Congdon Park Weekly News 5/29/2024

We are heading into the last few days of school! This year has gone so fast. Yearbooks will be handed out on Monday. Please, please return all library books - avoid the fine to replace the booki. Have a wonderful summer.

Does your child have medication in the Health Office? If yes, please pick it up before it closes for the summer. Letters were sent out to parents as a reminder. Please check your mail or call the Health Office at 336-8825 ext 1845 Thank you!

"Once again, the PTA is offering prepackaged school supply packs for sale as a convenience for our Congdon Park families! These kits can be ordered now at https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/ , using code CON036 (3 letters/3 numbers). Place your orders by 6/2/2024 for the lowest price! Proceeds from the sale support PTA-funded activities."

All school library books are due back to the library as soon as possible. If books are lost they can be paid for by exact cash (we are unable to make change) or by check. Checks should be made payable to "Congdon Park Elementary School" and should reference "student name, lost book." Contact the librarian for cost information.cynthia.miller@isd709.org

Students are encouraged to join the Duluth Public Library Reading Program at duluthlibrary.org. All ISD 709 students have access to Duluth Public Library's large selection of eBooks and Audiobooks through the Duluth Public Library's Portcards Program. Please contact the school librarian for more information. cynthia.miller@isd709.org

Please note that lost library book fees follow students all the way to high school. For many years now, Seniors who have library fees or other lost book fees will not receive tickets to the graduation.

What an incredible spring concert we had last Friday. So many people were involved in making this such a wonderful experience for our students, staff and families - our music teacher, Mr. Garland, our teachers for making adjustments to their schedules, runners that went to each classroom to make sure the classes got to the gym on time, our art teacher Ms. Ellingson for displaying so many of the incredible works of art our students have created, piano player Tom Wegren, our engineer, Steve Kolberg, and custodial staff who spent hours setting up the stage, the risers and over 400 chairs, Michelle Palmer, our kitchen manager and her staff for making adjustments to the lunch schedule to accomdate the concert times.

The end of the school year brings lots of fun activities, but these activities can't happen without your hlep. Please consider volunteering your time to make these activities happen for our students and staff:

Bike Rodeo - May 14th - https://signup.com/go/dMswDXT

Field Day -June 5th - https://signup.com/go/atOpOWB

Staff Brunch - June 7th - https://signup.com/go/dEDgjCD

Thanks for helping to support our Congdon community!

What is Field Day?

Field Day is a K-5th grade event that we try to have every school year. 3 grades participate in the morning, and 3 participate after lunch. Here is this year's schedule:

Date ~ Wednesday, June 5th (No Rain Date)

Grades K, 1, 2 ~ 8:15am to 10:45am

Grades 3, 4, 5 ~ 11:00am to 1:15pm

Food for volunteers will be available 10:30-11:30. We encourage afternoon volunteers that want to eat, to eat at 10:30 so they have time to get to their station by 10:50. Morning volunteers will after their shift.)

Volunteers are needed to make this event happen! If you would like to volunteer please click HERE

You can sign up for the morning session, the afternoon session, and/or the extra help for set up or a floater. Feel free to sign up for one area or the whole day!

For safety reasons...we are unable to allow visitors to this event due to the large amount of students on the field. However, you are more than welcome to sign up as a volunteer!

Required form for 2024-25

The Blended Learning Agreement for the 2024-25 school year is now available! Get ahead of the game and complete the form so your child starts the year with full access to Duluth Public Schools Digital Resources (chromebook, tablet, online programs and testing, etc).

Click here: 2024-25 Blended Learning Consent Form

The form requires your child's Student ID #. Their email is OPTIONAL and you do NOT need to enter it to complete the form. Instructions on how to find these are below.

How do I find out my child's Student ID # (Lunch #)?

* Log into Infinite Campus

* Click on your child's picture

* Their Student ID # is either under or to the right of their small picture.

How do I find out my child's school email?

* Click on "More" on the left side

* Click on "Family Information"

* Here you will find their email as well as your contact information. Please check over your email and phone #s to make sure we have the most accurate way to contact you if your child is ill and if there is an emergency.

Hello, 4th Grade Families!

As this year comes to a close, we are starting to plan the annual Wolf Ridge 2 night/3 day field trip for the soon-to-be 5th graders. Wolf Ridge is an "experiential outdoor environmental school" that offers kids a chance to be outside and learn about the natural world through direct observation and exploration. The day is broken up into morning, afternoon and evening activities. Most are run by Wolf Ridge’s naturalists, but some of the evening activities will be led by parent chaperones. For more information on the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, please go to: https://wolf-ridge.org/programs

We are scheduled for October 11-13th, 2024. Students will leave directly after school ends on Friday afternoon and arrive back Sunday afternoon by buses provided by the PTA. We will need many chaperones for this trip!

The cost is $190/person (chaperones too). This includes the 2 overnights in a dorm and food. To off-set the cost, Congdon participates in a Wolf Ridge calendar fundraiser. More details on this will follow. No child who wishes to attend will be excluded due to financial hardship. Please get in touch with Principal Kathi if your child will need a scholarship.

A lot of planning needs to go into this trip, which is led by parent volunteers every year. Please click the link below and fill out the form to help the committee with the planning process.

https://forms.gle/phLcAeabAgWLnbfV9

Thank you!

Sincerely,

The Wolf Ridge Planning Committee

At the end of the 2023-24 school year 5 of our amazing teachers will be retiring - Bonnie Boyhtair (2nd), Carol Burger (2nd), Dan Kopp (5th), Kathy Lofstuen (5th) and Amy Sundland (2nd). The retirement of these 5 amazing teachers and people will leave holes in our hearts, but we are excited for them and the new chapter in their lives. Interesting fact these 5 teachers combined have taught a total of 193 years. Burger - 40, Kopp - 37, Boyhtari - 38, Lofstuen - 41, Sundland - 37.Can you imagine how many kids that is that these 5 taught??!!

Duluth Public Schools' Social Studies Curriculum Committees are in the process of reviewing the current social studies curriculum in order to meet the 2021 Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Standards to be implemented during the 2026-2027 school year. To aid in this process, they are looking for feedback on the social studies curriculum from families and community members . If you are a district family member or community member, we would appreciate it if you took a moment to provide any feedback on the curriculum using this link. The survey will be open until June 15th. Thank you in advance!

Mrs. Campbell will be offering piano lessons to KEYZone students at Congdon this summer. Please click on the link below for more information.

https://duluth.ce.eleyo.com/course/1510/spring-summer-2024/summer-piano-lessons

You may remember our teacher wish tree from the hallway of the school. Teachers would list items they need for their classrooms and parents could take down the apple, purchase the item(s), and return the item(s) to school. The tree is gone and the list is virtual! 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.

Lake Superior Youth Chorus is a community of talented artists that through music and singing learn the values of self-confidence, self-efficacy, empathy, and leadership.

• Rehearsals: All of our choirs rehearse on Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00pm, August - May.
• Retreats: We hold a retreat to kick off each semester and build on the values of LSYC.
• Concerts: We hold 3 annual concerts, and some choirs have additional performance opportunities throughout the year.
• Tours: All choirs participate in day tour events to perform for or collaborate with their peers.

JUNE 2, 2024

5PM-7PM

COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA

1200 KENWOOD AVED

ULUTH, MN 55811

REGISTER

Questions about Auditions?

Email info@lsyouthchorus.org or visit lsyouthchorus.org/choirs.

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Click HERE for more information on summer basektball.

Please reference last week's newsletter for all information previously posted about summer camps and activities for kids.

Kathi Kusch Marshall - Principal

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