The Albany Academies coordinate single-sex and coeducational learning environments to develop diligent students of high character who become curious, critical thinkers.
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The Skim
- Yearbooks
- Students Deliver Homemade Gifts to Seniors Living Alone
- Programming a Watch Face
- Famous Women Virtual Portrait Gallery
- Renaissance Challenge
- Model Solar System
- AAG Grade 4 Virtual Field Trip
- Virtual Summer Programs
- Spring Gathering Virtual Event
- Class of 2020 special webpage
- Picking Up Medications
- Picking Up Personal Items & Dropping Off Textbooks
- Distance Learning Page
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Dear Friends,
Happy Week Nine of distance learning. There’s no video this week, as it feels we are about to reach a “peak screen” moment in closing out the school year. As you may have experienced, we have been hard at work celebrating student achievements this week and are looking forward to our virtual closing events next week. I remain tremendously proud of both the individual contributions of faculty and staff members, and their work as a team in serving our students and realizing our mission despite historic constraints.
While we are closing out this year, we have also been looking forward to what may await us in the fall, and have developed a framework approach that helps guide our thinking about a range of potential modes of operations when we reopen. I will be sharing this framework next week, after we have celebrated our students’ 2019-2020 accomplishments.
As there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty as to what schools will need to do to ensure the health and safety of our students and professional community, I anticipate that we will be refining our reopening plan throughout the summer in response to evolving conditions. We plan to keep you updated on these refinements in regular updates throughout the summer.
But for now, let’s focus on the impressive accomplishments of our students this year!
Sincerely,
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Yearbooks
There are only a few days left to order!
Click here
to order a yearbook for your child. The deadline to place your order is May 31.
To order a yearbook for AAG enter passcode: 101411068383919
To order a yearbook for AA enter passcode: 10131170417192
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Students Deliver Homemade Gifts to Seniors Living Alone
AAG students Madeline R. '20 and Shannin C. '20 are spending their days spreading joy to elderly members of their community. They made cards with positive messages and potted marigolds with hand-painted pots for seniors that were in need of a little pick-me-up during these difficult days. Thank you for your thoughtfulness, Madeline and Shannin!
Click here
to see the full story from Spectrum Local News.
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Programming a Watch Face
Joe S. '22 went to the Garmin Watch "app store" to download a watch face for Pride Month (June). When he discovered there were none to be found, he programmed his own! He had to teach himself a new language (MonkeyC) and work out the details to display the time while minimizing the power consumption his app required. His downloads are building and he received a $40 contribution for his efforts, officially making him one of Academies' youngest professional programmers. Check out his app at the
Garmin ConnectIQ store.
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Famous Women Virtual Portrait Gallery
AAG Second Grade celebrated the Grand Opening of the Famous Women
Virtual
Portrait Gallery this week! We hope you will stop by to visit and learn about these nine amazing women: Mary Anning, Susan B. Anthony, Beverly Cleary, Jane Goodall, Billie Jean King, Ada Lovelace, Dolly Parton, Sonia Sotomayor, and Sojourner Truth. The entire project was completed during our time of Distance Learning. The students would like to send a big thank you to their parents, Ms. Hoffman, Mrs. Denniston, and Ms. Keyes for all of their support!
Here is the link to visit the Portrait Gallery:
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Renaissance Challenge
AAG Grade 6 students participated in a Renaissance Challenge this week. They were provided with research questions that inform a short skit with each girl performing as her "masterpiece" and chatting with a "tourist" who comes from afar to visit the art. The students shared their skits with the class via Zoom.
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Model Solar System
AA Grade 6 Science class worked on a model of the Solar System trying to simulate true distance of the Solar System through dwarf planet Eris making the Sun 5cm large in circumstance. Before beginning the project the students viewed a movie where a planetary scientist used a basketball for the Sun at the 1 yard line of a football field. The inner planets stayed within the football field but ended in 27 miles with Pluto.
Pictured is Jack D. '26 working on his project.
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AAG Grade 4 Virtual Field Trip
The fourth grade spent Wednesday in virtual field trips around the USA. They started the morning together at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska having a guided tour of the Aquarium and learning about Ocean Life. Then they had a guest camel join via Zoom from Oasis Camel Dairy in San Deigo, California. Following the Camel Zoom, the students broke up into small groups for lunch and afternoon travel choices. Everyone stopped at Disney for some recess and continued on to National Parks and historical sites. A variety of destinations were:
- A tour of the Grand Canyon,
- Volcanoes in Hawaii,
- Kayaking and sled dog racing in Kenai Fjords, Alaska,
- Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico,
- Bryce Canyon in Utah,
- Scuba diving in Dry Tortugas, Florida,
- The Redwoods
- A special guest speaker...National Park Ranger Ms. Zimmerman based at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia.
