VISION: The learning community of West Homer Elementary inspires and supports all students to be lifelong learners with the courage and confidence to make positive contributions to the world.

Form available at the office: April 1 – April 30, 2023

PLEASE NOTE: THIS FORM IS DUE BACK TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 2023.

Dear Parents,

We at West Homer will work to provide the best education possible for your child. We work to balance classes for gender, academic abilities, behavior, teacher styles, and student learning styles. Please use this form to give us any information that you feel will help us understand your child and place him or her in a classroom. Information on this form will be used by school staff only and will remain confidential.

Please Note: We cannot promise or guarantee any specific classroom and/or teacher placement. At this point, we do not know exactly what our staffing will be next year. Please fill out the April enrollment survey to give us accurate enrollment information so we can plan accordingly.

April 7-Vacation Day - No School

April 14-Early Release + Students vs Teachers Capture the Flag Reward for meeting reading goal

April 26-Spring Concert @ Homer Homer High School Auditorium

April 28-Parent/Caregiver Lunch / Recess 11:20am - 12:20pm

I would like to share the great news with you all about the peace banner which former students from West Homer Elementary School painted each canvas panel was mailed to Teshio Junior High School by Kakogawa and Teshio Rotary Club in Japan.

And recently the letters from the students in the Japanese class this semester, the principal, Mr. Waltenbaugh, Mayor Ken Castner and Downtown Rotary Club with some gifts from the City of Homer were arrived in Teshio Junior High School, Hokkaido, the north of Japan.

Would you be able to post this document below with the picture from Teshio Town, our sister city on April Newsletter or West Homer Facebook page?

"Thank you to Kakogawa Rotary and Teshio Rotary Club in Japan to hep us mail to Teshio Junior High School, Hokkaido in Japan.

This is one of the peace banner which six elementary schools in Homer and Anchor Point, Alaska partipated in a project called " Friendship without Boundaries " emphasizing living in harmony which develops true friendship.

The elementary school children painted 1000 canvas panels, 22 inches by 22 inches each. The materials were donated by NOMAR. Downtown Rotary Club purchased art materials to produce the panels that would be made into banners.
Each classroom's panels were sewn together to make a stream of banners.

In 2019, these 1000 individual paintings in the banners were hung in Homer High School commons area and in the auditorium the night of the Peace Concert led by Mark Robinson and Kyle Schnieder. These condutors took two of the banners to display in their concert trip to France and Belgium.

Now one of these peace banners was arrived in Teshio Junior High School in the northern part of Japan!

And recently the letters from the students in Japanese class this semester, Mr. Waltenbaugh, Downtown Rotary Club and Mayor Ken Castner with some gifts from the City of Homer were just arrived in the school as well.

I appreciate all your support!

We will keep developing our relationship with our sister city, Teshio and other cities in Japan.

Please let me know if you are interested in the exchange programs with Japan. "

Megumi Beams

Sister City Liaison/ Interepreter

Japanese International Exchange Coordinator/ Instructor

The sun is shining, the snow is trying to melt, and insects are coming out-it is spring time in Alaska!

I have 99 % of the health screens done for the students. I measure height and weight for all students. I screen vision and hearing for 3rd graders, 5th graders, and as needed. If you would like the results of your student’s health screen, just let me know. I am happy to get that information to you.

Things are happening around town and the pace has really picked up here at school. We have Volleyball, Japanese club, Shakespeare Club, and Girls on the Run… and more oppourtunties for growth continue every day.

Don’t forget to check out the Parks and Recreation calendar for April. They have many fun activities happening and coming up. The Parks and Rec website is www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/recreation.

Also the SPARC has many activities every day. Check out their website at www.sparchomer.org.

The Kachemak Bay Running Club has put a race schedule up and continue to add to it. Their website is www.facebook.com/pg/KachemakBayRunningClub/posts/.

The bike path along the Spit is looking good and ready for bicycles/runners/walkers. The sidewalks in town are clear of ice during the day but it can be a dusty experience when vehicles cruise by. Another sign of spring!

Looking forward to seeing you outside and on the trails!

Your school nurse,

Laura Peek, RN