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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. SCA Little Free Library 📚

3. Order Your Yearbook 📸

4. Library Books due June 9 🗓️

5. We All Belong Here Spirit Week ❤️

6. Band & Strings Registration 🎺🎻

7. Parent Input Form 📝

8. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️

9. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

10. 6th Grade Yard Signs 🎓

11. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

Thank you to everyone who helped and attended our Block Party last Friday! Everyone had a fabulous time! Also, thank you to all who supported and purchased items from the silent auction. It was a HUGE success!

This week we had a wonderful choral concert at Rocky Run. All of our choral students and the directors did an amazing job and put on a great concert! We look forward to our band and strings concerts next week!

Have a fun Memorial Day weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

📚 SCA Little Free Library 📚

The Little Free Library is running low on books! If you have any books that you're looking to clear out of your house that are appropriate for elementary aged students, please feel free to add them to the Little Free Library. We appreciate your help in keeping it stocked for the community to enjoy! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Sniffin at [email protected]

📸 Order Your Yearbook 📸

It's the last week to order a yearbook before the distribution day on Friday, June 2. The yearbooks are here and they are simply adorable. Cherish the memories your student has made this year and guarantee their copy because once they're gone, they're gone! Duplicate orders cannot be refunded this year; if you're not sure if you've already ordered, email Mrs. Riddile. Online orders will still be accepted after the distribution day but copies cannot be guaranteed. Order your yearbook HERE and click Find My School to purchase.

🗓️ Library books due by June 9 🗓️

Don't wait until the last minute to return your books to the Poplar Tree Library! All books are due back by Friday, June 9. Books not returned by this date will incur a lost book fee. Lists of books that are checked out to students will be sent starting Friday, June 2. If there is an error within the list, please contact Mrs. Riddile. Replacements for lost books are accepted in hard-cover format; please have students hand deliver any lost book replacements to the library in person. Replacements are preferred over fee payment but fees may be paid via MySchoolBucks.

Coming Soon: Belonging Celebration and Spirit Week!

The 6th graders have been working on a belonging service learning opportunity for our school. Check out THIS VIDEO to learn more!

Band and Strings Registration for 2023-2024 is OPEN!

Ms. Johnson and Mr. Salzberg invite all rising 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students to join or continue band or strings for the 2023-2024 school year! Rising 4th grade students may choose to play a stringed instrument while rising 5th and 6th grade students have the option of either band or strings.

Both band and strings meet once a week for instrument specific classes to learn instrument fundamentals, music note and rhythm reading, and prepare selections for concerts. 6th grade students have the opportunity to perform in at least 2 evening concerts per year while 4th and 5th grade students have at least one opportunity to perform in an evening concert. Both groups of students have can perform a solo in the spring solo and ensemble festival.

All 5th and 6th grade band students also get to participate as a performing member in the Fire and Ice Pep Band in May/June each year to perform fun pep tunes! There may be a field trip next school year for band students to visit a professional band concert or a local high school marching band competition.

Current 5th grade band students do not need to register unless they would like to switch instruments. If you are in 5th grade and would like to join band next year-beginning 6th graders ARE welcome! Ms. Johnson will meet with all rising beginning band students at the beginning of June to try ALL of the band instruments and help you find the best fit.

Register for Strings HERE!

Register for Band HERE!

SY 2023-24 Parent Input Form

As we look ahead to the 2023-24 school year, we are asking for your input. We value our partnership between home and school and appreciate your thoughts on your child's learning needs.  

If you feel that there is pertinent information to support your child’s success for the upcoming school year, please complete this optional Parent Input Form by Friday, May 26.

This system is not intended for families to request specific teachers. Requests for specific teachers will not be honored.

Thank you in advance for your support!

🗣️ Talk About It Tuesday! 🗣️

Check out the video where we see some of 1st graders being talking about how they were collaborators on their animal research projects!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! 🐾6th Grade Yard Signs🎓   Fire & Ice Basketball Game

We hope families can join us for the Fire & Ice basketball game on Friday, June 2 to support our 6th graders!

  Thank you for supporting the PTES online auction this year!

We are excited to share that we raised over $9,500 to support PTES!

If you were not able to participate or did not win an item but would like to make a donation, you can make a donation here! 

Donations will help us meet our goal of $10,000! These funds help us support activities like author visits, assemblies, school music and art programs, and technology resources.

Many thanks to our amazing auction volunteers, room parents, families and teachers and staff that helped make this such a successful fundraiser.

We hope you enjoyed the block party and a huge thank you to the volunteers who made this such a fun celebration for our community! If you are interested in bringing this event back next year, sign-up to join our planning committee here! 

We ❤️ PTES!   🖐🏼 2023-2024 📋 PTA Board Volunteer Opportunities

WE NEED YOU! We have various levels of time commitments for positions to help the PTA and PTES for the upcoming school year. We are happy to answer questions about any of the positions, and we have outgoing chairs to help assist with transition planning and share resources! You can see all the opportunities HERE!

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. SCA School Store 💰

3. We All Belong Here Spirit Week ❤️

4. Band & Strings Registration 🎺🎻

5. Parent Input Form 📝

6. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️

7. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

8. 6th Grade Yard Signs 🎓

9. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

Last week's Talent Show was a huge success! We truly have so many talented students here at Poplar Tree! 

We look forward to seeing everyone tonight at our Block Party from 6:30 - 8:00 pm! There will be food trucks, fun activities for the kids, a Spirit Wear resale...and more! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

SCA School Store

The SCA is excited to host a School Store next week! 

Coming Soon: Belonging Celebration and Spirit Week!

The 6th graders have been working on a belonging service learning opportunity for our school. Check out THIS VIDEO to learn more!

Band and Strings Registration for 2023-2024 is OPEN!

Ms. Johnson and Mr. Salzberg invite all rising 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students to join or continue band or strings for the 2023-2024 school year! Rising 4th grade students may choose to play a stringed instrument while rising 5th and 6th grade students have the option of either band or strings.

Both band and strings meet once a week for instrument specific classes to learn instrument fundamentals, music note and rhythm reading, and prepare selections for concerts. 6th grade students have the opportunity to perform in at least 2 evening concerts per year while 4th and 5th grade students have at least one opportunity to perform in an evening concert. Both groups of students have can perform a solo in the spring solo and ensemble festival.

All 5th and 6th grade band students also get to participate as a performing member in the Fire and Ice Pep Band in May/June each year to perform fun pep tunes! There may be a field trip next school year for band students to visit a professional band concert or a local high school marching band competition.

Current 5th grade band students do not need to register unless they would like to switch instruments. If you are in 5th grade and would like to join band next year-beginning 6th graders ARE welcome! Ms. Johnson will meet with all rising beginning band students at the beginning of June to try ALL of the band instruments and help you find the best fit.

Register for Strings HERE!

Register for Band HERE!

SY 2023-24 Parent Input Form

As we look ahead to the 2023-24 school year, we are asking for your input. We value our partnership between home and school and appreciate your thoughts on your child's learning needs.  

If you feel that there is pertinent information to support your child’s success for the upcoming school year, please complete this optional Parent Input Form by Friday, May 26.

This system is not intended for families to request specific teachers. Requests for specific teachers will not be honored.

Thank you in advance for your support, 
Poplar Tree

🗣️ Talk About It Tuesday! 🗣️

Check out the video where we see some of 1st graders being Goal Directed & Resilient as they completed a Keva Plank Challenge!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! 🐾6th Grade Yard Signs🎓   Fire & Ice Basketball Game

We hope families can join us for the Fire & Ice basketball game on Friday, June 2 to support our 6th graders!

  🖐🏼 2023-2024 📋 PTA Board Volunteer Opportunities

WE NEED YOU! We have various levels of time commitments for positions to help the PTA and PTES for the upcoming school year. We are happy to answer questions about any of the positions, and we have outgoing chairs to help assist with transition planning and share resources! You can see all the opportunities HERE!

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Parent Input Form 📝

3. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️

4. Light the Night Campaign ❤️

5. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

6. 6th Grade Yard Signs 🎓

7. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

We had our last PTA meeting of the year last night. Thank you to our parents who have volunteered to be on our new PTA board for the upcoming school year. We are so grateful for all the PTA does to support our staff, students, and school community!

• President: Brooke Smith
• VP1: Linda Fielding
• VP2: Tim Ramlogan
• Treasurer: Cat Berta
• Secretary: Heather Vineis

We look forward to seeing everyone tonight at our Talent Show starting at 7:00 pm in the Poplar Tree cafeteria. We can't wait to see all of our student's wonderful talents!

We hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

SY 2023-24 Parent Input Form

As we look ahead to the 2023-24 school year, we are asking for your input. We value our partnership between home and school and appreciate your thoughts on your child's learning needs.  

