Bulldog Bulletin

Students in grades three, four, and five took their ELA MCAS this week and used all of the strategies shared in the meeting—way to go!

Kindergarten enjoyed a presentation from Wingmasters this week, which was sponsored by the PTO and funded by your Fun Run contributions!

Fun Run prize PJ/Stuffy day on Wednesday, April 16th.

Next week, we have Around the World on Thursday night! I’m so excited to see all of the booths. It’s always such a joy to learn more about our families and have the opportunity to try foods from the many cultures that make up our Sanborn community.

On Friday, Warrior Way will be joining us, along with our very exciting STEAM Challenge! These challenges were a Sanborn favorite before COVID, and we are thrilled to bring them back. Students will participate in grade-level egg drop challenges, culminating in a school-wide egg drop finale. I can't wait to see the creativity our students bring to the challenge!

If you would like to help with the STEAM project you can donate some supplies for the project paper, string, cotton balls, bubble wrap, elastics, paper towel rolls…and anything else you want to contribute! If you have any of these items around the house or are able to purchase and donate, please drop them in the bins in the school vestibule. We will need supplies by before next Wednesday, so the 5th Grade Student Council can sort them.

Mood Meter Update

We continue to explore the Mood Meter at Sanborn School. We are returning to words in the Blue Quadrant, which represents low energy and low pleasantness. You can practice these words at home together!

Kindergarten – lonely First Grade – excluded Second Grade – rejected Third Grade – discouraged Fourth Grade – defeated Fifth Grade – offended

• Kindergarten – Lonely

• First Grade – Excluded

• Second Grade – Rejected

• Third Grade – Discouraged

• Fourth Grade – Defeated

• Fifth Grade – Offended

April’s Theme of the Month: Fairness and Following Rules

During morning announcements this week, we posed fairness scenarios. Students did a great job discussing ways to fairly solve a problem.

At home, you can support your child’s growth in these skills by reading some books. Here are some examples:

📚 Read Books About Fairness Together

Books can help bring abstract concepts to life. Try:

• “It’s Not Fair!” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

• “The Fairness Fix” by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart

• “That’s Not Fair!” by Carmen Tafolla

Ask reflection questions afterward.

The Sanborn administrative team will soon begin placing students for the 2025-2026 school year. Student placement is a thoughtful process that incorporates input from your child's current teacher, support staff, and administration to ensure balanced and compatible classrooms. We carefully consider many factors, including all available student data, to create the best possible learning environments.

Our placement process is designed to support both academic success and social-emotional well-being.

Please note: We do not accept parental requests for specific classroom assignments or teachers.

However, we value your insights and welcome any information that you feel is important for us to know, such as your child's learning style, academic needs, or compatibility with peers. Your input will be carefully considered as we make placement decisions.

To share your thoughts, please email placementsanborn@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, April 30th.

Thursday April 17: Around the World 5:30

April 21-25 - Spring Break - No school

Tuesday May 6: Grade 3 (Math)

Thursday May 8: Grade 3 (Math)

Tuesday May 13: Grade 4 & 5 (Math)

Thursday May 15: Grade 4 & 5 (Math)

Monday May 19: Grade 5 (Science)

Monday May 19: Grade 5 (Science)

Please mark your calendars . . .

Thursday, May 15 Kdg Magic Forest at 5:30 (students arrive at 5)

Wednesday, May 21 3rd grade Strings/Recorder Performance 10:15am

Wednesday, May 28 Sanborn Spring Concert (Band/Strings/Orff/Chorus) 6:30pm (NOTE NEW TIME) (band and strings arrive 6 and Orff chorus arrive 6:15)

Tuesday June 10 2nd grade Flag Day 9:00am

All events are at Sanborn School

If any students want to check out some other music activities they can use www.musicplayonline.com

Sanborn Bulldogs continues to be in 3rd place for the number of registrations we added a few more this week 95! I can not believe that we have almost 100 people registered! Way to go Sanborn!!!! We are now 14 registrations behind the 2nd place team. We have definitely hit our goal to have the largest team yet. If you have not yet join the Sanborn Bulldogs Team!

We share in your excitement for your child to enroll in Kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year and look forward to them being a part of the Andover Public School community in September.

Kindergarten registration will begin on Monday, February 3 to Monday, March 3, 2025. Please access the Kindergarten Registration Link on our website.

To find which school your child will attend, review our district map at this link. Following your registration, please contact your school directly to make an appointment to submit your registration paperwork.

For your reference, student eligibility requirements are as follows:

Kindergarten:

As per School Committee Policy (Policy JF: Residency, School Admission, Entrance Age), children must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2025 and entering Kindergarten in the Andover Public Schools for the first time.

First Grade: (New to Andover /Andover Public Schools)

Children must be age 6 on or before August 31, 2025 and enrolling in the Andover Public Schools for the first time or transferring from another school district or private school.

The first day of school for Pre-K and Kindergarten students is Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

We look forward to meeting all our incoming students and families in the new school year!

• • Sanborn's Around the World event is coming up on April 17th and we're looking for families who want to showcase their culture or volunteer to bring the event to life. Sign up today!

  • Sign Up for the Annual Step Up for Colleen 5K! Join us on Sunday, May 4th as we honor Colleen's memory with a Sanborn Bulldogs team at the Step Up for Colleen 5K! Colleen and her siblings attended Sanborn, and each year, we come together as a community to celebrate her legacy. When you register, choose "Sanborn Bulldogs" as your team!

  • There are still a couple of open positions on the Board, as well as non-Board volunteer opportunities. Two key roles are Treasurer and volunteers to manage the signboard outside the school. If these could be a fit for you, please email pto@sanbornpto.net.

  • A few ways to stay up to date on the latest news and offerings from the PTO:
  • The Bulldog Spirit is the monthly newsletter from the Sanborn PTO where they communicate about our school events, fundraisers, enrichment activities, etc. Sign up here.
  • Bookmark the PTO website!
  • For real-time updates during the school year, follow the Sanborn Community on social media: Facebook, Instagram
  • Join your child's grade-level Facebook group - this group is just for kids in your child’s grade. Here you can connect, ask grade-specific questions, etc.