A message from Dr. Forsman in the May 15th Bancroft Bits school email update:
Please note this CLARIFICATION: At this time Bancroft is looking for donations of items you may already have around your home. There is no request for parents to buy anything new from the list of suggested donations (list in bold below).
You are probably asking what is a Maker Space. It is a place where children can explore how to build different objects, inventions, or gadgets. The objective of the Maker Space is to provide children the freedom of innovative experimentation and exploration. The Maker Space allows students to learn to be creative in their expression of thoughts and ideas.
How do we help children accomplish this objective? We create a area that has the materials, tools and the appropriate space to spread out and work alone or collaboratively with others. The end product is either a new creation or a representation of an idea.
What does Bancroft need to get started on a Maker Space? We need materials for the children to use for their projects. We are starting our Maker Space by concentrating on collecting craft type materials. A list is shown below that includes many of the items that will help us start our Maker Space.
We also will need shelving and containers to organize and store all of our materials.
What we are asking from our Bancroft community is donations that will help us get started. Materials can be specifically listed on the list below, or any other item that may be useful.
We will be having a Bancroft Maker Space Materials Drive the week of May 18th. Please send any items you would like to donate to school with your child, or drop them off at Bancroft. We will have an evening collection Tuesday, May 19th from 5:30 – 7:00 pm.
With your help we hope to create a new space in June for children and teacher to explore and generate ideas for future use. For those that are brave and innovative, we a hoping the space will be available to begin used by the end of the school year.
Thank you from the Bancroft Maker Space Committee,
Vicky Wu Davis, Parent Representative
Steve Sanborn, PreK-12 Science Program Coordinator
Tim Harkins, Bancroft Digital Learning Specialist
Nancy Snow, Bancroft Librarian
Vivian McNeeley, ELL Teacher
Joanne Najarian, Director of Digital Learning
Mal Forsman, Bancroft Principal
Maker Space Items
Paper clips
Mailing labels
Pipe cleaners
Ping pong balls
Popsicle sticks
Straws
Rubber bands
Hole punchers
Scissors
Rulers
Pencils
Plastic cups
Tooth pics
Duct tape
Card board
Oak tag
Sharpies
Aluminum foil
Wax paper
Syran wrap
Feathers
Beads
Felt
Elmers glue
Newspaper
Wire (All different widths)
Egg cartons
Recycled plastic containers
Paint brushes
Butcher paper
Wine bottle corks
Glue guns
Glue sticks
Bottle caps
Fabric