Important reminder: Please keep your children home if they are sick

In order to provide a safe environment for learning and student growth, please keep sick children home.  In the event your child becomes ill during the school day and needs to be picked up, please do so promptly for your child’s well being and to prevent further spread of illness. Listed below are some simple …

Hamagrael “Adopt a Snowflake” makes holidays brighter

“This world is filled with kind and generous people and all of you here are among those people. Your kindness and generosity mean so much.” Those were the words of Samantha Shipherd of Unity House in Troy as she thanked fifth-grade students at Hamagrael Elementary School as they packed a van full of donated toys, …

Two BCHS students published in Spanish Honor Society magazine

Two BCHS students were published in the November 2023 issue of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica magazine, Albricias. Sophomore and Spanish Honor Society member,  Zara Pattison, is the first BCHS student to be published so early in her high school career with her article depicting the negative impact of fast fashion, “La Moda Rápida”. Senior Spanish …

Glenmont’s “Robot Thanksgiving Day Parade” featured on WNYT

On Tuesday, Nov. 21, second graders in Beth Flanagan’s class at Glenmont Elementary School put on a mini-Thanksgiving Day parade at the school. There were no traditional floats in this special parade. Instead, the parade featured small robots as part of the festivities. The students have been using their math skills and learning how to …

2024-25 Kindergarten Registration Information

Kindergarten registration information will be mailed in December to all eligible families in the district’s database. If you have not already done so, please fill out a Preschool Student Information Form [electronic form] for your child. If you do not fill out this form your child’s name will not be in our database.  Please complete the electronic …