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In this Paw Print:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- 6th Grade Photos Needed! 📸
- Fire vs Ice Basketball Game 🏀🔥🧊
- Outdoor Sensory Walk - Volunteers Needed! 🖐️
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener Results Coming Soon! ❤️
- Testing Updates 💻
- PTA Announcements
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📢Call for PTA Board Members
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⭐ Starting Monday: Poplar Tree Online Auction!
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🍎 Teacher Appreciation Week
- 🏃🏼♀️ Running Club
- 📣 Join the PTA!
- PTA Support - Why it Matters! 💸
- Chantilly Math Competition 🔣
- Cyber Patriot Summer Camp 🔒
- Staff Panther Praise!🎉
- Follow Us! 👍🏽❤️
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
Thank you to all who came to the Power of our Words lesson preview last night! We look forward to sharing these lessons with our students in the upcoming weeks. We will also be forming a parent work group to help develop a parent work shop this fall. Stay tuned for a sign up for this!
Thank you also to those who came to our PTA meeting. We are so lucky to have such a supportive PTA and community!
We want to extend our warmest wishes to all our families who observe Passover and Theravada New Year!
Passover, a joyous holiday in Judaism, commemorates freedom and liberation. It's a time for families to gather, reflect, and share traditions.
Theravada New Year, a vibrant celebration in many Southeast Asian countries, marks the beginning of a new year based on the lunar calendar. It's a time for renewal, good deeds, and spending time with loved ones.
We celebrate the diversity within our school community and recognize the importance of these significant holidays. May both Passover and Theravada New Year bring you and your families joy, peace, and treasured moments together.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
📸 6th Grade Photos Needed! 📸
Parents and guardians, help us celebrate our sixth graders at the year-end celebration! Please share an individual baby photo and current photo of your student, as well as friend group photos. Submit your photos here! Email questions to pt6thgradephoto@gmail.com.
🔥Fire vs. Ice Basketball Game🧊
TONIGHT!!!
- Doors & concessions open at 6pm
- Teacher Knockout game at 6:15
- Girls Basketball game at 6:45
- Halftime Show at 7:10
- Boys Basketball game at 7:25
See you there!!
Outdoor Sensory Walk Installation
Calling Adult Volunteers!! Poplar Tree is looking for adult volunteers to help install an outdoor sensory walk next to the kindergarten playground during the teacher workday on Friday, May 3rd starting at 9:30 AM weather permitting. This will entail spray painting the concrete with provided stencils so please dress accordingly.
If you are available to help, please Sign Up HERE!
❤️Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Screener Results Coming Soon!
Students in grades 3-12 took the SEL Screener during the month of March, providing parents and teachers with their current perspective on SEL skills like achieving goals, understanding and managing emotions, establishing and maintaining relationships, and making responsible decisions. The screener also asks students how well their school community makes them feel valued, included, and supported.
In late April, individual student SEL Screener results will be available to families in the Documents section of SIS ParentVUE. For families who do not have an active ParentVUE account, results will be sent via postal mail. For more information about the screener please visit the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener webpage. For support in understanding your individual student’s results or for ideas on how to support them at home, please review the Family Guide or contact your student’s school.
iReady Assessments
Students in Grades 1-6 will be taking the iReady assessments in the coming weeks. The purpose of iReady assessments is to identify students who may have gaps in foundational literacy and mathematics skills. iReady tests are also used to measure student progress in reading and mathematics skills.
Additional information can be found at the iReady Universal Screener webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/us). If you have further questions about these assessments, please contact your student’s teacher or one of our school test coordinators Amy Alley, avalley@fcps.edu or Leslie Leisey, lfleisey@fcps.edu.
📢Call for PTA Board Members🙋🏽
Our nominating committee is hard at work recruiting for THREE open positions for our PTA Board for the 2024-2025 school year - VP1, Treasurer and Secretary! NOMINATIONS ARE DUE ON MONDAY, APRIL 30! If you are interested, please email Cat Berta at catherinesueberta@gmail.com. We will have a special meeting on Thursday, May 2 to vote. Don't miss it!
Join here!
Nomination forms are due by April 30th.
⭐ Starting Monday:⭐
Poplar Tree Online Auction!!!!
Mark your calendars!! The Poplar Tree Online Auction will be open April 29-May 1 with another collection of AMAZING items, experiences, gift cards, and fabulous class baskets!! Your support of the auction allows the PTA to support funding various school needs, such as music and art programs, classroom materials, library author visits, software technology, staff appreciation, and so much more. Bidding starts at 8am on Monday, April 29, so create your Bidding Owl account now and start planning your bids!!
Create your Bidding Owl account HERE and start planning your bids now!!
🍎 Teacher Appreciation Week 🍎
May 6-10
Teacher Appreciation Week is just around the corner! We need your help to make it a success for our amazing Poplar Tree staff. Please sign up HERE to volunteer for a time slot or two, or donate items for the staff lounges HERE.
Thank you for your support!
🏃🏾♂️ Running Club 🏃🏼♀️
It's time to get your running and walking shoes on! We are continuing the before school Running/Walking Club for all students grades 1-6. If a Kindergartener wants to join, please have a parent come and run/walk too. Best of all, it's FREE!
Sign up HERE!
Meet at the blue playground, behind the gym from 7:45am to 8:20am.
📣 Join the PTA!!!
If you haven't renewed your membership yet this year, you can renew here: http://www.poplartreepta.org/membership!
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!
🎉 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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