Roots Academy at West Hill

09/25/2026

🌟Happy Friday🌟

Last night’s Back to School Night was a wonderful opportunity to connect, build relationships, and kick off another successful school year.

A huge shoutout to all of our families who came out, and to our amazing teachers and staff for welcoming families into their classrooms and sharing the goals, expectations, and exciting opportunities ahead.

🎉 Congratulations to our Back to School Night winners! Four lucky families went home with $25 Price Chopper gift cards, and one lucky Roots student won a brand-new bike and helmet! 🚲

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening a success. We appreciate the continued support and engagement of our Roots Academy community.

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend! 💙

09/14/2026

📚Roots Academy Back to School Night! 📚

Join us on Thursday, September 24th from 5:00–7:00 PM for an evening of connection and community!

🍎 Meet your child’s teachers & school administrators
📚 Learn about academic goals & classroom expectations
🌱 Explore resources, programs & opportunities designed to support student success
🌭 Hot dogs and refreshments will be provided!

Bring the family and join us to connect!

📍 Roots Academy at West Hill 676 Clinton Avenue

09/11/2026

We celebrated our amazing students in style on Friday!

Thanks to our community partners who brought the fanfare – and smiles – to our annual fall clap in.

We know it’s going to be an amazing year of learning and growing together here at Roots.

09/08/2026

📣 ROOTS ACADEMY CLAP-IN! ❤️🖤

Help us kick off another great school year by welcoming our students with energy, encouragement, and lots of applause! 👏🏾👏🏾

We invite our families, community partners, and community members to line the entrance and show our students that they are supported, celebrated, valued, and surrounded by a community that believes in them!

📅 Friday, September 11, 2026
⏰ 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
📍 Roots Academy at West Hill

Come clap, cheer, and help us give our students a positive start to the school year! 🌱❤️🖤

Strong Roots. Bright Futures.

09/04/2026

Welcome to the new school year!

We had a wonderful day welcoming our students, families and entire school community back to school on Friday. We hope everyone had a fantastic day, and we’re looking forward to seeing you again on Tuesday following the three-day Labor Day weekend.

We're excited for an outstanding school year!

09/02/2026

What a wonderful turnout! Families gathered indoors for a backpack and school supply giveaway filled with tasty treats, snacks, and lots of smiles. We want to extend a huge thank you to our amazing supporters: the University at Albany Basketball Team, the Kindlon Family, and Pastor Patrick Venable. Your generosity made this event a success, and we can’t wait to see all of our Roots Academy students back this Friday!

08/31/2026

🚨 REMINDER: TOMORROW! 🚨

Join us for the Roots Academy Step Forward Community Walk & Backpack Giveaway! 🎒👟

📅 Tuesday, September 1st
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Roots Academy

Following the walk, we’ll have:
🎒 FREE Backpacks
✏️ School Supplies
🌭 Hot Dogs
🥤 Refreshments

🌧️ WEATHER UPDATE: If it rains, the community walk will be canceled, but the event will still go on! Join us indoors in the Roots Academy cafeteria for the backpack & school supply giveaway, hot dogs, and refreshments.

RAIN OR SHINE — WE’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW! ❤️🖤

08/31/2026

Join us tomorrow at 11 a.m.!

Roots Academy is kicking off another great school year with our Step Forward: Community Walk & School Supply Giveaway on Tuesday, September 1 at 11 a.m.!

Join us as we walk through our neighborhood, highlight community strengths, visit the new West Hill Community Center, and come together to support our students and families.

We’ll finish back at Roots Academy with a school supply giveaway and light refreshments! ❤️🖤

08/27/2026

A huge THANK YOU to the Kindlon Family for their generous donation of backpacks and school supplies to support our Roots Academy students! 🎒📚✏️

We truly appreciate your continued support of the Roots Academy community! ❤️🖤

🚶🏾‍♂️🎒 Please join us for our Step Forward: Community Walk & School Supplies Giveaway!

📅 September 1st
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Roots Academy – Main Entrance

08/19/2026

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