The district’s summer meal program provides free breakfast and lunch for all Cohoes children from July 1 to August 30. All children age 0-18, regardless of income, are welcome to join us for breakfast or lunch. All food must be eaten at the school. Walk-ins are welcome! Abram Lansing Monday – Friday, July 1 – …
Several Cohoes community members were recognized at Wednesday’s board meeting for providing life-saving first aid to a school employee who went into cardiac arrest. On May 22 at about 4 p.m., Sean Van Sleet, a cleaner at Harmony Hill School, was making his usual rounds. He exited a pre-K classroom on the second floor and …
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Embedded Facebook video of Harmony Hill Field Day
“Summer slide” is the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. The effects of summer slide are cumulative, as researchers estimate that by the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated to a two-year lag in reading achievement. Thankfully, we …
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Students representing four Cohoes schools were recognized on May 6 at the 34th Annual Capital Zone NYS Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Leadership Awards Ceremony at Hudson Valley Community College. Students who received this award were selected by their physical education teachers on the basis of leadership skills. The students – from …
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Laura Gerhard, a school psychologist at Harmony Hill, has been named the New York Association of School Psychologists Chapter J School Psychologist of the Year. The chapter is comprised of Albany, Schenectady, Columbia, Rensselaer and Schoharie Counties. Gerhard was nominated for the award by her colleagues. “She is a true asset to Cohoes,” said Natalie …
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Local newscaster/author John Gray visited Harmony Hill School on Friday with his dog Keller. The visit was part of the grand prize of a contest sponsored by Fur-Ever Friends Doggie Daycare, which recently opened in Cohoes. Harmony Hill student Rozzy Annely submitted the winning entry. All three elementary schools received copies of Gray’s book “Keller’s …
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Cohoes students and their families traveled the world on April 19 at the annual ENL picnic. The event featured foods from Moldova, Italy, Sudan, Pakistan, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Puerto Rico, Republic of Congo, Albania, and the United States. Students researched where they were born, where they live now, and used Google Maps to show off their …
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Harmony Hill School students and staff “stuck” together Friday to raise money for a good cause. For the second year in a row, Principal Mark Perry and first grade student Lucas Santoro were duct taped to a wall in the gym as part of the school’s Stuck for a Buck fundraising efforts for The Leukemia …
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There has been some talk in our schools about an online phenomenon known as the “Momo Challenge,” which includes disturbing images and messages relating to violence and self-harm. To the best of our knowledge, this is not a real threat and there have been no reported instances of harm to children connected to this social …
