Good evening, Claremont Families! Welcome to The Bear Necessities for Families for the week of January 18th.

⚠️   HEY, PARENTS AND STUDENTS! ⚠️  Having trouble with your homework or concepts taught in class?  

✅  Use our NEW Homework Hotline for any of your math, science, English, or social studies classes!

✅  Click the link below or find the NEW Homework Hotline in #CCSEngage (coming soon!)

We think you'll   love this new FREE Homework Hotline! 

Link: www.catawbaschools.net/homework 

📣 Please be reminded that all individuals on campus must wear a face covering at all times. Thank you!

📣 Parents, please remember that you are able to check your child’s grades at any time with the PowerSchool Parent Portal! Any questions regarding accessing the portal may be directed to Mrs. Crystal Norton, our Data Manager.  We appreciate your partnership in ensuring that your child is completing work assigned on their remote learning days as well.

📣 COVID Reminders: Please be reminded that in any of the following scenarios, you must stay home and immediately contact our school nurse, Rebekah Sprinkle, and your child’s teacher:

1) Child or family member has tested positive for COVID-19

2) Child has been in contact with an individual who is positive for COVID-19 

3) Child or family member currently has symptoms of fever, new cough, loss of taste or smell.

If any of these scenarios apply to you at any time, your child should not return to school without consulting with Nurse Sprinkle or a doctor with written permission for the date of return. We have been very fortunate to have had no in-school spread of COVID-19 at Claremont, and we need your help to keep it that way!  You may contact Nurse Sprinkle at rebekah_sprinkle@catawbaschools.net.

📣 NC Check-In Testing will be coming up the first week of February for all of our students in grades 3-6, both face-to-face and online. These tests help to show your child and their teacher how they are learning and areas they have room to grow. We encourage you to talk with your child about the importance of taking these tests seriously so we can ensure they are achieving high levels of learning!

📣 Free and Reduced Lunch Form

Claremont Parents: We still need your help!  As you know, Claremont receives Title I funding which pays for teaching positions and teaching and learning materials and tools that your child uses every day. This funding pays for three teachers and support staff in our building, and it is given based on our school’s free and reduced lunch percentages. We are currently below last year’s numbers by approximately 9%. We need all of our families who think they may be eligible to take just a few moments to complete the application form at lunchapplication.com. To see if you are eligible for free or reduced price lunch, please visit https://bit.ly/freelunchces. Thank you for helping to protect our school!

Thank you for your continued support of our school! See you this week online or in person - Go Bears!