In this week's Paw Print:
1. Principal Message 🐾
2. Student Holiday and Rosh Hashanah 🗓️
3. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️
4. Field Day Information 🏀
5. Digital Tools Parental Consent ✅
6. Curriculum Info 📚🧠
7. PTA Information 🤲
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
September is Attendance Awareness Month. Some of the ways parents can help their children create healthy routines and a habit of getting to school on time every day include:
- Set a regular bedtime and morning routine. (Need help? View this morning checklist, available in English or Spanish.)
- Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before.
- If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to teachers, our school counselors Shari Hirsch (Grades 2,3,4) or Beth Mertens (Grades K, 1, 5, 6), or other parents for advice on how to make them feel comfortable and excited about learning.
- Develop back-up plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family member, a neighbor, or another parent.
- When possible, avoid medical appointments or extended trips when school is in session.
Visit the FCPS website for more attendance resources. Attend today, Achieve Tomorrow!
Have a great weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal
Student Holiday & Rosh Hashanah
Monday, Sept. 26, is a student holiday/professional work day for teachers. It is also Rosh Hashanah, the two-day celebration of the Jewish New Year.
See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar.
Talk About It Tuesday!
This year, at Poplar Tree, we are focusing on helping our students be good Communicators and Collaborators! Each Tuesday, we are sharing a video of students practicing Communicating on our Good Morning Poplar Tree news show!
🗣️Check out the videos below of some of our Kindergarten & 1st graders!🗣️
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Field Day, October 14
Grade 3 and Grade 5: 9:15-10:30
Grade 4 and Grade 6 : 10:45-12:00
Grades K-2: 1:15-2:30
We need volunteers to make the day successful! All students will be trained in the events so you do not have to teach them the games. You will be there to monitor safety and keep the station running smoothly. Volunteers are asked to arrive 15 minutes prior to grade level start time and you will be assigned an event upon arrival. Please sign up with this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054cafa829aaff2-ptes
Thank you to the 87% of our families who have given consent for the use Digital Tools!
If you haven't done so yet, you can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent HERE. To provide your consent, click HERE!
Please reach out to our School Based Technology Specialist, Leslie Leisey (lfleisey@fcps.edu) if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year. THANK YOU!
📚 Curriculum Info 🧠
✅PTA 2022-23 Membership Drive✅
You can also join online for the 2022-23 school year at:
https://poplartreepta.membershiptoolkit.com/
After you log in/create an account, click on "Join the PTA."
Your support makes it possible to support the following things that fall outside of the school budget:
- School music and art programs
- Student technology resources such as Pear Deck, Reading A to Z, and Book Creator
- Stipends for teacher supplies and teacher appreciation events
- New outdoor benches, fence art & library furniture
- Author visits, assemblies & choral show
- Access to a mobile app directory to connect with other families
Upcoming Events
🎦 Movie Night 🍿
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When: TONIGHT Friday, September 23 at 7:15 pm
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Where: Will be moving INSIDE due to the windy weather!
- This is a parent & child event - no drop offs!
🍂 SAVE THE DATE for our Annual Fall Fun Run!👟
This year there will be a one AND two mile option!
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When: Thursday, October 27 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm
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Where: Starting and ending at the PTES parking lot!
- You can register for the Panther Prowl HERE!
These events are sponsored by the Poplar Tree PTA and operated independently of the Fairfax County School Board, Superintendent and Poplar Tree Elementary.
Before & After School Programs
The Poplar Tree PTA serves as a sponsor for before/after school programs at PTES! These programs are facilitated by parent volunteers and vendors. You must be a PTA member to participate in the programs. This year we are proud to be offering:
🏃🏼♂️👟Running Club
- We are continuing the before-school Running/Walking Club for all students grades 1-6. If a Kindergartener wants to join, please have a parent come and run or walk too. Best of all, it’s FREE! We meet from 7:45 to 8:20 AM Thursday mornings starting September 29th - December 2nd.
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https://poplartree.ptboard.com/formvw/store?store=3458
➕➖➗✖️Math Club
- Club members will participate in practice tests and worksheets and will come to the school for contests like Math Olympiad, Noetic, Math Kangaroo and Math Counts etc. For Grades 3-6. Meets on Tuesdays between 6-8PM beginning in October.
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Information Session for Parents: 3rd October, Monday, @ 7:00 PM
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- Contact: ptesmathclub@gmail.com
🔬Science Olympian for Grades 3rd - 5th
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What is SO: “Science Olympiad or “SO” is an international non- profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. Please read more at: soinc.org and virginiaso.org.
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This year’s Science Olympiad events are going to have two different in-person events on different days:
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Build Event Day: November 5th, 2022 @ Langley High School
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Base School Testing Day (Online Testing while on school premises): November 19th, 2022 @ Poplar Tree
Each school is allowed to have a maximum of 45 participants. Eligibility is assigned on a first come, first served basis. Please use this link to register.
Registration will be closed on September 23rd, 2022, at 5:00 PM.
For more information please contact, poplartreeso@gmail.com
❤️Volunteer Opportunities❤️
We have several open volunteer positions for the school.
Check out open opportunities HERE!
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