's Book Recommendations
The World according to Humphrey
You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That’s what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy, is it true! In addition to having FUN-FUN-FUN in class, each weekend this amazing hamster gets to sleep over with a different student, like Lower-Your-Voice-A.J. and Speak-Up-Sayeh. Soon Humphrey learns to read, write, and even shoot rubber bands (only in self-defense, of course). With lots of friends to help, adventures to enjoy, and a cage with a lock-that-doesn’t- lock, Humphrey's life is almost perfect. If only the teacher, Mrs. Brisbane, wasn’t out to get him!
The Kingdom of Wrenly - The Lost Stone
Meet Lucas, the eight year-old prince, and Clara, the daughter of the queen’s seamstress. Lucas is an only child who longs to make friends and go on adventures. Clara knows the kingdom well, so she and Lucas team up and explore the lands of Wrenly!
West Homer Elementary
Eric Waltenbaugh - Principal - ewaltenbaugh@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Joni Wise - Secretary - jwise@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Laura Peek - Nurse - lpeek@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Email: EWaltenbaugh@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Website: https://kpbsd.org/schools/west-homer-elementary/
Location: 995 Soundview Avenue, Homer, AK, USA
Phone: (907) 235-5750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestHomerElementary