The Penguin Post

Monday, May 27: No School - Memorial Day

Friday, May 31: Agawam Multicultural Festival (4:00-6:30pm - School St. Pavillion)

Tuesday, June 4: 4th graders visit Doering and 4th grade picnic.

Thursday, June 6: Field Day

Friday, June 7: Music Matters Performance (6:00pm - School Street Park)

Tuesday, June 11: Vote for the new Agawam High School

Wednesday, June 19: No School - Juneteenth

Thursday, June 20: 4th Grade Moving Up Ceremony (11:00am)

Friday, June 21: Last day of school (half day for students)

Students in Mrs. Haglund's enrichment groups worked for several weeks designing, building, and modifying various Rube Goldberg machines. A Rube Goldberg machine is a complex machine that is designed to carry out simple tasks. A Rube Goldberg machine works with a series of chain reactions that transfer energy through different pulleys, levels, cogs, and more to carry out one final task.

Phelps was proud to send three students to represent our 4th grade at the annual Junior Women's Club Spelling Bee. Representing Phelps were Jaden, Zoey, and Macksen who competed with 4th graders from each of the classrooms from the four elementary schools. We are thrilled to share that Macksen took 1st place and Zoey took second place! The final round was very exciting with both Zoey and Macksen going back and forth using 91 words (one of the longest challenges ever). Congratulations to all three of you and way to represent Phelps! 👏

Join us for our annual Music Matters Children's Festival involving the musical performance of all kindergarten through 4th students on Friday, June 7, 2024 at School Street Park. This year's concert theme is The Celebration of Grandparents and Nostalgia! Students can wear a retro shirt or clothing, dress up and have fun!

Outdoor concert schedule

Kindergarten performers need to arrive by 5:45 if at School Street and report to the side of the stage by the sign with their teacher's name. All other performers will be called to the stage when it is their performance time.

Indoor Concert Schedule if it rains

(A notice and a phone call will go out if it moves indoors) 6:40pm Kindergarten Students report to the stage for concert start time of 6:45pm

6:55 pm 1st and 2nd grade Students report to the auditorium for an approximate concert start time of 7:05pm

7:25pm 3rd and 4th grade Students report to the auditorium for an approximate concert start time of 7:35pm

Kindergarten through 4th grade student Performances, Free Face Painting, Ballon artist, robotics

demonstrations, giant sidewalk art, food, Moolicous Ice Cream, free interactive science art and music activities, and popcorn, and more!

Please bring a blanket or lawn chairs.

There will be tables and chairs for eating.

Sprinkle or Shine - Dress for the weather.

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY YOU, Nicky’s Pizza, Joey’s Deli Agawam High School NHS the Specials Teachers you!!!

The Crystal Apple Award winner for the month of April is Mrs. DeCaro!

Mrs. DeCaro always has a smile on her face when working with her students regardless of how the day is going. Even though she is assigned to a particular student, she is always willing to help with other students. Her demeanor is calm and positive which results in the children in the class having a desire to work with her or ask for assistance. Mrs. DeCaro is very well respected within the Phelps community. She is very deserving of this award!

Here is an example of one student's writing about this amazing assembly.

Phelps has 7 paraprofessional vacancies going into the fall. We are excited to bring a new special education program to our community and are looking for candidates that would like to join our amazing staff. Please apply through SchoolSpring.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to avillamaino@agawamed.org.

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Phelps Vacancies

It is hard to believe that the 2023-2024 school year is coming to a close! We are well into our preparations for next school year and here are a few important updates!

• The first day of school for the 2024-2025 year (grades 1-4) will be Thursday, September 5.

• Kindergarten orientation will be on Monday, September 9 with students starting on Tuesday, September 10. Invitations for orientation will be sent home in August.

• The link is open for families to shop! Avoid the summer back to school lines this summer! Once again, Phelps will offer parents the opportunity to buy next year's school supplies through School Tool Box. All of the supplies needed for the classroom come in the box, with options for additional add-ons or items to donate to the classroom (i.e. bandaids, tissues). Supplies are shipped directly to the school and will be waiting in your child's homeroom on the first day of school. All items are name brand. Please make sure to purchase the box for your child's grade level for the 2024-2025 school year.

• Supply lists will also be posted to the Phelps website soon.

• Class placement for the 2024-2025 school year will be sent to families in the middle of August.

The vote for the new high school is set for Tuesday, June 11. As parents of elementary students, your vote will lay the path for the high school that our Phelps students attend in just a few short years - whether it is a new building or not. All information about the project can be found at the Agawam High School Building Project website.

Miss Conklin received her 2024 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award on April 30! A special ceremony was held at the Log Cabin to recognize this year's amazing group of recipients. Agawam was also excited to recognize Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Light and Miss DeGeorge as our other three distinguished teachers this year. Congratulations!!! 🌟👏🍎