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In this Paw Print:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- Pet Supply Donations 🐶🐱
- PTA Support - Why it Matters! 💸
- Yearbook Photos Needed📸
- Math Week 🧮
- Testing Updates 💻📈
- Dual Language Immersion Information🗺️
- PTA Announcements 📣
- Staff Panther Praise!🎉
- Follow Us! 👍🏽❤️
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
We want to wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year! We hope you had a chance to relax, recharge, and spend time with loved ones over the break.
This week we launched our PAWesome Hallway Behavior and PAWsitive Praise tickets. Classes/groups of students can earn a PAWesome Hallway Behavior ticket for following our schoolwide hallway expectations. Students can earn a PAWsitive Praise ticket for demonstrating a Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Global and Ethical Citizen attribute. Each Monday on the Good Morning Poplar Tree news show we feature a student from each house who has received a Pawsitive Praise! The colored house with the most Hallway Behavior tickets by the beginning of February will win a house dance party!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
🐶 Help the Fairfax County Animal Shelter! 🐱
Mrs. Page’s third grade class is collecting items to help the local Fairfax County Animal Shelter and we need your help. There will be a labeled bin outside of the school between January 8th and January 25th where you or your child can place the following items. Thank you for your consideration.
New or Gently Used:
- Fleece blankets
- Bath and hand towels
- Food bowls for large and small animals (no plastic)
- Pet beds
- Collapsible dog crates
New Only:
- Tennis Balls
- Cat Carriers and scratchers
- Soft treats
- Flea/tick and heartworm preventatives
- Pee Pads
- Cat litter
- Soft dog and cat toys
- Collars, harnesses and leashes
**No rawhide, hard or handmade toys please
Thank you for supporting our Fairfax County Animal Shelter!
Calling All Picture-Perfect Moments!
Let's make this year's yearbook truly special by including YOUR cherished moments! Whether it's a beaming smile during a classroom project, a heartwarming friendship captured on the playground, or any other delightful school-related memory, we want to feature it in our pages. Please share your favorite photos using THIS FORM by February 2, 2023, and let's create a yearbook that reflects the incredible experiences of our students.
Your snapshots will help make this yearbook a keepsake to treasure for years to come! 📸
Our PTA's fundraising efforts include giving the school grants for supplies. While most supplies are not big or flashy, they are greatly appreciated!
Thank you for participating in the PTA's fundraising efforts!
For the next several weeks, we'll be sharing how your support has benefited our students and staff!
Every morning students start their day with the Good Morning Panther News Show. Most of the equipment they use in the studio has been paid for with PTA grants over several years. Last year the studio upgraded to a much needed new camera which helps make our news show even more engaging!
🔢 Help FCPS Reach 1 Million Minutes of Math
- FCPS Family Math Week starts on Monday, January 8! Participate in games and stories online. FCPS is working toward a total of 1 million minutes logged by families. The event is free, with activities from ST Math geared toward students in grades K-6 and their families.
- Math Week offers families an opportunity to experience math, literacy, history, and geography in a fun and positive way. All content will be available for families in English and Spanish beginning Monday, January 8. Visit the Math Week website.
🗺️ Dual Language Immersion Program Registration
- Registration for the countywide lottery for Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs will open on Monday, January 22. Current pre-K students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program, and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion programs for the 2024-25 school year. Programs are available in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
- Parents/caregivers who are interested may want to attend an informational meeting. Meetings are held at the school site. Check the FCPS events calendar for the most current information. Meetings will begin on Tuesday, January 16.
- A virtual meeting hosted by the World Languages Office will include general program information. Access to this virtual meeting will be made available on the FCPS events calendar and the Dual Language Immersion registration site on the day of the meeting.
Get more information on the immersion program webpage and registration page.
Virginia Growth Assessment
The winter window is upon us for our Virginia Growth Assessments. These standardized state tests are given to students in grades 3-6.The Reading VGA assessments were given before winter break. Please see the dates below for dates for the Math VGA assessments:
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3rd & 4th Grade
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5th Grade & 6th Grade
- Math: Thursday, January 11
If you have any questions about the VGA Assessments, please contact one of our School Testing Coordinators - Leslie Leisey (lfleisey@fcps.edu) or Amy Alley (avalley@fcps.edu).
iReady Testing
Our iReady assessments are also used to measure student progress in reading and mathematics skills. iReady assessments are delivered within the classroom instructional block. Our winter iReady assessments will be given before February 2, 2024. Your student’s teacher can share the specific dates scheduled for testing.
⛸️ PTA Ice Skating Fun 🧣
Join us for an afternoon of ice skating fun from 1:10 pm - 3:00 pm next Saturday, January 13. See below for details!
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
🎭 Not Just Dance 🎟️
After School Program
If you are interested in signing up your child for our after school theatre program - Not Just Dance, please register by January 16! You can see the dates and costs below. Register by clicking the link HERE!
🐝Sign-up is open for the Spelling Bee🐝
The Poplar Tree PTA has been planning for a successful spelling bee program for 2023-2024. 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.
The registration deadline is 01/31/24.
If you are interested, please visit the website for more information and to register: https://checkout.square.site/buy/OUHIWQWETF55HZ53VKZCUV3Y
📣 Join the PTA!!!
If you haven't renewed your membership yet this year, you can renew here: http://www.poplartreepta.org/membership!
🎉 Staff Panther Praise
We are so grateful for all of our awesome staff who keep our students engaged and learning everyday. If you would to recognize one of our staff members for all their hard work, please give them a Staff Panther Praise!
Another option you have is to complete an FCPS Cares. You can do that HERE!
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