Reminder: 5th Grade Ads need to be purchased and submitted by Jan. 30th.

You can purchase your yearbook and/or 5th-grade ad today.
https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/login


3 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Yearbooks are on sell until we sell out. Prices are $40 per yearbook. Please use this form and turn into Mrs. Sisneros by March 31st. You can purchase online as well at Pictavo.com Checks (made out to Van Wert Elementary School) and cash accepted.
We are selling full page and 1/2 page ads. A full page is $40 and a half page is $20. Please purchase and submit your ad by January 30th. You can only purchase ads online at https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/bty/findmyschool. Please know that the ad purchase and submission deadline will be January 30th 2026. There is a limit of 2 ads per student. If you need help, feel free to contact Christy Sisneros at csisneros@polk.k12.ga.us
2025 CCRPI
3 months ago, VAN WERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ccrpi graphic
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3 months ago, VAN WERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Happy Holidays! We hope you are all having a wonderful holiday break! We can't wait to see you all on January 6, 2026.
3 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Picture is a posed picture of all of Van Wert's faculty and staff wearing our new Van Wert 2025-26 t-shirts. Happy Holidays! We hope you are all having a wonderful holiday break! We can't wait to see you all on January 6, 2026.
Q1 Renaissance Awards Info - Invites will be sent to the parents of students receiving an award.
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Q1 Renaissance Awards Info - Invites will be sent to the parents of students receiving an award. 8:40- 4th Grade 9:30- 5th Grade 10:20- 3rd Grade 12:00- 2nd Grade 12:50- 1st Grade
We would like to wish all our Van Wert families a happy, safe, and relaxing holiday season! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026.
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
We would like to wish all our Van Wert families a happy and relaxing holiday season! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. This picture is a Christmas Card tree with random pictures of staff, faculty, and students dressed up this week in festive attire.
We would like to wish all our Van Wert families a happy and relaxing holiday season! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. This picture is a Christmas Card tree with random pictures of staff, faculty, and students dressed up this week in festive attire.
We would like to wish all our Van Wert families a happy and relaxing holiday season! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. This picture is a Christmas Card tree with random pictures of staff, faculty, and students dressed up this week in festive attire.
We would like to wish all our Van Wert families a happy and relaxing holiday season! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. This picture is a Christmas Card tree with random pictures of staff, faculty, and students dressed up this week in festive attire.
We would like to wish all our Van Wert families a happy and relaxing holiday season! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. This picture is a Christmas Card tree with random pictures of staff, faculty, and students dressed up this week in festive attire.
We would like to wish all our Van Wert families a happy and relaxing holiday season! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. This picture is a Christmas Card tree with random pictures of staff, faculty, and students dressed up this week in festive attire.
Ready, Set, Read! 🎉📚

Today, Northwest Georgia RESA Executive Director Brian Otott and Let’s Read, Georgia! Literacy Coach LeAnne Jones presented Polk School District schools with trophies and books in recognition of their outstanding performance in the Let’s Read, Georgia! literacy campaign this fall.

Polk School District finished 1st overall among participating districts, with several schools earning top honors among schools:

🥇 1st Place : Van Wert Elementary – 16,672 books read

🥈 2nd Place: Northside Elementary – 10,049 books read

🥉 3rd Place: Youngs Grove Elementary – 4,500 books read

The Ready, Set, Read! Campaign, held September 1 – October 10, 2025, is a statewide literacy initiative designed to inspire children, families, and educators to read together and celebrate the joy of reading across Georgia. The campaign highlighted the collective commitment of Georgia’s Regional Education Service Agencies to advance literacy through meaningful engagement with school communities.

During the campaign:

📖 More than 60,000 books were logged statewide

🏫 Participation included 167 districts and 548 schools

📚 Over 17,000 unique book titles were read

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents logged more than 24,000 read-alouds

Participation was seen across every region of the state, with Let’s Read, Georgia Literacy Coaches, districts, and school communities rising to the top of the leaderboard. Polk School District is proud to be part of this incredible statewide effort to promote literacy and a love of reading.

