In this week's Paw Print:
1. Principal Message 🐾
2. Fall Spirit Week 🍂
3. Red Ribbon Week 🎗️
4. Veterans Day Celebration 🎖️
5. Panther Praise 🙌🏼
6. Specials Schedule Change 📆
7. Partnering with Parents 🤲
8. 6th Grade Youth Survey✏️
9. Impact Aid Forms 📰
10. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️
11. Curriculum Info 📚🧠
12. PTA Information 🤲
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
We wanted to share with all of you that Mrs. Shari Hirsch, school counselor, is retiring. After 19 years at Poplar Tree, her last day will be November 30. As a school, we will celebrate her during her last week. Mrs. Hirsch has begun sharing this information with the students and we wanted to make sure you all knew as well. She has had a tremendous impact on students and families throughout the years and will be missed! We have started searching for a replacement. Mrs. Hirsch leaves big shoes to fill and we appreciate your patience as we try to find the best match for the position. Mrs. Mertens, our full-time counselor, will assist all students at Poplar Tree during this transition time.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal
🍂Fall Spirit Week 👕
Next week, from Tuesday, October 25 - Friday, October 28 we will have a Fall Spirit Week! See the flyer below!
*Remember, Monday, October 24 is a staff and student holiday!
What is Red Ribbon Week?
Enrique (Kiki) Camarena was a Mexican-American man working for the DEA after serving in the Marine Corps, being a fireman, police officer, and deputy sheriff in California. While on assignment in Mexico for four years, he was on the trail of the country’s biggest marijuana and cocaine traffickers. He was getting close to exposing a multi-billion dollar drug pipeline in 1985, until he was kidnapped that February. He was headed to lunch with his wife when he was last seen being thrown into a van by masked men, his body wasn’t discovered until a month later. After his death, “Camarena Clubs” were launched in his hometown of Calexico, California. Hundreds wore red ribbons and pledged to lead a drug-free life in his honor. Then President Ronald Reagan was in office, so club members presented a proclamation to First Lady Nancy Reagan which brought it national attention. The campaign became official in 1988by the National Family Partnership with President Reagan and “Just Say No” creator Mrs. Reagan as honorary chairpersons. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated annually from October 23-31st.
At Poplar Tree ES, will be sharing a short video about Red Ribbon week with our students at the end of GMPT on Tuesday. Students in grades 5 and 6 will be invited to sign a pledge in support of Red Ribbon week and bring the pledge home for parents to sign as well. Thank you for your support in having open conversations with your child about making safe and healthy choices.
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🎖️PTES Celebrates our Veterans🎖️
Family members of our Poplar Tree students who have served or are currently serving in the military are invited to join us for an in-person celebration on Thursday, November 10, 2022!
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The celebration will go as follows:
- ⭐ 9:00 am - Reception for Veterans in the Library
- ⭐ 9:30 am - Schoolwide Assembly in the gym
- ⭐ 10:15 am - Veteran/Student Meet & Greet in the Library
- To have your Veterans' photo in a video slideshow we will be showing at the celebration, to sign up for your Veteran to speak at our assembly, or to RSVP to the in-person event, please complete THIS FORM by Friday, November 4!
You will have to have a Google account to share your photo on this form. If you do not have one, you can send the photo via email to Leslie Leisey at lfleisey@fcps.edu.
👉 Please know that the slideshow will be shared with the Poplar Tree community via a News You Choose Message so it will be available to the public.
⭐We look forward to honoring all of our Veterans!⭐
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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!
Specials Schedule Change
Due to classes missed on the Monday holidays, this Tuesday, October 25th students will attend the specials classes (Music, PE, Art, FLES) that they usually have on Mondays.
In addition, this Friday, October 28th students will have a shortened specials time, attending just one 30-minute special due to the early-release. Band and Strings classes will not be held. Please contact your child’s teacher for details.
6th Grade Youth Survey
Dear 6th grade parents and guardians,
The Fairfax County School Board and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors work together to administer the Fairfax County Youth Survey in our schools. Poplar Tree Elementary School will administer the survey to our 6th grade students on November 21, 2022. A detailed letter and opt out forms will go home in the Friday Folders on October 21. Opt-out forms are due by Friday, Nov. 18. Thank you!
Impact Aid Forms
Beginning October 18, FCPS will be asking all families to fill out a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid.
Returning this form is important, because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education.
These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school.
If Sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3.
All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by November 4. All responses are confidential.
🗣️ 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 video below where some of our students share what it means to be a good digital citizen!
📚 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
🍂Panther Prowl!!!👟
Looking forward to seeing those who registered at the Panther Prowl next Thursday, October 27 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm!
- Order ahead Chick-Fil-A HERE
- Volunteer to help with the event HERE
- Still want to register? No T-shirts are available, but you can still register for $5 HERE!
- Check out the race map below!
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
❤️Volunteer Opportunities❤️
We have several open volunteer positions for the school.
Check out open opportunities HERE!
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