Thursday, Nov 13, 9:40 am: Recognition of Angell’s Blue Ribbon honor at the State Board of Education meeting. Livestreamed at michigan.gov/mde
Saturday, Nov 15: Angell's Show Your Support Saturday at The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop
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Important Dates
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Wednesday, Nov 19, 6:30 pm: PTO meeting, Angell - Snacks and child care provided
Tuesday, Nov 25: Report cards emailed to parents
Wednesday, Nov 26 to Friday, Nov 28: No School - Thanksgiving
💙 BLUE RIBBON RECOGNITION: Angell is one of 13 public schools - and the only school in Washtenaw County - recognized by the Michigan Department of Education as a 2025 Blue Ribbon School for exemplary high performance! The recognition event at the Michigan State Board of Education meeting will be livestreamed on November 13th at 9.40am at michigan.gov/mde. You can read a special article from the AAPS newsletter here.
We are also planning a school celebration soon - stay tuned for more details!
🏫 ANNUAL FAMILY DUES IS AT 59% PARTICIPATION - We’re just 3 weeks away from our December 1 goal of 80% participation! Your support keeps our PTO events and enrichment program strong and helps us avoid extra fundraisers or event fees - let’s make it happen!
To contribute: you can Venmo the PTO Treasurer @angellptotreasurer to donate toward the annual dues of $125 per child. This amount helps cover enrichment activities, field trips, and school events. More information is available here. Thank you!
🔬 SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (WESO) - VOLUNTEER TO BE A COACH BY NOV 14: WESO is gearing up for another amazing year, and we are still looking for a few coaches to help us make this year the best year yet! Please sign up here if you would like to be one of the WESO Coaches for this year or have questions about coaching or the event roster. Most of the events are similar to 2025: https://wesoscience.org/events/. We are finalizing our coaching roster by November 14th. We will have our Parent/Student information session December 3rd via Zoom Meeting. Please stay tuned for our updates to find out all of the great events your students can participate in and how to sign them up.
🗓️ PTO MEETING: Our next PTO meeting will be on Wednesday November 19th at 6:30pm in the PLTW room on the first floor. The agenda includes: Meet an Angell Teacher, Budget and Giving Update, Fundraising Update and Past and Upcoming Events. Snacks and child care provided.
All previous PTO meeting minutes and recordings are available with the secretary.
🍎 SUPPORT THE PTO THRIFT SHOP: This Saturday, November 15th, 2025 is Angell Elementary School's Show Your Support Saturday at The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop! No tokens needed and no need to mention our school, just shop and Angell will automatically receive 10% of every sale made on your Show Your Support Saturday.
NEWS & NOTES FROM PRINCIPAL FENECH
PARKING LOT USE IN THE MORNING: Please do not occupy parking spots in the morning. Staff are having difficulty finding a place to park. Parents can pull up beyond the drop-off area to park temporarily in the morning.
❄️ ALL THINGS WINTER:
🖊️ LABEL WINTER ITEMS: Use a permanent marker or Mabel’s Labels to ensure your child’s items are labeled.
🧥🧣 NEED WINTER ITEMS: Let me know if your family could use support with your winter needs by completing this form by Monday, November 24th. The form solicits assistance with winter gear and/or holiday gift-giving. If you have difficulty accessing the form, please contact the office (734) 994-1907 to speak with Principal Fenech.
🧤 WINTER GEAR DONATIONS/SWAP: Consider donating gently used winter gear items such as boots, hats, gloves, snow pants, and winter coats that your family may have outgrown and can be shared within the Angell community. We will set up a collection box outside the office for drop-off.
SPIRIT WEEK
November 17 - Pajama Day
November 18 - Hat Day - ballcap or silly hat, they are all welcome!
November 19 - Team Sports Day (Show your love for Michigan, Lions, or any team you root for.)
November 20 - Mismatch Day (In honor of National Absurdity day!)
November 21 - Angell School spirit day (Wear Angell gear or blue.)
REPEAT INFO BUT PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!! The enrollment window for our 2026-2027 YOUNG FIVES is open November 18, 2025 through January 6, 2026. Enrollment in Y5 is NOT guaranteed for neighborhood families if they do not enroll in this first window. Even if families are considering Y5, they should apply.
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