Clara S. Bacon Elementary School
11 Henrietta Boulevard
Amsterdam, NY 12010
518 843-3020
fax 518 843-4080

Phyllis McGill, Ph.D. principal

Our mission statement

Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that will foster academic excellence. We will accomplish this through cooperation among staff, students, parents and community.

We Believe

• Every child deserves to learn in a safe, happy, and caring environment.

• Honesty, self-discipline, and good citizenship are taught best by encouragement and example.

• A child who is treated with respect learns to respect others.

• Children will thrive in an atmosphere that promotes love of learning.

• Families, teachers, and staff share the responsibility of developing the whole child, intellectually, morally, and emotionally.

• Learning is a life-long process.

• All children need to be recognized for their accomplishments.

• Every child is capable of learning.

History

Clara S. Bacon Elementary School was built in 1966 and opened in October of that year.

The school is named after a district assistant superintendent.

The architect's original concept featured a keyhole design, with the classrooms surrounding a circular amphitheater and a gymnasium off to one side. In 1979 an addition was added to the gym and a primary wing was added.

Featuring

• Student Council

• Peer Mediation

• PTA (Parent Teacher Association)

• TAPT (Teachers and Parents Together)

• DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

• PAY (Partners Assisting Youth) Volunteers

• PARP (Parents as Reading Partners)

• Before and After School Tutoring

• Family Math Nights

• Reading Recovery

• Family Reading Nights

• Intramurals

• Lunch-time Basketball League

• Instrumental Music

• School Newspaper

• Photography Club

• Arts & Education Assemblies

• Project Fair

• Field Trips

• Roller-skating Parties

• Book Fairs

• Safety Patrol

• Class Bake Sales

• Craft Night

• Yearbook

• School Post Office

• School Store

 Home of the Bacon Bobcats!