
🛎🌨❄️IMPORTANT - WINTER WEATHER SCHOOL CLOSURE❄️🌨🛎
Based on conversations with state and local emergency management agencies regarding the incoming winter storm, all Polk School District campuses will transition to a Learn-from-Home day for Friday, January 10, 2025. Please refer to communication channels from your student’s respective school/teacher for guidance and expectations regarding assignments.
All extracurricular activities/sporting events for Friday and Saturday are cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience, but will always make decisions in the best interest of our students and staff, keeping safety our first priority. Thank you for your continued support. Stay safe and warm!


🌨❄️ WEATHER UPDATE 🌨❄️
As part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students and staff, we are continually monitoring updates from state and local emergency management agencies on the forecasted winter weather that has the potential to affect our area in the coming days. In an effort to help you best plan and prepare, we will provide an update regarding any potential delays or cancellations after 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 8th. We appreciate your understanding and continued partnership.
PLEASE NOTE: Our THRIVE in 2025 event originally planned for this Saturday has been rescheduled for January 25, 2025, at Polk County College and Career Academy-Cedartown High School campus from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.


Kona Ice: January 31, 2025


The Rockmart Library's January Calendar
https://shrls.org/calendar.php?view=month&month=01&day=01&year=2025&calendar=10


Pastries with the Principal


Award ceremonies will take place during activity times (see below).
3rd, 4th, & 5th: January 15, 2025
1st & 2nd: January 16, 2025
1st Grade
1:25 to 2:15 pm
2nd Grade
10:55 to 11:45 am
3rd Grade
10:05 to 10:55 am
4th Grade
8:25 to 9:15 am
5th Grade
7:35 to 8:25 am




Please click below for The Weekly Buzz, 1/6/25:
https://secure.smore.com/n/p0sxv

Reminder: Students return on January 7, 2025.


RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 25TH!
🎉📆SAVE THE DATE!📆🎉
We have been planning something EXTRA special to WELCOME our students back in 2025!!! DO NOT MISS out on our THRIVE IN 2025 back-to-school event on Saturday, January 25th!
FREE haircuts, FREE school supplies, games, and prizes for the whole family! Everyone is welcome! Come stock up on supplies for the rest of the school year for FREE! 📗✂️🖍📓✏️
#PSDProud #psdtheplacetobe #FamilyEngagement



Happy New Year to all of our wonderful Van Wert Families!


We hope all of our Van Wert students are enjoying the holiday break! Stay safe and warm. See you on January 7, 2025.


First grade students writing an informational piece on reindeer. #thriveatthehive #makeithappen











Art students successfully submitted ornaments to the Georgia Department of Ed Christmas tree. Our thanks go to Leann Hopkins, our art teacher, for organizing this activity. Peggy Cline from RCAC is acknowledged for her contribution of art supplies. #makeithappen #thriveatthehive


Congratulations to the winners from the drawing for completing the disguise a gingerbread man project or the library book character ornament project.


Dr. Bob from GYSTC is conducting a snowflake science experiment with 2nd-grade students today. #thriveatthehive #makeithappen




2nd Semester Calendar of Events (tentative schedule)


Congratulations to our Faculty and Staff of the Month, Rebecca Waldrop and Ashlei Pace, and a BIG congratulations to our Students of the Month! If your student missed the group picture, please share a photo of him or her in the comments. #thriveatthehive #makeithappen



4th grade PEP students had so much fun with their STEM projects to see which skier would reach the slope's end the fastest. #thriveatthehive #makeithappen







A BIG thank you goes out to our students, teachers, and parents! You have all helped us accomplish something we have never done before at Van Wert! We have checked out over 10,000 library books before Christmas break. Thank you for valuing books, the library, and literacy!
