Our TOP 10 AR pizza parties were today (October's AR Challenge)! Thank you to all the students who strive to pass AR tests daily!
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Aiden at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
Kids smiling for a picture and eating pizza at the pizza party.
🎄 The PSD Educational Foundation is excited to kick off its Christmas Shirt Fundraiser to support the Foundation and Grad Polk!

Every shirt purchased helps fund important student and teacher initiatives throughout the year. ❤️

🛍️ Order online: https://polkcountyga.schoolwindow.com/estore/do-apparel.html

💵 Prefer cash or check? Please submit your payment, along with the attached order form, to your child's school or the PSD district office.

🎅 Deadline to order: November 19 — don’t wait! Get your shirt in time for Christmas!
5 months ago, Polk School District
Black short sleeve PSD foundation Christmas shirt with a vintage truck in gold loaded with a Christmas tree and gifts.
Black, long sleeved PSD foundation Christmas shirt with a vintage truck in gold loaded with a Christmas tree and gifts.
Black, short sleeved PSD foundation Christmas shirt with a vintage truck in red loaded with a Christmas tree and gifts.
Black, long sleeved PSD foundation Christmas shirt with a vintage truck in red loaded with a Christmas tree and gifts.
black, short sleeved PSD foundation Christmas shirt with a three reindeer and the words Merry Christmas
black, long sleeved PSD foundation Christmas shirt with a three reindeer and the words Merry Christmas
Order form for the Educational foundation Christmas shirt

Congratulations to the participants of the Scripps Spelling Bee! Our top three spellers were Anna Shepard, James Odom, and Presley Shepard. A special congratulations to our winner, Anna Shepard, and our runner-up, James Odom! Anna will be competing in the county bee this January.

5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
The spelling bee participants posing with their their certificates.
Congratulations to Ms. Anna Shepard! she is the winner of our school scripps spelling bee.
Our spelling bee participants relaxing before the program started.
Our top three winners, presley shepard, anna shepard, and james odom smiling
Our top three winners, presley shepard, anna shepard, and james odom smiling
Reminder: Wear a "Be Kind" or kindness shirt and spread kindness around our school tomorrow for World Kindness Day. :)
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Reminder: Wear a "Be Kind" or kindness shirt and share kindness around our school tomorrow for World Kindness Day. :)
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November is National Parent Involvement Month! We have sent home an optional family project to help grow our school's turkey. As a family, please decorate a feather and write what your family or student is thankful for. Mrs. Garcia and our school's nutrition team will attach your beautiful family feathers to our turkey. We can't wait to see how big our Thankful Turkey will grow!
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
November is National Parent Involvement Month! We have sent home an optional family project to help grow our school's turkey. As a family, please decorate a feather and write what your family or student is thankful for. Mrs. Garcia and our school's nutrition team will attach your beautiful family feathers to our turkey. We can't wait to see how big our Thankful Turkey will grow!
Van Wert School of Excellence – Science is bubbling over with excitement in our classrooms! Students explored chemical reactions firsthand by mixing baking soda and vinegar to create carbon dioxide gas—and watched in amazement as their balloons inflated like magic!
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
kids working on science experiment
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday recently!! #happybirthday
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday recently!! #happybirthday. girl posing with the goose
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday recently!! #happybirthday. boy posing with the goose
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday recently!! #happybirthday. boy posing with the goose
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday recently!! #happybirthday. boy posing with the goose
girl posing with the goose Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday recently!! #happybirthday
girl posing with the goose
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday recently!! #happybirthday girl posing with the goose
3rd grade Gifted students used their Evaluative Thinking skills to develop criteria and assign value to different varieties of chips. After completing their matrix, most of them discovered they liked Laura Lynn classic chips the best!
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
FB post: 3rd grade Gifted students used their Evaluative Thinking skills to develop criteria and assign value to different varieties of chips. After completing their matrix, most of them discovered they liked Laura Lynn classic chips the best!
FB post: 3rd grade Gifted students used their Evaluative Thinking skills to develop criteria and assign value to different varieties of chips. After completing their matrix, most of them discovered they liked Laura Lynn classic chips the best!
FB post: 3rd grade Gifted students used their Evaluative Thinking skills to develop criteria and assign value to different varieties of chips. After completing their matrix, most of them discovered they liked Laura Lynn classic chips the best!
FB post: 3rd grade Gifted students used their Evaluative Thinking skills to develop criteria and assign value to different varieties of chips. After completing their matrix, most of them discovered they liked Laura Lynn classic chips the best!
Everyone, please congratulate our Scripps Classroom Spelling Bee winners and runner-ups! These students will compete next Wednesday at our School Scripps Bee. The winner next week will represent Van Wert at the county competition in January.
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Everyone, please congratulate our Scripps Classroom Spelling Bee winners and runner-ups! These students will compete next Wednesday at our School Scripps Bee. The winner next week will represent Van Wert at the county competition in January. Winner and Runnerups are Johnnie P James O, Logan J Anna S Drewyden H Wyatte B Rylan H Presley S Aiden H Mayson O Brayleigh W Jasper W Blake C Nathan S Aubree S Kathrine Hood.
🎉 Annual District Canned Food Drive – November 11–21! 🥫

It’s that special time of year when our school community comes together to make a difference! From November 11 through November 21, we’re hosting our Annual Canned Food Drive, with a district-wide goal of collecting 25,000 cans to help local families in need. 💙

✅ How to Help:
Bring non-perishable canned goods to your school during the drive dates. Every can counts toward our goal!

