Babylon Elementary School
171 Ralph Avenue
Babylon, New York 11702
Main Office: (631) 893-7960
Principal: Dana Basile
Hours: 8:50 a.m. - 3:05 p.m. |
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principal's message
2011-2012
Dear Babylon Elementary School Families, Friends and Neighbors,
Welcome to our garden of respect, responsibility, fun and safety. However, even amongst the hardiest of harvests and most beautiful of flowers, there may sometimes be a few weeds. Each day, we choose to focus and maintain the harvest, the seedlings and new blooms despite what else comes along or in our way.
Amongst each of our grains of wheat, or stalks of corn…your children…our students, are continually cultivated by their own family and school experiences. As teachers, as leaders and as friends we water them, feed them and make sure that they get plenty of sunlight. However, it is also our duty to guide these children into a more meaningful path, one in which they can also begin to grow on their own.
The teachers and staff of Babylon Elementary School are dedicated to our garden and to watch it carefully, hoping that one day they will grow into whom we believe and know to be thinkers, readers, and risk takers. We lead by example and we teach by design.
You, as the parents, caretakers and families are the first and most meaningful teachers our students will have. We like to believe that we are an extension of your family and to continue to add meaning into the lives of our Kindergarten, first, and second graders.
It seems as though each year, New York State imposes a series of new requirements and initiatives, and so we all begin and continue to learn. This year, you will be introduced to the new Common Core Standards (CCS) and how they integrate among our curriculum in Mathematics, Arts, Language, and Reading and Writing. We continue to explore new ways to add insight and challenge to those who need greater extensions and areas of cultivation.
The Elementary School does not report on New York State testing, nor does it offer Regents classes; however, we are the foundation, the seedlings, for what lies ahead. Graduation rates and school scholarships are equally important and timely for our staff as they are on the intermediate and secondary level. And so, what we do, the words we say and the feelings we invoke matter…and they matter a lot.
Each day, each experience fosters a sense of who a child will become a year or several from now. Five, six and seven year olds care what others think and they care about how they are perceived. So as we cultivate with nourishing lessons and mathematical inquiries, we also fertilize with TLC for how they continue to flourish from the inside out.
You are of course invited into our garden and be a part of this harvest. Throughout the year, please share in your child’s learning and in school related activities. Each decision that is made, and each event that is planned is done so with purpose and meaning.
Thank you for your added sunshine!
Warmly and with thanks,
Dana Basile and the Staff of BES
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