If you feel that there is pertinent information to support your child’s success for the upcoming school year, please complete this optional Parent Input Form by Friday, May 26.

This system is not intended for families to request specific teachers. Requests for specific teachers will not be honored.

Thank you in advance for your support, 
Poplar Tree

🗣️ Talk About It Tuesday! 🗣️

Check out the video where we learn how some of our 1st graders about how they collaborated and communicated writing math story problems!

Light the Night Campaign

The SCA would like to thank everyone who donated for the Light the Night campaign. As of 5/12, we have raised a total of $4977.19 between online donations and donations made to our "Pie an SCA Officer in the Face" in person fundraiser!!! We are less than $25 away from our goal!!!

In the coming weeks, the grade level that raised the most money will have teachers complete a dare (winning grade level will be announced on Tuesday, 5/16) and the SCA officer who had the most money donated will be pied in the face! We will record both events and play them on the school news for all students to see.

Donations will be accepted HERE through Sunday at midnight. Again, thank you for your generosity and support of such an incredible cause!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! 🐾6th Grade Yard Signs🎓   Block Party Food Truck Pre-orders!!

Pre-orders for our Block Party food trucks & pizza open on Monday 5/15

• Empanadas de Mendoza: https://empanadasdemendoza.com
• Two Smooth Dudes: https://www.goodfynd.com/vendors/two-smooth-dudes
• Pizza pre-orders: https://poplar-tree-pta.square.site/

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We need you to help make the May 19th PTES Spring Block Party a success! Please volunteer your time or items for use during the party! We are also in need of student volunteers for service hours! Sign up HERE!

   👕Spirit Wear Re-Sale 🏷️

Donate your unwanted spirit wear - any item, any size, any year - to the blue PTA bin located in the front of the school by May 14th. The PTA will get the donated items ready for resale and hold a pre-loved spirit wear sale at the block party!

  🖐🏼 2023-2024 📋 PTA Board Volunteer Opportunities

WE NEED YOU! We have various levels of time commitments for positions to help the PTA and PTES for the upcoming school year. We are happy to answer questions about any of the positions, and we have outgoing chairs to help assist with transition planning and share resources! You can see all the opportunities HERE!

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
Website | Twitter

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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Social Emotional Screener Results 📊

3. Parent Input Form 📝

4. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️

5. Light the Night Campaign ❤️

6. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

7. Girl Scout Bronze Award  🐈🐕

8. 6th Grade Yard Signs 🎓

9. Chantilly Boys Basketball Camp 🏀

10. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

This week we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to our PTA for providing yummy breakfast Monday morning from Panera, a delicious boxed lunch on Wednesday from Corner Bakery, and a candy bar on Friday! You all definitely made our staff feel spoiled!

Thank you to all the room parents who planned fun ways to recognize our teachers and specialists with each class. We are so grateful for all of our staff and know it takes all of us working together to make our school a success!

We hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

Social Emotional Screener Results

Students in grades 3-6 took the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener in March. The SEL Screener reports will be mailed directly to families in the next week. Please visit the FCPS SEL Screener Report and Guide website to learn more about how to understand the results and strategies for talking to your children about their responses. These supports are available in multiple languages. To learn more about Social Emotional Learning and how we support students at school and at home please see the FCPS SEL website. Please reach out to our school counselors with any questions!
Beth Mertens, Grades K, 1, 5 & 6 [email protected]
Stephanie Girellini Grades 2, 3, & 4 [email protected]

SY 2023-24 Parent Input Form

As we look ahead to the 2023-24 school year, we are asking for your input. We value our partnership between home and school and appreciate your thoughts on your child's learning needs.  

If you feel that there is pertinent information to support your child’s success for the upcoming school year, please complete this optional Parent Input Form by Friday, May 26.

This system is not intended for families to request specific teachers. Requests for specific teachers will not be honored.

Thank you in advance for your support, 
Poplar Tree

🗣️ Talk About It Tuesday! 🗣️

Check out the video where we learn how some of our Paw Tech Squad members have been communicators and collaborators this year!

Light the Night Campaign

As a reminder, our school is participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night campaign, a service-learning program that helps raise critical funds for blood cancer patients. 

There are THREE ways to donate:

1. Through your child’s classroom page (for the specific link, please contact your child’s teacher)
2. Our school website by clicking HERE.
   • Click “Join Team” to create a fundraising page
3. Sending in a check made payable to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (please send in an envelope and have your child bring to Mrs. Sniffin’s class or mailbox)

Our campaign has been extended for an extra week and will run through Friday, May 12!

As a school, Poplar Tree has a goal of raising $5,000! The grade level that raises the most money will have teachers complete a dare voted on by students. In the past, teachers have been slimed and played egg roulette! We can’t wait to see what dare teachers complete this year! We invite you to join our school as we fundraise to help end blood cancers. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Sniffin at [email protected]. Thank you for your support!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! 🐕Girl Scout Bronze Awards🐈

Poplar Tree Elementary 5th grade Girl Scout Junior Troop 56024 is supporting the Fairfax County Animal Shelter to earn their Bronze Award! You can help by donating new pet toys and beds, collars or leashes, or unopened, unexpired pet food! Donations will be accepted next week, May 8 - 12 in the front lobby of the school! 

🐾6th Grade Yard Signs🎓 Chantilly Boys Basketball Camp

There will be a basketball camp put on by the Chantilly Athletic Boosters this summer. Learn more about it HERE and register for the camp HERE!

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We need you to help make the May 19th PTES Spring Block Party a success! Please volunteer your time or items for use during the party! We are also in need of student volunteers for service hours! Sign up HERE!

  🖐🏼 2023-2024 📋 PTA Board Volunteer Opportunities

WE NEED YOU! We have various levels of time commitments for positions to help the PTA and PTES for the upcoming school year. We are happy to answer questions about any of the positions, and we have outgoing chairs to help assist with transition planning and share resources! You can see all the opportunities HERE!

  PTA Meeting/Officer Election May 11

Please join us for our virtual May 11 PTA meeting at 7PM. We will vote on our PTA officers, discuss open PTA positions for 2023-24 and share updates and volunteer opportunities for our spring events!

Here's the Zoom link!

2023-2024 PTA Officers Slate 

President: Brooke Smith 

VP1: Linda Fielding

VP2: Tim Ramlogan

Treasurer: Cat Berta

Secretary: Heather Vineis

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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🥗 Salad Bar - TOMORROW! 🥗

A salad bar is being added to the lunch line starting TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 3. Students buying lunch will first go through the salad bar which will have fruits, vegetables, and protein. They can choose to have a salad as their main course, or as a side. If they are choosing to have the hot lunch, the salad bar will be where they choose their fruit and vegetable options.

Learn more about the salad bar HERE and watch the video below!

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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Dear Poplar Tree families,

We wanted to let you all know that after 31 years in FCPS, our wonderful Assistant Principal Carol Larsen will be retiring at the end of June this year. We are so grateful that she had the opportunity to return “home” to the place where she started. We will miss her immensely and are so appreciative of all she has done for our school. We are excited for this next chapter in her life!

When Mrs. Larsen announced her retirement, I began working with the Region 5 leadership team to determine the next steps in filling our Assistant Principal position. I am excited to announce that our new Assistant Principal will be Amy Alley, currently an assistant principal at Mantua Elementary in Fairfax. Please see additional information below about Ms. Alley.

Please join me in wishing a fond farewell to Ms. Larsen and a warm welcome to Ms. Alley! We look forward to all Ms. Alley will contribute to our community in the future!

Have a wonderful week!

Sue Andujar

Principal, Poplar Tree ES

Welcome Amy Alley

Amy Alley has 25 years in Fairfax County and 11 years as an Assistant Principal. She began her career at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School in Alexandria, VA as a 5th Grade and then Science Resource Teacher. She then moved into the School-Based Technology Specialist role at Belvedere ES in Falls Church, VA before becoming an Assistant Principal at Mantua ES in Fairfax, VA.

Ms. Alley is originally from Chicago and received her undergraduate degree from Hanover College, a Master’s degree in Educational Technology from George Washington University, and an Education Specialist degree in School Administration from George Washing University.

During her time with the county, Ms. Alley has been a member of the Region 5 Assistant Principal Planning Committee which developed and delivered professional development. She has collaborated with the school-based Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Team to support student achievement through a Response To Intervention process that provided students with the needed academic, emotional and/or behavioral interventions. Relationships are at the core of Ms. Alley’s work. It is through these relationships that she has supported teachers and students, partnered with parents, built moral, fostered creativity and growth, and created an environment of trust and reliability. Ms. Alley has also built strong community relationships with the PTA, through collaboration on school-wide events, enrichment opportunities, and fundraising activities.

