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In this Paw Print:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- Uniquely YOU Spotlight 💡
- SCA Spirit Day - Multiples Day 👫
- Kindergarten Orientation 🖐🏼
- Chantilly Pyramid Art Show 🎨🖼️
- Energy Star Award 🔌⭐
- A Note about Ramadan
- Kids Heart Challenge ❤️💪
- Fire & Ice Basketball Game 🏀🔥🧊
- Science Night Expo 🧬
- PTA Support - Why it Matters! 💸
- PTA Announcements 📣
- Staff Panther Praise!🎉
- Follow Us! 👍🏽❤️
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
Student attendance is very important. Every day, our teachers are teaching, and students are learning. Studies have shown that just two absences per month can cause students to fall behind.
Family trips taken during school days will be counted as “Unexcused Absences.” Excessive absences can additionally hurt our school’s accreditation status with the Virginia Department of Education. Most importantly, it creates a very difficult learning gap in a student’s education both academically and socially for all the days that are missed.
We ask that families do their best to schedule your trips during school breaks. The next school break is Spring Break which is March 25-29. Spring Break is followed by two teacher workdays (student holidays) on Monday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 2
Please reach out to our school counselors Beth Mertens or Stephanie Girellini if you have any attendance concerns. You can also visit this website for attendance resources.
Let’s work together to make sure your student(s) are in school and excited to finish the year strong!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
💡Uniquely YOU Spotlight 💡
As we are helping ensure everyone at Poplar Tree has the opportunity to celebrate their uniqueness, we also want to highlight what makes our staff members unique! This week's spotlight is on our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher - Kim Keleher.
Think about it...what makes YOU Uniquely YOU!?
👫SCA Spirit Day-Multiples Day
Dress like your friends, classmates, or teachers on Friday March 8!
Can't wait to see all the school spirit!
🔠 Kindergarten Orientation 🖐🏼
Our future Panthers and their families are invited to come meet our Kindergarten teachers, see our Kindergarten classrooms, and learn more about our school community!
- When: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Students will go to classrooms with the teachers, hear a story in the library, and take a tour of a bus, while guardians will meet in the cafeteria for a presentation!
You are welcome to bring any registration forms and required documents with you starting at 1:30 pm.
🎨 Chantilly Pyramid Art Show 🖼️
Our greatly anticipated Pyramid Art Show is right around the corner!
Join our Chantilly community on Friday, April 5th at Chantilly High School from 6-8pm for a fun and creative night out! Check out select artworks from our very own Poplar Tree Panthers, and learn about art programs in the Middle and High Schools as well! There will be fun crafts like bag hats, henna tattoos, and even a photo booth! Did we mention that there will be 4 different food trucks this year? YUM!
There will also be T-Shirt sales at the event for any proud artists to rock for the rest of the year! Bring the family and enjoy a night of creativity and community!
We hope to see you there!
🐝 Poplar Tree Spelling Bee🏆
Winners - Announcement
Congratulations to all students who participated in this year's Spelling Bee. Everyone did an excellent job!
An extra special congratulations to winner Aadhya Vijayakumar, 2nd place winner Aarthi Sabapathy and 3rd place winner Abhinav Prasath!
Aadhya will represent Poplar Tree Elementary at the Fairfax County Regional Bee on March 17th.
Thanks to our judges and families who made this event possible!
🔌Energy Star Award⭐
Poplar Tree Elementary earned an Energy Star Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of superior energy performance. We received a score of 84 which signifies that our building is more energy proficient than 84 percent of similar buildings nationwide. On Average, Energy Star certified buildings like this one generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.
A Note about Ramadan for our Poplar Tree Families
Ramadan, one of the holiest times on the Islamic calendar, begins on March 11. If your child needs an alternative space for lunch or prayer during this time, we will accommodate them. Please email their school counselor and they will make arrangements: Mrs. Girellini (Grades 2,3,4: smgirellini@fcps.edu) or Ms. Mertens (Grades K, 1, 5 and 6: eemertens@fcps.edu).
❤️ Kids Heart Challenge 💪
This year Poplar Tree is participating in the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge. Please register your child by going to heart.org/khc and search “Poplar Tree” at the bottom. You can also search “AHA Schools” in the app store to download the app. It is free to register!!
We hope to see all of our Panthers participate!
🔥Fire and Ice Basketball Game🧊
The 6th grade invites you to join us for the Fire and Ice on Friday, April 26, 2024. Fire and Ice is two basketball games. One between 6th grade students and one between 6th grade students and Poplar Tree Elementary teachers. There will be a fun half-time show, the Poplar Tree band, and a sprit squad. There will be food, drinks, and novelties sold. It is a fun, exciting, family friendly event. All Poplar Tree Student's and their families are invited to come!
Please be on the look out for more information coming soon!
We are excited to bring back Poplar Tree’s Science Night Expo! It’s an exciting opportunity for each student to create a science-related project that captures his or her interest. All projects will be evaluated and each participant will receive a special ribbon of participation on the Expo night.
The Science Night approval form must be turned into your child’s teacher by March 14th.
To learn more about the Expo night, visit the Poplar Tree website HERE. If you have any questions, please contact Phil Storch at phil.m.storch@gmail.com.
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!
💻 PTA Meeting❤️
Please join us for our next PTA meeting on Thursday, March 14th @ 7pm via Zoom. HERE's the Zoom link. Hope you can join us!!
🎷🎹 PTES Talent Show 🎤🎩
Welcoming all PTES singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, musicians, and more!
Acts will be limited to 2 minutes each. All interested participants, please complete THIS FORM.
Then, mark your calendars for these important dates:
- Friday, March 8 - Provide any background music to be played in the show
- Wednesday, March 13 @ 3:30 pm - Rehearsal
- Friday, March 15 @ 6pm: The Talent Show!
Questions? Feel free to contact suzanneeleonard@aol.com
📣 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!
👍🏽❤️ Follow us on Social Media!
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