Giffen Memorial Elementary School News

Thanks to our wonderful community partners, every student in kindergarten through grade...

Read Article Book Bonanza for young readers

All City School District of Albany schools and offices will be closed Friday, April 15 ...

Read Article Calendar update on unused snow days

The City School District of Albany was notified of 13 new confirmed cases of COVID...

Read Article March 22-30 COVID-19 cases

The City School District of Albany Board of Education unanimously approved a new middle...

Read Article Board adopts new middle school enrollment pattern

The City School District of Albany has scheduled an additional community meeting Wednes...

Read Article Middle school feeder enrollment meeting Wednesday

Open to all City School District of Albany students in grades 3-8, this free program wi...

Read Article Youth Wrestling Program

Michelle Graham transformed her second-grade classroom at Giffen Memorial Elementary Sc...

Read Article Ice cream parlor math!

Dear Families: We are heartened Wednesday to have begun a new stage in our ongoing e...

Read Article Masks are optional, but COVID-19 protocols remain

Read Article 'Capital Education' winter newsletter

As we prepare to return to school on Monday following Winter Recess, the City School Di...

Read Article COVID-19 reminders as we return from winter break

As we continue our work to determine which elementary schools will attend which middle ...

Read Article Middle school enrollment FAQs

The City School District of Albany will hold a March 9 virtual workshop called “A...

Read Article March 9 workshop on anxiety, depression

Read Article 'Gator Gazette' is here!

Giffen Memorial Elementary School will have early dismissal Friday afternoon due to rep...

Read Article Giffen early dismissal Friday

Giffen math teacher Tiffany Moore outfitted her classroom like a crime scene and forens...

Read Article Gators use math to solve mystery

The Albany High School Class of 2021 achieved the school’s highest graduation rat...

Read Article Albany High graduation rates increases to 82%

Families at all City School District of Albany elementary schools will have the opportu...

Read Article Middle school feeder meetings Feb. 14-17

The City School District of Albany was notified Wednesday of eight new confirmed cases ...

Read Article Feb. 9 COVID-19 cases

The City School District of Albany was notified Tuesday of seven new confirmed cas...

Read Article Feb. 8 COVID-19 cases

As we celebrate Black History Month throughout February, we are confronted with not onl...

Read Article Celebrating Black History Month

The City School District of Albany was notified Thursday of 12 new confirmed cases of C...

Read Article Feb. 3 COVID-19 cases

All City School District of Albany schools and offices will be closed Friday due to the...

Read Article All schools, offices closed Friday due to weather

The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department has con...

Read Article COVID-19 updates: Judicial ruling on indoor masks, daily temperature checks to end

The City School District of Albany was notified of 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 t...

Read Article Jan. 31 COVID-19 cases

The City School District of Albany was notified Friday of 19 new confirmed cases o...

Read Article Jan. 28 COVID-19 cases