When she’s not at school, Ms. Alley enjoys spending time with her teenage son and watching him play sports at Madison HS. They love going to baseball games and cheering on the Nats and Cubs and are working their way through visits to all the major league stadiums. Ms. Alley also enjoys yoga, traveling, live music, and spending time with family and friends.

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Congrats Ms. Gonzalez + Ms. Stauber!! 🎉

3. Parent Input Form 📝

4. Salad Bar starting NEXT WEEK! 🥗

5. Light the Night Campaign ❤️

6. 6th Grade Yard Signs 🗣️

7. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

8. Testing Information 📋

9. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

It's been another fun busy week at Poplar Tree!

On Monday, we welcomed author K.A. Holt to talk to our 5th & 6th graders. It was so amazing to hear the story that inspired House Arrest and hear about writing in free verse. Thanks to the PTA for sponsoring this visit and Mrs. Riddile for organizing!

Tuesday evening we had a wonderful turnout at our Spotlight on Student Learning event at Franklin Middle School. Thanks to all of those students and families to came to see some of the amazing learning happening in our Chantilly Pyramid schools and how it connects to Portrait of a Graduate!

Friday we had many students showing their school spirit for dress like an animal day. Bunnies, cows, kitty cats, and unicorns took over our school!

We hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

Region 5 FCPS Cares Winners!

Congratulations to our fabulous music teachers Ms. Stauber & Ms. Gonzalez to being recognized as the Region 5 FCPS Cares Winners for the month of April! They were nominated by one of our parents who wanted to recognize all the hard work they put into the All County Chorus festival and ensured that all students could be successful!

SY 2023-24 Parent Input Form

As we look ahead to the 2023-24 school year, we are asking for your input. We value our partnership between home and school and appreciate your thoughts on your child's learning needs.  

If you feel that there is pertinent information to support your child’s success for the upcoming school year, please complete this optional Parent Input Form by Friday, May 26.

This system is not intended for families to request specific teachers. Requests for specific teachers will not be honored.

Thank you in advance for your support, 
Poplar Tree

🥗 Salad Bar in Lunch 🥗

A salad bar is being added to the lunch line starting next Wednesday, May 3. Students buying lunch will first go through the salad bar which will have fruits, vegetables, and protien. They can choose to have a salad as their main course, or as a side. If they are choosing to have the hot lunch, the salad bar will be where they choose their fruit and vegetable options.

Learn more about the salad bar HERE and watch the video below!

Light the Night Campaign

As a reminder, our school is participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night campaign, a service-learning program that helps raise critical funds for blood cancer patients. This cause especially touches close to home because one of our brave Panthers has needed the support of LLS. You can read more about their story below, which was written by their parents:

Our Poplar Tree Panther was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in April 2021. What began with a simple pediatrician appointment for fatigue and suspected anemia turned into an ER visit and words that we never expected to hear: “your child has cancer.”

For the first few months of treatment, he was in the clinic receiving chemotherapy every week. The chemo protocol changed frequently, ranging from 6 hour appointments to 5 day hospital stays. He received monthly spinal taps during this time, spent ~30 days in the hospital, and received 8 blood transfusions. He was also not allowed to be in public due to his nonexistent immune system. Instead of heading to school with his friends, he stayed home for the entirety of last year, only having access to his brothers and a few close friends as playmates. During the summer, he was only able to make it to the pool 2 times due to low white blood cell counts. Last winter, he lost all his hair for a few months. As we now near the end of his treatment, he has been allowed to return to regular activities, such as attending PTES and joining a soccer team. What a joy it has been to see the chemo work and help him thrive after a tough few years.

While he has had a relatively smooth treatment journey thus far, we have met many families where that has unfortunately not been the case. Organizations, such as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, help kids like him and our pediatric oncology family by funding research and supporting patients through their cancer journey. It is through research that we can have hope in his prognosis. 50 years ago, the 5 year survival rate for ALL was 14%; in 2016, it was 72.1% (92.5% for children under 15). Our family will forever be grateful for the work of LLS and the individuals that support their cause.

There are THREE ways to donate:

1. Through your child’s classroom page (for the specific link, please contact your child’s teacher)
2. Our school website by clicking HERE.
   • Click “Join Team” to create a fundraising page
3. Sending in a check made payable to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (please send in an envelope and have your child bring to Mrs. Sniffin’s class or mailbox)

Our campaign has been extended for an extra week and will run through Friday, May 12!

As a school, Poplar Tree has a goal of raising $5,000! The grade level that raises the most money will have teachers complete a dare voted on by students. In the past, teachers have been slimed and played egg roulette! We can’t wait to see what dare teachers complete this year! We invite you to join our school as we fundraise to help end blood cancers. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Sniffin at [email protected] Thank you for your support!

  🐾6th Grade Yard Signs🎓   Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! Testing Information Spring SOL Testing Grades 3-6

Grade 3 Reading: May 10
Grade 3 Math: May 17

Grade 4 Reading: May 3
Grade 4 Math: May 16

Grade 5 Reading: May 4
Grade 5 Science: May 11
Grade 5 Math: May 18

Grade 6 Reading: May 9
Grade 6 Math: May 23

** Students in the AAP program in grades 5 & 6 will take their advanced grade level math tests on the date listed for their current school grade level (e.g. Grade 5 Math AAP students will take the Grade 6 Math SOL on May 18th).

Spring Assessment Information

Spring iReady Assessment Grades 1-6

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) adopted iReady assessments as an academic universal screener for all elementary school students in grades 1-6. In addition to the iReady assessment, all elementary school students in grades 1-6 complete the Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA).

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. The purpose of the DSA is to measure the development of spelling skills.

The iReady assessment includes a reading test and a mathematics test. In grades 1-3, teachers also assess students’ oral reading fluency to fulfill state testing requirements. Based on test results, some students may require additional assessments to further diagnose specific skills that may need support.

All students in grades 1-6 will complete iReady and DSA in the spring. iReady and DSA are delivered within the classroom instructional block. 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 the school test coordinator (Carol Larsen [email protected]). These assessments will be given to all students in at Poplar Tree this spring within the following testing window: April 11-May 19 Grades 1 & 2 & DSA Grades 1-6 and April 11- June 9 iReady Grades 3-6. For the expected dates when your child will test, please contact your child’s teacher.

Kindergarten VKRP Spring Testing

The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) assessments provide actionable information that will assist teachers, school leaders, and parents/guardians in supporting student success in school and to better understand school readiness skills across the state of Virginia. This spring, all kindergarteners will participate in the three assessment components of the VKRP, which measure literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program Parent Notification webpage. Testing will be conducted between April 11 and May 19. If you have questions about the assessment or the specific assessment dates for your child, please contact your child’s teacher.

  ☹️ Fun Run - Cancelled 🏃🏼‍♂️

The Spring Color Fun Run has been cancelled due to the rain. If you would like a refund, please contact the PTA by email at [email protected]. If you do not want a refund, all money will be donated to next week's Teacher Appreciation Week activities!

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We need you to help make the May 19th PTES Spring Block Party a success! Please volunteer your time or items for use during the party! We are also in need of student volunteers for service hours! Sign up HERE!

  🖐🏼 2023-2024 📋 PTA Board Volunteer Opportunities

WE NEED YOU! We have various levels of time commitments for positions to help the PTA and PTES for the upcoming school year. We are happy to answer questions about any of the positions, and we have outgoing chairs to help assist with transition planning and share resources! You can see all the opportunities HERE!

  PTA Meeting/Officer Election May 11

Please join us for our virtual May 11 PTA meeting at 7PM. We will vote on our PTA officers, discuss open PTA positions for 2023-24 and share updates and volunteer opportunities for our spring events!

Here's the Zoom link!

2023-2024 PTA Officers Slate 

President: Brooke Smith 

VP1: Linda Fielding

VP2: Tim Ramlogan

Treasurer: Cat Berta

Secretary: Heather Vineis

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. SCA Spirit Day

3. Light the Night Campaign ❤️

4. Save the Date: Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning 💡

5. Opioid Community Conversation 🗣️

6. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

7. Testing Information 📋

8. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

This week we had a number of fun events at Poplar Tree. On Wednesday, we celebrated our military connected children by wearing purple and enjoying popsicles on the playground. We know that our military connected children make many sacrifices along with their family members.

Wednesday evening we had an excellent turnout at Chantilly High School for the pyramid art show! Thank you to Ms. Williams and Ms. Rogers for their hard work preparing for the show! The display was beautiful and all our students did an amazing job!

Starting Monday, April 24 we will be welcoming a new registrar! Her name is Claudia Munson and we look forward to adding another friendly face to our front office! 

