Giffen Memorial Elementary School News

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Student username change

December 16, 2021

The student username change is complete. Students must now use their new username to lo...

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Dec. 13 COVID-19 cases

December 14, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Monday of 11 new confirmed cases of COV...

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Experimenting with candy canes

December 13, 2021

‘Tis the season for candy cane science! On Monday, Giffen Elementary School th...

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Giffen Memorial Elementary School will return to in-person instruction for all students...

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Giffen Memorial Elementary School students will have a second distance-learning day Fri...

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Dec. 8 COVID-19 cases

December 8, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Wednesday of five new confirmed cases o...

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Giffen Memorial Elementary School will shift to distance learning Thursday due to an un...

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Dec. 7 COVID-19 cases

December 7, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Tuesday of five new confirmed case...

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Nov. 22 COVID-19 cases

November 22, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified of 13 new confirmed cases of COVID...

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The Albany County Health Department will administer free COVID-19 vaccines for all...

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Nov. 18 COVID-19 cases

November 18, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Thursday of 10 new confirmed cases...

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Governor Hochul has announced that Crossgates Mall is one of New York’s 10 statew...

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The City School District of Albany is planning for school-based COVID-19 vaccination cl...

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Visit our district Facebook page to take a look at a typical day of learning in Carmela...

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Future Fermis and up-and-coming Curies at Giffen Elementary School spent Friday using p...

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The City School District of Albany recognizes that inconsistent and late buses continue...

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Oct. 25 COVID-19 cases

October 25, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified of 15 new confirmed cases of ...

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October is National Principals Month, an opportunity to celebrate our building leaders,...

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Giffen fifth-grade teacher Tiffany Moore served up an order of mathematics with an extr...

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Oct. 15 COVID-19 cases

October 15, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Friday of nine new confirmed ...

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Oct. 14 COVID-19 cases

October 14, 2021

The City School District of Albany was notified Thursday of 12 new confirmed cases...

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Five City School District of Albany schools went into a lockout for about 90 minutes Th...