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Important Dates - bolded events are new to the calendarNov 15 - Coffee with Kathi in the library Nov 16 - Spelling Bee Nov 24 & 25 - No school Thanksgiving Dec 23-Jan 2 - No School Holiday Break Jan 16 - No School Martin Luther King Jr Jan 23 - No School - Semester end March 8-14, 5th grade to Star Base Feb 20-24 - No School Winter Break March 20-28 Boosterthon April 10-14 - No School Spring Break May - Spring Concert - date to be anounced May 29 - No School - Memorial Day June 8 - Last day of school | How do I let the attendance office know my child will be absent? There are 2 options to let the attendance office know your child will be absent from school 1) Call the attendance line 218.336.8825 ext 2 2) Preferred method - Email congdonattendance@isd709.org Feel free to include your child's teacher when you email the attendance email If the office does not know why a student is absent, an automated phone call and an email message will be sent out around 9am. This is for safety reasons. Here is the info we need to know
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Important Dates - bolded events are new to the calendar
Nov 15 - Coffee with Kathi in the library
Nov 16 - Spelling Bee
Nov 24 & 25 - No school Thanksgiving
Dec 23-Jan 2 - No School Holiday Break
Jan 16 - No School Martin Luther King Jr
Jan 23 - No School - Semester end
March 8-14, 5th grade to Star Base
Feb 20-24 - No School Winter Break
March 20-28 Boosterthon
April 10-14 - No School Spring Break
May - Spring Concert - date to be anounced
May 29 - No School - Memorial Day
June 8 - Last day of school
How do I let the attendance office know my child will be absent?
1) Call the attendance line 218.336.8825 ext 2
2) Preferred method - Email congdonattendance@isd709.org Feel free to include your child's teacher when you email the attendance email
If the office does not know why a student is absent, an automated phone call and an email message will be sent out around 9am. This is for safety reasons.
Here is the info we need to know
- Student Name
- Your Name
- Teacher Name
- REASON FOR ABSENCE
Guidelines for Keeping Your Student Home From School
- has a fever of 100 degrees or more. Student should be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication before returning to school
- has vomited or had diarrhea within the last 24 hours.
student should remain home for 24 hours after vomiting or diarrhea has stopped. - has a persistent cough
- has open or draining sores that cannot be covered by a bandage or clothing.
School Spirit Day - Friday, November 11
Spelling Bee
Teacher Wish List
You may remember our teacher wish tree from the hallway of the school. Teachers would list items they would love to receive and parents could take down the apple, purchase the item(s), and return the item(s) to school. The tree has gone virtual this year! Teacher wishes are in a sign-up and will be updated throughout the year, so keep an eye on the list! Once you purchase the item, tag it with the teacher's name and drop it in the labeled bin in the school lobby.
Here are our teacher wishes so far.
Birthday Invitation Reminder
It is a school district policy not to hand out birthday invitations in classrooms unless the whole class is invited. Please do not ask your child's teacher to hand out invitations unless it is for all the students in his/her classroom. Thank you for understanding.
Is your child getting to school late or getting picked up early?
Getting dropped off late:
- Please park in the 15 minute parking spot by the main doors.
- Call the office at 218.336.8825 ext 0 or 1845 to let us know you are here
- Send your child into the building and direct them to come to the office
- Office staff will check them in and send them to class.
- Adults - Please do not come into the building.
Picking up early:
- Please notify your child's teacher by note or email on the day that your child will be getting picked up early
- Please park in the 15 minute parking spot by the main doors
- Call the office (218.336.8825) and let us know you are here and where your child is going
- When your student gets to the office, we will sign them out and send them outside.
- Adults - Please do not come into the building
Purchase your Congdon wear here!
The results are in for Socktober!
Dear families and Congdon staff,
Thank you very much for your generosity and time in the month of October to bring warmth, comfort, and support to
our families in need.
The 5th graders at Congdon spent a part of their month requesting donations and collecting socks for our community.
In all they collected 1,761 pairs of socks to donate to Kid’s Corner and the Chum Center.
We are very proud of the student's efforts and believe through this experience they will continue to participate in additional ways to bolster their community.
PTA Corner
November News in the PTA
October has ended and so has our Fall Fundraiser! If you haven't donated, don't worry; you can still send in a donation anytime. We are still adding up totals from everything but from electronic payments, we received a total of $7,282! Thank you so much for stepping up and helping fund our PTA. This will allow us to do wonderful things for our school and students.
Thank you to the parents who have offered to help out in our various committees. We will continue to post volunteer opportunities for specific events and dates, but these committee volunteers are very necessary to allow us to actually plan events and participate in programs. If you are curious about our committees, please check out the descriptions on our website at https://congdonparkpta.memberhub.co/w/volunteering
Coffee with Kathi is back! Please join us on Tuesday, November 15 at 8am in the school library to have some coffee with Principal Kusch Marshall and ask her your burning questions. Pasties and coffee will be provided.
Our November PTA meeting will be an evening session at 6pm on Monday, November 28.
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