Be sure to keep an eye out for another Let’s Read, Georgia campaign coming this February—and get ready to read, log, and compete for the top prizes once again! 📚🏆

#letsreadgeorgia #readsetread #nwgaresa #psdproud
4 months ago, Polk School District
Van Wert Elementary - Let's Read, Georgia awards 1st Place
Northside Elementary - Let's Read, Georgia awards - 2nd place
Youngs Grove Elementary - Let's Read, Georgia awards - 3rd place
Eastside Elementary - Let's Read, Georgia awards
Cherokee Elementary - Let's Read, Georgia awards
Westside Elementary - Let's Read, Georgia awards
Reminder: dismissal at 11:30 am tomorrow
4 months ago, VAN WERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
half day

Northwest Georgia RESA just presented Van Wert with the Let's Read Georgia State Champions trophy. Congratulations to our students and teachers for their outstanding hard work!

4 months ago, VAN WERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LRG State Champs
Van Wert staff, administrators, and students posing with the RESA trophy for winning a state comp.
Van Wert staff, administrators, RESA staff, and students posing with the RESA trophy for winning a state comp.
5th grade ELA teachers posing with Mr. Z and the trophy for winning the state comp.
Congratulations to our November Students of the Month! If your child missed the group picture, please share a photo of him or her in the comments! Way to go!
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Congratulations to our November Students of the Month! If your child missed the group picture, please share a photo of him or her in the comments! Way to go! Picture of our students of the month for Nov. posing in front of the library doors.
Grinch Day was so much fun! Tomorrow is Tackiest Tuesday! Come dressed in your tackiest holiday attire.
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Mrs. Haynes as Cindy Lou Who. driving a small pink car.
A student posing for the camera in her grinch attire.
Students posing for the camera in their grinch attire.
Grinch art work
Students posing for the camera in their grinch attire.
students working on grinch art work
Students posing for the camera in their grinch attire.
Students posing for the camera in their grinch attire.
Students posing for the camera in their grinch attire.
Students posing for the camera in their grinch attire.
Ella Guzman won 4 free tickets to The Creative Discovery Museum, and Julian Ashmore won a gift bag for completing our survey from Reading Night! Congratulations to both of them!
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Ella Guzman won a prize at reading night. Her posing with her prize at the cute backdrop.
Julian Ashmore won a prize at reading night. Picture of him posing with her prize at the cute backdrop.
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4 months ago, VAN WERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Update: Kona Ice was rescheduled to this Friday, December 12.

4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Update: Kona Ice was rescheduled to this Friday. Dec. 12th
Reminders/Updates: Kona Ice is canceled due to early release. Our musical and reading night is tomorrow night. Friday is Grinch Day. PTO is hosting our Candy Cane Lane next week.
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Reading night is Dec 11th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
CANdy Cane lane is nextw eek from 9:30 to 2:00 pm. On the Van Wert stage. Please send money in an envelope with your child's name and HR teacher's name.
Christmas at the movies musical for Pre-K to 2nd grade is tomorrow Dec 11th
Kona Ice is Canceled
📢 Polk School District Early Release – Friday, December 19, 2025

Polk School District students will have an early release day on Friday, December 19, 2025.

Elementary Schools: Dismiss at 11:30 AM

Middle & High Schools: Dismiss at 12:00 PM

A sack lunch will be provided to all students before dismissal.
Please note: All After School programs will be closed on this day.

We wish all of our PSD families a safe and fun-filled holiday season! ❄️✨
4 months ago, Polk School District
Early Dismissal Friday, December 19, 2025
Thank you to 101 church for providing breakfast yesterday morning for our Van Wert staff.
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Thank you to 101 church for providing breakfast yesterday morning for our Van Wert staff. Picture is of faculty and staff at Van Wert in line getting breakfast food items.
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4 months ago, VAN WERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Reminder: Kona Ice is Dec. 19th
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Kona Ice is Dec. 19th during your child's lunch/recess times.
Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
4 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.
pic of students working with circuits during a Georgia power lesson. Mrs. Wallace from Georgia Power visited our 5th grade students yesterday to explore circuits and more.