We have some more fun events this week! The Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning will be Tuesday evening at Franklin Middle School starting at 6:00 pm. We also will have our Spring Color Fun Run on Friday evening starting at 5:30. Can't wait to see many of our families there!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

SCA Spirit Day

The next SCA Spirit Day is Friday, April 28th, and it is Dress Like Your Favorite Animal Day! Students are encouraged to show their school spirit by dressing like their favorite animal! As a reminder, all costumes and props must be school appropriate (no sharp objects like claws, weapons, guns, swords, etc. or masks of any kind will be permitted!)

Light the Night Campaign

Our school is participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night campaign, a service-learning program that helps raise critical funds for blood cancer patients like Harper (above). Did you know that leukemia is the #1 most diagnosed form of childhood cancer? LLS is the world’s largest nonprofit fighting blood cancer and is working to change this statistic through its Children’s Initiative, which seeks to accelerate treatments with fewer harmful side effects, so that young cancer patients like Harper not only survive but thrive for generations to come.

As a school, Poplar Tree has a goal of raising $5,000! The grade level that raises the most money will have teachers complete a dare voted on by students. In the past, teachers have been slimed and played egg roulette! We can’t wait to see what dare teachers complete this year! We invite you to join our school as we fundraise to help end blood cancers. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Sniffin at [email protected] Thank you for your support!

There are THREE ways to donate:

1. Through your child’s classroom page (for the specific link, please contact your child’s teacher)
2. Our school website by clicking HERE.
   • Click “Join Team” to create a fundraising page
3. Sending in a check made payable to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (please send in an envelope and have your child bring to Mrs. Sniffin’s class or mailbox)

Our campaign will run from Monday, April 17 - Friday, May 5!
  💡Save the Date! 💜 Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning

The Chantilly Pyramid is excited to host a Spotlight on Student Learning on April 25 from 6:00-7:30 pm at Franklin Middle School. This event will feature students from all schools in the pyramid sharing their learning related to Portrait of a Graduate attributes. There will be a teacher and student panel as well as a showcase of learning. We’ll also be giving away student-designed stickers! Families and students are welcome- see you there!

Fentanyl and Other Drugs in FCPS A Community Conversation 

Last month, FCPS hosted a conversation on the dangers of fentanyl. Most fatal overdoses in Fairfax County in recent years involved fentanyl.

FCPS will hold a second event with new information focused on the opioid crisis in Fairfax County Public Schools. The conversation will continue on Monday, April 24, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Woodson High School. Families and students will learn how, as a community, we can partner  to reduce the impact of these harmful—and often deadly—drugs. All attendees will receive a free REVIVE! Narcan training during the event and learn about support services currently available within FCPS and Fairfax County.   

Childcare will be available. Transportation will also be available from select schools throughout the county. View the registration page for details. 

Visit our Opioid Awareness webpage for more information. Visit the Fairfax County Government webpage on opioids for information on how you can take action and get help for yourself or loved ones.

Chantilly Pyramid Art Show

Our Chantilly Pyramid Art Show is back again and better than ever! Come to Chantilly High School on April 19 between 6-8 to enjoy student artwork from all over the community, enjoy fun crafts, and even more food trucks than last year! Help us support our student artists and have a great night out with the family!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! Testing Information Spring SOL Testing Grades 3-6

Grade 3 Reading: May 10
Grade 3 Math: May 17

Grade 4 Reading: May 3
Grade 4 Math: May 16

Grade 5 Reading: May 4
Grade 5 Science: May 11
Grade 5 Math: May 18

Grade 6 Reading: May 9
Grade 6 Math: May 23

** Students in the AAP program in grades 5 & 6 will take their advanced grade level math tests on the date listed for their current school grade level (e.g. Grade 5 Math AAP students will take the Grade 6 Math SOL on May 18th).

Spring Assessment Information

Spring iReady Assessment Grades 1-6

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) adopted iReady assessments as an academic universal screener for all elementary school students in grades 1-6. In addition to the iReady assessment, all elementary school students in grades 1-6 complete the Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA).

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. The purpose of the DSA is to measure the development of spelling skills.

The iReady assessment includes a reading test and a mathematics test. In grades 1-3, teachers also assess students’ oral reading fluency to fulfill state testing requirements. Based on test results, some students may require additional assessments to further diagnose specific skills that may need support.

All students in grades 1-6 will complete iReady and DSA in the spring. iReady and DSA are delivered within the classroom instructional block. 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 the school test coordinator (Carol Larsen [email protected]). These assessments will be given to all students in at Poplar Tree this spring within the following testing window: April 11-May 19 Grades 1 & 2 & DSA Grades 1-6 and April 11- June 9 iReady Grades 3-6. For the expected dates when your child will test, please contact your child’s teacher.

Kindergarten VKRP Spring Testing

The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) assessments provide actionable information that will assist teachers, school leaders, and parents/guardians in supporting student success in school and to better understand school readiness skills across the state of Virginia. This spring, all kindergarteners will participate in the three assessment components of the VKRP, which measure literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program Parent Notification webpage. Testing will be conducted between April 11 and May 19. If you have questions about the assessment or the specific assessment dates for your child, please contact your child’s teacher.

  🏃🏼 Spring Color Fun Run 🏃🏼‍♀️

We will be having a Spring Fun Color Run! Join us for a 1 mile run starting and ending at PTES! Registration is only $5! Register HERE!

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We are looking for some parents to help us plan and coordinate the Second Annual PTES Block Party on May 19th! Help us make this a fun event for the school community by signing up HERE!

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Light the Night Campaign ❤️

3. Purple Up - Month of the Military Child 💜

4. Save the Date: Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning 💡

5. Chantilly Pyramid Art Show 🎨

6. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️

7. K.A. Holt Author Visit 📖

8. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

9. Testing Information 📋

10. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

This week we had a fun outdoor assembly with Freestyle Connection BMX Team. Thanks to our awesome PTA for their support and funding of this event! Ask your kids to share what they learned about making good choices and trying new things!

We also welcomed our future panthers for our Kindergarten Orientation! It was so nice to see both returning and new families in the building. The students enjoyed visiting the library, the Kindergarten classrooms, and even getting a tour of a school bus! We can't wait to see our new Kindergarteners in August!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

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Light the Night Campaign

Our school is participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night campaign, a service-learning program that helps raise critical funds for blood cancer patients like Harper (above). Did you know that leukemia is the #1 most diagnosed form of childhood cancer? LLS is the world’s largest nonprofit fighting blood cancer and is working to change this statistic through its Children’s Initiative, which seeks to accelerate treatments with fewer harmful side effects, so that young cancer patients like Harper not only survive but thrive for generations to come.

As a school, Poplar Tree has a goal of raising $5,000! The grade level that raises the most money will have teachers complete a dare voted on by students. In the past, teachers have been slimed and played egg roulette! We can’t wait to see what dare teachers complete this year! We invite you to join our school as we fundraise to help end blood cancers. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Sniffin at [email protected] Thank you for your support!

There are THREE ways to donate:

1. Through your child’s classroom page (for the specific link, please contact your child’s teacher)
2. Our school website by clicking HERE.
   • Click “Join Team” to create a fundraising page
3. Sending in a check made payable to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (please send in an envelope and have your child bring to Mrs. Sniffin’s class or mailbox)

Our campaign will run from Monday, April 17 - Friday, May 5!
Purple Up on April 19

We join the rest of FCPS in celebrating the resilience of our military-connected children during April, the Month of the Military Child! Every year we take this opportunity to celebrate our military-connected children and thank them for their service as part of a military family.

To show our support, we will join FCPS in joining other Fairfax County students, families, school employees, and community members to “Purple Up!” on April 19 for military children. 

Why purple? Purple symbolizes all branches of the military as a combination of Army green, Marine Corps red, and Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force and Space Force blue. 

We extend our appreciation for the service of all children from military families and celebrate them by wearing purple in an effort to say “Thank You!” Whether or not you know any military-connected youth, please take a moment to recognize and honor them by wearing purple on April 19. 

Post your picture and tag #PurpleUpFCPS.

Let’s Purple Up! for military kids! 

  💡Save the Date! 💜 Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning

The Chantilly Pyramid is excited to host a Spotlight on Student Learning on April 25 from 6:00-7:30 pm at Franklin Middle School. This event will feature students from all schools in the pyramid sharing their learning related to Portrait of a Graduate attributes. There will be a teacher and student panel as well as a showcase of learning. We’ll also be giving away student-designed stickers! Families and students are welcome- see you there!