At the end of the day they students came back together to talk about their travels. Mrs. Tobler joined the class on their travels and Morgen I '20 stop in to hear about their unique fourth grade trip.
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Virtual Summer Programs
Virtual Skills & Bridge Programs (registration is now open):
MS/US Math and English Skills Classes (AA/AAG students use discount code-academy)
US Math courses for credit
Virtual Camp Programs (registration for these camps will open Monday morning):
LEAP
Rocketry
The Leading Edge
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Virtual Spring Gathering 2020
Thursday, June 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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We’re going virtual this year with Spring Gathering! This event directly benefits merit scholarships and financial aid for our students, which is needed now more than ever.
Also, don't forget to send us your leaves! We want YOU to be part of Spring Gathering this year, so tell us what The Albany Academies mean to you.
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Class of 2020 Website Page
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We have launched a special page on our website dedicated to our Class of 2020. We'll be adding more information, photos and videos to this page over the next several weeks. Click the link below.
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Picking Up Medications
Students' medications that are stored at school will be available for pick up when you arrive to retrieve your student’s belongings or when returning books. Please inform a member of our staff that you also need your child's medications. Unfortunately, medications cannot be stored over the summer. Any medications not picked up will be properly disposed of by the end of June. Please email
Angela Sears
or
Lisa McDonald
if you have any questions.
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Picking Up Personal Items & Dropping Off Textbooks
AA/AAG pick-up dates and times:
Upper School – June 4-5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Middle School – June 8-9 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m..
Lower School – June 10-11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dropping Off Books/Picking Up Personal Items.
On the designated day please come to the
front circle of AA or AAG
and a member of our staff will take your name and bring your personal belongings (locker contents, PE locker contents, cubbies, desks, art work, etc.) to your car.
Please have your text books, that need to be returned to the district (BOCES or Questar), in a bag with your name and grade. We will add these to your books from your locker and classrooms if applicable.
If you do not reside in a district that uses BOCES or Questar, please make sure you indicate that at pick up and we will bring you your text books found in your locker or classroom (if applicable).
Please note that families will be responsible for any lost or missing textbooks.
Library books
Please bring any library books you have at your home and we will return them to the library.
Special Items
If you have an item that we would not find in our course of cleaning out all the “regular places” such as something in your advisors room, please email
lockers@albanyacademies.org
with a location and a description of the item(s).
Lost and Found
We will have tables of lost and found in front of the school. If you are looking for an item(s) please let us know and we will help you look for it.
No access to buildings
Due to the current COVID-19 situation we are unable to provide any students or families access to buildings.
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Distance Learning Page
Please be sure to visit our
Distance Learning Page
for information on our Distance Learning program. This page is updated frequently and has resources including:
- Webinar Recordings
- Head of School Weekly Video
- Videos of interviews with Faculty
- Archived Communications
- Key Contacts Who Can Help You
- Family Resources
- Information Pertinent to Each Division
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Week at a Glance
June 1 - June 5, 2020
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Wednesday, June 3
Middle School Schedule:
- 10:10 – 10:20 B Block
- 10:25 – 10:35 A Block
- 10:40 – 10:50 G Block
- 10:55 – 11:05 C Block
- 11:10 – 11:20 F Block
- 11:25 – 11:35 D Block
- 11:40 – 12:20 H Block
Upper School Schedule:
- 8:30 am AAG Final Assembly Please click here to join the Final Assembly Zoom Webinar. Password: 875758
- 10:10 – 10:20 B Block
- 10:25 – 10:35 A Block
- 10:40 – 10:50 G Block
- 10:55 – 11:05 C Block
- 11:10 – 11:20 F Block
- 11:25 – 11:35 D Block
- 1:30 pm AA Last Chapel Please click here to join the Last Chapel Zoom Webinar. No password required
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Thursday, June 4
Last day of classes for Lower School (No Specials)
8:30 a.m. AA Middle School Closing Ceremony
Please
click here
to join the AA Middle School Closing Ceremony Zoom Webinar. No password required.
10:30 a.m. AAG Middle School Moving Up Ceremony
Please
click here
to join the AAG Middle School Moving Up Ceremony Zoom Webinar. Password:
959311
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Friday, June 5
8:30 a.m. AAG Lower School Moving Up Ceremony
Please
click here
to join the AAG Lower School Moving Up Ceremony Zoom Webinar. Password:
948771
10:30 a.m. AA Lower School Closing Ceremony
Please
click here
to join the AA Lower School Closing Ceremony Zoom Webinar. No password required.
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