
New Teacher Spotlight: Please welcome Marisa Cottrill to Van Wert Elementary School for our 2025-2026 school year. Ms. Cottrill will be teaching music! Welcome to Van Wert!


Happy National School Communicators Day! Thank you to everyone who helps spread school news to our community, from Mrs. Garcia with family events, to Mrs. Sisneros with our school's website and social media, and our many wonderful teachers via school status. We appreciate you!


Field Day Info.
We are SO excited about Field Day this year! Here are some fast facts about our upcoming events:
· Each grade will have a day designated for their events. The days and times for each grade are as follows:


Thank you to all the students for your hard work and willingness to give it your all during testing. Below are more cupcake winners!




New Teacher Spotlight: Please welcome Karen Masters to Van Wert Elementary School for our 2025-2026 school year. Mrs. Masters will be teaching 3rd Grade! Welcome to Van Wert!


Congratulations to these dedicated staff members, Mrs. Kerri Newby and Mrs. Holly Painter. They consistently go above and beyond for our students and school! #thriveatthehive #makeIThappen


Teachers, no matter how you SLICE it, you are amazing! Thank you, Nathan Dean Agency and Marshall Thaxton Taxes for the pizza and drinks! Thank you Rockmart Chick-fil-A for the wonderful brownies and gift cards!







It's National Nurse Appreciation Week and today is School Nurse Appreciation Day!! We want to thank Nurse Candace for all your dedication, hard work, and everything you do each day to take care of students (and staff). #schoolnurseappreciationday


Mrs. Kersey and Mrs. Arnold’s classes enjoyed lunch outside yesterday.





Ms. Autumn’s class planting flowers.









Congratulations to our Faculty and Staff of the Month for April, Mrs. Kelly Arnold and Ms. Tanya Bowman! #thriveatthehive #makeithappen


RMS Volleyball Tryout Info.


It's Teacher Appreciation Week & we are so thankful for our teachers' impact on our students each day. ♥️ Our teachers go above & beyond to inspire, support, & shape the future. Be sure to take a moment this week to #thankateacher for making a difference in your life.


Children's Mental Health Week is this week. DECAL’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program has many fun activities planned for this year and looks forward to recognizing the importance of children’s mental health, not just this week, but every day!
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Please click below for The Weekly Buzz, 5/5/25:
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New Teacher Spotlight: Please welcome Ashton Buckley to Van Wert Elementary School for our 2025-2026 school year. Mrs. Buckley will be our computer lab facilitator! Welcome to Van Wert!


Thank you, Double Good Popcorn, for your popcorn donation to our faculty and staff. We enjoyed all the wonderful flavors! @doadoublegood #DoADoubleGood







Yesterday's cupcake winners! Remember, we have three more days of testing next week. Make sure you come to school on time, ready, and prepared. We would love to give more cupcakes away.


❗️Community Survey - Deadline May 9th❗️
On behalf of the Polk School District Board of Education, Georgia Leadership Associates is seeking community input from parents, students, and community stakeholders to help determine the most important qualifications of the next Superintendent of Polk School District. This survey only takes a few minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. Your input and support are appreciated.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PolkCountyCommunitySurvey
