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In this Paw Print:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- Purchase a Lolligram 🍭
- Pet Supply Donations 🐶🐱
- PTA Support - Why it Matters! 💸
- Yearbook Photos Needed📸
- Dual Language Immersion Information🗺️
- Testing Updates 💻📈
- PTA Announcements 📣
- Staff Panther Praise!🎉
- Follow Us! 👍🏽❤️
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
This week our strings, band, and chorus put on a wonderful winter concert. Our teachers and students worked so hard to create a lovely evening for all in attendance! We loved witnessing the hard work, passion, and camaraderie of our students as they shared their gift of music with everyone! 🎼🎶🎷🎻
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
🍭 Purchase a Lolligram! 🍭
Lolligrams flyers will be coming home in Friday folders TODAY! Pre-orders are accepted and they will also be sold in the lobby before school from January 30 through February 2.
Grown ups interested in sending a lolligram to their child can do so by filling out THIS GOOGLE FORM!
🐶 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!
Your support benefits our students and staff!
STEM teaching isn’t limited to just Math and Science time. A few years ago, the school bought Dash & Dot robots with a STEM grant to teach students coding. A PTA grant enabled purchasing more robots, including a xylophone attachment so students in Music classes could program robots to play tunes!
🗺️ 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.
💻 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.
🎭 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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