In this week's Paw Print:
1. Principal Message 🐾
2. National School Counseling Week ❤️
3. Dream Big 🎓
4. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️
5. Panther Praise 🙌🏼
6. PTA Information 🤲
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
We wanted to make sure you were all aware of Tutor.com! FCPS students are able to get learning help at any time, even from bilingual tutors! Students in FCPS meet with tutors thousands of times each week to practice reading, prepare for an upcoming math test, write computer programs, study for the SAT, or to get feedback on scholarship essays–all at no cost to their families! If you haven’t already, we encourage you to take just a few minutes to connect with a tutor with your child. Learn how to get to Tutor.com through Schoology by watching THIS VIDEO by one of our Tech Squad members, Alex!
More info about Tutor.com in FCPS is available here.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal
School Counselors:
Helping Students Dream Big!
National School Counseling Week
February 6-10 2023
National School Counseling Week 2022 is sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). It’s a great opportunity for us to remind you how we as school counselors can support your children here at school.
We are committed to providing services to our school community that will promote the academic and social/emotional growth of our students as part of a comprehensive counseling program. The counseling program supports and complements the efforts of classroom teachers to facilitate your child’s learning and includes individual and small group counseling that target specific skill-teaching as well as classroom lessons to promote academic growth and emotional resiliency. Our services focus on students’ strengths and abilities and are designed to remove the barriers to academic achievement and promote student success. We are also happy to meet with you regarding any behavioral, academic, or social/emotional questions or concerns you may have. We will work as a team to address the individual needs of your child!
Contact us for more information about our program and how we can help.
Beth Mertens (eemertens@fcps.edu)
Grades K, 4, 5,& 6
Stephanie Girellini (smgirellini@fcps.edu)
Grades 1, 2, & 3
Poplar Tree Panthers Dream Big
College and Career Spirit Day: Friday Feb 10
Students are invited to come to school dressed in college gear, college colors or in your dream career. Costumes are not necessary for this spirit day! You can come in a shirt, hat, or even socks that connect to your dream career ☺️
🗣️ Talk About It Tuesday! 🗣️
This year, at Poplar Tree, we are focusing on helping our students be good Communicators and Collaborators!
Check out the video below where we watch Ms. Perlish's class work together to "get off the island" and discuss what makes them good collaborators!
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!
PTES Auction, Class Basket & Talent Show!
Planning is underway for our 2023 Auction!
This annual fundraising event assists the PTA in funding various school needs, including but not limited to music and art programs, classroom materials, library author visits, new software technology for our students, staff appreciation opportunities, and so much more.
- If you have the time to assist the auction team in soliciting items for the auction, any help would be appreciated. It is very low-key - we have a letter template you can send to businesses that are already pre-populated on a list!
- There's SO MUCH TALENT in our community... If you're a woodworker and would like to donate a furniture piece, or you make clothing, or you have a lawn service, or would like to donate some time to help landscape, and the list goes ON and ON!! This would be a GREAT opportunity to showcase your talents!
- If you own a local business and are able to donate a gift card or service, please contact us! Our community would love to support your business via social media as a thank-you for your donation. Please email a logo along with your donation so we can support your business just as you have supported our school.
Auction Sign-up
Class Baskets
Our auction kick-off will be an in-person class basket auction at the PTES Block Party on May 19th! We are so grateful to our room parents and parents for organizing the class baskets which are always a big hit.
Room Parent Class Basket Sign-up
Poplar Tree's Got Talent!
We need a few parents to help coordinate our non-competitive student talent show. We have a comprehensive how-to guide from previous parents!
Talent Show Sign-up
More PTES PTA News & Links!
♟️ 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!
✅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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