Chantilly Pyramid Art Show

Our Chantilly Pyramid Art Show is back again and better than ever! Come to Chantilly High School on April 19 between 6-8 to enjoy student artwork from all over the community, enjoy fun crafts, and even more food trucks than last year! Help us support our student artists and have a great night out with the family!

🗣️ Talk About It Tuesday! 🗣️

Check out the video below where we learn about 6th graders being Goal Directed and Resilient as they Collaborated & Communicated as they participated in a Keva Plank Challenge!

K.A. Holt Author Visit

K.A. Holt, author of the award-winning book House Arrest will be coming to Poplar Tree to present to fifth and sixth graders on Monday, April 24 and books are available to purchase for signing! Scrawl Books will deliver all book orders to Poplar Tree before the author visit free of charge!

To order, visit https://www.scrawlbooks.com/ka-holt Enter your information in the delivery address field but make sure to select the Poplar Tree Author Visit  option under "Calculate Shipping Cost." Write your student's name, teacher, and how you would like your book personalized by the author in the Order Comments field.

Deadline to order is Sunday, April 16.

A huge thanks to the Poplar Tree PTA for making this visit possible!

Support our 6th Grade!! Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! Testing Information Spring SOL Testing Grades 3-6

Grade 3 Reading: May 10
Grade 3 Math: May 17

Grade 4 Reading: May 3
Grade 4 Math: May 16

Grade 5 Reading: May 4
Grade 5 Science: May 11
Grade 5 Math: May 18

Grade 6 Reading: May 9
Grade 6 Math: May 23

** Students in the AAP program in grades 5 & 6 will take their advanced grade level math tests on the date listed for their current school grade level (e.g. Grade 5 Math AAP students will take the Grade 6 Math SOL on May 18th).

Spring Assessment Information

Spring iReady Assessment Grades 1-6

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) adopted iReady assessments as an academic universal screener for all elementary school students in grades 1-6. In addition to the iReady assessment, all elementary school students in grades 1-6 complete the Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA).

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. The purpose of the DSA is to measure the development of spelling skills.

The iReady assessment includes a reading test and a mathematics test. In grades 1-3, teachers also assess students’ oral reading fluency to fulfill state testing requirements. Based on test results, some students may require additional assessments to further diagnose specific skills that may need support.

All students in grades 1-6 will complete iReady and DSA in the spring. iReady and DSA are delivered within the classroom instructional block. 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 the school test coordinator (Carol Larsen [email protected]). These assessments will be given to all students in at Poplar Tree this spring within the following testing window: April 11-May 19 Grades 1 & 2 & DSA Grades 1-6 and April 11- June 9 iReady Grades 3-6. For the expected dates when your child will test, please contact your child’s teacher.

Kindergarten VKRP Spring Testing

The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) assessments provide actionable information that will assist teachers, school leaders, and parents/guardians in supporting student success in school and to better understand school readiness skills across the state of Virginia. This spring, all kindergarteners will participate in the three assessment components of the VKRP, which measure literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program Parent Notification webpage. Testing will be conducted between April 11 and May 19. If you have questions about the assessment or the specific assessment dates for your child, please contact your child’s teacher.

Poplar Tree Elementary Talent Show

The Talent Show is for everyone! Sign-up to share your talent with the Poplar Tree community!

• April 17 - sign-ups close at 4pm on Monday April 17
  
• April 20 - Zoom parent meeting is April 20 - one parent from each act must attend.
  
• May 10 - Mandatory Dress Rehearsal after school on May 10 in the cafeteria, all students in each act and at least one parent per act must attend.
  
• May 12 - Talent Show!
  

Sign-up HERE! 

Each member of an act must complete the sign-up form separately. Please agree on an act name before signing-up. Each child may only appear in one act. Acts can be no longer than one minute and 30 seconds. Questions? Email [email protected]

  🏃🏼 Spring Color Fun Run 🏃🏼‍♀️

We will be having a Spring Fun Color Run! Join us for a 1 mile run starting and ending at PTES! Registration is only $5! Register HERE!

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We are looking for some parents to help us plan and coordinate the Second Annual PTES Block Party on May 19th! Help us make this a fun event for the school community by signing up HERE!

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Volunteers Needed!

Poplar Tree Elementary is looking for able bodied, adult volunteers to move student desks around the school tomorrow, Friday, April 14th between 10:00 – 2:00 during our teacher workday. Please contact Michael Santoro at [email protected] or call 703-633-7400 if you are able to assist.

 

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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Attendance Today, Achieve Tomorrow ✅

3. Save the Date: Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning 💡

4. Kindergarten Orientation 🔠

5. Chantilly Pyramid Art Show 🎨

6. K.A. Holt Author Visit 📖

7. Advanced Academics Spring Newsletter 🧠

8. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

9. Testing Information 📋

10. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

As a reminder, April 3-7 is spring break. Schools and school offices will be closed. We wish our students and teachers a happy and restful Spring Break! Students will return to school on Monday, April 10, 2023. See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar. 

We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and Spring Break!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

Happy Spring Break! We hope you and your families have a wonderful week. We are eager to welcome your children back in school on Monday April 10. Their attendance is very important. In fact, studies have shown that just two absences per month can cause students to fall behind. Let’s work together to end the school year with success!

Please reach out to our school counselors Beth Mertens ([email protected]) or Stephanie Girellini ([email protected]) if you have any attendance concerns. We will work with you to support your student and help them feel comfortable and excited to finish the year strong!

Additionally, we are all so grateful that family travel and trips can once again take place as they did before the Covid pandemic. As families are considering or planning trips for next year, we ask that you please refer to the 2023-2024 FCPS School Calendar and take your trips during scheduled school breaks.
Family trips taken during school days will be counted as “Unexcused Absences.” Excessive absences can additionally hurt our school’s accreditation status with the Virginia Department of Education. Most importantly, it creates a very difficult learning gap in a student’s education both academically and socially for all the days that are missed. Again, we ask that families please access the 2023-2024 FCPS School Calendar and schedule your trips during school breaks. Thank you!

💡Save the Date! 💜 Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning

The Chantilly Pyramid is excited to host a Spotlight on Student Learning on April 25 from 6:00-7:30 pm at Franklin Middle School. This event will feature students from all schools in the pyramid sharing their learning related to Portrait of a Graduate attributes. There will be a teacher and student panel as well as a showcase of learning. We’ll also be giving away student-designed stickers! Families and students are welcome- see you there!

Kindergarten Orientation

We are so excited to welcome our future Panthers to Poplar Tree! We will be having an orientation on Thursday, April 13. You are welcome to drop off any registration forms and/or required documents starting at 2:00 on that day. You can access these forms HERE!

Our official program will begin at 2:30 in the cafeteria. All students will go to the classrooms with teacher and guardians will meet in the cafeteria for a presentation.

We can't wait to see you all there! Chantilly Pyramid Art Show

Our Chantilly Pyramid Art Show is back again and better than ever! Come to Chantilly High School on April 19 between 6-8 to enjoy student artwork from all over the community, enjoy fun crafts, and even more food trucks than last year! Help us support our student artists and have a great night out with the family!

You can also help support our programs by purchasing an awesome art show T-Shirt! The proceeds go towards future pyramid art shows and you will look great in CHS purple! Order your T-Shirt HERE!

K.A. Holt Author Visit

K.A. Holt, author of the award-winning book House Arrest will be coming to Poplar Tree to present to fifth and sixth graders on Monday, April 24 and books are available to purchase for signing! Scrawl Books will deliver all book orders to Poplar Tree before the author visit free of charge!

To order, visit https://www.scrawlbooks.com/ka-holt Enter your information in the delivery address field but make sure to select the Poplar Tree Author Visit  option under "Calculate Shipping Cost." Write your student's name, teacher, and how you would like your book personalized by the author in the Order Comments field.

Deadline to order is Sunday, April 16.

A huge thanks to the Poplar Tree PTA for making this visit possible!

Advanced Academics Spring Newsletter

To see the FCPS Spring Advanced Academics Newsletter, click HERE!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! Testing Information Spring SOL Testing Grades 3-6

Grade 3 Reading: May 10
Grade 3 Math: May 17

Grade 4 Reading: May 3
Grade 4 Math: May 16

Grade 5 Reading: May 4
Grade 5 Science: May 11
Grade 5 Math: May 18

Grade 6 Reading: May 9
Grade 6 Math: May 23

** Students in the AAP program in grades 5 & 6 will take their advanced grade level math tests on the date listed for their current school grade level (e.g. Grade 5 Math AAP students will take the Grade 6 Math SOL on May 18th).

Spring Assessment Information

Spring iReady Assessment Grades 1-6

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) adopted iReady assessments as an academic universal screener for all elementary school students in grades 1-6. In addition to the iReady assessment, all elementary school students in grades 1-6 complete the Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA).

