Fall Family Picnic
Thursday, September 25
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Families are invited to visit and enjoy refreshments with their fellow Angell community! All City Dogs will be selling hot dogs, vegetarian options, and beverages - you can pay with cash, credit or Venmo. The Angell PTO will also provide free donuts and cider. This will be an outdoor event, so please bring chairs or blankets to sit on.
Wednesday, September 24: Science Olympiad Info Meeting, 7:00 p.m., via Zoom. More info below
Thursday, September 25: Fall Family Picnic, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Families are invited to visit and enjoy refreshments with the Angell community.
Monday, September 29: No School for Students - Staff attend training
Friday, October 10 & Monday, October 13: No School - Fall Break
Friday, October 17: Fall Movie Night - Details coming soon
Friday, October 31: Halloween Parade, 9:00 a.m. and Half Day - Dismissal at 11:50 a.m.
NEWS FROM THE PTO
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (WESO) KEY VOLUNTEER AND COACH INFO MEETING: Wednesday, September 24, 7pm via Zoom (Meeting ID: 897 0745 4538)
Science Olympiad cannot run without our parent volunteers. All returning coaches and new, interested parents are welcome! We will share information on Key Volunteer and Coach opportunities for Science Olympiad, which will be held Saturday, May 9th, at Pioneer High School. Check out the 2025 Highlight Video!
We will also have a table set up at Thursday’s Fall Picnic, so please look for us there if you have any questions about signing up to be a Key Volunteer or a Coach! - Jill Gorsuch and Senja Tomovic, Science Olympiad Co-Chairs, angellscioly@gmail.com
REMINDER: ANNUAL FAMILY DUES: We ask each family to contribute $125 per child annually to cover enrichment activities, field trips, and school events for every student. This tax-deductible donation helps us keep offering these opportunities without charging per-event fees.
This year, we’re also aiming for strong participation from Angell families - please help us reach our goal of 80% contributed by December 1st, 2025!
Please Venmo the PTO Treasurer @angellptotreasurer and include your student name(s) and “Yearly Dues” in the "What's it for?" field, or drop a check at the office. Your contribution—at any amount—directly benefits your child’s school experience. Thank you!
NEWS & NOTES FROM PRINCIPAL FENECH
SPIRITWEAR - Deadline of October 2nd
Click here - Angell 2025 Fall Spirit Store. This online store is open until Thursday 10/02/2025 at midnight. Orders will be distributed to students on October 17th.
SCHOOL DIRECTORY & PREFERRED NAME QUESTION - Final deadline tomorrow
Later this week, I will email the school directory link to caregivers. You have one more day to add your information to this form. This form also collects name preference for our yearbook.
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
With rain in the forecast, I want to remind parents/caregivers that children go out to recess in the rain. If you need financial assistance to acquire a rain jacket, please let me know.
MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS FOR CAREGIVERS
WISD offers free, online workshops for parents and caregivers on a variety of mental health topics. Workshops are held monthly on Tuesday evenings and are open to parents, caregivers, grandparents, school staff, and adults who work with children. This year, you will need to register for each workshop that you'd like to attend in order to receive the Zoom link. Review the topics and register here. Click this flyer to learn more.
October 10th Workshop: Reset Your Nervous System: One of the best ways adults can support students' mental health is to take care of our own mental health. Learn how to reduce your stress and feel more relaxed throughout the day. Join Joy Aleccia, MPH, CHES, as she shares tips for regulating our emotions. Tuesday, October 10, 7:00-8:00 pm. Register here. Share this flyer
CTE MILLAGE
On November 4, 2025, voters residing within the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s service area will be asked to consider a 1 mill tax that would support the expansion of Career Technical Education (CTE) learning experiences from preschool through high school graduation.CTE helps students understand why they learn what they learn from PreK-12, and it opens doors to college, careers and beyond.
If a CTE millage is approved by voters in November, students in preschool, elementary, middle and high school would benefit from new programs and expansion of existing programs. Washtenaw County’s CTE framework would span from PreK-12, with age-appropriate experiences that build on each other as students grow and learn.
To learn more about the proposal, visit www.washtenawisd.org/ctemillage. The WISD is hosting community information sessions:
Wednesday, September 24th at 5:30 PM - In-person at Washtenaw ISD
Thursday, October 9th at 5:30 PM - In-person at Washtenaw ISD