Let’s show the power of kindness, teamwork, and community spirit. Together, we can fill pantry shelves and hearts this holiday season. 💪❤️

#PSDGivesBack #OneDistrictOneTeam #FoodDrive
5 months ago, Polk School District
PSD Gives Back - Annual Food Drive - November 11-21 - Donations will be accepted at all PSD Schools
Our first patron of the day, Mr. Grayson Shooks, helped us reach a new school record of 10,000 checkouts before December! Way to go, Van Wert students! :)
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
This is a flyer of pictures of Grayson Shooks who was the patron that set our checkout number over 10,000 this morning. Way to go Grayson. We broke another school record. We checked out 10,000 books before December!
Grayson checking out is books.
Grayson moving the checkout digits to 10,000.
Grayson posing with the 10,000 check outs sign.
Please join us in celebrating World Kindness Day on November 13, 2025. Please wear a "Be Kind" or kindness shirt and share kindness around our school.
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Please join us in celebrating World Kindness Day on November 13, 2025. Please wear a "Be Kind" or kindness shirt and share kindness around our school.
Rockmart Library November Calendar
https://shrls.org/calendar.php?view=month&month=09&day=01&year=2024&calendar=10
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
https://shrls.org/calendar.php?view=month&month=09&day=01&year=2024&calendar=10 The Rockmart Library Calendar
Reminder: Tomorrow is Holiday Picture Day!
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Reminder: Tomorrow is Holiday Picture Day!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Van Wert soon. Preview flyers will come home this week. We accept cash, cards, or e-wallets.

5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Dear families, Get ready—the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! This is a great opportunity to build your child’s home library with new books they’ll dive into again and again. The easiest way to let your child shop the Fair independently is by creating an eWallet. It’s easy to set up and easy for others to add funds. We do accept cash, cards, and eWallets. Here’s everything else you need to know about the Book Fair: Dates: November 18 to 21, 2025 Location: Van Wert Media Center Families: You are invited to shop during with your child during your child’s activity time. See schedule below. For full details and to create an eWallet, visit our school’s Book Fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/vanwertelementaryschool6 More than ever, we need to get students reading. Studies prove* that children with more books at home have higher-level reading skills and attain more years of education overall. Lastly, this is a great opportunity to be a Book Fair volunteer! When you give your time, it helps make our Fair an unforgettable reading experience where every purchase benefits our school directly. Happy reading, Christy Sisneros Van Wert Library Media Specialist
Dear families, Get ready—the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! This is a great opportunity to build your child’s home library with new books they’ll dive into again and again. The easiest way to let your child shop the Fair independently is by creating an eWallet. It’s easy to set up and easy for others to add funds. We do accept cash, cards, and eWallets. Here’s everything else you need to know about the Book Fair: Dates: November 18 to 21, 2025 Location: Van Wert Media Center Families: You are invited to shop during with your child during your child’s activity time. See schedule below. For full details and to create an eWallet, visit our school’s Book Fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/vanwertelementaryschool6 More than ever, we need to get students reading. Studies prove* that children with more books at home have higher-level reading skills and attain more years of education overall. Lastly, this is a great opportunity to be a Book Fair volunteer! When you give your time, it helps make our Fair an unforgettable reading experience where every purchase benefits our school directly. Happy reading, Christy Sisneros Van Wert Library Media Specialist
Happy National School Psychology Week to all of our wonderful school psychologists!
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Happy National School Psychology Week to all of our wonderful school psychologists!

4th Grade's Pajama Day for November is this Friday, November 7th. Please pay $5 by November 6th to participate. (See flyer)

5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Pajama Day is this Friday
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Pumpkin science with kindergarteners
5 months ago, Van Wert Elementary School
Pumpkin science with kindergarteners - Picture of a pumpkin exploding yellow ooze out it's mouth. Students watching it.
Pumpkin science with kindergarteners - Picture of a pumpkin exploding yellow ooze out it's mouth.
Pumpkin science with kindergarteners - Picture of a pumpkin exploding yellow ooze out it's mouth. Students watching it.
Pumpkin science with kindergarteners - Picture of a pumpkin exploding yellow ooze out it's mouth. Students watching it.
Pumpkin science with kindergarteners - Picture of a pumpkin exploding yellow ooze out it's mouth. Students watching it.
Pumpkin science with kindergarteners - Picture of a pumpkin exploding yellow ooze out it's mouth. Students watching it.