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.
Several students in Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Ritter’s class earned their lanyards and a brag tag. They know 7 letters or more and they have listened to 25 books this year. Way to go, Pre-K!
Dawson joined the 25 Point Club on his birthday! Way to go!
Just a reminder, school picture day is tomorrow, September 7th, 2024.
Challenge papers will be sent home with your child today. These challenges are not a requirement. Students that complete them will be entered to win prizes.
Lilly joined the 25 point club! Way to go!
Our Book Fair is next week, September 10th-13th. Thank you for always supporting our Media Center!
🚨IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
We can't wait to see you at "Books and Boards With Grands"!
Here is some information about our Title 1 meeting.
Way to go, readers!
