NEWS FROM THE PTO

We hope that you had a wonderful summer! 

Please see below for several important updates and requests from the Angell PTO. You can expect to receive this email weekly on Tuesday mornings, with notes from both the PTO and Principal Fenech. 

PARENT SURVEY: Please fill out the 2026-2027 Parent Survey to let us know how you can financially support or volunteer this year. We can’t do it without you!

FAMILY DUES: Each year, Angell’s PTO provides funding for field trips, teacher and staff appreciation, and well-attended community events.  To make these opportunities possible, we ask each family to make an annual contribution to the PTO of $150 per child. These dues help us to avoid charging event-by-event fees and ensure that all students benefit equally from the wide range of enrichment activities offered at Angell.  

We will send around a separate communication detailing the valuable activities that your Family Dues support, but here are two highlights:  

• Your contributions allowed us to make participation in the Science Olympiad FREE for all Angell students, resulting in a 90% participation increase.   

• By popular request, all events at Ice Cream Social were FREE.

To make your payment, please Venmo the PTO Treasurer @angellptotreasurer. Please include your student name(s) and “Yearly Dues” in the "What's it for?" field. If you prefer, checks may be delivered to the office.

PTO MEETINGS: All PTO meetings this year will be held at 6:30 pm on Monday or Wednesday evenings.  Please refer to the Angell PTO calendar for dates.  The September, April, and May meetings will be held in person; we will provide childcare and snacks. The other meetings will be held on zoom. 

AAPS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS: We know that many of you are following developments in the AAPS contract negotiations. We cannot provide news about the negotiations on this platform, but please email president@angellpto.org if you would like to be added to a listserv for updates. 

NEWS FROM PRINCIPAL FENECH

BUILDING TOURS

New to Angell?  Please sign up HERE for a tour on August 25th. If you are unable to attend the tours on the 25th, come to a Playground Meet-up, and I’ll show families the building.  

REMINDER: Popsicles on the Playground, August 25th, 2:30–3:30 PM

Join us for an informal meet-and-greet! Classroom teachers will be stationed outside so children can meet their new teacher and reconnect with friends. The PTO will be handing out popsicles, and new families can tour the school.

REMINDER: Angell Playground Meet-Ups

We host playdates at Angell to help kids and caregivers connect before school begins. These are especially helpful for our new Young Fives and Kindergarten students, but everyone is welcome! Join us - August 22 AND August 29 @ 10:00 AM  

BUS ROUTES
Click here for Angell's bus routes

STAFF UPDATES

We are fortunate to have found some incredible teachers to join the Angell team! Here are this year’s classroom teacher assignments:

Our specials staff is all returning.  We are fortunate to have Mrs. Pam Friday substitute teaching for Ms. Avenall through the end of December. And, Ms. Lily Crankshaw is joining our team of teaching assistants. 

PLAYGROUND UPDATE

After all the waiting, it’s actually happening - the lower elementary playground is being installed. I have learned my lesson - I will not make any promises about when installation will be complete.