Paw Print week of February 10-14, 2020

Sue and Holly

Dear Panther Families, 

February came in with some springlike weather including warmth and lots of rain. Looks like maybe this will be a year with an early spring and not much snow or winter weather. 

The next Principals' Coffee is on Thursday, February 20 at 8:45am. Our counselors, Shari Hirsch and Beth Mertens, will be sharing information about "Teaching Your Child Resilience." We hope many of you can join us that morning. 

We hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Ms. Andujar and Ms. Walker 

 


Week at a Glance 

Pennies for Patients

February 3-21: Pennies for Patients 

 

Tuesday, February 11:

  • All Talent Show Forms are due by today 

Pennies for Patients

 

The SCA Pennies for Patients program continues until February 21, 2020. 

Our school goal this year is to raise $10,000. Last year, Poplar Tree raised almost $8,900 and we know we can do even better this year! We are so excited to be able to raise money to help find a cure for Blood Cancer. Encourage your student to look for spare change around the house. Bills and checks made payable to Leukemia Lymphoma Society are also acceptable. If you’d prefer to donate online, you’re in luck! There are several ways to do this.

  1. You can check out our school’s online donation page at https://events.lls.org/pages/nca/PoplarTreeElementarySchool-2020
  2. Your child’s teacher will set up a classroom donation page. Check in with your child’s classroom teacher for more information.
  3. Your child can set up an individual collection page. Information on how to do this can be found in the letter that is coming home today in Friday Folders. 

Students can earn a variety of prizes for coin/check/bill and online donations this year. Check out the letter for more information.

The campaign will run February 3-21. Please contact Mrs. Sniffin, SCA teacher sponsor, at smsniffin@fcps.edu if you have any further questions. Thank you so much for your support of this wonderful cause!


Talent Show

Poplar Tree’s GOT TALENT 2020!

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! GET YOUR ACTS TOGETHER! SOLO OR GROUP, SING OR DANCE! MAGIC TRICKS OR JUGGLE, VIOLIN OR TRUMPET! WHATEVER TALENTS YOU HAVE, WE WANT YOU! THE TALENT SHOW IS NON-COMPETITIVE AND JUST FOR FUN!

Important Dates:

February 11: Code of Conduct, Permission Slip and Music Due

March 4: Mandatory Dress rehearsal, 3:30pm, café

March 6: Talent Show, 7pm, café (Performer Arrival and Line-up 6:30pm)

 

SIGN UP

To sign up, please go to the following link -ONLY ONE ENTRY PER GROUP NEEDED

https://form.jotform.com/AnneAlbright/PTES

A parent or responsible adult is REQUIRED to be in attendance for all talent show practices and the performance. At least one parent per group is expected to volunteer.

 

For any questions, please contact Anne Albright and Trish Schnabel at

PoplarTreeTalentShow@gmail.com


Info

Ways to Stay Informed

Visit the Poplar Tree Website  and FCPS website for updates.

Follow Poplar Tree on Twitter @PoplarTreeES.

School lunch menus are located here.

Bus Delay Notification System

Join the Poplar Tree PTA

Access and sign up for News You Choose.

Recognize a FCPS Employee at FCPS Cares


Upcoming dates

 

February 3-21: Pennies for Patients 

February 17: No School, Presidents' Day Holiday 

February 20: Principals Coffee, 8:45-9:30am and PTA Meeting, 9:30-10:30am 

February 28: SCA Spirit Day 


SOL

 

2020 SOL Testing Dates:

3rd Grade:

Reading, May 13, AM Session

Math, May 21, AM Session

Advanced Math, May 21, AM Session

4th Grade:

Virginia Studies, May 12, PM Session

Reading, May 14, AM Session

Math, May 20, AM Session

Advanced Math, May 20, AM Session

5th Grade:

Science, May 13, PM Session

Reading, May 15, AM Session 

Math, May 19, AM Session

Advanced Math, May 19, AM Session

6th Grade:

Reading, May 12, AM Session

Math, May 18, AM Session

Advanced Math, May 18, AM Session 


FCPS Calendar 

2019-2020 Standard School Calendar

2019-2020 Printable Calendar