Giffen Memorial Elementary School News

Visit our Facebook page to take a look at some photos from the first full day of classe...

Read Article First full day at Giffen

In these early days of the new school year, everyone throughout the City School Distric...

Read Article First Student bus updates for the new year

Read Article 2021-22 Back to School Plan

The following message is from Giffen Principal Jasmine N. Brown: Dear Families: W...

Read Article Orientation days Thursday, Friday

The ������Ʒ is excited to start the 2021-22 school year with ori...

Read Article Welcome to a new school year! - 8/30/21

The following message is from Giffen Elementary School Principal Jasmine Brown. The inf...

Read Article A new school year at Giffen!

All ������Ʒ students can receive school-required and COVID-19 va...

Read Article School immunization and COVID clinics this week

In partnership with the district, The City of Albany's COVID-19 Recovery Task Force...

Read Article COVID-19 Recovery Priority Recommendations

Come join coach Mike Ware and the Albany High School football coaches and players for a...

Read Article Jr. Falcon Flag Football Summer Program

* This story was updated with the district's American Rescue Plan application after...

Read Article American Rescue Plan priorities

Read Article Free summer meal program

COVID-19 disrupted both in-person learning and routine well-child visits for many famil...

Read Article Non-COVID-19 immunization reminder for next school year

William Flax-Leight will return as assistant principal to Giffen Memorial Elementary Sc...

Read Article Flax-Leight to return to Giffen

The last day of school for the 2020-21 school year for all elementary and middle school...

Read Article End-of-year information

The following message is from ������Ʒ Superintendent Kaweeda G. ...

Read Article COVID-19 guidelines remain in place for NY schools

The following is a message from Fine Arts Supervisor, Kate Wright: Welcome to our Ci...

Read Article ������Ʒ's 2020-21 Virtual Art Show

Face masks no longer are required outdoors on school grounds, according to updated COVI...

Read Article State updates COVID-19 guidance on masks outdoors

It's June – time for the milestone ceremonies that mark students' pr...

Read Article Year-end ceremonies ahead

Like everything else this very “unique” school year, our 7th Annual City Sc...

Read Article Elementary art show kicks off Friday

The ������Ʒ is seeking feedback from students, staff and communi...

Read Article Tell us what you think: Student Code of Conduct

The ������Ʒ was notified Monday of two new confir...

Read Article May 24 COVID-19 confirmed cases

The ������Ʒ was notified Thursday of two new conf...

Read Article May 13 COVID-19 confirmed cases

Read Article 2021-22 instructional updates, survey

Online applications are now available for our Elementary Summer Program serving student...

Read Article Elementary Summer Program: online application available now

The ������Ʒ will observe all three unused snow days in May as or...

Read Article Update on May district calendar