In honor of Clermont's Veterans Celebration, we encourage students and staff to wear Red, White & Blue on Monday, November 10th.
Clermont News
- Early Dismissal Update
- Food reminder
- FLE Information
- Volunteer FCPS Updates
PTA News
County Info
- Resources for Furloughed Families
- SNAP Updates
Calendar
Volunteer FCPS Updates
Those who registered for Level 3 volunteer opportunities have been notified directly of the recent changes to Volunteer FCPS procedures.
Volunteer Registration Update
Due to the overwhelming response from our community, FCPS is temporarily pausing fingerprint requirements for most Level 3 volunteers.
If you are scheduled for an upcoming fingerprinting appointment, please cancel your appointment unless you are a mentor, host parent, or non-parent volunteer having frequent, direct, and unsupervised contact with students, which will still require fingerprinting. FCPS will be charged if individuals miss a fingerprinting appointment without canceling in advance.
Those who have already been fingerprinted will be processed to be eligible for all Level 3 opportunities.
Field trip chaperone opportunities will now be classified as Level 2 (not requiring a background check).
To ensure continuous safety, all new volunteers are required to sign a Volunteer Certification Statement. This statement is a legal attestation confirming you have no history of violent felonies, physical/sexual crimes against children, or crimes of moral turpitude.
Want to volunteer? Visit Volunteer FCPS to find and sign up for volunteer opportunities. Contact Volunteers@fcps.edu with any questions.
Food Reminder
This is a reminder that out of an abundance of caution related to food allergies, and to promote healthy choices, birthday, holiday, and other celebrations at Clermont ES are non-food related. Please do not send in food, cupcakes, cookies, etc to be shared with your child’s class. Additionally, FCPS’ policy on purchased, outside food such as McDonalds or Subway being brought in to students during their lunch time is that it is in direct competition with FCPS food services. There has been a steady increase in the number of fast-food deliveries dropped off by families during the school day. We would like to encourage students to utilize the healthy food choices available in our school cafeteria rather than receive fast food. In the event that a child is without a lunch, lunch will be provided for them by the cafeteria, and this will be reflected in the child’s MySchoolBucks account.
Resources for Furloughed Families
Impact of Federal Shutdown on Local Community: Fairfax County is home to around 80,000 federal employees and thousands of federal contractors. Its Federal Workforce Resource Hub is intended to help navigate current and future issues for residents, government employees, active military/veterans, contractors, nonprofits and businesses who may be affected by actions, changes, or disruptions to federal services or employment.
Apply Anytime for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meals at any time during the school year.
If your income changes — for example, due to a furlough, layoff, or job loss — you may become newly eligible. Once approved, your benefits stay active for the rest of the school year and for the first 30 days of the next school year.
Community Resources for Families in Need: Through partnerships with community-based organizations and other Fairfax County agencies, Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning (CSP) provides information, referrals, and advocacy to help individuals connect with services, including: basic needs (food, shelter, clothing), financial assistance, health care services, and referrals to services and resources.
Visit the CSP website or call 703-222-0880 for assistance.
How to Access or Donate Food to Those in Need: View the Emergency Food Access Providers webpage to see where to access food or donate to your local food bank.
Important SNAP Updates
SNAP benefits will not be issued in November. To fill the gap, Virginia has started a program called VENA (Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance). Emergency food assistance under VENA will be added to existing SNAP EBT cards starting Nov. 3. VENA will be funded on a WEEKLY basis instead of once a month.
Please view the SNAP Updates flyers, available in English and Spanish.
Please click here to view more SNAP updates.
- November 11: Veterans Day - No School
- November 12: Early Release Wednesday - Dismissal at 12:50 pm
- November 26 - 28: Thanksgiving Break - No school
- December 10: Early Release Wednesday - Dismissal at 12:50 pm
- December 22 - January 2: Winter Break - No School
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