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. The purpose of the DSA is to measure the development of spelling skills.

The iReady assessment includes a reading test and a mathematics test. In grades 1-3, teachers also assess students’ oral reading fluency to fulfill state testing requirements. Based on test results, some students may require additional assessments to further diagnose specific skills that may need support.

All students in grades 1-6 will complete iReady and DSA in the spring. iReady and DSA are delivered within the classroom instructional block. 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 the school test coordinator (Carol Larsen [email protected]). These assessments will be given to all students in at Poplar Tree this spring within the following testing window: April 11-May 19 Grades 1 & 2 & DSA Grades 1-6 and April 11- June 9 iReady Grades 3-6. For the expected dates when your child will test, please contact your child’s teacher.

Kindergarten VKRP Spring Testing

The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) assessments provide actionable information that will assist teachers, school leaders, and parents/guardians in supporting student success in school and to better understand school readiness skills across the state of Virginia. This spring, all kindergarteners will participate in the three assessment components of the VKRP, which measure literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program Parent Notification webpage. Testing will be conducted between April 11 and May 19. If you have questions about the assessment or the specific assessment dates for your child, please contact your child’s teacher.

Poplar Tree Elementary Talent Show

The Talent Show is for everyone! Sign-up to share your talent with the Poplar Tree community!

• April 17 - sign-ups close at 4pm on Monday April 17
  
• April 20 - Zoom parent meeting is April 20 - one parent from each act must attend.
  
• May 10 - Mandatory Dress Rehearsal after school on May 10 in the cafeteria, all students in each act and at least one parent per act must attend.
  
• May 12 - Talent Show!
  

Sign-up HERE! 

Each member of an act must complete the sign-up form separately. Please agree on an act name before signing-up. Each child may only appear in one act. Acts can be no longer than one minute and 30 seconds. Questions? Email [email protected]

  🏃🏼 Spring Color Fun Run 🏃🏼‍♀️

We will be having a Spring Fun Color Run! Join us for a 1 mile run starting and ending at PTES! Registration is only $5! Register HERE!

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We are looking for some parents to help us plan and coordinate the Second Annual PTES Block Party on May 19th! Help us make this a fun event for the school community by signing up HERE!

  🖐🏼 2023-24 PTA Officer & Board Positions ❤️

Our nominating committee is hard at work recruiting for PTA Officers (President and Vice President 2) and many open Board/Committee Chair positions for next school year. If you are interested, please email [email protected] to be connected with the committee for more information!

We hope you will consider joining our dedicated and hard-working team - there are positions available with various levels of time committment and skills!

Thank you to all the PTA officers & board members for their service to our school, our students, and our teachers & staff!

Click HERE for the Nominating Form for Officers

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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  🍽️ Menu Change 🍽️

There is a change to the lunch menu for today, Wednesday, March 29 and tomorrow, Thursday, March 30. See the menu changes below!

• Wednesday, March 29: Hamburger on Bun or Cheeseburger on Bun
• Thursday, March 30: Orange Chicken w/Brown Rice or Corn Dog Bites

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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Save the Date: Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning 💡

3. Little Free Library 📚

4. Testing Information 📋

5. Kindergarten Orientation 🔠

6. Chantilly Pyramid Art Show 🎨

7. Join Our Office Team! 📋

8. K.A. Holt Author Visit 📖

9. Chorus Donations 🥁

10. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

11. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

We wanted to thank all our families for the shared responsibility we have in supporting our students being good digital citizens. At school, we do our best to encourage the students to make good choices when using their school devices and FCPS approved digital tools. We also wanted to make sure you were aware of a website called Common Sense Media, which gives ratings for video games, movies, tv shows, and books as well as shares tips for supporting your child at home. They even have a Family Media Agreement which is a document you can fill out as a family to discuss which types of media are okay to use and how often.

In addition, there is an online service that is free to FCPS families who are interested in knowing more about their child’s internet activity on an FCPS device. Families can sign up to receive a weekly Parent Report from Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, which will provide a list of the top sites the child visited that week. To learn more and sign up, click HERE!

We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

💡Save the Date! 💜 Chantilly Pyramid Spotlight on Student Learning

The Chantilly Pyramid is excited to host a Spotlight on Student Learning on April 25 from 6:00-7:30 pm at Franklin Middle School. This event will feature students from all schools in the pyramid sharing their learning related to Portrait of a Graduate attributes. There will be a teacher and student panel as well as a showcase of learning. We’ll also be giving away student-designed stickers! Families and students are welcome- see you there!

Little Free Library

The Little Free Library is back up and running!! Mrs. Sniffin and the SCA would like to give a huge thank you to Mr. Geosits and his son Brady, in Ms. Francis' class, for volunteering their time to repair the door. We truly appreciate your work and the time you gave up to make it happen! The students and community are so excited to have it open for use again.

As a reminder, if you have any elementary appropriate books that you're looking to get rid of, feel free to add to our Little Free Library. If it's full, please reach out to Mrs. Sniffin at [email protected] so that we can hold on to them to add at a later date when there's space. Thank you!

Testing Information Spring SOL Testing Grades 3-6

Grade 3 Reading: May 10
Grade 3 Math: May 17

Grade 4 Reading: May 3
Grade 4 Math: May 16

Grade 5 Reading: May 4
Grade 5 Science: May 11
Grade 5 Math: May 18

Grade 6 Reading: May 9
Grade 6 Math: May 23

** Students in the AAP program in grades 5 & 6 will take their advanced grade level math tests on the date listed for their current school grade level (e.g. Grade 5 Math AAP students will take the Grade 6 Math SOL on May 18th).

Spring Assessment Information

Spring iReady Assessment Grades 1-6

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) adopted iReady assessments as an academic universal screener for all elementary school students in grades 1-6. In addition to the iReady assessment, all elementary school students in grades 1-6 complete the Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA).

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. The purpose of the DSA is to measure the development of spelling skills.

The iReady assessment includes a reading test and a mathematics test. In grades 1-3, teachers also assess students’ oral reading fluency to fulfill state testing requirements. Based on test results, some students may require additional assessments to further diagnose specific skills that may need support.

All students in grades 1-6 will complete iReady and DSA in the spring. iReady and DSA are delivered within the classroom instructional block. 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 the school test coordinator (Carol Larsen [email protected]). These assessments will be given to all students in at Poplar Tree this spring within the following testing window: April 11-May 19 Grades 1 & 2 & DSA Grades 1-6 and April 11- June 9 iReady Grades 3-6. For the expected dates when your child will test, please contact your child’s teacher.

Kindergarten VKRP Spring Testing

The Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) assessments provide actionable information that will assist teachers, school leaders, and parents/guardians in supporting student success in school and to better understand school readiness skills across the state of Virginia. This spring, all kindergarteners will participate in the three assessment components of the VKRP, which measure literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. More information about the assessment can be found on the FCPS Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program Parent Notification webpage. Testing will be conducted between April 11 and May 19. If you have questions about the assessment or the specific assessment dates for your child, please contact your child’s teacher.

Kindergarten Orientation

We are so excited to welcome our future Panther to Poplar Tree! We will be having an orientation on Thursday, April 13. You are welcome to drop off any registration forms and/or required documents starting at 2:00 on that day. You can access these forms HERE!

Our official program will begin at 2:30 in the cafeteria. All students will go to the classrooms with teacher and guardians will meet in the cafeteria for a presentation.

We can't wait to see you all there! Chantilly Pyramid Art Show

Our Chantilly Pyramid Art Show is back again and better than ever! Come to Chantilly High School on April 19 between 6-8 to enjoy student artwork from all over the community, enjoy fun crafts, and even more food trucks than last year! Help us support our student artists and have a great night out with the family!

You can also help support our programs by purchasing an awesome art show T-Shirt! The proceeds go towards future pyramid art shows and you will look great in CHS purple! Order your T-Shirt HERE!

Join Our Office Team!

The Poplar Tree ES office is seeking people-friendly helpers to grow its amazing team of office volunteers, providing customer service to visitors and callers when the office is short-staffed. Shifts are typically 8:15-10:15 am or 1:00-3:00 pm. Schedule is flexible and training is provided. Email Romney Short at [email protected] to discuss upcoming opportunities.

K.A. Holt Author Visit

K.A. Holt, author of the award-winning book House Arrest will be coming to Poplar Tree to present to fifth and sixth graders on Monday, April 24 and books are available to purchase for signing! Scrawl Books will deliver all book orders to Poplar Tree before the author visit free of charge!

To order, visit https://www.scrawlbooks.com/ka-holt. Enter your information in the delivery address field but make sure to select the Poplar Tree Author Visit  option under "Calculate Shipping Cost." Write your student's name, teacher, and how you would like your book personalized by the author in the Order Comments field.

