In this Paw Print:
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School News:
- Principal's Message 🗣️
- Where in the School is Ms. Andujar?! 🔍
- Military Child Spirit Week💜
- Poplar Tree Music T-Shirts 🎶
- SEL Screener Results Now Available! ❤️
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PTA News:
- Online Auction Starts TODAY! 🤚
- Before School Running Club
- May 2 Parent Night Out - iCode in Clifton 🎮
- Join the PTA Board for the 26-27 School Year!
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Community News:
Dear Poplar Tree Families,
We made it through another week here at Poplar Tree! This week, in celebration of Earth Day, our 4th graders got to help plant a new pollinator garden behind the school! The students, who learn about plants native to Virginia in 4th grade, truly enjoyed this process. If you come by the school anytime soon, make sure to visit the garden and read more about each of the plants!
Have a great weekend!
Sue Andujar, Principal
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal
Where in the school is Ms. Andujar!?
This week, Ms. Andujar goes outside to see the new pollinator garden that our students planted this week! 🌱
Military Child Spirit Week💜
Poplar Tree has had an incredible Month of the Military child. We Rocked our purple for Purple Up day, presented important facts about military families on the news show, and began our new Student Ambassador program! Let's end April strong with a Spirit Week that reminds us of those important families in our PTES community!
The Spirit Week will be during the week of April 27!
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💗 Monday - Comfy & Cozy: When you are in a military family, you create comfort wherever you are. Wear your comfiest clothes so you can start your week with a calm mindset.
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🪖 Tuesday - Camo Day: Wear camo or colors in support of a specific military branch!
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✈️ Wednesday - World Traveler: Military Families are global travelers, and can live in many different places throughout their lives. Wear clothing that shows a place you have traveled to or want to visit someday!
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⚽🎨Thursday - Rock your Hobby: Military-connected children can have many interesting hobbies to keep them busy. Wear or share your favorite hobbies today!
- 🐾 Friday - Poplar Tree Gear: No matter where you are from or how you got here, we are all Poplar Tree Panthers! Rock your School Spirit Today!
Poplar Tree Music T-Shirt Sale 🎶
Like shirts? Like music? Buy a Poplar Tree Music t-shirt! Now open to all Poplar Tree families - adults and kids! A portion of the proceeds goes directly to support our music program consisting of band, strings, chorus and general music. Orders are due by April 24th.
Link to order form: https://tinyurl.com/ptesmusicshirt.
Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Screener Results Now Available!
Students in grades 3-6 took the SEL Screener during the month of March, providing information on their 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.
Individual student SEL Screener results are now 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 support in understanding your individual student’s results or for ideas on how to support them at home, please review the Family Guide. Feel free to contact your child’s teacher or our school counselor or school social worker with any questions!
Beth Mertens
School Counselor
Grades k, 1, 5 & 6
Carrie Clark
School Social Worker
Grades 2, 3, & 4
Online Auction Starts TODAY!
The day has arrived! The PTES PTA Online Auction goes LIVE TODAY at 6pm! Looking for a Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gift? Something for end-of-school year teacher appreciation? A birthday, or just some ideas for family fun? Check out this year’s incredible items and awesome teacher experiences…there is something for everyone, even a SIGNED TAYLOR SWIFT PHOTO for that special Swiftie in your life!!!
Create your Bidding Owl account now HERE make your bids!!
Before-School Running 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. Club meetings are Thursdays from 7:45-8:20 AM on the basketball court. If a Kindergartener wants to join, please have a parent come and run or walk too. The club is in need of supplies, thus a $5 fee is requested. 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.
 May 2nd Parent Night Out
iCode in Clifton 🎮
Take a break after a long week while the kids have a blast with friends at one of iCode's epic Game Nights!
- May 2nd, 6 - 8:30pm; $35 per Child
- Grades K - 6 welcome
- Pizza & drink included!
- Clifton iCode: 5754 Union Mill, Clifton
Register HERE!
Proceeds benefit the Poplar Tree ES PTA!
Be part of an awesome team that will shape the PTA next year - nominations for the PTES PTA Board are open for the 2026-2027 school year!
All PTA members are invited to submit nominations for any positions, but we are especially looking for people interested in:
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President-Elect - Shadow next year's president to get ready for your reign as president in 27/28! This is a great way to get involved and learn more.
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VP of Hospitality - Do people always say you throw the best events? Use your creativity and provided budget to help us thank teachers and staff throughout the year with meals, Teacher Appreciation Week, and other recognition!
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Treasurer - With an eye to detail, you help ensure that our fundraising dollars are organized! If you secretly love to categorize expenses and create color-coded pie charts (and your sense of fiscal responsibility is rock-solid), you have what it takes to be our parent group treasurer.
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VP of Parent Involvement - Are you a people person who isn’t afraid to strike up a conversation with a stranger? We’re looking for a volunteer coordinator to recruit helpers for parent group programs and events and to help parents find the best way to plug in to our school community.
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VP of Communications - Are you a social media maven? Love sharing the latest news in creative ways? Bring those skills to this position to manage the website, social media accounts, and newsletter (NO technical expertise needed).
Check out the position descriptions on the PTA website: http://tinyurl.com/PTESboard and https://www.poplartreepta.org/positions
Questions about what it's like to be on the board? Email us! poplartreepta@gmail.com
CHS Summer Art Camp 🎨
Chantilly High School is excited to offer their Summer Art Camp again this summer for rising 2nd - 6th graders! The cost of is $325 per week. Camp runs from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Camp Dates are:
- Mixed Media: June 29 - July 3
- Sculpture: July 6 - July 10
Sign up and register online!
Chantilly Robotics STEM Summer Camp 🤖
Python & Robot Builders
Join us for an exciting 5-day STEM summer camp focused on Python programming and hands-on robotics! Students will build, code, and control robots while developing problem-solving and teamwork skills.
Dates: July 13 - 17, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Chantilly High School
Eligibility: Rising 4th - 7th graders
Cost: $300 (financial assistance is available)
This immersive experience is designed to spark curiosity and inspire a lasting interest in STEM.
Register here at: https://www.frc612.org/summer-camp-2026
Feel free to contact chantilly.612@gmail.com for any questions or concerns.
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