The Snow Forecast #1

Dear Families,

Welcome to a new school year! We are so excited to have your student with us at Mary Snow!

Hopefully everyone had a great summer and you are ready for the return to the routines of school. I will be sending out a bi-weekly newsletter throughout the year with updates regarding PTO, upcoming events, happenings with students, PBIS, photos, and much more.

If you need to reach out at anytime, our office hours are from 8:00-4:00 Monday-Friday. The phone number is 207-941-6290 and our email addresses are as follows:

Kristi Lord- klord@bangorschools.net

Christi Robertson- crobertson@bangorschools.net

Megan Vanidestine- mvanidestine@bangorschools.net

Kristi Lord, Principal

Christi Robertson, Admin Assistant

Megan Vanidestine, School Counselor

8/28: Open House, 5-6:00 pm

9/1: Holiday, no school

9/2: First day of school! Welcome back!

9/9: Band Demo- grade 5, 9:30am

9/10: PTO Meeting, 5:30 in the Mary Snow gym

9/17: Early Release, Noon

We would love for you to join PTO!

Hayley Anderson, Grade 4

My name is Hayley Anderson, and I come to Bangor Schools from the preschool world. I worked as the Assistant Director of a preschool for 4 years, and learned so much from my students and staff that I will apply in my new role. Outside of work, I like to spend my time outdoors, enjoying a good book, or both! I also enjoy photography, painting, and spoiling my cats. I am looking forward to meeting all of my students and their families this year!

Mackenzie Powell, Grade 5

Hello Mary Snow families! I’m Mrs. Powell and I’ll be teaching 5th grade this year. I am born and raised in Maine, but recently moved back here from Florida. I lived there for 3 years, met my husband and had twin girls this past November! I also spent those years teaching 4th grade and I am now entering my fourth year of teaching. I am very excited to be at Mary Snow, get to know our families and start this new school year. I can’t wait to meet some of my new students at Open House! Hope to see you there!

Heidi Fairbrother, Special Education (replacing Ms. Roberts)

I have been in education for 15 years and am thrilled to join the Mary Snow School community. I am the proud mom of three daughters—one attending college in Massachusetts, and a senior and sophomore in high school. I look forward to bringing my experience and enthusiasm to the school and collaborating with families to support student success.

Scott Talcove, Special Education (replacing Mrs. Fox)

My name is Scott Talcove, and I am excited to be part of your child’s academic team this year. For the past 17 years, I have worked at Messalonskee High School, where I developed, implemented, and ran programs designed to support students with a wide range of needs. I am looking forward to bringing that experience to our classroom community.

Julianna Hodson, Grade 5

Miss Hodson is from NH originally, but came to Maine for college and stayed! She has recently moved to Bangor and she lives with her cats! She is excited to meet all of her students at this coming Open House and hopes to see you all there!

Megan Vanidestine, School Counselor

Hello, I am the new school counselor at Mary Snow! Although I am new to this role, I am not new to Bangor. This is my 9th year working for the school department, I have worked as a high school counselor and in a special education classroom here at Mary Snow. I live in Bangor with my husband and our two boys. All 3 of them attended Mary Snow too. I love going to the beach, reading, and watching my kids play sports. I am excited to work with all the students at Mary Snow and their families!

Families,

If you are dropping off your child in the morning, please do not do so prior to 8:40. There will be no adults on duty until that time. Once you see teachers with yellow vests on, you can begin letting students out of vehicles. When available, please pull all the way up to the first safety cone in the line, then continue to fill in to the next vehicle in front of you. This makes drop off and pick up go much smoother, safer, and faster. When there are gaps in the vehicles, students tend to dart in between.

Thank you!

We received a grant in the spring to begin a garden, so the Girl Scout Troop took the reins so they could earn a couple of badges. So far, it looks amazing, and we have a variety of plant and insect life thriving. Mary Snow got another grant this past week for the garden to allow us to do some other exciting things.

We are looking for parent volunteers to assist us! If you are interested in helping, please reach out.