Deadline to order is Sunday, April 16.

A huge thanks to the Poplar Tree PTA for making this visit possible!

Buckets Needed!

PTES Chorus is seeking donations of new/un-used 10-gallon buckets! Contact Dani Stauber at [email protected] if you can help out!

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! Poplar Tree Elementary Talent Show

The Talent Show is for everyone! Sign-up to share your talent with the Poplar Tree community!

• April 17 - sign-ups close at 4pm on Monday April 17
  
• April 20 - Zoom parent meeting is April 20 - one parent from each act must attend.
  
• May 10 - Mandatory Dress Rehearsal after school on May 10 in the cafeteria, all students in each act and at least one parent per act must attend.
  
• May 12 - Talent Show!
  

Sign-up HERE! 

Each member of an act must complete the sign-up form separately. Please agree on an act name before signing-up. Each child may only appear in one act. Acts can be no longer than one minute and 30 seconds. Questions? Email PoplarTreeE[email protected]

PTA Officer/Board/Committee Opportunities Zoom Q&A

Join us for a Zoom Q and A on March 28th at 7pm to learn about open officer and committee/board positions! To join the meeting, click HERE!

●Communications/Social Media
●Membership/Back to School Nights
●Assembly Coordinator
●Technology/Graphic Design
●Spirit Nights
●Spirit Wear
●Spelling Bee
●Before/After School Program Coordinator

  🏃🏼 Spring Color Fun Run 🏃🏼‍♀️

We will be having a Spring Fun Color Run! Join us for a 1 mile run starting and ending at PTES! Registration is only $5! Register HERE!

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We are looking for some parents to help us plan and coordinate the Second Annual PTES Block Party on May 19th! Help us make this a fun event for the school community by signing up HERE!

  Family Game Night Join us for Family Game Night - March 24 @ 6:30 pm

Join us for our second game night of the school year in the cafeteria! We will have board games and bingo for a night of family fun, with prizes for all!

RSVP HERE so we can plan for bingo and help us the night of the event!

  🖐🏼 2023-24 PTA Officer & Board Positions ❤️

Our nominating committee is hard at work recruiting for PTA Officers (President and Vice President 2) and many open Board/Committee Chair positions for next school year. If you are interested, please email [email protected] to be connected with the committee for more information!

We hope you will consider joining our dedicated and hard-working team - there are positions available with various levels of time committment and skills!

Thank you to all the PTA officers & board members for their service to our school, our students, and our teachers & staff!

Click HERE for the Nominating Form for Officers

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Important Safety Reminders for Arrival and Dismissal We need your help in keeping our students safe! All Drivers must follow traffic rules. Please review the information below.     Please see the aerial map above indicating the designated Kiss and Ride location, buses only entrance, and crosswalk location. 

• The designated Kiss & Ride area is located in the parking lot. ❗It is unsafe for the students to be dropped on Melville Lane.
• Load and unload in the Kiss & Ride area only. 
• AM drop-off is 8:25 - 8:40.
• PM pick-up begins at 3:25.
• Pull forward as far as possible into the designated Kiss & Ride lane before loading or unloading.
• In the Kiss & Ride line, stay in a single line.  IT IS UNSAFE TO PASS OTHER CARS!!
• Children should enter and exit cars from the passenger side ONLY.
• Parents please stay in your car.
• Please refrain from using cell phones in Kiss & Ride.
• When pulling into and out of Kiss and Ride, ❗please be mindful of the speed in which you drive your car.
• For students walk to and from school and need to cross Melville Road, please cross at the crosswalk.❗
• If you need to park on Melville lane, please DO NOT block driveways❗

Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe!

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. Kindergarten Orientation 🔠

3. Chantilly Pyramid Art Show 🎨

4. Join Our Office Team! 📋

5. K.A. Holt Author Visit 📖

6. Chorus Donations 🥁

7. A Note About Ramadan 🗓️

8. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

9. CHS Girls Basketball Summer Camp 🏀 

10. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

We've had a great week at Poplar Tree! We especially loved seeing all the St. Patrick's Day spirit today! Check out more festive photos on our Facebook page HERE.

We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

Kindergarten Orientation

We are so excited to welcome our future Panther to Poplar Tree! We will be having an orientation on Thursday, April 13. You are welcome to drop off any registration forms and/or required documents starting at 2:00 on that day. You can access these forms HERE!

Our official program will begin at 2:30 in the cafeteria. All students will go to the classrooms with teacher and guardians will meet in the cafeteria for a presentation.

We can't wait to see you all there! Chantilly Pyramid Art Show

Our Chantilly Pyramid Art Show is back again and better than ever! Come to Chantilly High School on April 19 between 6-8 to enjoy student artwork from all over the community, enjoy fun crafts, and even more food trucks than last year! Help us support our student artists and have a great night out with the family!

You can also help support our programs by purchasing an awesome art show T-Shirt! The proceeds go towards future pyramid art shows and you will look great in CHS purple! Order your T-Shirt HERE!

Join Our Office Team!

The Poplar Tree ES office is seeking people-friendly helpers to grow its amazing team of office volunteers, providing customer service to visitors and callers when the office is short-staffed. Shifts are typically 8:15-10:15 am or 1:00-3:00 pm. Schedule is flexible and training is provided. Email Romney Short at [email protected] to discuss upcoming opportunities.

K.A. Holt Author Visit

K.A. Holt, author of the award-winning book House Arrest will be coming to Poplar Tree to present to fifth and sixth graders on Monday, April 24 and books are available to purchase for signing! Scrawl Books will deliver all book orders to Poplar Tree before the author visit free of charge!

To order, visit https://www.scrawlbooks.com/ka-holt. Enter your information in the delivery address field but make sure to select the Poplar Tree Author Visit  option under "Calculate Shipping Cost." Write your student's name, teacher, and how you would like your book personalized by the author in the Order Comments field.

Deadline to order is Sunday, April 16.

A huge thanks to the Poplar Tree PTA for making this visit possible!

Buckets Needed!

PTES Chorus is seeking donations of new/un-used 10-gallon buckets! Contact Dani Stauber at [email protected] if you can help out!

A Note About Ramadan for Our Poplar Tree Families

Ramadan, one of the holiest times on the Islamic calendar, begins on March 22nd. If your child needs an alternative space for lunch or prayer during this time, we will accommodate them. Please email their school counselor and they will make arrangements: Mrs. Girellini (Grades 2,3,4: [email protected]) or Ms. Mertens (Grades K, 1, 5 and 6: [email protected]).

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff!   🏃🏼 Spring Color Fun Run 🏃🏼‍♀️

We will be having a Spring Fun Color Run! Join us for a 1 mile run starting and ending at PTES! Registration is only $5! Register HERE!

  👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We are looking for some parents to help us plan and coordinate the Second Annual PTES Block Party on May 19th! Help us make this a fun event for the school community by signing up HERE!

  Family Game Night Join us for Family Game Night - March 24 @ 6:30 pm

Join us for our second game night of the school year in the cafeteria! We will have board games and bingo for a night of family fun, with prizes for all!

RSVP HERE so we can plan for bingo and help us the night of the event!

  🐔 Save the Date! 🗓️ Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night 

Join us for a Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A Fair Lakes on March 22nd!

  🖐🏼 2023-24 PTA Officer & Board Positions ❤️

Our nominating committee is hard at work recruiting for PTA Officers (President and Vice President 2) and many open Board/Committee Chair positions for next school year. If you are interested, please email [email protected] to be connected with the committee for more information!

We hope you will consider joining our dedicated and hard-working team - there are positions available with various levels of time committment and skills!

Thank you to all the PTA officers & board members for their service to our school, our students, and our teachers & staff!

Click HERE for the Nominating Form for Officers

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
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  🍽️ Menu Change 🍽️

This Wednesday, March 15 the cafeteria will be serving Sweet and Sour Chicken instead of Orange Chicken.

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. SCA Little Free Library 📚

3. K.A. Holt Author Visit 📖

4. Chorus Donations 🥁

5. A Note About Ramadan 🗓️

6. Testing Updates ✅

7. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

8. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

This week we had a wonderful author visit from Kat Zhang! Students enjoyed hearing about how she became a writer and what inspires her books. Thank you to Ms. Riddile and our PTA for making this event happen!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

SCA Little Free Library

As you might have noticed, the SCA Little Free Library is currently out of commission since the door broke off. Mrs. Sniffin is looking for someone handy who is willing to volunteer their time to fix the door. Please see the pictures to identify the work that needs to be done. It seems like a relatively easy fix. The volunteer would be responsible for gathering necessary supplies and repairing the door.

