In This Week's Paw Print

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Meet our Family Liaison ✋

3. SCA Information 🐶🔢

4. SOL Testing Calendar ✏️

5. Virtual Talent Show Info 🎤

6. Panther Praise 🤗

7. Kindergarten Registration 🏫]

8. PTA information ❗

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

FCPS’s 17th Annual Special Education Conference will be held virtually on Saturday, March 26, with a combination of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions supporting the conference's theme: Bringing our Inclusive Community Together: Affirming, Assessing, Advancing. Welcoming ceremonies, guest speakers, FCPS presentations, and an exhibit hall are included. Registration for this free conference is now open online.

• Parents and community members will be able to register online.
• FCPS educators, administrators, and preservice teachers will be able to register online and earn recertification points for attending the conference.
• Individuals needing foreign language interpretation (Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, and Korean), American Sign Language (ASL), or Cued Language Transliterator (CLT) interpreters for the live sessions may request this on the registration form. 

For questions please contact specialedconf@fcps.edu. 

🔗Visit the Special Education Conference webpage for more information and to register. 🔗

Have a great weekend!

Take care,

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

Welcome our PTES Family Liaison

Please help us welcome Denise Lorenz who is Poplar Tree's new Family Liaison. Ms. Lorenz is originally from Chile and speaks French and Spanish. She has worked for FCPS for 25 years as a teacher and retired at the end of last school year.  Now that Ms. Lorenz is retired she decided to keep working for FCPS and is excited to join the Poplar Tree community as a Family Liaison. She personally remembers the frustration of not been able to help her own  children during their school years because she didn’t know the system or the language.

Ms. Lorenz is excited to be in this Family Liaison position and is looking forward to helping families feel a part of our school community.

Ms. Lorenz can be contacted by calling the main office. She will be at Poplar Tree on Mondays and Tuesdays.

SCA Information

🐶SCA Animal Shelter Drive🐱

Our SCA Historian, Aakash Gangadari, is running a drive to give back to a local animal shelter through March 11. Please consider donating (see list of requested items below). Donations can be placed in the bins in the lobby. All donations will be given to the Manassas Animal Shelter. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mrs. Sniffin at smsniffin@fcps.edu

Nylabones

Kongs (any size)

Soft/crunchy dog treats

Rawhide bones

Cat litter

Wood chew items

Small animal bedding

Oxbow Hay

Natural woven toys

Paper towels

Cat food

Dog food

Bleach

Wipes

Peanut Butter

Dawn dish soap

Trash bags (Small or Large)

🔢Spirit Day🔢

On March 11, we will be celebrating numbers! Have your child show their spirit by wearing something that represents a number or shows their favorite number! We can’t wait to see all of the numbers around the school!

Spring SOL Testing Dates

Grade 3 Reading: May 4

Grade 3 Math: May 12

Grade 4 Reading: April 28

Grade 4 Math: May 10

Grade 5 Reading: April 27

Grade 5 Science: May 5

Grade 5 Math: May 11

Grade 6 Reading: April 26

Grade 6 Math: May 17

** students in the AAP program in grades 5 & 6 will take their advanced grade level math tests on the date listed for their current school grade level (e.g. Grade 5 Math AAP students will take the Grade 6 Math SOL on May 11^th).

🎤 Virtual Talent Show 🎤

Access the talent show by visiting Flipgrid.com and adding in the join code that corresponds to your grade level below!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff!

Is Your Child Eligible for Kindergarten?

PTA Information 

❗March 10th PTA Meeting❗ 

Please join us virtually for our next meeting at 7 PM! Spring is around the corner and our PTA volunteers have been hard at work planning some fun events for the warm days ahead! We can't wait to be together to celebrate our amazing community!

✋2022-23 PTA Nominating Committee✋

The next school seems far away - but we need your help for the 2022-23 PTA!

The PTA board transitions over late spring in preparation for the next school year. We are looking for 3 PTA members to serve on the nominating committee. to help identify candidates for next year’s board.

Why should you consider supporting PTES/PTA in this role?

• Do your kids love our PTA-sponsored after-school programs and events like Spelling Bee, Movie Night, and the Panther Prowl?
• Are your kids involved in sports and other activities where you connect with other PTES parents and can help spread the word about the value of our PTA? 
• Do you know members of the Poplar Tree ES community who you would trust to lead all the of the great programs the PTA supports for the students and teachers?
• Have you previously served on a board or a committee, but don't have the time for a long-term leadership role right now?
• The committee will specifically look to recommend 1 VP and the treasurer roles.

You can help ensure the continued success of the PTA by volunteering for this committee with a minimal time commitment. 

No previous PTA leadership experience is necessary

Here is a rough timeline of upcoming related activities:

* March: Elect the nominating committee; Q&A with PTA Board

* April: Present nominees for 2022-23 PTA Board

* May: Hold a general membership election

All members of the nominating committee must be PTA members. 

Main duties include helping solicit PTA board nominees, collecting nomination applications, and helping to present nominees for election. 

Sign-up HERE!

🌷Spring Event Volunteer Opportunities🌷

Did your family love our Outdoor Movie Night and Panther Prowl last fall? Wait until you hear what we have planned for the spring - but we need your help to coordinate these fun events! Volunteer opportunities include: 

Outdoor Movie Night, Spring Fun Run, End of Year Block Party (think carnival & food trucks!) and Online Auction Spirit Wear Sale 

Sign-up HERE!

🛍️Girl Scouts Birthday in a Bag Collection March 7-9🛍️

To celebrate the 110th birthday of Girl Scouts, troops at Poplar Tree Elementary are participating in “Birthday in a Bag” collection that provides birthday celebration supplies to families in need.  Please help us celebrate by building a bag of the following items, or bring any individual items and we’ll assemble full kits. In a gender and age neutral sturdy box or bag, include:  • Cake mix • Frosting • Disposable cake pan (square, round or cupcake tin/paper liners) • Box of birthday candles • Plates, napkins, balloons and other decorations

Check out many of our Poplar Tree Girl Scouts sharing more information by watching THIS VIDEO!

Donation boxes will be in the school lobby from Monday, March 7 – Wednesday, March 9. Email gstroop56024@gmail.com with questions.

Thank you for your support!

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