In this Paw Print:
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School News:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- Where in the School is Ms. Andujar!?🔍
- Strength Stories 💪🎯
- Outstanding Employee Awards ⭐
- Panther Prowl: Register & Volunteer🐾🏃➡️
- Panther Prowl: Incentives 🏆
- Veterans Day Celebration 🪖🎖️
- Advanced Academics News🧠
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PTA News:
- Before School Running & Walking Club 👟
- Join the PTA! ❤️
- Community News:
- CHS Haunted House 🎃👻
- TJHSST Science Fair 🔭🔬🧪
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
It's been a great week here at Poplar Tree! We know that you get LOTS of information from the school in a variety of ways. We want to find out how most of our families prefer to get communication from the school. Please complete the survey HERE sharing your preferences. THANK YOU!
As a reminder, next Monday is another student holiday and next Friday is our Panther Prowl! See opportunities below to sign up to volunteer for the Prowl or pre-order food!
Have a great long weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
Where in the school is Ms. Andujar!?
Click the image below to see Ms. Andujar get a behind the scenes sneak peak into the Good Morning Poplar Tree news room! 🎤🎥
💪Strength Stories 🎯
This week's Strength Story features 2nd Grader Camden!
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✌️Meet Camden: Camden is a 2nd grader in Ms. Sheehy's multi-age class. Camden can communicate both verbally and also using his talker.
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📱Ready for a Challenge! His teachers are so proud of him as he has been asking to try new and challenging things using his talker!
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🚒Check it out! Click on the image below to watch a video of Camden & Ms. McCollum playing with a firetruck!
📱Way to go Camden!🗣️
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To have your child featured in a Strength Story please complete THIS FORM!
⭐Outstanding Employees⭐
Do you know an amazing employee? We are now accepting nominations to recognize our outstanding employees at Poplar Tree ES for the 2025-2026 school year! Families are invited to nominate an outstanding employee by Oct. 31 using the link HERE!
👟Panther Prowl!👟
We're ready to Run! Are you!? 
The Prowl will be on Friday, October 24 starting at 5:30!  🐾
Register and donate to this year's Panther Prowl HERE.
School Identifier: 64f23ac4c07c5
Volunteer
We need volunteers! Please sign up to volunteer at the prowl HERE.
Pre-Order Food
Want to pre-order Chick Fil A or Dominos Pizza?! You can do that HERE!
🎉Currently, we have raised $15,485!🥳
Our classrooms with the highest percent of participants are:
🥇1st Place: Team Hargreaves
🥈2nd Place Team Martinez
🥉3rd Place: Team Paska
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Individual Incentives
The more money you raise, the more prizes you get!
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Classroom Incentives
When classes reach 75% participation, they will earn a popsicle party!
The first 4 classes to get 100% participation gets a $25 gift card!
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Schoolwide Incentives
🍴10,000 - Free Choice Seating in the Cafeteria!
🐾$15,000 - Tattoo the Teachers!
👻$20,000 - Silly Staff Costumes
🎤$25,000 - K-Poplar Karaoke!
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🎖️PTES Celebrates our Veterans🎖️
Family members of our Poplar Tree students who have served or are currently serving in the military are invited to join us for an in-person celebration on Friday, November 7, 2025!
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The celebration will go as follows:
- ⭐ 9:00 am - Reception for Veterans in the Library
- ⭐ 9:15 am - Schoolwide Assembly in the gym
To have your Veterans' photo in a video slideshow we will be showing at the celebration, to sign up for your Veteran to speak at our assembly, or to RSVP to the event, please complete THIS FORM by Monday, November 3! If you have previously submitted a photo, we will use it again unless you would like to submit a NEW photo!
You will have to have a Google account to share your photo on this form. If you do not have one, you can send the photo via email to Leslie Leisey at lfleisey@fcps.edu.
⭐We look forward to honoring all of our Veterans!⭐
🤝Parent Meeting
There will be an AAP Referrals Parent Meeting on Thursday, 10/30 at 9:00 in Room 100 at Poplar Tree. You can join in-person or virtually via Zoom HERE.
📅Referral Deadlines
Full-Time Referral Forms Due December 15.
Learn more HERE!!
Before School
👟Running & Walking Club👟
It’s time to get your running and walking shoes on! We are continuing the before-school Running and Walking Club for all student grades 1-6. If a Kindergartener wants to join, please have a parent come and run or walk too. Best of all, it’s FREE for PTA members! Grown-ups, bring your mug of coffee and socialize as you help cross off a Panther Paw for each lap run!
For more information and to register, visit https://www.poplartreepta.org/run.
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When: Thursdays from 7:45 to 8:20 AM October 9 - December 5th.
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Where: Poplar Tree Elementary School Field (Outside basketball court)
❤️ Join the PTA! ❤️
Please join the PTA to help support our school!!
If you haven't joined yet, please do so HERE!
🎃CHS Haunted House 👻
Saturday, October 25
It's that time of year again for one of our community's favorite fall events - the Chantilly High School Haunted House! Along with the Haunted House, there will be games, face painting, and refreshments for sale. Proceeds benefit the Chargers Field Hockey, Girls Lacrosse & the Swim & Dive programs. Tickets are $10 in advance ($15 at the door).
To order your tickets, use the QR code or log on to www.CHSHauntedHouse.com
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