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Clermont News
- Thank You!!!
- Franconia District Supervisor Visit
- Field Day
- A Spot of Belonging
- SOL Schedule
- Collection for Families in Need
PTA News
- Miss Mac Award Nominations Now Open
Community News
- Twain Community Night
- V.I.P Summer Camp
- SoCo Summer Strings
Calendar
 Thank you so much to the Clermont PTA and community for the many kind gestures of appreciation this week! The Clermont staff appreciates your partnership and support. From smoothies, to sidewalk art, to an all-staff luncheon (with lots of help from family volunteers) and more, we felt the love all week!
 Franconia District Supervisor, Mr. Rodney Lusk, from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, came to visit Clermont Monday morning for our School Wide Morning Meeting! This was a great opportunity for Supervisor Lusk to meet various members of the Clermont team, interact with the students, and see some of the amazing things our students do at Clermont! Supervisor Lusk spent some time doing a Q&A with Mrs. Cox’s 6th grade classroom and sparked their interest in local government. We are very grateful to Supervisor Lusk for making time to visit our awesome Eagles!
Field Day 2024 is approaching! Our date will be Friday, May 31st with a rain date of Friday, June 7th. We would love to have parent volunteers help out with the fun and keep everything organized and running smoothly. Our schedule will be K-2 participating from 9:15 – 11:45 and grades 3-6 participating from 1:15 – 3:45. If you would like to help with one or both of these time slots, please sign up at the link below. Thank you for your help and we can’t wait to have you join in on the fun!
Field Day Volunteer Sign Up
 Above, SCA representatives compose chalk messages aimed at fostering acceptance and a sense of belonging. Clermont students demonstrated acceptance and accrued 400 “belonging spots” over the past two months. Incentives included a spirited cheer performed by Mr. Gayl during a school-wide morning meeting, and multiple staff members gracefully roller-skating through the halls. The next step will be a special surprise from Ms. Salata!
Spring Standards of Learning (SOL) testing for grades 3-6 will take place during the month of May. Specific grade level testing dates are below. Please ensure that your children get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and show up to school on-time on testing days. Also, we request that you avoid appointments or unnecessary absences on your children's testing dates whenever possible.
SOL Testing Schedule
3rd Grade
- May 7: Reading
- May 14: Math
4th Grade
- May 7: Reading
- May 14: Math
5th Grade
- May 9: Reading
- May 16: Science
- May 22: Math
6th Grade
- May 8: Reading
- May 15: Math
Clermont is sponsoring a collection to benefit Koinonia. Koinonia is a local organization which distributes food and other items to families in need in our community. Donations are accepted during the month of May. Donations boxes are in the lobby.
Koinonia specifically requested the following items: condiments, salad dressing, dry pasta, cereal (hot and cold), canned tomatoes, mac and cheese, instant potatoes, canned pasta, canned pea, toothpaste, bath soap, shampoo, tissues, paper towels and TP, brownies, cake and cookie mix
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Please avoid glass containers.
Please show you C.A.R.E. by helping others in need. Thank you!!!
Though Clermont is filled with exceptional teachers and staff, an award was established in 2008 to recognize an employee who has gone above and beyond for our students. The Miss Mac award is named in memory of Clermont kindergarten aide, Ashley McIntosh. The award recognizes a Clermont staff member who exemplifies the values Miss McIntosh brought to her teaching.
All Clermont teachers and staff who have not won The Miss Mac Award in the last 7 years are eligible for this award. The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 20, 2024.
We will evaluate all the submissions and present the award and a check for $500 to the recipient at the final Clermont Elementary staff meeting of the school year!
For more information about the Miss Mac Award, nominee criteria, and to submit your nominations visit the PTA website: https://clermontpta.membershiptoolkit.com/miss-mac-award
Questions? Contact Diane Lundin at soaringeagles@clermontpta.org
 Join Twain Middle School for the annual Twain Community Night on Thursday, May 16 from 6-8 pm. This is a family-fun event open to the community. The PTA will be selling pizza, other concessions, and spirit wear. All Twain departments will be represented. Don't miss the Pick a Prize Raffle with many great prizes, including Washington Nationals Baseball tickets!
Are you looking for an affordable FCPS summer camp? The Eastern Fairfax V.I.P Summer Camp may be for your child. The camp is only for rising 7th and rising 8th graders who attend Mark Twain, Hayfield, Whitman, Key or Sandburg Middle Schools. The camp will be at Sandburg Middle School and will run from July 1st – August 1st from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. Transportation will be provided for all students in need. Students will participate daily in sports activities, computer lab, game room and a cooking component as well as 5 field trips.
The registration form is located on the Mark Twain MS website and will stay open until June 1st. Please register soon as spots will fill up.
Questions? Reach out to Dominic Amato, After School Specialist @ Twain MS: dfamato@fcps.edu
Exciting news! SoCo Summer Strings is returning this summer! The camp will be hosted at South County Middle School from July 8-19, 8:30am-12:30pm, weekdays only. Camp is open to all rising 5th-9th grade students with at least one year of experience on the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Students will participate in two large ensemble rehearsals, an instrument-specific technique class, and a sectional each day. You can find more information and registration for camp at www.schsorchestra.org/soco-summer-strings. Early registration is from March 1-June 9, so reserve your student’s spot soon!
May 17: PTA International Festival, 5:30-7:30 pm
May 23: School Play, 7:00 pm
May 27: Memorial Day - No School
May 31: Field Day - More Details Coming Soon!
June 4: Strings Concert, 7:00 pm @ Edison HS
June 6: Evening Band Concert, 6:00 pm
June 12: Last Day of School - Early Dismissal at 1:50 pm
Calendar Spotlight - May
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- May 18: National Speech Pathologist Day
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