• Please notify the main office by emailing attendance314@wcpss.net the reason for a student's absence.

• Be sure to include:

  • • student name, grade,

    • teacher,

    • reason for being absent,

    • and attach note if applicable.

• Students are only allowed to have cell phones or smartwatches on school grounds if they are turned completely off and kept in backpacks.

• Students are not allowed to use their cellphones during school hours or on the school bus.

• This is the policy approved by the WCPSS school board and applies to all schools.

• Any transportation changes must be requested in writing by a parent or legal guardian and provided to the teacher.  If a written request is not received, your child will be transported home by their “usual” way.  Please send these written requests to school with your child that morning. If you have an emergency transportation issue that cannot be requested in writing, please call the school office prior to 2:45 PM and we will notify your child’s teacher. 

• Early student checkout ends 30 minutes prior to school dismissal. On regular school days, the early check-out time ends at 3:15. Only individuals indicated on the child’s locator card are permitted to check out students. For the safety of all of our students, please bring a photo ID with you when you arrive to check your child out of school - our office staff will need to see a photo ID before releasing a child.

• Please ensure that your child has their carpool number memorized if they have one.

• Keep transportation consistent as much as possible. This creates stability for students.

• School computers, iPad and Chromebooks should be used only for instructional purposes.

• Misuse of these devices may result in disciplinary action and revoking privileges. 

• The Chromebook Companion: Grown-Up Guide

• School policy indicates that birthday parties are to be held outside of school and invitations should be mailed from the child’s home.

• Grown ups may send in invitations as long as all students in the class receive one.

• You may not ask for addresses from classroom teachers.

• Food is not allowed to be brought into school for birthday celebrations.

• Families may send in non-food favors or donate a book or game to the class in lieu of food.

• Students work hard during the school day. When at home, the expectation is that students read nightly for at least 20 minutes. Teachers will share occasional resources such as math facts or other skills that can be practiced at home. Anything sent home is optional. If you need more resources for working with your child at home, please talk with your child’s teacher. Recommended time for daily assignments should not exceed 40 minutes for 3rd graders.

• Reading: Students are expected to read for at least 20 minutes nightly. Students can read independently, to an adult or sibling, or even to a pet. Please encourage your child to interact with a variety of texts that interest them, including fiction and nonfiction.

• Every Friday, teachers send home Friday Folders with important information that has happened during the week or that will be happening in the upcoming week. Review the contents of the folder with your child, remove items to keep, and return the folder to the teacher the following school day. 

APEX FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM

• As a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support) school we want to encourage students to work together more frequently and hold each other accountable in an effort to ensure that all students are following the SHINE behavior expectations.

• We teach students appropriate behavior, motivate students to demonstrate good character, and make good choices. We encourage these behaviors by recognizing outstanding individuals and class actions. As a community of learners, our students, teachers, staff members, and parent volunteers all deserve an environment that is conducive to learning and teaching.  Please refer to our SHINE expectations for specific information.

• Behavior concerns and celebrations will be communicated directly by your child's classroom teacher or, in some cases, by the administrative staff. Any questions should be directed to the classroom teacher first.

• If your child is sick, please keep him or her at home so as not to spread germs in the classroom. Children should be kept home from school if:

  • They have a fever of 100.4 or higher (A student should be fever-free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school)

  • They have nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea  (A student should be free of these symptoms for 12 hours before returning to school)

  • They have red, watery eyes with yellow drainage

  • They have an undiagnosed rash

  • They have live lice

• Students who need medications during the school day must have their parents submit to the health room a signed Physician Order for Medication (Form 1702) from a doctor. These 1702 forms are available on the wcpss website at https://www.wcpss.net/Page/167  This two page form must be signed by a doctor and submitted with the medication to the main office beginning on Open House.  Medications will be received by the Receptionist. Elementary age students may not have any medication with them and that includes over the counter medication and cough drops.

⭐ ⭐ CONFERENCES

Teachers will schedule conferences after the first and third grading periods. If additional conferences are needed, please schedule with the teacher in advance.

⭐ ⭐ LOST & FOUND

Please label your child’s personal belongings. This will help teachers and staff members locate lost items. Do not allow your child to bring extra money, valuable items, toys, trading cards, iPods, Nooks/Kindles, radios, or sports equipment etc. to school unless prior written approval has been communicated directly from a child’s teacher. We will not assume responsibility for the security of such items. If your child has lost an item, please encourage him or her to check this area as soon as possible. Clothing and other items not claimed by the end of each academic quarter will be donated to charity.

⭐ ⭐ STUDENT NAME AND PHOTO/VIDEO PRIVACY RELEASE

Every child enrolled at Apex Friendship Elementary has a Student Name and Photo/Video Privacy Release form giving permission, (or not), for us to use a picture of your child and name on social media (our website, Twitter, etc.). This form is kept in your child’s cumulative folder and is good for the entire time they attends Apex Friendship Elementary. You may change your preference at any time by contacting our Data Manager.

⭐ ⭐ TOYS/OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Students may not bring toys of any kind to school, unless it is preapproved by the teacher for a special event. Toys brought must be kept in book bags for the rest of the school day. School personnel cannot be responsible for the safety of any toys or electronic devices brought to school. Electronic devices such as iPads, iPods, game systems, etc, are not permitted at school. Trading cards also should remain at home. Please encourage your child to keep these items safely at home so nothing can happen to them at school and so they can focus on learning.

⭐ ⭐ VOLUNTEERING

To be a volunteer you must complete the volunteer registration form for the Wake County Public School System, which includes an approved criminal background check.  The registration has to be completed at a Wake County Public School site. To protect all children, this must be completed prior to participating in any volunteer activities. When we begin receiving visitors you may complete the registration at Apex Friendship Elementary in the front office between the hours of 9:15-3:15, Monday through Friday. Ask office staff if you need assistance. Please note that you have to renew your visitor registration every school year!