Hello Menands School Families! We hope you’re all enjoying your summer break. We’ve been busy here planning and preparing for next school year. Now that it’s mid-July, we wanted to share some information and updates for you. Much like this time last year, there are still many questions about what school will look like. The …
A draft of The Menands Union Free School District Safety Plan 2021-22 was presented to the Board at the July 12 meeting. The draft is open for public comment through August 12, 2021. All Comments will be reviewed. Comments can be submitted via boecomments@menands.org please indicate “Safety Plan Public Comment” in the subject line.
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Embedded YouTube video of 2021 Menands School Graduation Congratulations to all of our graduates! You’ve made us very proud!
A number of Menands students in grades 5 and 8 were recently honored with physical education awards from the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Selection Criteria The student: Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior, sportsmanship and citizenship Desires to learn and improve Exhibits a physically active lifestyle Demonstrates leadership …
Dear Parents & Families, It is hard to believe we are entering the final week of the school year. We wanted to send out one final communication with some important information & updates: COVID Protocols Remain in Place in Schools It was announced this week that many protocols in NYS are being eliminated since the …
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We are pleased to announce a partnership with Colonie Youth Center (CYC) to provide beforecare and aftercare services for Menands families in the 2021-22 school year. Our contract with CYC was approved at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. CYC was selected after a thorough search process that included several local providers. They have been providing …
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Dear Families, Our 4th Annual A-Z Countdown is coming to a close! Thank you for celebrating with us these past few weeks. The 2020-2021 school year has certainly been another memorable one. We know we’ll remember the rainbow colors that brightened up the classrooms, Mrs. Cannavo’s last storytime for the school year, our amazing custodians, …
Menands parents and families, Thank you for your continued patience as we have worked to review the revised guidance from the NYS Department of Health (DOH) relative to mask wearing. That guidance in its entirety can be found on the DOH website. The relevant mask language can be found on pages 2, 4 and 9. …
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Dear Parents & Families, As we head into the holiday weekend and the final month of school, we wanted to provide you some important end-of-year information for your planning purposes: There is no school Monday May 31 in observance of Memorial Day. Field Day is scheduled for Friday, June 11, with a rain date of …
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