About The Teacher

Maryellen Polvino-Bodnar: You can also have a photo of youself here:

SCHOOL: Indian Creek Middle School

CLASS: 7th grade science, 8th grade Pre-Algebra

IN EMERGENCIES: Email: mpolvino-bodnar@indiancreekschool.com

My Story

I am starting my fifth year at ICS and could not be happier! Middle 
schoolers have so much energy and enthusiasm to learn that it is a pleasure 
to be here on a daily basis. My teaching career actually started at 
Northeastern University and has also included stints teaching at Anne 
Arundel Community College and Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville, MD.  

Personally - I am married to Captain John Bodnar (USNR-Ret) and am the mom 
of 2 daughters - Clare who is a recent graduate of McDaniel College and 
Molly who is a freshman at Anne Arundel Community College. 

In addition to teaching science this year I will also be teaching Human 
Development.  I am thrilled to be part of this program this year as it helps 
me in my own studies at Bowie State where I am working on a M.Ed in 
Counseling Psychology.  So, when I am not at ICS teaching and correcting 
papers I am often at the library working on my own papers!  I share this 
information with my students so they hopefully will see learning as a 
lifelong experience.  Even at my "advanced" age I still am in school and 
learning.

Class Mission

My main mission is to prepare middle school students to move onto high 
school science with appropriate lab skills and basic concepts.  
Additionally, I also hope to develop analytical skills which would allow 
students to begin to draw on information from multiple chapters to answer 
questions.  This then helps them view science as a field and not as discrete 
chapters of information.  Finally - I want every student to understand that 
they CAN succeed in science, science affects their everyday lives and 
ultimately it is FUN!