Giffen Memorial Elementary School News

Two Giffen students holding small pumpkins at an outdoor school event.

As we enjoy the Halloween season, we would like to share the following guidelines regar...

Student shows off the stretchy slime they created

STEM Harvest Fest a blast!

October 21, 2022

Giffen Memorial Elementary School students joyfully got their hands dirty doing cool fa...

Boy plays trombone

Concert season opens Nov. 9

October 21, 2022

The City School District of Albany winter concert season kicks off Nov. 9 at Albany Hig...

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Oct. 6-19 COVID-19 cases

October 19, 2022

The聽City School District of Albany was notified of 38 new confirmed cases of COVID...

Superintendent Adams (right) working with an Albany High student in a classroom

City School District of Albany Board of Education President Vickie Smith announced Tues...

LGBT History Month 2022 logo

October is National LGBT History Month, and the City School District of Albany is proud...

National Principals Month graphic

October is National Principals Month, a chance for us to thank our building leaders for...

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The聽City School District of Albany was notified of聽28聽new confirmed case...

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School schedule reminders

October 3, 2022

A reminder that all City School District of Albany schools and offices will be closed t...

Three students wearing Giffen gator hats cheer

Parade encourages PTA sign-ups

September 23, 2022

Giffen Gators sure love their PTA! And they roared their enthusiasm Friday at their ann...

A portrait of a Giffen student with her father

Giffen Memorial Elementary School celebrated the parents, guardians, family members and...

Two college students and two staff people pose with donated school supplies

Thank you, UAlbany!

September 21, 2022

We love our college-student community partners! The Human Development Club at the Un...

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Sept. 8-14 COVID-19 cases

September 15, 2022

The聽City School District of Albany was notified of 54 new confirmed cases of COVID...

First Student yellow school bus with the driver-side stop sign deployed.

First Student route updates

September 12, 2022

As it does during the first weeks of September each year, the City School District of A...

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Sept. 1-7 COVID-19 cases

September 7, 2022

The聽City School District of Albany was notified of 16 new confirmed cases of COVID...

School improvement meeting Sept. 14

Giffen Memorial Elementary School will hold a public hearing Sept. 14 at 3:45 p.m. to r...

Girl high-fives a community partner

Warm welcome, rainy day

September 6, 2022

Giffen Memorial Elementary School Principal Jasmine Brown stood in the rain and greeted...

Girl sits at desk coloring with crayon

Giffen Memorial Elementary School gave a warm welcome Friday to students from pre-K to ...

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The City School District of Albany is offering families the opportunity to pick up COVI...

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The聽City School District of Albany was notified of six new confirmed cases of COVI...

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The聽City School District of Albany was notified of eight new confirmed cases of CO...

A First Student yellow bus with the red stop sign deployed.

As you plan for the 2022-23 school year, please remember that most families do not need...

Students practice math skills by playing a board game.

Hypothesizing the distance that popcorn 鈥減ops鈥 and math-focused board games...