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April 25, 2024: Arbor Day Celebration
Help us celebrate UMN Arbor Day this year at the Child Development Lab School on Thursday, April 25th. Welcome Spring by learning tree planting basics and help plant shade trees for future generations. The event includes activities to help teach simple tree ID techniques, snacks, and a tree climbing demonstration.
April 30, 2024, 6-7:30pm: Teddy Bear Band Performance & Silent Auction
On Tuesday, April 30th, the Teddy Bear Band will be joining us at CDLS for a fun evening of music and activities on our Toddler playground at 6pm. The rain date is May 1st. Families will have the opportunity to make a ribbon streamer, a music shaker, and there will be a temporary tattoo station. There will also be a Silent Auction which helps support our scholarship fund. Join us for this long-standing community celebration. Please consider volunteering for a 20 minute slot, sign-up on this form.
May 6-10, 2024: Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation week was established in 1985 however, Eleanor Roosevelt originally brought the need to thank teachers to congress in the 1950s. As a result of her urging, Congress designated the first Tuesday in March as National Teachers’ Day. It didn’t really catch on and it wasn’t until 1985 that the National PTA established Teacher Appreciation Week the first week of May. We hope you will find a way to show your child’s teachers how much they mean to your family.
“The teachers are, of course, among the most important people in our nation,” Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in 1953. “Day in and day out they are at work preparing the future citizens of the U.S. … I have always felt that we did not give an honorable enough place in our communities to the teachers. Next to parents they are the most important people in our communities.”
School Closed May 9 & 10, 2024 for Staff Development
School will be closed on May 9th and 10th for staff development. In addition to continuing education and training, this time provides teachers with the opportunity to collaborate with teachers throughout the building, as they plan upcoming curriculum. And time to refresh materials in their classrooms and outdoor play spaces. Thank you.
May 11-12, 2024: The CDLS Spring Family Camping Trip
Sign up to join us on the Child Development Lab School camping trip May 11 at 3pm to May 12 at noon; at Spring Lake Park Youth Campground in Rosemount, MN. About 30 minutes from the CDLS building. The camp sites are walk/cart-in sites, so no cars near the tents, allowing children a safe space to play and explore. There are indoor bathrooms, hiking trails, bison nearby, and a space for playing sand volleyball as well as a space for playing lawn games.