School Hours: 9:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m 

Arrival Time: 8:45 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. 
(This allows time for students to pick up breakfast and arrive in class before the tardy bell.) 

Dismissal Time:  3:45 - 4:10                         
We understand how unpredictable traffic and other commitments can be. Students who have not been picked up by 4:10 will be taken to the office to call their parents.  

Yes. Fox Road Magnet Elementary School offers an both an Early Arrival Program and an Afterschool Program to families. These programs are operated at the school, and is available from 6:30 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. and again from 3:45 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Registration is required. Children must be picked up no later than 6:00 p.m. An additional fee (per child) will be charged for any pick-up after 6:00 p.m.  Registration Forms

A child must be 5 years old on or before August 31 of the current school year to attend kindergarten.

We offer free breakfast to all students. 
For the  2022-2023 school year, the lunch cost is $3.00.

Application  for free or reduced lunch prices. 

Class sizes for Kindergarten typically range from 18-21 students with one teacher and one instructional assistant.

On-line Kindergarten enrollment is now open.  Students may be registered up to the first day of school.
Additional Time Lines and Information

In case of snow or other potentially hazardous weather or emergency situations, we may close or delay school. WCPSS makes the decision after consulting the National Weather Service, local weather forecasters, and area law enforcement. 

Schools will be open on their regular schedule unless otherwise announced. As soon as the decision is made, WCPSS will:

• notify local radio and television stations
• update websites' front pages
• notify our parents through voicemail, email, and texts

If the weather is bad enough to make a decision the day or night before, we will do so in time for the 11 p.m. newscasts. Otherwise, a decision will be made at 4:45 a.m.

You may call the school office to report your child's absence on the first day they are off school or contact the teacher by Dojo or email. Send in a note explaining the absence when your child returns to school. Please make sure that they are ready for a full day's work before sending your child back to school after an illness. Remember that they may have to cope with PE and recess. If your child is showing symptoms of a fever, vomiting, headache, or rash please keep them home until the illness has passed, and there has been no vomiting or fever for 24 hours. For sore throat, runny nose, coughing, and sneezing, please consider keeping them at home if they are unwell with these symptoms.

To ensure that a child is taken from school only by an authorized person, a note from home must be presented to his/her teacher or office staff or a phone call made to the office before the child is released. When the parent/guardian arrives to pick up their child, they will sign the child out and the office staff will call the student down to the office. We do not dismiss students from the office after 3:15 pm.

Students may receive or self-administer medication at school when the medication is medically necessary for health or learning and must be taken during the school day. Medication must be prescribed by a licensed physician. Alternative medications, such as herbal or homeopathic medications that are not tested by the US Food and Drug Administration for safety or effectiveness, lack safety information and therefore cannot be administered or taken at school.

Required form for medication 

Parent Request and Physician's Order Form for Medication

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Fox Road complies with Wake County Board Policy 5125.3 regarding the nutrition guidelines for all food and beverages available on school campuses during the day. The teachers dedicate their instructional time to teaching and learning; therefore, any form of celebration will be in keeping with board policy. Students may bring store bought birthday treats to school and will be allowed to distribute them at school during the lunch period only. Parents should make sure to be in contact with teachers beforehand. We strongly encourage the treat be of nutritional value. Students should not distribute birthday/party invitations at school unless they are inviting the entire class or all the girls/all the boys. Student birthday balloons are not permitted during the instructional day and are not permitted to be taken on a school bus.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Resources  Strong Schools NC Public Health Toolkit  currently requires schools to limit nonessential visitors.