Girls work to advance healthy lifestyle choices

Along the hallways throughout the school, there are reminders to protect the Earth and throw things away properly. The signs were created by fourteen girls from grades 3-5 who spent three months participating in the Girls on the Run program.  “The girls worked together to create posters to remind others to recycle and take care …

Welcome to Our New School Instagram Page

We are excited to let you know that we have joined Instagram as MenandsSchool Our first posts are from our Red Ribbon Week campaign — an annual tradition to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence. For five days we dress in a theme to show our united effort to maintain …

Create a Character Pumpkin Contest

Decorate a pumpkin using paints, markers, yarn, paper, fabric, buttons-anything you like, and turn your pumpkin into your favorite book character.   To enter the contest: Take 2 photos – one of the pumpkin by itself and another with you and your pumpkin. Grades k-8 send both photos to aford@menands.org using your school email account.   In …

Dress in solidarity to promote anti-drug awareness

Red Ribbon Week at Menands School: October 25 to October 31 Red Ribbon is a nationally recognized week to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence. The advocacy is in response to the tragic death of a drug enforcement agent named Kiki Camarena. Menands Union Free School District annually supports this …

Unique approach to combine literacy skills with STEAM

”We are incredibly excited that some opportunities with staffing and schedules have allowed us the flexibility to bring this tremendous opportunity to incorporate 21st century real world STEAM skills,” said Superintendent Long. “We are so appreciative to our neighbors in North Colonie who shared with us their prior work in this regard, and assisted us …

Special BOE Meeting Tuesday September 27, 2022

The Board will hold a special meeting on Tuesday September 27th at 6:00 PM for the purpose of interviewing prospective candidates for the vacant Board seat. Interviews will be conducted in Executive Session. The agenda is as follows: Special BOE Meeting Tuesday September 27, 2022 6:00 pm

COVID guidance issued for start of 2022-23 school year

Menands School District is following the latest guidance from the New York State Department of Health regarding COVID-19. For more information, please review “What Parents/Caregivers Should Know about COVID Mitigation Strategies for the 2022-2023 School Year” (August 2022).   Illness/positive COVID test As with any infectious illness, students and staff who test positive for COVID-19, or …

Board of Education seeks candidates to fill Board vacancy

Appointment for a Vacated Board Seat Beginning September 2022 through May 16th, 2023 The Menands Union Free School District Board of Education is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Board for the seat previously held by Andi Delancy, who recently resigned effective June 28th. New York State law allows school boards to fill such …

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