Renovation Update
We had a very successful start to the 2019-2020 school year. Everyone is very excited about our newly enlarge administration area and library and our renovated gym. The landscaping and new parking spaces out front are also making Clearview feel like a more modern school. Soon, the main office trailer will find a new home at another school under renovation. Nobody is currently working in the trailer, so you will need to come inside to find the office staff.
The next big section we are hoping to be opening soon is our new entryway. As you've probably noticed, we'll have clerestory windows letting light into the new entry which will have double sets of doors for added security. For now, we request that students and visitors enter through the temporary Door 1 entry on the side of the cafeteria.
Significant progress has been made on the new wing which will house our kindergarten and first grade classes. The current plan, if all of the work stays on schedule, is to move into the new classrooms over winter break. Fifth grade classrooms currently in the red pod will move into the classrooms vacated by the younger grades so that renovation work can expand in the green and red pods after winter break.
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Arrival Time is 8:40 AM
We want all children at Clearview to be safe. We know that is what parents want, too. Please be advised that there is no supervision provided for students before 8:40 AM at Clearview. The mornings are the only time that the staff can participate in committee meetings and other essential meetings with parents and colleagues that keep the school running effectively. Please do not drop your child off at school before 8:40 AM. If your child is a walker, please monitor the time when s/he leaves.
We ask that first through sixth grade parents say goodbye to their children at door number 1 and allow the children to go to their classrooms independently starting tomorrow. Kindergarten parents do not need to walk their students to the classrooms, but we will continue to allow you to do so through Thursday, August 29. We respectfully ask parents to allow children to go to classes on their own to build independence, ease the hallway congestion that is caused by additional adults in the halls, and allow teachers to take charge of their students as soon as they enter the classroom.
All volunteers and visitors are required to stop at the main office to sign in using the FCPS Visitor Management System. This system requires visitors, including parents, to register using a valid driver’s license, state issued ID card or current passport. You will be issued a badge to wear while inside our school. This policy also applies to visitor going to the modular classrooms in the Presidential Village.
Facebook
The Clearview PTA has a public Facebook page, as well as a private interactive Facebook Group. Please join both to stay informed on events, programs and other happenings with your PTA, your school and your community!
“The Buzz: Clearview Elementary PTA (Herndon, VA)” Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1653394068033707/
“The Buzz: Clearview Elementary PTA (Herndon, VA)” Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/ClearviewElementaryPTAHerndonVA/
New Staff Members Come to Clearview
We are very happy to welcome several new staff members this year. Pictured to the right is Ms. Melissa Zepeda. Ms. Zepeda is our new general music teacher. She's a recent graduate of the Ohio State University, but she grew up in Fairfax County and Loudoun County.
Also joining the Clearview team are:
- Nosheen Mubarik, kindergarten instructional assistant
- Meghan Coughlin, 3rd grade teacher
- Jennifer Buxton, 4th grade teacher
- Susan DiBagno, 4th grade teacher
- Mary-Frances Harr, 5th grade teacher
- Kelly Anderson, 6th grade teacher
- Damien Ettere, 6th grade teacher
- Susan Shapiro, art teacher
- Eliana Carlan, Spanish teacher
- Alicia Cooper, special education teacher
- Alexis Pozinsky, school counselor
- Kaneez Fatima, speech and language therapist
- Stephanie Andrade, school health assistant
- Brian Hochstrasser, public health nurse
- Binh Ly, custodian
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Thank You, Clearview PTA and Parents
Our staff kicked off the school year with a wonderful breakfast compliments of the Clearview PTA. We've also been enjoying the wonderful snacks in the staff lounge that parents have provided to help us keep our energy up during the first week with children.
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Important Dates
Friday, August 30- No School
Monday, September 2- No School
Wednesday, September 18- PTA Meeting, 7:00-8:30 PM, library
Thursday, September 19- PTA Back to School Picnic, 5:30-7:30 PM, front lawn
Tuesday, September 24- Rain Date for PTA Back to School Picnic, 5:30-7:30 PM, front lawn
Thursday, September 26- PTA Sponsored Student Assembly, 1:00 PM and 2:15 PM, gym
Thursday, September 26- International Night, 6:30-8:00 PM, cafe and gym
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