Bancroft Elementary PTO

Bancroft Family Fun Fest!
Please join us to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer!!

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 5-7:30 p.m.

Giant bubble station! Interactive chalk artist! Hosmer library giving free books and signing people up with library cards on site! Master Gardeners offering butterfly and seed planting activities. Bounce houses! Free food, food for sale, and more!

¡Festival Familiar de Diversión de Bancroft!
¡Acompáñenos a celebrar el fin del año escolar y el comienzo del verano!

Miércoles, 3 de junio de 2026, de 5:00 a 7:30 p. m.

¡Estación de burbujas gigantes! ¡Artista interactivo con tiza! ¡La Biblioteca Hosmer regalará libros y tramitará tarjetas de biblioteca en el lugar! Los Maestros Jardineros ofrecerán actividades de plantación de semillas y para atraer mariposas. ¡Castillos inflables! ¡Comida gratis, comida a la venta y mucho más!

It’s the last chance for the Plant Sale!

It’s the last few days for the plant sale! Bancroft friends and families can purchase ANY annual, perennial, herb, tropical, house, or vegetable plant at Pahl’s Nursery before May 17, 2026. Mention Bancroft PTO at checkout and the PTO will get ~40% of the sale price for your whole order, and you won’t pay sales tax! Families who are unable to get to Pahl’s nursery (located at 6885 160th St. W in Apple Valley MN) will have the option to place an order with Bancroft volunteers who will shop and deliver your order for you! Just email [email protected]. Pahl’s selection is amazing!

TONIGHT, May 11, 5:30-7:00pm: May PTO Meeting & 2026-2027 Board Elections!! Please come in person or online!

We hope you’ll join us for the May PTO meeting, and bring your ideas and input to shape next year’s PTO! You can join the meeting in person in the media center, or online via zoom.Dinner will be served and childcare will be available for those attending in-person.

Zoom:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Bancroft PTO Monthly Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Bancroft PTO Monthly Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Plant Sale is HERE through May 17 at Pahl’s!

It’s a new kind of Bancroft plant sale! Bancroft friends and families can purchase ANY annual, perennial, herb, tropical, house, or vegetable plant at Pahl’s Nursery between now and May 17.

Mention Bancroft PTO at checkout and the PTO will get ~40% of the sale price for your whole order, and you won’t pay sales tax!

Families who are unable to get to Pahl’s nursery (located at 6885 160th St in Apple Valley) will have the option to place an order with Bancroft volunteers who will shop and deliver your order for you! Just email [email protected].

Happy Teacher and Educator Appreciation week! Please thank an educator this week!

Help shape the future of MPS: Take the transformation survey by April 30

As Minneapolis Public Schools continues the school transformation process, we are seeking caregiver feedback about the MPS student experience. Your feedback will help shape how we transform MPS into the best possible place for every student to learn and thrive. Take the transformation survey by April 30 to share your thoughts.

School Transformation | Minneapolis Public Schools As Minneapolis Public Schools continues the school transformation process, we are seeking caregiver feedback about the MPS student experience. Feedback will be focused on the academic core (required classes) and beyond the core - the classes, opportunities and experiences that students have access t...

Seeking volunteers from 9:00AM-12:00 PM Wednesday, 4/22 to support Ready Set Smile dental clinic.

Please connect with Nurse Sarah ([email protected]) if you're available to help es**rt students to and from the clinic.

Ready Set Smile will be at Bancroft Elementary School Wednesday 4/22 offering dentall care. Sign your child up below.

Ready Set Smile estará en la Escuela Bancroft el miércoles 22 de abril ofreciendo atención dental. Inscriba a su hijo a continuación.

Hello Bancroft Elementary School!

We are looking forward to visiting you on April 22.

Register your child now for a dental visit!

https://www.readysetsmile.org/patient-registrationconsent-forms

Would your kid like to do the morning announcements with Principal DePaz? See a show at Stages Theater? Would you like to update your look for spring at studio 411?

You can bid on all of this and much more at the PTO's silent auction! Tomorrow night (Thursday) at Arbeiter Brewing, we'll gather and raise funds to support field trips, teacher supply requests, and more. Doors open at 4:30 and bidding will close at 6:30.

See you then!

The PTO's Silent auction fundraiser is this Thursday from 4:30-7:30 at Arbeiter Brewing. The auction closes at 6:30, so don't miss your chance to bid on passes to the zoo and the science museum, spa and salon services, or a weekend at a cabin in Wisconsin. There's something for everyone, and all proceeds support field trips, books and supplies requested by teachers, and other needs identified by Bancroft staff and parents. You can also buy a raffle ticket to support a rent relief fund. See you there!