Harmony Hill school recently raised more than $2,400 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Lucas Santoro, the current third-grader who inspired the fundraiser several years ago, was responsible for a majority of the money raised. Lucas is a survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia after being diagnosed at the age of two. “We do it so …
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Cohoes schools recently received a total of $3,700 as part of the Stewart’s Holiday Match program. Checks were sent to each of our five schools in amounts ranging from $700 to $800. “We are incredibly grateful for these funds, which will be used to support activities that will have a positive impact on our students,” …
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Abram Lansing Elementary School and Harmony Hill School have combined to raise nearly $3,700 for the Kids Heart Challenge. The challenge is an annual event where students learn about heart health while helping others by raising money for the American Heart Association. Abram Lansing’s fundraising efforts ended recently with a grand total of $2,604 collected. …
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Cohoes elementary schools are celebrating National Career Week (Mar. 1-5) by hosting virtual presentations from professionals in a wide variety of careers. The opportunity was offered in partnership with Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York, an organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for …
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Harmony Hill 5th grader Josie Parker, aka the “Quarantine Fairy,” was featured Thursday on Spectrum News for a brand new project: a birthday food drive. See the story on the Spectrum News website. Josie has collected several boxes of food and raised more than $1,000 for the Connect Center for Youth backpack program. Here’s how …
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Embedded YouTube video of Employee Recognition 2020-21 Our central office admins and school principals have a special message for all of our staff members celebrating a milestone with us this year! The full list is below. Congratulations and THANK YOU to all for your years of service to our school community! 5 Years Terilynn Curtin …
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How effective is hand washing at killing germs? That’s what Ms. Geis’s 4th grade class at Harmony Hill aimed to find out in a recent science experiment! The students put Glo Germ Gel on their hands to simulate the number of germs we typically encounter. They examined their hands under a black light, followed by …
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The district’s food service team is set to cook, plate and deliver more than 600 turkey meals at our three elementary schools from Nov. 17-19! Watch as our Harmony Hill students show their Thanksgiving spirit and enjoy a special lunch.
Embedded YouTube video of We Will Rock This by Harmony Hill Harmony Hill School gives a big THANK YOU to our Board of Education members in honor of Board Recognition Week! Because of their hard work and dedication to our school community, WE WILL ROCK THIS!
In case you missed this Virtual Parent Academy session on September 14, here’s your chance to learn more about the different platforms the district is using to support remote learning. Embedded YouTube video of Navigating the District’s Technology Platforms to Support Remote Learning Jennifer Sangiacomo, our Instructional Technology Integration Specialist, has created a tech help …
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