Student picture day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17th. Please check your child's backpack for information about ordering pictures and call the school at 941-6240 with any questions. Read More
News
Bus A Schedule Change
Beginning on Monday, September 25th, Bus A will no longer stop at the intersection of Davis and Acadia. This bus stop will be moved to the Davis and Downeast Circle intersection. The pickup time will not change. Read More
Bus Schedule Change
Please note that there has been a change to the printed bus schedule that was mailed to families recently. Bus P serving Downeast School has been renamed Bus S. Bus stop locations and times for this route are the same as shown on the mailed bus schedule. View the updated bus schedule. Read More
Start of the 2017-2018 School Year
Dear Students, Parents, and Community Members, As the summer break comes at an end, the staff and faculty are looking forward to another exciting and productive school year. Downeast School is committed to providing a high quality learning experience for all children and to have each child reach Read More
A New Flower Garden
As part of the summer school experience, kindergarten students created a flower garden in front of the main entrance to the school. All of the flowers are native to Maine. What a great addition to the school! Read More
Open House at Downeast
Dear Parents/Guardians, On behalf of the faculty and staff, I would like to extend to you an invitation to the Downeast School's annual Open House to be held on Wednesday, August 30th from 4:30-5:30 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to become acquainted with your child's teacher and familiarize Read More
School Garden
In the Spring, students formed a garden club and planted a variety of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Over the summer, their garden has flourished. The students should be proud of their efforts. Read More
Gumball Machine
Have you heard about the Gumball Machine in the lobby at Downeast? Each day a classroom has perfect attendance, 2 gumballs (colored dots) are added to the machine. (One gumball is added if one child is absent from the classroom.) If/when 500 gumballs are collected, the school will have Read More
Third Grade Social Studies Field Trip
Third grade students will be going on a field trip to tour and explore the city of Bangor. The students will be introduced to area landmarks and architecture as they learn about the history of their city. Some of the classrooms will have their field trip on June 6th and others on June 7th. Read More
Third Grade All City Concert
At 5:30 pm on Thursday, May 4th, all third grade students in the Bangor School Department will be presenting a concert in Peakes Auditorium at Bangor High School. I am looking forward to seeing you at this "Music from the Movies" concert. The Downeast third graders are excited to have the Read More