In this Paw Print:
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School News:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- Where in the School is Ms. Andujar!?🔍
- Strength Stories 💪
- Silly Hair Day 🪮
- Food Drive - Food for Neighbors 🥫
- YOU-Seum! 🖼️
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PTA News:
- PTA Free Family Game Night♟️
- Sign-up for the Spelling Bee🐝
- Winter After-School Clubs - Still Spots Left! ✨
- Join the PTA! ❤️
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
We enjoyed having the students back in the building this week! They all seemed to come back ready to learn and happy for a little routine!
Next week, each house will have a closing circle where we will meet together, share with everyone what it means to have Panther PRIDE (stay tuned for more on that next week!), and have a little fun! We are encouraging students to wear their house T-shirt on the days of their closing circle.
- Monday - Blue House 💙
- Tuesday - Green House 💚
- Wednesday - Orange House 🧡
- Thursday - Red House ❤️
Next week, our students will also get to see all the newly designed Panthers our classes have created using AI. Students will get the chance to vote for their favorite one as well!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
Where in the school is Ms. Andujar!?
Click the image below to see Ms. Andujar visit the gym!
💪Strength Stories 🎯
This week's Strength Story features Elias Wong, Nyla & Morgan Mitchell, and William & Ryan Dalianis.
- Their Goal: Supporting our community through packing power packs for the Power Pack Program. The program sends weekend backpack meals home with Fairfax county students who do not get enough food on the weekends without their school provided meals and have limited access to food over the weekend.
- What did they do to achieve this goal? Gathered together to come up with a list of items needed for the power pack and packed each power pack together as a group.
- Did they accomplish their goal? Yes! It was a great team effort
- What advice do they have for others working towards a goal? Working together as a team can help you achieve your goals faster. And it’s fun!
Way to go Eli, Nyla, Morgan, William, & Ryan! Way to give back to our community! ❤️
To have your child featured, please complete THIS FORM!
Please note: they do not have to have ACHEIVED their goal, just be working towards it!!
🪮SCA Silly Hair Day😋
Friday, January 16th is Silly Hair Day! Show your school spirit with silly hair!
🥫Food Drive - Food For Neighbors
Our SCA President and Historian are organizing a food drive for their Passion Project. The food drive will begin on January 5 when we get back from Winter Break. Please consider donating to this local program to help support neighbors in need! The House that donates the most will earn a popsicle party and a teacher from that house will accept a funny dare!
You can see a list of accepted items below.
- Shelf-stable milk cartons (chocolate preferred)
- Individual Cup of Noodles (water is only added ingredient)
- Individual Mac & Cheese cups (water is only added ingredient)
- Cheese or peanut butter cracker packs
- Fruit cups (100% juice preferred)
- Bars (granola, fruit, cereal, breakfast, protein)
- Individual cups of instant oatmeal
- Individual cups of cereal
- 100% juice boxes/pouches (no glass bottles; no soft drinks)
- Prego Ready Meals, Barilla pasta entrees, Hormel Compleats
- Chicken or tuna snack packs with crackers
- Packets of trail mix or nuts
- Individual beef sticks/beef jerky
Plus, they also collect essential self-care items to support students in need.
- Toothbrushes (individually packaged)
- Toothpaste
- Deodorant (full size)
- Unscented Bar soap (individually packaged)
- Maxi pads
- Gallon-sized Ziploc bags
Contact Kelli Doyle with any questions!
🖼️ YOU-Seum 🖼️
We have loved seeing all the YOU-Seum exhibits so far this year! You can now sign up to have your child curate a You-Seum in 3rd or 4th quarter!
Click HERE to sign up!
Questions? Reach out to Leslie Leisey, lfleisey@fcps.edu.
♟️PTA Free Family Game Night!🎉
Join the Poplar Tree PTA for a free family game night on Friday, January 23 from 6-8 p.m. in the PTES Cafeteria. All players will receive two bingo boards for the chance to play and win prizes! Chess and scrabble sets will also be available.
Registration is required, as limited seating is available. Pizza is available for pre-order only and snacks and drinks will be available to purchase that night.
Register HERE.
NOTE: This is not a drop-off event and registration is required.
🐝Spelling Bee🐝
The Poplar Tree PTA has been planning for a successful spelling bee program for 2025-2026. 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 01/31/26.
If you are interested, please register HERE.
❄️ Winter After-School Clubs ✨
Some classes are sold out, but there is still room for winter fun in art club, pottery, coding, robotics and more! Classes start today and next week - last chance to register! Sign up HERE!
❤️ Join the PTA! ❤️
Please join the PTA to help support our school!!
If you haven't joined yet, please do so HERE!
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