Squid Game might sound like a cute app for young children, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Squid Game is neither a game nor for kids. And if your child has a social media account like TikTok, or access to a Netflix account without restrictions, there’s a good chance they’ve already seen Squid Game, or at least potentially disturbing scenes from it. Trending videos from Squid Game on TikTok’s “For You” pages are showing teens and tweens graphic images that you probably do not want them to see. (from SI Parent) A Squid game-Mini game is also available in Roblox on iOS, Android, and Windows.

I am sharing this with our families as there have been some references to Squid games made by student during recess. I strongly urge all parents and caregivers to be aware of this violent program that kids could have access to.

Below are some links that might be helpful to you all!

It also appears that Squid Game costumes are available on Amazon. Squid Game costumes will NOT permitted at our classroom Halloween parties.

Thank you for your support and partnership in all aspects of our children's lives!

Kristin Froning

Dear Oakley Park Families,

We are so fortunate to have such a caring, compassionate and dedicated instructional staff at Oakley Park! I am humbled by their hard work each and every day. I am always proud to receive praise from our families regarding positive school experiences.

As a way of honoring the commitment of our teachers, I hope you will consider nominating one or more of our teachers who has made a difference in your students' life. As part of this program, all schools select one Teacher of the Year and that person’s name is submitted for consideration for our district level Teacher of the Year. The selection committee requests that you are SPECIFIC including DETAILS and EXAMPLES in your nomination form

Copies of the nomination form were sent home with students last week and the form is linked below as well. All nominations are due by Friday, October 22nd.

Sincerely,

Kristin Froning

We will celebrate as a school community at the Boo Bash, Friday, October 29th 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

RAFFLE 2021 is complete and we are blown away! Not just by the number of tickets that were sold, but also by the overall participation of the student body! We had an outstanding number of Owls turn in raffle tickets this year. Thank YOU, owl families, for all of your support. When our raffle is a success we are able to bring your kids a wide variety of benefits from classroom support to field trips to family events and that makes the elementary school experience more meaningful for everyone.

I am happy to report that we have hit our stated goal! We will find out the final total (and if we have a new record) at the Boo Bash. This is the PTA's only fundraiser for the year and we are so grateful to have such amazing support. Shout out to our VP of Raffle, Karina Ortega, for planning and executing this important part of our annual plan.

We are looking forward to BOO BASH at the end of the month. Please send in your RSVP and any pizza orders and payment by this Friday, October 22 so we can plan accordingly. *Please note that Boo Bash is intended for immediate family attendance only.

As long as the weather is halfway decent, we are prepared to hold as many elements of the event outdoors as we can. As a reminder, masks will be required by everyone indoors and are highly recommended outdoors. We need to keep our events safe so that we can keep having them!

All of your favorite parts of Boo Bash will be back this year! Dancing & music, trunk or treat, pizza & donuts. We still have LOTS of openings where we need some volunteer time to make it work. Please take a look at the link below and help out where you can.

October is a busy time for us! We are still looking forward to sending the 2021 OPE T-Shirts home and getting our student directory live next week. As a reminder, you must be a current OPE PTA member to have access to the directory.

Finally, we are planning our first in-person general PTA meeting since March 2020 on November 1. We hope to see you there! More details coming soon.

Building futures together,

Jessica Maurer, OPE PTA President

Volunteers may return to our Walled Lake Schools beginning in October on a limited basis. Since re-opening schools last November, we have worked very hard to keep everyone healthy by minimizing potential exposures. While we are very excited to see volunteers back in our school, we want a well thought out plan that does not jeopardize the many things we’ve put in place to keep our children and staff happy, safe and in school.

I ask that you please do not reach out to teachers at this time inquiring about volunteer opportunities. Our classroom teachers will contact parents about any future volunteer opportunities at the appropriate time.

We continue to welcome donations from families and we would love to partner with local businesses too. Businesses/families who donate $1000 will have their name/logo on our dogs working vest! A donation of $4500 earn the donor the opportunity to name our dog! All donations will be tax deductible and we will provide a letter for your tax filing purposed. We will be planning some fun ways the kids can help fundraise too!

Donations can be made by check: payable to WLCSD.

Here is the information needed if you'd like to make a donation using the Walled Lake eFunds system.

1. Log into Family Access to get to Efunds.

2. Click on “fee management”

3. then “Make a payment” – which will takes you to the Efunds site. You will create or sign into your Efunds account.

4. “Optional Fees” is on the menu to the left of the screen. (see below)

You can learn more on the Oakland Schools website.

Please apply if interested...or help spread the word!

1. Visit Oakland Schools website

2. Select “Search by District”

3. Select Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

To apply, you will create an account and complete an application. Questions? Contact our Human Resources Department (248-956-2000).

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If your child has any of these symptoms, please err on the side of caution and keep them home until their symptoms subside. We appreciate your partnership as we continue to work together to keep our community healthy and safe! Health and Safe!