Vine Shine Report #18
Sunday, January 18, 2026
📆 Mark Your Calendars 📆
End of the 2nd Quarter - Friday, January 23
3rd Grade NWEA Maine Through the Year Testing - Wednesday, January 28 & Thursday, January 29
PreK/Kindergarten Registration for 2026-2027 School Year - Tuesday, February 3 - 4:00-6:00 pm at Vine Street School
Early - Release Day - Wednesday, Februrary 11 - Dismissal at 12:00 pm
February Break - Monday, February 16 - Friday, February 20
Maine Through Year/NWEA State Assessments ➕❌➗❓💻
Grade 3 students will be taking the NWEA/Maine Through Year State Assessment Wednesday, January 28 & Thursday, January 29. These are very important assessments. Please note these days in your calendar and try to schedule appointments on other days. Students will begin the assessments at 9:15 am on those days. Please have your child at school on time, well rested, and with a good breakfast in their belly so they are ready to give thier best! As always, thank you for your support!!
Weekly Vine Shine Winners 💛🌞
Attendance ✅
Unfortunately, we did not meet our 95% attendance goal this week. We missed it by a hair! Please help us try to meet our goal next week by making daily attendance a priorit! Whether it’s an exciting lesson, a hands-on project, time spent with friends, or a fun PBIS School-Wide event every day of learning matters!
Weekly Attendance
PreK - 94.44%
Kindergarten - 90.91%
First Grade - 96.96%
Second Grade - 92.20%
Third Grade - 97.92%
School Wide - 94.75%
Congratulations to Grades 1 & 3 for exceeding our 95% Attendance Goal!! 🎉
PTO Update
Support Vine Street's PTO by having Mexican Monday at Migel's!!
Thank you PTO
Thank you so much PTO for the fun trail mix snack for our School-Wide PBIS day! We appreciate you!!
January Lunch Menu 🍌🌭🧀🌮
Look At Vine Shine! 👀
Third Grade Winter Concert
PBIS School-Wide Celebration
Strategic Planning Listening Session
Share Your Perspectives: We want to hear your thoughts on how we can enhance the learning environment for our students.
Build a Community of Belonging: Contribute to discussions aimed at fostering an inclusive and supportive school atmosphere for all.
To sign up for one of the sessions, go to https://www.bangorschools.net/page/strategic-planning and complete a survey to sign up.
Parent Resources
Connect Safely
You can find guidelines for student use and internet safety, Tik Tok, Cyberbullying, and other related topics of concern for families.
Smart Social
The Bangor School Department has partnered with Smart Social. An online digital platform filled with resources for students and families.
School Based Health Clinics (SBHC)
Bangor School Department has School Based Health Clinics (SBHC) that are available to all students. They are housed at Bangor High School, Cohen Middle School & Doughty Middle School.
https://www.bangorschools.net/o/bhs/page/pchc-school-based-clinic
2025-2026 School Calendar
#WEAREBANGOR
Vine Street School
Debbie Swett - Principal
Email: dswett@bangorschools.net
Website: https://vinestreet.bangorschools.net/o/vss
Text/phone: 207-941-6300