COVID-19 Testing and Returning to School

Good afternoon, As you may have heard recently, Governor Hochul has indicated COVID-19 tests will be sent to all school districts for distribution following the winter break. At this point, we have not received these tests. Additionally, health and safety guidance from both the state and our local county health department continues to evolve. As …

Menands School Spelling Bee

On Thursday, Dec. 16, the Menands School hosted our annual spelling bee. Students advanced to the school-wide spelling bee based on their performance in their class spelling work. The first place winner of our school spelling bee will advance to the Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctors Theater in February. Adi Thumilan, a seventh grade …

Dec. 17: Friday Update

Dear Parents & Families, Happy Friday to you all! We hosted our annual Spelling Bee on Thursday, Dec. 16. All student participants did a fantastic job and made us very proud. The winners have been announced on our website. Our first place finalist will move on to compete in the Capital Region Spelling Bee at …

Winter Theme Week 2021

Next week, we will begin our Winter Break on Friday Dec. 24 with school starting back up again on Monday Jan. 3. To ensure students have a fun week before break, we will be having Winter Theme Days ,where students can opt to dress up based on the day’s themes. The themes are as follows: …

Message to Menands School Community

Dear Menands Families, The Menands Union Free School District is aware of the recent communications being shared on Tik Tok and Instagram related to school violence. These communications have been circulating in school districts locally, statewide and nationally and do not pertain to any district in particular. Like many school districts, Menands has shared this …

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