Bancroft Bulletin

Have an AMAZING SUMMER!

Hello Bancroft Families,

As we wrap up an incredible school year, Kim and I want to extend our deepest gratitude to all of our families and caregivers. Thank you for your continued partnership, support, and dedication to our school community throughout the year. We are so proud of all our students' growth and hard work!

We wish everyone a restful, fun, and fabulous summer filled with warm weather and sweet treats.

Please note that while we are heading into summer break, we will stay in touch! Keep an eye out for our upcoming summer newsletters:

• Late July: Mid-summer updates and resources.

• August: Back-to-school details and reminders before the new school year begins.

Have a wonderful summer break!

Warmly,

Beth & Kim

Beth Leavitt, Principal

Kim Rabold, Assistant Principal

beth.leavitt@andoverma.us or kimberly.rabold@andoverma.us

2026-2027 School Year

Wednesday, September 2: First day of school for students in grades 1 - 5

Thursday, September 3: Regular school day Grades 1 - 5

Friday, September 4: No School

Monday, September 7: No School; Labor Day

Tuesday, September 8: First day of school for kindergarteners; regular school day grades K-5

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 2026 -2027 OPEN HOUSE

September 16th

More details to come, but please note that this event will be for children as well!

We are working on the timing but no babysitters will be needed.

Andover Public School 2026-2027 Calendar

Here are the teams for our next school year:

Kindergarten - Ms. Amato, Ms. Chiozzi, Ms. Corbin, Ms. Gohr, Ms. Miller

First - Ms. Gillette, Ms. Hart, Ms. MacAllister, Ms. Reming (will be Mrs. Lachance in the fall)

Second - Ms. Farnham, Ms. Keefe (now Mrs. Doherty), Ms. Mundy, Ms. O'Brien (will be Mrs. Shea in the fall)

Third - Ms. Mallon, Ms. McCarthy. Ms. Prinn, TBD

Fourth - Ms. Minigell, Ms. Pappafotopoulos, Ms. Pehrson, Ms. Ryan, Ms. Thorner

Fifth - Ms. Lovejoy, Ms. McDonough, Ms. Moriarty, Mr. Scanlon, Ms. Weymouth

Congrats to our teachers getting married - see the names above!

Report Cards

Report Cards were posted in the Aspen Family Portal on Wednesday, June 17th.

As always, the standards listed on the report cards are grade-level standards that are taken directly from the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks and explicitly state what students must know and be able to do.

DIBELS (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

Paper copies of the report were sent home with your child on Wednesday, June 17th.

DIBELS is a literacy screener that helps us understand your child's reading development and it helps us guide our instruction. For more information: Andover Public Schools mCLASS Literacy Assessments

NWEA MAP Assessments (2nd - 5th Grade)

End-of-Year NWEA MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessment results are now available in the Aspen Parent Portal.

MAP assessments provide information about your child’s academic growth and achievement in reading and mathematics. Reviewing these results can help you better understand your child’s progress throughout the school year. You can find information about MAP testing and results using this link.

To access your child’s MAP results:

1. Log in to the Aspen Parent Portal.
2. Navigate to your child’s record.
3. Select ‘Documents’ on the side tab to view NWEA/ MAP results.

Please refer to the attached guide for step-by-step instructions on accessing MAP reports in Aspen.

Need Help?

If you need assistance accessing the Aspen Parent Portal for your child's report card or MAP results, please contact your school office.

Week of June 15th

This week, all the students went outside to enjoy the nice weather for stations! Equipment that students had the chance to use included a variety of outdoor games and activities such as balls and scoops, frisbees, lacrosse sticks, soccer balls, baseball gloves, footballs, ball poppers, and hula hoops.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MUSIC CLASS 6/15/26-6/17/26

K, 1 students are finishing out the year learning about the instruments of the orchestra. We discuss the 4 families: strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion. Students also have a great time watching the beloved “Bluey” as the show heavily incorporates classical music and features famous classical pieces and adapts compositions by Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven, just to name a few.

In grades 2, 3, and 4 students are busy with end of year testing and assessment on singing (matching pitch), rhythm (being able to read and play certain ones), and their general knowledge of our Orff instruments. (safety and care: how we remove the bars, hold the mallets, and play in the center of the bars)

Students also enjoy watching the show “Stomp Out Loud”, which demonstrates performers creating electrifying rhythms, dance, and visual comedy using everyday, non-traditional objects like trash cans, brooms, and even basketballs instead of standard musical instruments.

5th grade students had a fabulous performance of singing their songs at their celebration ceremony. Their singing was expressive, heartfelt, and joyful. Thank you for an amazing job. Wishing you all the best as you move forward to your middle school years.

June 17

K-5 students at Bancroft finished the year with a series of drawing projects inspired by the warm weather, sweet treats, and summer fun!

Last week of school!

Thank you all for a wonderful first year at Bancroft! It was an amazing year in the library. Students were able to express their creativity, tinker and experiment with building, conduct research, and of course read all of the books they love! This year there were 20,386 book check outs!! I hope you all continue to read this summer and I can’t wait to see you next year!

School librarian: Tiffany Hutchins

Librarian email: tiffany.legare@andoverma.us

Memorial Hall Library’s Summer Reading Program, "Plant a Seed, Read” is described in this Summer Reading Video. Memorial Hall Library will launch their summer reading program on June 15th. Register online for the program after June 15th. Once registered, children will be able to keep track of their reading and earn rewards. They will also be able to participate in all the summer reading entertainment and educational programs FREE of charge! Here is the Memorial Library Summer Reading Program Brochure. For more information on all children’s activities please visit Memorial Hall’s website at www.mhl.org/kids/programs, or call The Children’s Room at 978-623-8440 x39.

Bobcat to Bobcat is a committee in our school of staff members who work to support families who may need assistance with various needs throughout the year. This includes helping with scholarships for events, holidays, and more. Our work is confidential and financially supported by our PTO as well as our staff and families who donate when needed.

All donations are given anonymously and recipients’ information will be kept in strict confidence.

We have an amazing community here at Bancroft and know that when there is a need, everyone pitches in. We will reach out throughout the year!

If you are a family wanting to be on our list needing support, please email our social worker, Nancy Modlish at nancyjo.modlish@andoverma.us or me, Beth Leavitt at beth.leavitt@andoverma.us.

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