VRES will be having our Open House on Thursday, September 27 starting at 6:30pm.
Category Archives: Elementary School
Van Rensselaer Elementary’s Parent-Teacher Association News
Dear VR Families, We are very excited to welcome you to the 2018-2019 school year, and look forward to a great new year with an active and hardworking PTA here at VR. There are many new faces in our PTA, and we are hoping to increase that number substantially. PTA is a very important part […]
Building Access
The school year is off to a wonderful start! As I expressed in my newsletter, the children came back with such excitement and enthusiasm! It has been great to see them again. With the start of the new school year, it is important to review the expectations for visiting our school and other procedures to […]
A September Note from the Principal
We have had a wonderful beginning to the school year! After a quiet month of July, the faculty and staff spent last month preparing their classrooms and our hallways for the arrival of the students. On September 6th, we were quite excited to welcome back all of the students. As always, they came back with […]
Van Rensselaer Elementary’s Community Service Club Visits the NYS Capitol
Van Rensselaer Elementary’s Community Service Club, Ram Pride Press, as well as VR’s Student Council visited Albany for a tour of our State Capitol.
VR’s Spelling Bee for Grades 3-6
The VR Student Council hosted the 11th Annual VR Spelling Bee on May 18th in the Auditorium.
2018 All County Band
The 2018 Rensselaer County Elementary Band Festival, a 90 piece concert band, was held in Troy on January 28, 2018.
Fire Safety with the Rensselaer Fire Department
Students from Mrs. Forrest’s Pre-K class enjoying a visit from the Rensselaer Fire Department in the fall.
100th Day of School
Here are first graders dressed up like they are 100 years old and students who created shirts with 100 items on them.