Polk Elementary School

We had "snow" much fun playing outside today! #Polk

Polk teachers engaged in Restorative Practices training at yesterday's staff meeting. We focused on the benefit of building community and the power of different types of circles. #Polk #RestorativePractices

Loved celebrating our Elementary Arts Award winners, Kalvin and Maxine! Way to go!! #Polk #ArtsEducation @CAS_ct

Huge congratulations to our fire prevention poster contest winners- Jada and Rubi! Rubi also won the county level and is headed to the state competition. Way to go, ladies! #Polk #FirePrevention

5th grade scientists experiment with flashlights to make "stars" that are bright or faint. #Polk #Science

Big congratulations going out to our January Inner Champion award winners! So proud of these amazing kids for showing their best efforts in following our PAWS expectations! #Polk #PAWS #PBIS

Our 5th grade musicians practice decoding and writing different musical patterns. #Polk #Music

One of our students helps Mr. St. Mary raise the flag at the start of the school day. #Polk #PAWSReward #PBIS

Having lunch with these cuties has been the highlight of my days these last few weeks! #Polk #LunchwiththePrincipal #PBIS

Students had so much fun during Polk Families last week! They worked in teams and partnerships to build a trap for a loose turkey! #Polk #STEM

Polk students loved our field trip to the Bridgeport Islanders hockey game today! #Polk @BridgeportIslanders Thanks for an amazing time!

Staff Sergeant Labeck, who is also a Polk parent, joined us and brought cards we sent him last year when he was serving overseas. He talked about how much they meant. Students watched a flag folding ceremony and learned the meaning behind how flags are folded. #Polk #VeteransDay

In addition to our guest speakers, our 5th grade student council members read a poem about Veterans Day and Mrs Schulte sang the National Anthem. #Polk #Veterans Day

Polk's Veterans Day assembly was incredible! Our students enjoyed learning about the significance of this day from some of the brave men in our community who served in the military. #Polk #VeteransDay

Polk students were treated to presentations from Fire Marshal Calabrese this week and learned about the importance of fire safety. #Polk #FireSafety

Mrs. Milo's class taught our school about the importance of critical thinking through a fun game show! #PAWS #Polk

Congratulations to our October Inner Champions! These students were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Polk and for following the PAWS expectations every day! #Polk #PBIS

Our 5th graders got into the spirit today and conducted character autopsies to go along with their unit on Aztec and Mayan cultures today. #Polk #Amplify

Can't forget these gems from our Halloween bash! #Polk

It's amazing watching the creations to come life as classes work together to build their scarecrow. #Polk