Any money spent will be reimbursed after receipts are submitted. If you have any questions or you're interested in working on this, please contact Mrs. Sniffin at [email protected] to coordinate working on the repairs. Your help and willingness to volunteer is truly appreciated!

THANK YOU!!

K.A. Holt Author Visit

K.A. Holt, author of the award-winning book House Arrest will be coming to Poplar Tree to present to fifth and sixth graders on Monday, April 24 and books are available to purchase for signing! Scrawl Books will deliver all book orders to Poplar Tree before the author visit free of charge!

To order, visit https://www.scrawlbooks.com/ka-holt. Enter your information in the delivery address field but make sure to select the Poplar Tree Author Visit  option under "Calculate Shipping Cost." Write your student's name, teacher, and how you would like your book personalized by the author in the Order Comments field.

Deadline to order is Sunday, April 16.

A huge thanks to the Poplar Tree PTA for making this visit possible!

Buckets Needed!

PTES Chorus is seeking donations of new/un-used 10-gallon buckets! Contact Dani Stauber at [email protected] if you can help out!

A Note About Ramadan for Our Poplar Tree Families

Ramadan, one of the holiest times on the Islamic calendar, begins on March 22nd. If your child needs an alternative space for lunch or prayer during this time, we will accommodate them. Please email their school counselor and they will make arrangements: Mrs. Girellini (Grades 2,3,4: [email protected]) or Ms. Mertens (Grades K, 1, 5 and 6: [email protected]).

The following tests will be given in March:

• Grades 3-6 SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Screener March 1-21* *homeroom teacher can provide information on specific date/time
• Grade 5 Integrated Reading-Writing SOL Field Test March 14 @9 a.m.

If you have any questions about these assessments please contact Carol Larsen ([email protected]).

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff!   👏🏼 Block Party Volunteers 🎈

We are looking for some parents to help us plan and coordinate the Second Annual PTES Block Party on May 19th! Help us make this a fun event for the school community by signing up HERE!

  👕 PTES Spirit Wear Shop 🏷️ Grand Opening Sale Ends 3/12

Poplar Tree has launched an official online spirit wear store. Choose from hundreds of designs and garments that are delivered to your home in days! To celebrate the grand opening, use code SPIRIT312-FS to receive 25% off and get free shipping on orders over $50. Shop HERE!

 

  Family Game Night Join us for Family Game Night - March 24 @ 6:30 pm

Join us for our second game night of the school year in the cafeteria! We will have board games and bingo for a night of family fun, with prizes for all!

RSVP HERE so we can plan for bingo and help us the night of the event!

  🐔 Save the Date! 🗓️ Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night 

Join us for a Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A Fair Lakes on March 22nd!

  🖐🏼 2023-24 PTA Officer & Board Positions ❤️

Our nominating committee is hard at work recruiting for PTA Officers (President and Vice President 2) and many open Board/Committee Chair positions for next school year. If you are interested, please email [email protected] to be connected with the committee for more information!

We hope you will consider joining our dedicated and hard-working team - there are positions available with various levels of time committment and skills!

Thank you to all the PTA officers & board members for their service to our school, our students, and our teachers & staff!

Click HERE for the Nominating Form for Officers

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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In this week's Paw Print:

1. Principal Message 🐾

2. A Note About Ramadan 🗓️

3. Testing Updates ✅

4. Talk About It Tuesday 🗣️

5. Panther Praise 🙌🏼

6. PTA Information 🤲

Dear Poplar Tree Families,

We are so lucky to have so many amazing staff members at Poplar Tree! 

Each year FCPS recognizes employees for their excellence and this year at Poplar Tree, a number of our staff members were nominated by fellow colleagues or community members. What's even more exciting is that THREE of them were named Chantilly Pyramid Outstanding Employees!

Huge Congratulations to our Chantilly Pyramid Winners!!

• ⭐ Jackie Knuckles - Outstanding Teacher
• ⭐ Kathy Palermo - Outstanding Operational Employee
• ⭐ Jordan Perlish - Outstanding New Teacher

We are so proud of these staff members for representing Poplar Tree at the pyramid level! 

Other staff who were nominated this year are listed below! 

• Denise Bauer
• Kim Bridenbaugh
• Kathy Dennis
• Pam Gomez
• Diana Houston
• Kim Keleher
• Julie Majkowski
• Karen Martinez
• Stefanie Riddile
• Daniel Schroll
• Karen Sherman
• Rob Thompson
• Angela Velasquez
• Susan Wrobel

Thank you to ALL our staff for always doing what's best for our students! Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue Andujar, Principal

Carol Larsen, Assistant Principal

A Note About Ramadan for Our Poplar Tree Families

Ramadan, one of the holiest times on the Islamic calendar, begins on March 22nd. If your child needs an alternative space for lunch or prayer during this time, we will accommodate them. Please email their school counselor and they will make arrangements: Mrs. Girellini (Grades 2,3,4- [email protected] ) or Ms. Mertens (Grades K, 1, 5 and 6- [email protected] ).

The following tests will be given in March:

• Grades 3-6 SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Screener March 1-21* *homeroom teacher can provide information on specific date/time
• Grade 1 Naglieri (NNAT) March 7 @9 a.m.
• Grade 5 Integrated Reading-Writing SOL Field Test March 14 @9 a.m.

If you have any questions about these assessments please contact Carol Larsen ([email protected]).

🗣️ Talk About It Tuesday! 🗣️

Check out the video below where we learn about 2nd graders collaborating to create videos about weather! ⛈️

Poplar Tree Staff Panther Praise!

We truly appreciate all our Poplar Tree staff and would like to give the community the opportunity to say thank you and/or show appreciation for all of the effort the Poplar Tree Staff is putting in day and night! We will share these praises with the staff members. To submit a Staff Panther Praise, please fill out this form!

Thank you for helping to recognize our amazing staff! Volunteers Needed for PTA Nominating Committee 

The next school seems far away...we need your help for the 2023-24 PTA!

The PTA board transitions over late spring in preparation for the next school year and we need 3 VOLUNTEERS to serve on the nominating committee to help facilitate the process of electing the new board. Main duties include helping solicit PTA board nominees, collecting nomination applications, and helping to present nominees for election. 

You can help ensure the continued success of the PTA by volunteering for this committee with a minimal time commitment. 

No previous PTA leadership experience is necessary

Here is a rough timeline of upcoming related activities:

* March 9: Elect the nominating committee; Q&A with PTA Board

* April 13: Present nominees for 2023-24 PTA Board

* May 11: Hold a general membership election

All members of the nominating committee must be PTA members. 

Sign-up here

  Planning is underway for our 2023 Auction! 

We have a fun spring planned full of author visits, an assembly, field trips, a game night, a fun run, and our annual block party - and we need your help to ensure we meet our fundraising goals to make all of this happen for our school community! 

• If you have the time to assist the auction team in soliciting items for the auction, any help would be appreciated. It is very low-key - we have a letter template you can send to businesses that are already pre-populated on a list! 
• There's SO MUCH TALENT in our community... If you're a woodworker and would like to donate a furniture piece, or you make clothing, or you have a lawn service, or would like to donate some time to help landscape, and the list goes ON and ON!! This would be a GREAT opportunity to showcase your talents!
• If you own a local business and are able to donate a gift card or service, please contact us! Our community would love to support your business via social media as a thank-you for your donation. Please email a logo along with your donation so we can support your business just as you have supported our school.

Auction Sign-up

  Class Baskets 

Our auction kick-off will be an in-person class basket auction at the PTES Block Party on May 19th! We are so grateful to our room parents and parents for organizing the class baskets which are always a big hit.

Room Parent Class Basket Sign-up 

  Poplar Tree's Got Talent!

We need a few parents to help coordinate our non-competitive student talent show. We have a comprehensive how-to guide from previous parents! 

Talent Show Sign-up

 

Save the Date!

Our next PTA meeting with be March 9 at 7:00 pm. We will be electing our nominating committee and discussing spring activities and volunteer opportunities! Join HERE!

  Block Party Volunteers

We are looking for some parents to help us plan and coordinate the Second Annual PTES Block Party on May 19th! Help us make this a fun event for the school community! To volunteer, sign up HERE!

More PTES PTA News & Links!

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🖐🏼 Volunteers Needed! 🖐🏼

Are you a parent, grandparent, or know a teenager looking for some physical activity and service hours? This Friday, March 3rd, between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, we are looking for volunteers to help organize & relocate some classroom furniture within the building during our teacher workday. We will have hand trucks and carts, but welcome volunteers to bring their favorite moving tools! Please contact Michael Santoro at [email protected] to join our unofficial interior space transformation team!

13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151  |  Main Phone: 703.633.7400
Attendance: 703.633.7474 or [email protected]
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