The Penguin Post
Back to School Edition: 2023-2024
Upcoming Dates!
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.
Important Back to School Information for Families
The Agawam Public Schools Code of Conduct for Students in K-8 can be found here.
Staffing Updates
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.
What's New at Phelps?!
Stay Informed
Weekly 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.
Monthly Newsletters
Phelps Website
Phelps Podcast
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!
Do You Want to Get Involved?
Phelps Parent Teacher Organization
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.
Benjamin Phelps Elementary School
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