PTO's Spring Fair is tomorrow, May 22 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Come join us for games, fun, music and an ice cream social. Hope to see you all there!
Please join us for an evening of learning and building connections across our schools. In all of the Bangor School Department’s schools and programs, we seek to provide all students with a quality education and prepare them to succeed as citizens of a global community. To achieve this goal, we want to ensure that our practices adapt to and resonate with the ever-evolving students and families that we serve for international, naturalized and American members of our community. This event will feature leading advocates, experts and educators to explore how our schools and the greater community can best support immigrants and refugees who have made Maine home. Attendees will hear from the panel, have the opportunity to ask questions, and socialize at the end of the event.
SUN Bucks provide a $120 EBT benefit for each child who qualifies to spend on groceries while school is out. Most eligible kids will be automatically enrolled in the program and don’t have to apply. Families should keep an eye out for a letter in the mail with notice of automatic enrollment. For more information go to https://www.bangorschools.net/page/sun-bucks
Happy Sunday! Are we ever going to get a sunny weekend again?? I hope you enjoy this week's Vine Shine Report!
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Online Safety and Media Literacy
Thursday May 15, 2025
5:30-7pm
James F. Doughty School, 143 5th Street, Bangor
Please join the Bangor School Department for an evening of learning and building connections across our schools. As parents, guardians, educators, and role models of Bangor’s youth, the ever-growing presence of technology and media in our lives lead to many questions, tough conversations, and debates. We will hear from a panel of content experts within the greater Bangor community to navigate the benefits and challenges of social media, emerging role of technology, safety considerations, and impacts of media on children and society. Panelists include:
Dr. Jordan Fearon, Clinical Child and Adolescent Pychologist, Bangor School Department
Officer Jenna Oko, BSD School Resource Officer, Bangor Police Department
Dr. Judith Rosenbaum, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
All BSD students, families, caregivers, and community members are welcome.
For questions or accommodation needs, please contact:
Dana Carver-Bialer, Director of Civil Rights
207-992-5596
civilrights@bangorschools.net
Join the Bangor School Department for an exciting series of events as we explore different areas of civil rights.
These panels provide opportunities for learning with community leaders and content area experts, as well as building connections across our schools. Please join us, connect with resources, meet new friends and neighbors, and help us to build a culture of belonging throughout the BSD community.
For questions or accommodation needs, please contact: Dana Carver-Bialer, Director of Civil Rights, 207-992-5596,
civilrights@bangorschools.net
PCHC will be offering School Based Health Clinic summer hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays at Old Town Elementary School 7 AM to 3 PM.
We would like to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of the teachers in the Bangor School Department. Your unwavering dedication to educating our students is truly inspiring. Each day, you go above and beyond to create a nurturing and engaging learning environment. Your passion for teaching, commitment to student success, and the countless hours you invest in extras do not go unnoticed. You are shaping the minds and futures of our students, and for that, we are all incredibly grateful. Thank you for your resilience, creativity, and compassion. You make a profound difference in the lives of our students and the community.
Here is this weeks Vine Shine Report! There are lots of important events coming up in May and June. Please read the newsletter carefully and mark your calendars! As always, give us a call with any questions. (941-6300)
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Due to road construction around Bangor, buses may be delayed during morning pick up and afternoon drop off over the next few days. We appreciate your patience.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day/Yom Hashoah
April 24, 2025, the internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah.
As we remember the six million people who were murdered, honor the survivors, pay tribute to the rescuers, and celebrate the liberators, we are reminded of the power of their history to inspire people everywhere to confront all forms of group-targeted hate and genocide.
The Bangor School Department will be closed in observation of Patriot’s Day.
Patriot's Day, formalized as a legal holiday in Maine in 1907, commemorates the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, which were some of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. The holiday occurs on the third Monday of April each year, with celebrations including battle reenactments and the Boston Marathon. At the time of the Revolutionary War, Maine was a part of Massachusetts and was actively involved in these battles.
Happy Sunday and Happy Easter if you celebrate it! I hope you all have a wonderful break next week and I cannot wait to see all of your children on Monday, April 28th!! Here is the weekly newsletter. Enjoy!!
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Spring Break is scheduled for April 21 to April 25.
Students will return to classes on Monday, April 28.
Holy week Is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter that encompasses the three most sacred days in the Christian church calendar. It begins at sundown on Holy Thursday, (also known as Maundy Thursday, observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ's institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper) reaches a high point at the Easter Vigil, and concludes with evening prayer at sundown on Easter Sunday.
Easter is the oldest Christian holiday and the most important feast of the ecclesiastical year held on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon of the Spring Equinox. The date therefore changes each year and falls on any day between March 22 and April 25. Easter has deep significance for Christians and represents rebirth and renewal.
Happy Easter!
This past weekend, members of the Jewish community started celebrating the festival of Passover. Reflected through storytelling and dining rituals of the Passover Seder, this holiday has been practiced by those observing the Jewish faith since the 5th century BCE and highlights the cultural values of resiliency and memory. We wish our Jewish members of the Bangor School Department community a Happy Passover, or Chag Sameach!
