Important Information for our FOX FAMILIES- Welcome to the 24/25 School Year!

We're committed to keeping you informed and engaged in your child's educational journey. Here are the latest updates and a message from Dr. Baggio:

We are so excited to welcome our new and current families to the 2024-25 school year!  This year our school theme is “The Future Begins Here.” This week our staff participated in our kick-off staff meetings that included reviewing our data and identifying school goals for the 24/25 school year. We will use these goals to guide our instruction throughout the year. We are excited to embark on this learning journey with our students and families. Please read the important information below.

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 23                         Meet the Teacher for Grades 1-5 4:30-6:00 PM

August 27                         First Day of School for Grades 1-5

August 27-30                    Staggered Entry days for Kindergarten

September 2                    No School in observance of Labor Day

September 3                    Meet the Teacher for Kindergarten 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

September 4                    Kindergarten’s First Day of School

September 4                    Kindergarten Tears and Cheers Event 9:00-9:30 AM  

                                                   (Media Center)

September 10 PTA Meeting 4:30 PM  (Media Center)

September 13                   Back to School Bash 5:30-7:30 PM

New & Repeated Information:

Meet the Teacher

 We will host Meet the Teacher for grades 1st-5th on Friday August 23rd from 4:30-6pm with a principal & PTA welcome in the Media center at 4:30pm. We hope to see you there!

School Begins August 27th for grades 1st-5th

For 1st through 5th grades, the first day of school is August 27th.  

Kindergarten

• Kindergarten students will have staggered entry days from August 27th - August 30th.  Each student will attend one full day during this time. You should have received a postcard in the mail with your student’s assigned day.  If you do not know your staggered entry day/time, please call the office at 919.562.6262. 

• Kindergarten Meet the Teacher will be September 3rd from 11:30am-1:00pm. This is a drop-in event. Carpool tags will be given at this time. 

• The first day of school for Kindergarten is Wednesday, September 4th.  

* If you have not turned in your child’s immunization record or North Carolina health assessment, please do so before the first day of school. 

WCPSS Devices

All students will have access to Chromebooks during the school day as needed. Devices will not be sent home this school year.

Bus Routes
Families who have registered for the bus should have received bus routing/stop information from Transportation on August 16th. If you have not received bus route/stop information, contact our school. Bus routes are posted online here.
There may be days where your child’s bus is running late or does not have a bus driver. Bus updates will also be posted online each morning and afternoon in the event of bus delays or cancellations. 

Parents are also strongly encouraged to download and use the “Here Comes the Bus” app to track their child’s bus.  You can find information about the app here: 
https://www.wcpss.net/Page/35380

If you have not registered for the bus, you can do so at the following link:  https://www.wcpss.net/busrider

During the first few weeks of school, buses may run a little behind as we engage in extra precautions to ensure all students (especially kindergarten) get on the correct bus safely and orderly.  ALL students riding the bus will receive a bus tag on the first day of school that will need to remain on their bookbag for the entire school year.  Students will not be allowed to ride the bus if they do not have a bus tag. Please contact the office if your child needs a new bus tag during the school year. Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade students require an adult to receive them at the bus stop in the afternoons. If there is no one at the bus stop, bus drivers will attempt to contact the family, but if they are unable to make arrangements to drop off your child, your child will be brought back to school, and someone will need to come pick them up.

Carpool and Walker Dismissal Procedures

Carpool tags will be given during our Meet the Teacher event if needed. Please have your carpool tag visible to our afternoon staff. If you do not have your carpool tag, you will be asked to park and proceed to the front office to be assisted. Please have your photo ID ready. 

In the morning, please do not allow your student to unload until staff is outside at cones. Students may not be dropped off before 8:45.  Students must exit vehicles from the passenger side only. Please do not get out of your car to assist your child.  

Walkers:

FPDE was designated a No Walk school due to the heavy traffic on Forest Pines Drive Lane and therefore, all families have access to bus services. To accommodate our families we are offering the option for your child to walk home with their families. If you are picking your child up as a walker, you must get administrator approval and fill out the form linked here. Pick-up for walkers will be done at the back door of the media center and all students will need to be signed out and walked home by their families. 

Volunteer Opportunities

For this school year, ALL volunteers must RE-REGISTER.  This can now be done from home or at school by visiting this link.

Any visitors or volunteers to our school will complete the visitor sign-in process in our front office.

We are looking for volunteers to help during morning carpool and for Kindergarten lunch for the beginning of the school year. If you are interested, please fill out the links below:

Kindergarten lunch volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FAFAA2BA6FA7-50702209-kindergarden

Carpool volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FAFAA2BA6FA7-50702245-carpool

Breakfast and Lunch for the 2024-2025 School Year
ALL students have free breakfast and lunch this school year without needing to fill out a lunch application. If you wish to add additional money to your student’s account for snacks, you may go to www.MySchoolBucks.com or call (855) 832-5226 to enroll. You'll need your child's NCWISE ID number, available in your registration materials or at your school. There is also a link to download the MSB Parent app (Google Play & the App Store) on the website. Once your account is established you may:

• Securely deposit funds to your child's account

• Check balances

• Set spending limits

Families can apply for free or reduced meals by clicking the link below:
www.wcpss.net/free-reduced-meals  

Medication Information

At Meet the Teacher on August 23rd or starting August 27th, medications may be dropped off after 9:20 AM and before 3:30 PM. Do not bring medications during arrival and dismissal as staff will be busy helping students and not available to sign in medications.  Kindergarten parents may sign-in medications after dropping off their student on staggered entry day if they wish.

IMPORTANT: Medications CANNOT be accepted without a new 1702 Form for the 24-25 school year. Medications must be brought to the school by an adult.

If you have any questions regarding medications or health concerns, please contact the office or our school nurse, Charlotte Hicks. Her email is cehicks@wcpss.net.

FPDE Handbook

Please take time to review important information in our school handbook. 

From the PTA

PTA Meeting- Meet the teacher 4:30 PM Media Center

Please join the PTA for our first General Assembly Meeting of the 24/25 school year at Meet the Teacher. We will be approving our new budget and announcing some important upcoming events. 

Warm Regards,

Principal Baggio