🐶LOLA UPDATE: Lola, Angell's Therapy Dog, has made the rounds to classrooms in the last week, re-introducing herself to the kids! 

REPEAT INFORMATION

🔬SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (WESO) UPDATE: Hello from your WESO head coaches - we need your help to have the most successful WESO year yet! If you are interested in coaching or being one of our critical Key Volunteers (we need 2 to be able to register our team), please fill out this interest form. If you weren’t able to come to our info session, here is a recording. 

Looking forward to another fun and exciting year of Science Olympiad at Angell! - Jill and Senja, Angellscioly@gmail.com

NEWS & NOTES FROM PRINCIPAL FENECH 

PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE UPDATE: The manufacturing of the playground structure by the company Burke has experienced an unexpected holdup. Installation will occur just as soon as the actual structure/equipment is ready. 

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES & PARADE: Halloween is a half day this year, so we dismiss at 11:50AM. We will host a Halloween parade around 9:05 AM, so kids should come to school dressed in their costumes. 

Guidelines for costumes:

• Costumes​ ​should not include scary​ masks or full face paint. Staff must be able to easily identify all students, and costumes should be appropriate for a family parade.

• Fake weapons and blood are not permitted. 

• Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, etc. are not permitted.

• Kids should bring a change of clothes if their costume is not appropriate for playing at recess and/or running during P.E. 

• Be sure your child is capable of changing out of their costume without adult assistance. 

Families are welcome to view the Halloween parade outside on our school grounds. All classes parade inside the building, then the parade exits the front doors of school and loops back into the building on the lower playground. Note: this parade takes about 25 minutes because kids traverse through the entire building, allowing classmates to see one another. 

If you do not want your child/children to participate in the parade or any Halloween-themed activities, please reach out to me at fenechm@aaps.k12.mi.us, and I’ll arrange for alternative activities. 

HALLOWEEN COSTUME SWAP - DROP OFF COSTUMES BY OCT 29: Looking to clear out any closets of your old Halloween costumes? We are collecting gently used Halloween costumes that can be shared with other Angell families - please drop them off at the school office by October 29th. All families are invited to check the costume rack near the front doors of Angell (South University entrance) to see if there is a costume that might work for a child in their household. Please note that costumes will not be returned. Any unclaimed costumes will be donated.

PARENT/CAREGIVER-TEACHER CONFERENCES: A friendly reminder to be sure you’ve signed up for a conference with your child’s teacher. I want 100% participation and engagement, so please let us know if there’s a time or transportation barrier. While in-person conferences are preferred, Zoom is an option. 

MEAL MAGIC REFUNDS: I sure wish the State of Michigan had made free meal decisions earlier. What a hassle! If you would like a refund for your students meal account, please email Libbie Bollinger (bollingere@aaps.k12.mi.us) with the following information:

• Name of the student(s)

• School(s) they attend or attended

• Reason for the refund

• Name of who to make the check out to

• Address where to send the check

REPEATS & REMINDERS

WISD Countywide CTE Millage - On November 4, 2025, voters residing within the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s service area will be asked to consider a 1 mill tax that would support the expansion of Career Technical Education (CTE) learning experiences from preschool through high school graduation.

CTE helps students understand why they learn what they learn from PreK-12, and it opens doors to college, careers and beyond.

If a CTE millage is approved by voters in November, students in preschool, elementary, middle and high school would benefit from new programs and expansion of existing programs. Washtenaw County’s CTE framework would span from PreK-12, with age-appropriate experiences that build on each other as students grow and learn.