Dear Panther Families,
Another wonderful week at Poplar Tree. Field Day was amazing and so much fun for all. Fall weather cooperated with us and it wasn't too hot for students. A huge thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to help make the day a success.
Each year, we create a School Improvement and Innovation Plan to focus on continuous growth. This year we are focused on math instruction and the Portrait of a Graduate skill of Ethical and Global Citizenship. Our 2018-2019 School Improvement and Innovation Plan is now on our website. Please take a moment to view our plan on our website.
Have an awesome weekend,
Ms. Andujar and Ms. Walker
Week at a Glance
Tuesday, October 23:
3rd grade Field Trip, National Zoo
Friday, October 26:
SCA Spirit Day, Tie Dye Day
Impact Aid forms due today
PTA Movie Night, cafe, 5:30pm for the Bat Program and 6:30 for the movie
Positivity Project
This week our focus has been on the character strength of integrity.
Individuals
with the character strength of integrity
are those who do the right thing when no one is looking and is vital to
individual growth. They might be described as: honest, genuine, authentic,
trustworthy, sincere and real.
To
quote Mahatma Gandhi, “To believe in something and not live it, is dishonest.”
If you are interested in learning more about the Positivity Project, please visit their website or the Poplar Tree website Positivity Project.
Calling all Veterans and Active-Duty Military Personnel!
Poplar Tree Elementary would like to pay a special tribute to all veterans and active-duty military personnel at our Annual Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 9 @ 9:00 am. We would be honored to have you attend this special event.
Please RSVP by emailing Holly Walker, assistant principal, at hjwalker@fcps.edu or calling her at 703-633-7400, by November 1, 2018. Please share your name, military branch, military rank, child's name, a phone number and email.
If you are interested in presenting a short presentation or motivational speech (3-5 minutes) about your military career to the students, please share that in your email as well.
Each year, FCPS is eligible to apply for federal Impact Aid grant funds and anticipates receiving about $3,000,000 annually in funds. FCPS uses the Student-Parent Survey to identify federally connected students and to support our request for Impact Aid resources. The pre-filled Student-Parent Survey came home on Tuesday, October 16.
Please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's homeroom teacher by Friday, October 26.
If sections 2 through 4 of the survey do not apply to you, just sign, date, and return the form by the due date.
Learn
more by watching this short video featuring
Superintendent Scott Brabrand and the U.S. Army Garrison Commander COL Michael
Greenberg from Fort Belvoir.
More information (including blank survey forms and translations) is available HERE.
Bus Delay Notification
The FCPS transportation department
and drivers do a fantastic job of getting thousands of students to their
schools safely and timely each day. There are however occasions where a bus may
run late due to unforeseen circumstances. Did you know that you can go to
the fcps.edu website
(home page) and check on bus delays? Should a bus be delayed by more
than 15 minutes, the transportation department will post the information
listing the school, bus number and the estimated delay time.
October 29-31: 6th grade Field Trip, National Museum of the American Indian (Oct 29: Daniels & Horton, Oct 30: Paska, Gaydos, Spiroch & Walter, Oct 31: Arnberg & McGann)
October 31: Kindergarten Character Parade, 9:15am, library and halls
Friday, November 2:
End of 1st quarter
Monday, November 5:
No school- School Planning Day
Tuesday, November 6:
No school- Teacher Workday & Election Day
Wednesday, November 7: Fall Picture Day make-ups
Thursday, November 8: FLE Parent Preview Night, 6:00-6:45pm, café and PTA Meeting,
7pm, cafe
Friday, November 9: Veteran’s Day Assembly, 9:00am, gym
November 12- 16 – Fall Book Fair, library and LA Room
Tuesday, November 13: Kindergarten Field Trip, Hidden Oaks Nature Center and 5th grade DIG
Wednesday, November 14: NNAT Testing, 1st grade students and 5th grade DIG Museum. 5:30-6:30pm, classrooms
Thursday, November 15: Thanksgiving Luncheon, café and gym
Wednesday-Friday, November 21-23 NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Holiday and PTES office closed
Thursday, November 29: 4th grade Colonial Day
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