The Penguin Post

Wednesday, August 30 - Back to School Playground Party: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 7 - First day of school for grades 1-4

Monday, September 11 - Kindergarten Orientations (letters mailed)

Tuesday, September 12 - First day of school for Kindergarten

Thursday, September 14 - Back-to-School Night (parents only) 6:00pm-7:30pm.

Please take some time to look over the Phelps Parent/Guardian Information Packet for the 2023-2024 school year. This packet includes important information about arrival and dismissal procedures, attendance, updates, and other helpful reminders which you will want to look at prior to the first day of school.

The Agawam Public Schools Code of Conduct for Students in K-8 can be found here.

Phelps is excited to introduce and welcome several new staff to our Phelps family!

Mr. Hunter Acconcio is a special education teacher who will be working with students in kindergarten and first grade.

Ms. Kristina Farney is joining our paraprofessional team who will also support students in kindergarten and first grade.

Ms. Anna Pellegrino is our new Speech and Language Pathologist. Mrs. Pellegrino will support students in all grades at Phelps.

Ms. Leia Georgeopolus is our new School Adjustment Counselor and will also support students in all grades at Phelps.

Mr. Gino Robbins is our new second shift custodian.

Phelps kicks off the start of every week with our Monday Morning Broadcasts!

In our broadcasts, we share news and announcements, celebrate birthdays, have book reviews, recognize our students of the month, and much, much more!

The weekly broadcast is shared with families at around 10:00am on Mondays (through email and text message) and is a great way for you to stay up to date with everything happening in and out of Phelps. We hope you enjoy each episode and we love sharing these with our families every week. All broadcasts are also available on our website at www.agawamed.org/o/bjp/page/monday-morning-broadcasts.

Once a month, Phelps sends out its monthly newsletter for families. Newsletters list all upcoming events and showcase all of the amazing things that happen throughout the building. We also share our student and staff award winners and highlight our ongoings with pictures from our classrooms and throughout Phelps. The monthly newsletter also includes updates from our P.T.O. and ways that you can help. All previous newsletters can be found on our website at www.agawamed.org/o/bjp/page/principal-newsletters.

The Benjamin Phelps Elementary School's website is kept up-to-date and current with everything you need from documents, school information, the school calendar, resources for families and much much more. Head on over to www.agawamed.org/o/bjp!

BRAND NEW this year is the Benjamin Phelps Elementary School Podcast! Head over to Spotify and subscribe to our podcast to get weekly updates, news, announcements, and MORE! Weekly guests will range from Phelps staff, to students, and some surprises along the way.

Take staying informed to a new level - you can listen to our podcast while driving to work, out on a walk, or even cooking dinner!

Phelps is very lucky to have a dedicated and generous P.T.O.!

The P.T.O. fundraises and supports many things for the students and staff of Phelps. This includes enrichment opportunities, field trips, field day, teacher appreciation week, and several family events throughout the year.

You can get involved in the Phelps community by coming to our monthly meetings. We meet the 2nd Tuesday of every month. This year, we will meet in the Phelps library.

Here is the schedule of all meetings for this school year.

You can also stay up-to-date with all of the P.T.O. happenings by joining the facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/BenjaminJPhelpsPTO.

Email: avillamaino@agawamed.org
Website: https://www.agawamed.org/o/bjp
Location: 689 Main Street, Agawam, MA, USA
Phone: (413) 821-0586
Twitter: @phelps_leader