In this week's Paw Print:
1. Principal Message 🐾
2. Lockdown Drill 🚨
3. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️
4. SCA Lolligrams ❤️
5. Storybook Snowman ⛄
6. Yearbook Photos Needed! 📸
7. Panther Praise 🙌🏼
8. Chantilly Pyramid Drug & Alcohol Conversation 🤝
9. PTA Information 🤲
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
We had a wonderful turnout for our winter concert this week! Our students did an amazing job performing! Thank you to our music department for working hard to prepare the students for the event!
Just a reminder that next week, we have a two hour early release on Wednesday, January 25. Students will be released at 1:25 pm. Morning preschool releases at 11:00 am. Afternoon preschool will be cancelled. Both Thursday, January 26 and Friday January 27 are teacher workdays!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal
🚨 Lockdown Drill Information and Notification 🚨
Keeping students and staff safe is a priority for all of us. We have a crisis management and emergency preparedness plan for our school that is reviewed and updated regularly. Our plan includes procedures on how to respond to incidents such as fires and tornadoes. Students and staff regularly practice these drills every school year. We also practice lockdown drills.
A new Virginia Law (22.1-137.2) requires schools to notify parents at least 24 hours before a school practices a lockdown drill. However, we are not required to share the exact date and time of the drill. We are required to practice lockdown drills two times a year. FCPS lockdown drills do not include any type of active shooter scenario training, they are instruction and classroom based.
We will conduct a lockdown drill at our school soon. Our pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students were exempt from mandatory participation in lockdown drills during the first 60 days of the school year. They will participate in this upcoming drill.
Additional information on our lockdown drill program to include parent tips and FAQs can be found on the Emergency Planning and Crisis Response web page. After reviewing this content, you should discuss the value of these safety drills with your child.
Keeping our school safe and secure for all students and staff involves the participation of the entire school community, and we thank you for your help to keep our school safe.
🗣️ 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 students how we can stay safe on the playground!
💕 SCA Lolligrams! 💕
Our Student Council is sponsoring a Lolligram fundraiser! There will be a flyer in Friday folders today with an order form.
📖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.
Order your Yearbook
Are you still receiving promotional emails from Jostens? You might still need to order your yearbook! Preorder today and check it off your list (and stop receiving emails).
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this yearbook is a tale of epic proportions! Guarantee your copy by preordering before Friday, January 27, 2023.
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK HERE
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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