🛎⛈IMPORTANT - WEATHER UPDATE🛎⛈
Based on conversations with state and local emergency management agencies regarding the incoming inclement weather from Hurricane Helene, Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27 will be Learn-from-Home days for all Polk School District campuses.
Please refer to communication channels from your student’s respective school/teacher for guidance and expectations regarding assignments.
A decision related to extracurricular activities/sporting events for Friday and Saturday will be announced at a later time. We apologize for the 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 and stay safe.
Elijah joined the 25 Point Club! Way to go! 📚
⛈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 anticipated effects to our area from Tropical Storm Helene. The latest briefing indicates that school district operations could be impacted for Thursday and/or Friday. 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, September 25. We appreciate your understanding and continued partnership.
October is National Bullying Awareness Month. Blue Shirt Day was created so schools can come together show their support for a bully-free world! Have your students wear their blue shirts on October 1st!
Good morning Parents and Guardians,
We are still trying to get all student forms completed for this school year. So far, we have 275 out of 496 parents that have completed their forms. In the attached photo, you will see a list of the forms that need to be completed online for each child. These forms are very important and are needed in case of emergency. Please log in to your Parent Powerschool account and complete the forms as soon as possible. If you need assistance, feel free to call the office or drop by and we will sit down with you and help you complete them. Thank you so much!
Tomorrow is another Spirit Day to support our hometown Cedartown Bulldogs. Cheerleaders will be here to sell items in the cafeteria from 7-7:25. Go Dogs!!!!!!
We have new point club members! Dawson and Lilly joined the 50 Point Club. Owen joined the 25 Point Club. Way to go, readers!
Mrs. Lee and Ms. Garrett’s class earned brag tags if they were able to identify 7 letters or more. Way to go, Pre-K!
Vincent has reached the AR 50 Point Club! Way to go! 📚
Our Book Fair was a huge success! YGES families always support our Media Center. Thank you so much!
Anthony and Christian have joined the AR 25 Point Club. Way to go! 📚📖
Thank you to everyone who came out tonight for our Grandparent Event and our Title 1 Meeting. We hope you had a GRAND time!
Please join us on Thursday, September 12th. We will have a meeting at 10:00 and one at 5:00.
SAFETY UPDATE:
Polk School District families,
As your Superintendent, but most importantly as a parent, I understand the uneasiness and uncertainty you may be experiencing regarding your child’s safety while at school. Last week’s horrific event proved that we can never put too much emphasis on protecting our most valuable assets–our children. As such, we have many security measures in place to protect our students and staff on a daily basis. Some of these safeguards which have been in place for three years or more include Centegix alert badges for all employees, multiple metal detectors at all schools/district facilities, access controls on all external doors, KIST (Keep It Safe to Teach) locks installed on classroom doors and throughout the building, mental health therapists, and a fully staffed Police Department that includes an officer at every school in our district, including two at each of our high schools, one of which is a K-9 officer. This list, however, is not exhaustive of all of our safety efforts because we do not want to compromise our security measures by sharing them publicly with those that could potentially use the information to do harm. We hope you can appreciate this added layer of protection.
As a district, we firmly believe that school safety is a shared responsibility. We ask that you take the time to have a conversation with your student(s) about the importance of their actions, especially when it comes to potential threats. We ask that all stakeholders that see something, say something by reporting alarming information to school authorities or through our anonymous tip line. In addition, we ask that you stress the consequences for students that make threats, whether spoken or written, in person or online. Any such act directed towards our students, staff, or schools, upon investigation, will result in the appropriate charges by our law enforcement officers. Please discuss the seriousness of such behavior with your child.
Lastly, we ask for your continued partnership in helping us maintain a secure environment by adhering to our district policies and procedures. While they are not always convenient, they are all in place to protect those in our care. It takes all of us to ensure our schools are a place where staff can teach and students can learn because they feel safe and secure.
Respectfully,
Dr. Katherine M. Thomas, Superintendent
Our Book Fair starts tomorrow. Thanks in advance for your support!
It was a great turnout for our first ever Pickleball Tournament. We had so much fun! Thank you to everyone who helped work and support this event! It was a blast!
Come out and see us. We have Sunshine Lemonade Co., Kirsch’s Kreations, Chick-Fil-A biscuits, coffee, snacks and door prizes. Rudy’s will be here. And, stay and watch some Pickleball!
Vincent joined the 25 Point Club! Way to go!
Our sister school, Cherokee Elementary, won the AR Reading Challenge this week. They had a little less than 30 points more than us. Before the trophy made its way to Cherokee, Ms. Cubillos class got to take a class photo with the trophy for having the most AR points for the week. Who is going to help us take back the trophy next week? Which class with have the most points at our school? Will it be yours? Happy reading!
Join us tomorrow morning at 9 am for our first ever Pickleball Tournament. We have 12 competing teams. Sunshine Lemonade and Rudy's will be with us to purchase food and lemonade. We will also have Chick Fil A biscuits and other snack items for purchase. It is free to come watch the tournament, but we will be accepting any donations for our Renaissance program. Anyone who makes a donation will be entered in a drawing for a door prize. We hope to see you there!
Please park in the parking lot beside the gym and enter from the bus entrance.
