NEWS: 5th grade Parent Night is Monday, May 21 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at CMS
And this concludes our test...
If you think most students don't look forward to that annual rite of spring known as New York State testing, you might be right. However, the nearly 400 students at Abram Lansing Elementary School in Cohoes -- where teachers, administrators and staff always look for new and unusual ways to find encouragement -- might not be among them. See for yourself>>
Lansing students fill spring "goody bags" for area homeless families
In what has become an annual rite of spring, students and teachers from Abram Lansing Elementary School chose to help families living in transitional housing celebrate the season by filling special "goody bags" that were delivered read more and view photos>>
Abram Lansing students jazz it up at the College of St. Rose
On Thursday, March 15, dozens of third, fourth and fifth graders from Abram Lansing Elementary School were treated to a very special visit to the College of St. Rose's Massry Center for the Arts in Albany. The group took part in a concert by renowned jazz musicians The Ravi Coltrane Quartet and spent time viewing an art exhibit at read more and view slideshow>>
Celebrating history...with a Mardi Gras backbeat
The students of Abram Lansing were recently treated to a very special and timely American history lesson. Introduced to rich Louisiana Creole culture and traditions through the music of Grammy winners Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, students and staff were able to create the feel of Mardi Gras in the school's auditorium on a chilly February morning. see Video>>
