News and Upcoming Events

Spanish Club Sessions

We’re excited to announce that we will host two 6-week Spanish Club lunch-time sessions for students K-5 starting the first week in February.  Our former Spanish teacher, Mrs. Jedynak, will teach the sessions.  Clubs will run Wednesdays and Thursdays during lunch recess in the Art room.  Each session will allow 15 students in each group. These sessions have been funded by an Angell PTO Learning Grant.

The schedule will be as follows:

Wednesdays 

Kindergarten students will eat and then come to Spanish Club

3rd & 4th will come to Spanish Club and then eat

Thursdays

1st & 2nd graders will eat and then come to Spanish Club

5th graders will come to Spanish club and then eat

Session 1 - February 5-March 20

Session 2 - April 2-May 15

This is optional!  If your student is interested, please fill out this form by Friday, January 24th.  If there is too much demand for the two sessions, we will do a lottery.  Mrs. Jedynak will let you know which session your child is in after the 24th.  

Winter Wonderland Dance - Save the Date and HELP NEEDED!

The Angell Winter Dance is back!  The event will be held Friday evening, January 31th from 6 to 8 pm at Angell.  Join us for dancing, crafts and games, and a photo booth! Candy, snacks and drinks will be available for sale. Additionally, we will be pre-selling whole cheese or pepperoni pizzas for $12. See order details below. A limited number of slices will also be available for purchase onsite that evening.

To ensure that your family gets pizza, we recommend pre-ordering whole pizzas for your family. The deadline to pre-order whole pizzas is Sunday, January 26 at midnight!   Please pre-order now if you’d like pizza at the event.

We are in need of volunteers to make the event run smoothly.  Please sign up if you are available to help! 

Finally, if you have wintery decorations that we could borrow to spruce up the school to make it feel snowy and wintery, please email Jessica Dold. We will be sure to return the decorations the following week. 

The Angell Talent Show - Save the Date!

Students, please share your talent at the Angell School Talent Show on Thursday, February 6th at New Life Auditorium, 6 pm start.

All talent show entries must be received by Friday, January 24th. 

Student name, grade, song selection, composer, and description of talent, must be entered into this form. This information will be added to the program. 

After the successes of our virtual talent shows, video submissions are welcome!   Video submissions should be limited to talents that would be difficult to share onstage such as stop-motion or other movies, sports demonstrations, pet tricks, etc. 

Guidelines: 

• Solo performances must be NO longer than 60 seconds each (1 minute) 

• Group performances must be NO longer than 90 seconds each (1 ½ minutes) 

• Lyrics and content must be appropriate for our youngest students. Parents, please review any pop music chosen by your child to make sure it is appropriate for all of our students (G rating). When in doubt, submit lyrics to Mrs. Ryan for review.

• All performers must attend a MANDATORY rehearsal on Wednesday, February 5th @ 3:48 PM. 

The rehearsal will likely last about two hours. Students can leave with a guardian after their rehearsal, or they can be picked up at 5:30 PM.  Students who submit a video do not need to attend on February 5th.

Questions? Contact Katie Ryan or Elyse Geeting. 

PTO Meeting 

Please join us at our PTO general meeting on this Wednesday, January 15 at 8:45 am in the Art Room.  We welcome new ideas, perspectives, and assistance.  On the agenda this week are the following:  

• Budget and Fundraising Updates 

• Event Updates 

  • Winter Wonderland Dance 

  • Teacher Appreciation Lunch 

  • Talents Show

  • Science Olympiad ….AND MUCH MORE  

• Reminders

  • Electronic Directory 

  • Grants!

• AOB

  • AAPS Negotiations 

  • Your input!

For those who would like to attend remotely, please join via zoom. Younger siblings are welcome to attend. 

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 831 4258 7067

Passcode: Angell

Angell Used Book Sale: accepting donations

The library is accepting children's books in good condition for the Angell Used Book Sale. The donation box is in the Angell Elementary library. 

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lauer at lauers@aaps.k12.mi.us.

Friends of the Library 

Please join us for the next "Friends of the AAPS Libraries" meeting!  We will meet in person at the Huron High School library on Wednesday, January 22 from 6pm to 7pm. 

In our meeting, we will:

• Learn more about our current library programs and the challenges they face

• Focus on filling open volunteer opportunities

• Celebrate the $15,000 Sora grant recently awarded by the James A. & Faith Knight Foundation!

There is no need to RSVP.  Please join us if you are able.  There is no Zoom option.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, January 22!  Please follow us on social media and spread the word!

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Notes from Principal Fenech & the Office 

CROSSING GUARD - STILL TRYING TO FILL!

Please share this posting here with anyone who may be interested in serving as a valued crossing guard.  The hours are minimally 8:10-8:50AM & 3:40-4:20PM but the position pays 4 hours/day.

LUNCH SUPERVISORS NEEDED - PAID & VOLUNTEERS OPTIONS

We need adults who can work as paid lunch supervisors, or parents/caregivers who are willing to volunteer on a regular basis.  Volunteers can supervise the cafeteria or outdoor recess.   Alternatively, I am happy to hire supervisors who can work 3, 4 or 5 days a week from 11:30AM - 1:30PM for $16.50/hour.  Please email me (fenechm@a2schools.org) if you are interested in volunteering, or coming on staff as a paid supervisor.  For the paid position, please apply here.  

Angell Learning Grants

We are very excited to announce our 2024 Learning Grant Awards below.  Thank you to the students, teachers and parents, who submitted applications for our new Learning Grant Program to propose projects that benefit the learning of the Angell Elementary community.  The Angell Community is so creative!