In this week's Paw Print:
1. Principal Message 🐾
2. Veterans Day Celebration 🎖️
3. Llama Fun - The Bookfair is coming! 📚
4. Panther Praise 🙌🏼
5. Outstanding Employee Nominations 🎖️
6. 6th Grade Youth Survey✏️
7. Impact Aid Forms 📰
8. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️
9. Sock Hop Information 🧦
10. FLE Parent Feedback ✅
11. PTA Information 🤲
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
Although the community level of COVID-19 in Fairfax County is currently low, cases of RSV, the flu, and other viruses are on the rise. It continues to be important to wash your hands regularly, cover coughs and sneezes, monitor your health daily, and stay home if you are sick. For more tips, visit the FCPS Return to School website.
As we deal with the rise of illness, FCPS is always looking for substitutes. FCPS will hold a virtual job fair on November 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. FCPS is seeking those interested in positions as substitute teachers, substitute instructional assistants, student monitors, instructional assistants, public health attendants (PHAs), and public health training assistants (PHTAs) positions. Learn more and register to attend or view current job openings.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal
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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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📚The Book Fair is Coming!!🔖
This year it will be live and in-person, and will feature a whole “llama” books for you and your students to purchase. From November 14-18, the library is transformed into a book store where your students can browse the latest and greatest titles.
Family Night, when grown-ups can come shopping with their students, is on Tuesday, November 15 from 4-7 PM.
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🦙 Come enjoy the alpaca petting zoo between 4:30-6:30 PM
- 🍕 Grab a slice from the Fly Pizza Food Truck.
Help us kick off the Poplar Tree PTA Read-A-Thon while supporting the Poplar Tree Library!
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!
Nominations are now open for the 2022-2023 FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards!
We have so many amazing staff members at Poplar Tree ES...now is the time to submit a nomination for an Outstanding Employee!
If you would like to nominate a staff member, please complete the nomination through this Google form link. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.) All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards.
Please Note: The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 11, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Kelli Doyle at kddoyle@fcps.edu.
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!
🗣️ 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 5th graders talk about their favorite subject!
Feedback Welcome on Proposed Family Life Education Changes
The Fairfax County School Board is reviewing recommended changes to the Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum and invites public feedback as part of the review process. In May 2022, the Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee (FLECAC) presented recommended curriculum changes, to go into effect for the 2023-24 school year. Those changes include adopting gender-combined instruction, and exploring instruction of gender identity, recommended media, and other instructional changes.
The recommendations reflect leading education and child development research and expert advice. According to research cited in the recommendations, these changes will create a more inclusive learning environment, result in higher academic achievement for students, and improve school climate.
Public feedback will be shared with FLECAC and the School Board. FCPS staff and the School Board will consider all feedback but are unable to reply to individuals.
Learn more about the recommended changes on our website. The public feedback form will be available on our website and will be open October 31 through December 1.
♟️Save the Date for Family Game Night! 🎲
Join us for family board and bingo games in the Poplar Tree cafeteria on November 4 from 6:30-8:30PM.
RSVP and pre-order food
If you have family games you are looking to move along, please drop off in the blue bin outside of the school before next Friday!
Volunteers needed for food/drink tables, game & prize tables! Sign-up here!
✅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
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❤️
It's time for the 2nd Annual Read-a-Thon! Please help us make this fundraiser a success by signing up to help with the Read-a-Thon event, which will last several weeks, and give the kids an opportunity to receive donations for participating in the Read-a-Thon.
The Kickoff Event for the Read-a-Thon this year will coincide with the first night of the PTES Book Fair, which will be November 14th, 2022! We are SO excited to have the Book Fair return as an in-person event this year! Look forward to seeing you all there, and thank you again for any volunteers who can help make these events a success!
Sign-up here!
We still have several open volunteer positions for the school. Check out open opportunities HERE!
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