Clermont News
- Letter From Ms. Salata and Mrs. Younger
- Back to School Night
- All Families: Please Complete the Afterschool Survey for Early Release Mondays
- Update Your Students Emergency Care and Health Information
PTA News
FCPS News
- Phones Down, Engagement Up: FCPS Cell Phone Policy
- Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights
- Prepare for Meals at School
Calendar
Dear Clermont Families,
On behalf of the entire staff at Clermont Elementary School we would like to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year! We hope you had a safe and relaxing summer vacation filled with enjoyment, and time with family and friends. We are excited to have students back filling our classrooms with their energy and enthusiasm for learning. It was wonderful to see so many smiling students at our Open House yesterday!
Our goal is to support and encourage each child to find, develop, and explore their talents and gifts. If there is something that may impact your child’s success or focus during the school day, please communicate this to your child’s teacher, the school counselor, either one of us, or any other staff member. We are all here to support you and your child in the pursuit of excellence.
The first day of school is Monday, August 19, 2024. Clermont doors will open daily at 8:50 am, and school begins promptly at 9:05 am. Dismissal is at 3:50 pm. On the first day of school, kindergarten families may enter through the exterior gym doors - just follow the directional signs out front. All other students who walk to school will enter through the front entrance. See you soon!
With Pride in Our Clermont Community,
Ms. Salata, Principal
Mrs. Younger, Assistant Principal
Back to School Night will take place on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
Session 1 6:00 pm
Session 2 6:50 pm
There are two sessions to accommodate parents with multiple children. Teachers will email additional details closer to the date of the event.
The Early Release Mondays planned throughout the school year for elementary schools are essential to allow educators time for planning and professional development. Students will be dismissed 3 hours early seven times throughout the school year and are encouraged to return home via their normal route. However, we understand there may be a childcare hardship because of the early release Mondays for many of our families. To resolve these concerns, student supervision will be available for families who need it.
Clermont's early release Mondays are scheduled for: September 16, October 21, November 18, February 10, March 10, April 21, and May 12.
To help plan for our school’s childcare needs during the early release Mondays, please complete this form for each of your children who are enrolled at Clermont Elementary by Friday, August 16, 2024. The form covers the first two early release Mondays, scheduled for September 16, 2024 and October 21, 2024. If you have multiple children, you will need to submit multiple forms. Staff will confirm the after school supervision plan for each student.
For more information regarding the early release days please visit this site: Early Release Mondays website. Thank you for your help and understanding as we navigate this new FCPS initiative.
All first day packets contain an Emergency Care Form and a Health Information Form for each of your enrolled children. Parents may either update and return these forms, or the enrolling parent may complete all updates online utilizing the Online Verification Update (OVU) packet, available in SIS ParentVUE. The Online Verification Update (OVU) packet allows parents to review and update phone numbers, emergency contacts, and health information (such as health conditions and immunizations) for students. (If an error displays, you may not be listed as the enrolling parent in our system. Please see Regulation 2240 for details on determination and responsibilities of the enrolling parent.)
Do not use the OVU packet if your address has changed or if you moved to another FCPS school. If you have moved, please contact our school registrar, Katie Simmons, at (703) 921-2400.
It is time to place orders for Clermont Elementary Spiritwear! Spiritwear is great for school events, field trips and everyday use.
Ordering Deadline is Friday August 30, 2024. Absolutely NO ORDERS will be accepted after the deadline.
Click the link to see all the available options and to order: https://clermont2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/
 We are so proud that the Clermont PTA achieved the 2023-2025 National PTA School of Excellence designation for their work in the 2023-2024 school year to create an environment where families feel welcomed, included and empowered to support their children’s success. Please visit the PTA website at https://www.clermontpta.org/ or meet with the current PTA Board at Back to School Night to find out how you can get involved and support our PTA in the new school year!
Thursday, September 5, 2024
at the Clermont Playground - 5:00 pm
More details coming from the PTA soon!
Did you know that each little Box Top counts as 10 cents for our school? Last school year we raised over $150. This year our goal is $500! With your help we know we can reach our goal! Visit this site for a list of products that have Box Tops on them.
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Once you've purchased your items open the app, take a picture of your receipt or upload a digital receipt and click submit. Box Tops does the rest.
Download the Box Tops for Education app and follow the easy steps to register and select Clermont Elementary as your school.
Use referral code SZT10QPM to get extra points for Clermont! Everyone can download the app too! Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles...anyone you know can all help to earn for Clermont!
Each time you go to a store and buy a Box Top product, please remember to scan your receipts so that our school can get credit.
Keeping cell phones off during the school day helps students focus and learn. It also boosts positive social behavior. Review FCPS’ cell phone expectations by grade level with your child and help keep our classrooms free of distractions! If you need to reach your child during the school day, please call our [main office].
Parents/caregivers need to either provide their students with money to purchase meals at school, send them with a packed lunch, or apply (and be approved) for free and reduced-price meals. School breakfast for students costs $1.75. Lunch is $3.25 for elementary students.
The best way to purchase meals and additional food items is to use MySchoolBucks. If you have not already, set up your student’s MySchoolBucks account today.
MySchoolBucks accounts can be set up to add money to the account automatically as needed, and families with multiple children can use the same MySchoolBucks account.
Apply for Free and Reduced-Priced Meals
The application for free and reduced-priced meals is now available for the 2024-25 school year. Students who were approved for free and reduced-price lunch last year are eligible for the first 30 days of school this year (or until a new application is processed). Families should re-apply as soon as possible, so eligible students continue to receive meals at no cost.
Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents and caregivers to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.
In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available: a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents/caregivers with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice, because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.
Get more information and view the 2024-25 Opt-Out Booklets.
- August 19: First Day of School
- August 28: Back to School Night (Sessions at 6:00 & 6:50 pm)
- August 30-September 2: Labor Day Break - No School
- September 5: PTA Back to School Celebration
- September 16: Early Release Monday - Dismissal at 12:50 pm
- October 3: Rosh Hashanah - No School
- October 4: Teacher Workday - No School
- October 11: Yom Kippur - Observance Day/School in Session
- October 14: Indigenous Peoples Day/Teacher Workday - No School
- October 21: Early Release Monday - Dismissal at 12:50 pm
- October 31: End of First Quarter - Early Dismissal at 1:50 pm
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