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In this Paw Print:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- SCA Spirit Day 🧸
- Recycling Bags ♻️
- Kindergarten Registration 🏫
- SOL Dates 🗓️
- Chantilly Pyramid Art Show 🎨
- Fire & Ice Basketball Game 🏀🔥🧊
- Rocky Run Middle School presents A Wrinkle in Time 🎭
- Fairfax County Health Department School Health Services Survey 🩹
- PTA Support - Why it Matters! 💸
- PTA Announcements
- 💻 PTA Meeting
- 🫶🏼 Calling for Community Donations (Silent Auction)
- 📣 Join the PTA!
- Staff Panther Praise!🎉
- Follow Us! 👍🏽❤️
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope everyone had a chance to rest and recharge as we get ready to head into the final quarter of the school year.
We want to thank the PTA for sponsoring the Science Fair last night. Our young scientists absolutely amazed us with their creativity, curiosity, and passion for exploration. We loved to see so many students confidently explain their scientific methods and share their findings. A huge thank you to all the families who supported our scientists at home and encouraged their love of learning!
We look forward to seeing many of you at the Chantilly Pyramid Art Show tonight at Chantilly High School!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
🧸 SCA Spirit Day🧸
Our next spirit day will be Friday, April 12 and it will be Pajama & Stuffed Animal Day! Make sure stuffed animals can fit inside backpacks!
We can't wait to see all the school spirit!
♻️ Recycling Bags🌱
We are now offering a place to recycle bags! In the front lobby of Poplar Tree and in the SACC room, there are bins where you can recycle your produce or store bags, ziploc and cereal box liners, or newspaper sleeves and bubble wrap! Thank you for helping our students be Ethical & Global Citizens and take care of our environment!
🏫 Kindergarten Registration 🏫
We are so excited for our littlest Panthers to join our school for the 2024-2025 school year!
It's time to register your child for Kindergarten! To do this, fill out the forms linked HERE. Then, please contact our School Information Assistant (SIA), Claudia Guitjens-Munson (caguitjensmu@fcps.edu) to schedule an appointment!
🗓️ SOL Testing Dates 🗓️
Our Spring Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are coming up in April & May.
These assessments measure the extent to which students have learned the content and skills reflected in state standards. The content tested varies by grade level. See below for the scheduled dates this Spring.
Grade 3:
- 📖 Reading: Wednesday, May 8
- 🧮 Math: Wednesday, May 15
Grade 4:
- 📖 Reading: Wednesday, May 8
- 🧮Math: Wednesday, May 15
Grade 5:
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⌨️Integrated Reading & Writing: Thursday, April 18
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✨New this year: Students taking the grade 5 or grade 8 SOL Reading test will complete an integrated reading and writing (IRW) component. The IRW component has with one non-fiction reading passage followed by 4-6 of multiple-choice/technology-enhanced items and an “invitation to write” based on the passage.
- 📖 Reading: Thursday, May 9
- 🔬 Science: Thursday, May 16
- 🧮 Math: Tuesday, May 21
Grade 6:
- 📖 Reading: Thursday, May 9
- 🧮 Math: Tuesday, May 21
If you have any questions about SOL tests, please reach out to our School Testing Coordinators, Amy Alley (avalley@fcps.edu) or Leslie Leisey (lfleisey@fcps.edu).
🎨 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!
🔥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!
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!
🎟️ A Wrinkle in Time 🎭
Rocky Run Middle School theatre presents A Wrinkle in Time on April 12, 13, & 14. There will be some former Poplar Tree students involved in the production! You can purchase tickets HERE.
Fairfax County Health Department School Health Services Survey
The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) employs school health aides and public health nurses who provide school health services to the students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). To determine the quality of these services, a survey has been developed by the FCHD to be shared with all parents or guardians of FCPS students. Parents/guardians will be asked for feedback on the level of satisfaction with School Health services provided to the school community. The survey will be distributed electronically via FCPS This Week. The survey window is April 15 - April 26, 2024. Survey link: www.redcap.link/FCHDSchoolHealthSurvey.
Survey results will provide a basis for quality improvement of School Health services. The data-driven process is in alignment with the FCPS Strategic planning process, and the survey results will contribute positively to the FCPS Strategic Plan that reflects a shared consensus among stakeholders.
❤️ PTA Meeting 💻
Please join us for the next PTA meeting on Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 pm. Join us via Zoom HERE. Hope you can join us!
🫶🏼Call for community donations!💰
The annual PTES PTA Auction will be held from April 29 - May 1! If you or anyone you know has an item you'd like to donate to be auctioned off, please send an email to poplartreesilentauction@gmail.com. Previous donations have included artwork, vacation home rentals, household items, and gift cards just to name a few!
Thank you for all your support to make the 2024 auction the best one yet!
📣 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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