REPEAT INFORMATION

🍿 MOVIE NIGHT: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 7:00 P.M.: All Angell families are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs for an evening of movie watching fun on the Lower El Playground. We will be showing KPop Demon Hunters. Concessions begin at 6:30 pm, and the movie will begin at 7:00 pm. Drinks, candy, and popcorn will be available and payable by cash or Venmo.

🔬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 

STUDENT COUNCIL: We recently hosted our first Student Council Executive Board meeting! The Executive Board is made up of three student representatives from each upper elementary classroom. Together, they help select and plan the projects our Student Council will carry out each month. (Executive Board members were randomly selected from the pool of interested students. Membership will rotate each trimester.)

All students in grades 3-5 are invited to attend our monthly PTO meetings, where projects are further developed or completed. The Student Council also looks for creative ways to engage students and families across all grade levels. In the past, Student Council projects have included creating Comfort Kits for individuals undergoing chemotherapy, participating in the Kindness Challenge, and crafting Valentines for Veterans.

Our first project of the year is “Treats for Troops.” If you buy more Halloween candy than you can hand out—or if your child is willing to share a portion of their own treats - please consider donating your surplus. Candy will be collected and sent to troops as a gesture of appreciation and support. Stay tuned for more details coming soon from the Student Council!

LOST & FOUND: There are 89 sweatshirts in the Lost and Found. Come find your items! (Lost & Found is located in the vestibule of the front door.)  Better yet, label your items and we can help get them returned. 😊

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. 

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