NEWS FROM THE PTO

🍿THANK YOU: MOVIE NIGHT  A huge thank you to Ramiro Serrano for organizing and running our K-Pop Demon Hunter Movie Night — no demons survived, only good vibes and snacks! Thanks also to the volunteers who helped make it a total slay! 

🏫 ANNUAL FAMILY DUES IS AT 53% PARTICIPATION: THANK YOU for your support so far, and please help us reach our goal of 80% participation by December 1st, 2025! You can Venmo the PTO Treasurer @angellptotreasurer your contribution of $125 per child to help cover enrichment activities, field trips, and school events - and help keep us from charging per-event fees. Thank you!

REPEAT INFORMATION

🔬SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (WESO): 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 

SPARE CLOTHES

With the weather changing, please take a moment to ensure that the spare change of clothes your child keeps at school is appropriate for the fall season.  I highly recommend that students in all grades have an extra set of clothes on hand - spilled beverages, art projects, and enthusiastic recess play have all been reasons we’ve needed spare clothing for kids as old as ten!

DRESS FOR RAIN
With rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast this week, it’s a great time to check for your child’s rain gear.  Does it still fit?  Is it labeled with their name?  Umbrellas are fine but rain jackets are easier for play.  

REPEATS & REMINDERS

🎃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. 

Parade: 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. 

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. 

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 THROUGH OCT 29: 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.