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Important Dates - bolded events are new to the calendarMay 22 - PTA Meeting 6pm May 29 - No School - Memorial Day June 5th - 5th grade yearbook signing June 6 - 5th grade to St. Paul June 7 - Field Day June 8 - Last day of school June 8 - 5th grade celebration August 24th 4:30-6 Kindergarten and new family open house August 30th 4:30-6 All school Open House Sept 5th 1st day of school for grades 1-5 Sept 7th 1st day for Kindergarten students Sept 27th PIcture Day | Volunteer Opportunities Looking to volunteer at Congdon - we have many upcoming opportunities! The Congdon Park PTA is holding a Bike Rodeo on Tuesday, May 16th, from 5-7pm. We are looking for many volunteers to help us have a great safety event for our students and families. There will be several stations for kids/families to rotate through, including registration and raffle tickets, helmet fitting and safety table, name plate crafts, basic bike mechanic station, an agility course, and MORE! Please click HERE to volunteer in the library. We're working on a project with our Picture Books and Non-fiction sections and Mrs. Miller needs a couple hours of your time. If you can help out, please use this sign-up sheet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49aca82aa4fec25-library#/ | Starting to plan next years vacations? Please check out the 2023-24 calendar to avoid planning vacations when school is in session. For families with students in grades 3-5 next year, please remember when planning vacations, MCA testing is the month of April into the first week of May. Please click on this link to view it: 2023-24 ISD709 School District Calendar |
Important Dates - bolded events are new to the calendar
May 22 - PTA Meeting 6pm
May 29 - No School - Memorial Day
June 5th - 5th grade yearbook signing
June 6 - 5th grade to St. Paul
June 7 - Field Day
June 8 - Last day of school
June 8 - 5th grade celebration
August 24th 4:30-6 Kindergarten and new family open house
August 30th 4:30-6 All school Open House
Sept 5th 1st day of school for grades 1-5
Sept 7th 1st day for Kindergarten students
Sept 27th PIcture Day
Volunteer Opportunities
The Congdon Park PTA is holding a Bike Rodeo on Tuesday, May 16th, from 5-7pm. We are looking for many volunteers to help us have a great safety event for our students and families. There will be several stations for kids/families to rotate through, including registration and raffle tickets, helmet fitting and safety table, name plate crafts, basic bike mechanic station, an agility course, and MORE!
Please click HERE to volunteer in the library.
We're working on a project with our Picture Books and Non-fiction sections and Mrs. Miller needs a couple hours of your time. If you can help out, please use this sign-up sheet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49aca82aa4fec25-library#/
Starting to plan next years vacations?
Food Shelf DRive
Summer meals begin June 20
Duluth Public Schools will once again be providing summer meals for all kids age 18 and younger at no cost. To eat, just show up!
Meals will be available June 20 through Aug. 18 at Laura MacArthur Elementary, Lowell Elementary, Denfeld High School, Myers-Wilkins Elementary, Piedmont Elementary and Stowe Elementary. There will be no service on July 4.
Breakfast will be served from 7:30-10 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meals must be eaten at the site.
If you have questions, please call 218-336-8707.
The Playground is closed this summer.
Order your 2023-24 school supplies now.
DEADLINE TO ORDER IS JUNE 4TH
Please do not send your child's snack or lunch in glass containers.
SEL Talk - Social Emotional Learning
In last week's newsletter we let you know about a Climate Survey that would be given to students in grades 3-12. This will be administered to students the week of May 22nd. If you do not want your student to take the survey, or would like to review the survey in advance please contact Abby Norton no later than May 19th.
There is also a family survey that we are asking you to fill out. It can be found here in the newsletter. You may also be getting it from your child's teacher. Each parent/guardian in the household is asked to fill it out. Family School Climate Survey
Abby Norton SEB MTSS Coordinator
218-336-8825 ext 3258
PTA Corner
We have reached the end of the 2022-2023 school year! I want to send out a sincere thank you to all the families who stepped up and volunteered their time, love, funds, and efforts to our PTA this year. We were able to have some amazing events this year thanks to you! We were able to treat our Congdon staff to meals, treats, raffles, and classroom donations all because of your fall fundraiser giving. Please keep this in mind for next fall when we ask again! We are able to do so much good from the donations you give each year.
Thank you also to everyone who really put in the effort of leading committees this year. Events like the Spring Dance, Walk/Bike to School days, Bike Rodeo, and Teacher Appreciation Week couldn't have happened without you! More hands truly lighten the load and I am so grateful for you!
We will be having our final PTA meeting of the school year on Monday, May 22nd at 6PM in the Congdon Media Center. We will be voting in the board for next year at this meeting. If you have any interest in playing a bigger role in the PTA and want to try out a board position, please send a note to congdonparkpta@gmail.com. We will help you out as much or as little as you want! If you're curious about committees, you can read some explanations at https://congdonparkpta.memberhub.co/w/volunteering and send a note along to the email letting us know what you would be interested in.
Some dates to keep in mind:
August 21st, 4-7PM Unity in Our Community event at Bayfront
August 24th, 4:30-6 PM is our Kindergarten and new Family Open House
August 30th, 4:30-6 PM is Open House
We are hoping to have some gatherings over the summer, so keep an eye on our facebook page and website for updates. Thank you again and have a fantastic summer!
4-H Summer CAmp
When: June 28-30, 2023
Where: Long Lake Conservation Center, 28952 438th Lane, Palisade, MN
Who: 3rd-6th graders (must have completed 3rd grade)
Registration: Open now through 4honline.com. Closes June 2nd.
Cost: $140 by check, $144.20 by credit card. Fee covers meals and lodging, program supplies, and a camp t-shirt.
4-H is committed to ensuring all youth can experience camp. Request a camp scholarship by visiting z.umn.edu/sslcampscholarship.
For more information, visit z.umn.edu/ne4hcamp or email Kate Preiner at henry250@umn.edu.
CONGDON REC SOCCER
Kids who are interested in playing recreational soccer this summer should register for AYSA Congdon Park Soccer soon! Teams are filling up fast. Season goes late July-mid-September. If spots are filled for your child's age group, please consider reaching out to Neil Wilmot to volunteer to coach so more spots can be opened. https://www.congdonparksoccer.org/
Also, Gitchi Gummi has two 6-week summer development training sessions for youth age 4-11. Great way for kids to improve those soccer skills in a fun, noncompetitive environment. Registration is here: https://www.gitchigummisoccer.com/
