Arbor Hill Elementary School
Rosalind Gaines-Harrell, Principal
Temporary location for the 2009-10 school year:

141 Western Ave.

Albany, NY 12203
Ph: (518) 462-7166, 7165 or 7167
Fax: (518) 462-7237
e-mail: rgaines-harrell@albany.k12.ny.us

Arbor Hill Web site: http://ahes.albany.k12.ny.us

Pickup, dropoff and other important information for 2009-10

Parents dropping off children in the morning should use the Washington Avenue side of the building.

School times

• Breakfast begins at 8:40 a.m.

• Morning dropoff is available beginning at 8 a.m.

• The school day begins at 9:05 a.m.

• The school day ends at 3:35 p.m.

Bus dropoff and pickup

The turnaround at the front of the building on North Lake Avenue (where the play ground is located) is for buses only. To secure the building, the North Lake Avenue entrance to the building will be the only main entrance. Parents may park on the Washington Avenue side of the building, but must walk students in at that main entrance. If you have any questions regarding transportation, please call 462-7320.

Busing and Dismissal

All students living a half-mile or more from school will be dismissed at 3:35 p.m. and transported home by Durham School Services yellow buses.

About Arbor Hill Elementary School
Arbor Hill Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through grade 6. The school is heavily involved in a school reform initiative called ATLAS Communities, which is helping teachers find new and creative ways to raise student achievement.

While Arbor Hill Elementary is renovated during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years as part of the City School District of Albany's facilities project, the school temporarily will relocate to the former Philip Schuyler Elementary School at 141 Western Ave. Students from Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) also will be located at Schuyler Elementary through December due to facilities work at that elementary building.

If you have not received information regarding transportation for the 2009-10 school year, please contact the office at 462-7165. If the address we have on file is different from your current address, you will have to go to Central Registration, located in the Sunshine Building at the corner of Delaware and Morton avenues, to change your address to ensure transportation for your child for the 2009-10 school year.

News and upcoming events

• Monday, Feb. 15-Friday, Feb. 19 -- Winter recess, no school.

• Monday, Feb. 22-Thursday, Feb. 25 -- Celebrity Readers Week

• Monday, March 1-Tuesday, March 2 -- Math exhibitions, 10 a.m.-noon

• Wednesday, March 3 -- All-City Choral Concert, Myers Middle School, 7 p.m.

• Saturday, March 6 -- Prekindergarten Registration Blast, Schuyler Achievement Academy, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 10 -- All-City Band Concert, Hackett Middle School, 7 p.m.

• Friday, March 12 -- Parent-teacher conference day, early dismissal

• Wednesday, March 17 -- All-City Strings Concert, Hackett Middle School., 7 p.m.

• Thursday, March 25 -- Movie night, 6-7:30 p.m.

• Saturday, March 27 -- New York State School Music Association, Hackett Middle School

• Click here to visit the City School District of Albany's online Photo Gallery.

School times

• Breakfast begins at 8:40 a.m.

• Morning dropoff is available beginning at 8 a.m.

• The school day begins at 9:05 a.m.

• The school day ends at 3:35 p.m.

Absence from school
If your child is absent from school for any reason, call the school at 462-7166 during the morning and provide a written excuse when your child returns to school.