In this week's Paw Print:
1. Principal Message 🐾
2. MLK Holiday 🗓️
3. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️
4. Storybook Snowman ⛄
5. Yearbook Photos Needed! 📸
6. Birthday Reminders 🎂
7. Winter Concert 🎼🎤🎷 🎻🎵🎹
8. Indoor Sensory Walks 👣
9. Panther Praise 🙌🏼
10. Chantilly Pyramid Drug & Alcohol Conversation 🤝
11. PTA Information 🤲
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
This week we would like to share a goodbye and a hello!
We would like to extend a fond farewell to our front office staff member Kirsten Cordial who has decided to pursue other opportunities. We wish her the best in the future!
We would also like to welcome our new part time counselor Stephanie Girellini. She will be working with students in grades 2, 3, and 4. Stephanie previously worked as an elementary school counselor in Loudoun county. We are so excited to welcome her to our Poplar Tree family!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal
🗓️ Martin Luther King Jr. Day ⚖️
As a reminder, schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 16, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Click here to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr.
🗣️ 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 we ask some staff members about their goals for 2023!
📖Make a Storybook Snowman!⛄
Use any materials to create a 3D snowman based on a favorite book character or story. Bring your snowman to the Poplar Tree Library between January 23-25 and they will be exhibited the entire month of February for all to enjoy! All participants will be entered to win one of three $20 bookstore gift cards. Winners will be drawn during the morning news show on Friday, February 3.
📸Photos needed for the Yearbook!
Grown-ups, do you have photos from school events such as Book Fair, Field Day, Sock Hop, Movie Night, Panther Prowl, or other memorable occasions? Do you have photos of students participating in after-school clubs or performances?
Submit them to the Poplar Tree Yearbook for the chance to be featured. Click HERE to submit up to ten photos at a time in the Google form and fill out the form as many times as you please. Please make sure to include information such as the name of the event and the name and grade of the class or students pictured.
Deadline for submitting photos is Tuesday, January 31st.
🎂Birthdays🎂
No food treats! No toys!
Parents can read a story to the class, donate a book or game to the class, bring in pencils, book marks or stickers for the class or have an extra or extra-long recess.
🎼🎤🎷Winter Concert 🎻🎵🎹
👣 Indoor Sensory Walks 🔄
We ordered two indoor sensory walks for Poplar Tree! One for the first floor and one for the second floor. The installation process requires many hands and we are hoping you can help!
Click here to read about why we bought sensory walks for Poplar Tree and see one in action.
Click here if you are interested in helping.
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!
Substance Use Presentations
FCPS is dedicated to providing parents and community members with the most accurate and up-to-date information on youth substance use, prevention, addiction, interventions and available supports. Please join us and our partners from the Fairfax County Police Department and Community Services Board as we discuss these topics as well as the ongoing opioid crisis. Attendees will walk away with an understanding of:
Alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and opioid.
List what you can do as a caregiver.
How to identify and connect with community resources.
♟️ Chess Club ♟️
We had over 70 students participating in Chess Club in the Fall, and hope to see familiar and new faces in the Spring! Registration is open https://chessctr.org/poplartree/ from now until Feb 10, with the first Spring Semester meeting on Feb 3.
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When: Fridays from 3:30 - 5:00 pm in the Cafeteria (when school is open)
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Duration: Feb 3 - Jun 2
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Who: students of all levels in 2nd through 6th grades
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Questions? Please reach out to Parent Volunteer (Ms. Shawna Li - shawnali@gmail.com) and/or Chess Instructor (Mr. Robert Teachey - teachey@chessctr.org)
NOTE: If your child was registered for BOTH semesters in Sept, you do NOT have to register again!
🐝 SPELLING BEE 🐝
The Poplar Tree PTA has been planning for another successful spelling bee program for 2022-2023. Poplar Tree is proud to offer students an opportunity to exhibit their proficiency in the art of spelling and, just as importantly, vocabulary. The school Spelling Bee Champion will advance to the Fairfax county regional competition. The regional winner will go to the Scripps National Spelling Bee representing Fairfax County.
Poplar Tree School Spelling Bee competition is open to students in grades 3 to 6. Registration deadline is 01/31/23.
If you are interested, please visit the website for more details:
https://poplar-tree-pta.square.site/product/spelling-bee/78
✅PTA 2022-23 Membership Drive✅
You can still 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
❤️Volunteer Opportunities❤️
We still have several open volunteer positions for the school. Check out open opportunities HERE!
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