Bancroft Middle School (San Leandro, California)

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Bancroft Middle School
Motto	"Together we're better."
Established	1955
Type	public secondary
Principal	Mary Ann Valles
Students	1,050
Grades	6-8
Location	1150 Bancroft Avenue.San Leandro, California 94577, California, USA
District	SLUSD (San Leandro Unified School District)
Colors	Dark blue, light blue and white
Mascot	Bronco
Yearbook	Bancroft Midlle School Growing Legends (2006-2007 edition)
Website	Official website

Bancroft Middle School is a middle school located in San Leandro, California. Its enrollment is currently slightly over 1,000 students and consists of grade 6-8. The school features many courses that are unique and are not found in most other schools. The school's 7th and 8th grade band and orchestra always goes to the Disneyland Resort every 2 years to host a concert. The school year usually starts in the last Wednesday of August. The school boasts one of the highest STAR testing scores in the state, especially in English. The school is in the San Leandro Unified School District, along with its rival John Muir Middle School. The school also has an intense rivalry in sports for Canyon Middle School in neighboring Castro Valley, California. The average number of students per class is 31. Hispanics and Asians form over half of the school's population.

1 Courses
2 School Year
3 School calendar
4 Class Schedule
5 Notable alumni
6 External Links

[edit] Courses

[edit] 6th Grade

Math
Social Studies
Science
PE/Band (students taking band or orchestra take half of a period in music and another half in PE)
English (course in two periods)

[edit] 7th Grade

PE
Elective (Art, Computers, Drama, Human Relations, School Services, Spanish A, Study Skills, and Symphonic Band)
Math
English
Science
Social Studies

[edit] 8th grade

Elective (Office Aid, Teachers Aid, Spanish A, and those listed above)
Science
History
PE
Algebra / Geometry
English

7th and 8th graders can take 'A' period orchestra

[edit] School Year

2005-2006 (August 31, 2005 - June 15, 2006)
2006-2007 (August 30, 2006 - June 14, 2007)
2007-2008 (August 29, 2007 - June 12, 2008)

[edit] School calendar

The 2007-2008 school year is as followed:

First Day of School (August 29, 2007)
Labor Day Holiday (September 3, 2007)
Back to School Night (September 20, 2007)
District Staff Development Day (no school for students) (October 22, 2007)
First Semester Ends (semester according to SLUSD=grading quarter) (November 2, 2007)
Veterans' Day Holiday (November 12, 2007)
Thanksgiving Break (November 21 - November 23, 2007)
Shortened Day (December 21, 2007)
Winter Break (December 24, 2007 - January 4, 2008)
Martin Luther Jr. Day (January 21, 2008)
Second Semester Ends (January 17, 2008)
Teachers' Planning Day (no school for students) (January 18, 2008)
Lincoln's Day Holiday (February 15, 2008)
Presidents' Holiday (February 18, 2008)
Open House (March 19, 2008)
Third Semester Ends (March 21, 2008)
Spring Break (March 24 - March 28, 2008)
Staff Development Day (no school for students) (March 31, 2008)
STAR Testing (April 21 - May 16, 2008)
Memorial Day Holiday (May 26, 2008)
Last Day of School (June 12, 2008)

[edit] Class Schedule

Schedule	Period A	Period 1	Period 2	Nutrition Break	Period 3	Period 4	Lunch	RIP (Reading in Peace)	Period 5	Period 6
Monday, Thursday and Friday	7:30 AM - 8:15 AM	8:20 AM - 9:25 AM	9:30 AM - 10:20 AM	10:20 AM - 10:30 AM	10:35 AM - 11:25 AM	11:30 AM - 12:20 PM	12:20 PM - 12:55 PM	1:00 PM - 1:15 PM	1:15 PM - 2:05 PM	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday	7:30 AM - 8:15 AM	8:20 AM - 10:05 AM		10:05 AM - 10:15 AM	10:20 AM - 11:50 AM		11:50 AM - 12:25 PM	12:30 PM - 12:45 PM	12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Wednesday	7:30 AM - 8:15 AM		8:25 AM - 10:05 AM	10:05 AM - 10:15 AM		10:20 AM - 11:50 AM	11:50 AM - 12:25 PM	12:30 PM - 12:45 PM		12:45 PM - 2:15 PM