IMPORTANT DATES
3/16: Wellness Wednesday Event 7:00 PM
3/17-3/20: WLC presents "Grease: The Musical"
3/17: St. Patrick's Day-Wear Green!
3/21-3/25: Meadowbrook Spirit Week (see below)
3/21: PTSA Reflections Celebration 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM @ Smart Middle School
3/21: FFE 50/50 Raffle Drawing @ Reflections Celebration (purchase tickets below)
3/23: Report Cards posted and available to parents in Skyward by end of day
3/25: Deadline to Complete Math Course-Skipping Application (see below)
3/26-4/3: Spring Break
April
4/6: PTA Meeting
Spirit Wear Orders Due
PTA Sponsored Book Fair Next Week
New: Junior Kindergarten offered for the 2022-23 school year
The Walled Lake Consolidated School District is excited to announce Junior Kindergarten as a program for families starting in the 2022-23 school year. Junior Kindergarten will support kindergarten readiness through a play-based curriculum. Our program will cultivate academic and social-emotional learning along with opportunities for play, creativity, and social skill development.
More information including information sign up forms, program at-a-glance breakdowns, eligibility and more can be found using the link below.
March is Reading Month
AER Report Available
Student Illness
This is an important reminder that while COVID numbers continue to decline, we still MUST take all symptoms seriously, especially those that are suggestive of COVID. If your child has ONE or more of the symptoms under section 1 and/or TWO or more of the symptoms under section 2, they are Suggestive of COVID and therefore, have 3 options BEFORE returning to school.
Section 1:
-Cough
-Shortness of breath
-Difficulty breathing
-New loss of taste or smell
Section 2
-Fever (100.4 degrees +)
-Chills
-Diarrhea (2x in 24 hours)
-Fatigue
-Congestion/runny nose
-Headache
-Muscle Aches
-Sore Throat
-Nausea/Vomiting (2X in 24 hours)HOW TO RESPOND
If your child has ONE or more symptom from section 1 and/or TWO or more symptoms from section 2, the options for returning to school include the following:
Get tested for COVID-19 and return to school with proof of a negative PRC test result. Rapid tests are not acceptable. Documentation must be provided to the office.
Stay home from school and isolate at home for a minimum of 5 calendar days since symptom onset.
Provide a note from your physician indicating a clear alternate diagnosis (e.g. positive strep throat, bronchitis, etc.). Student must be fever free for over 24 hours without fever reducing medicine with an improvement in symptoms before returning.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Standard Practice Reminders:
- If a student has had a fever, he/she must stay home from school until he/she has been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
- If a student has vomited, he/she must stay home from school for 24 hours.
- Students with a rash may not attend school without a doctor's note clearing them to return to school.
Drinking Fountains
The district plans to have all drinking fountains open for use when we return from mid-winter break on February 28. All fountains will be flushed next week and filters changed where necessary. It should be noted that our water systems, including bottle filling stations, have been in use since we returned to school nearly a year ago, resulting in natural flushing of water lines through daily use. It’s only the taps to the unused drinking fountains and spouts that need to be completely flushed at this time.
Should parents have any concerns, this link to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has more information related to water flushing recommendations: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/0,9429,7-135-3313_3675_3691-474608--,00.html.
Updated COVID Guidelines
Dear WLCSD Families:
As you know, last week the Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) announced they will be rescinding their Emergency Order for Pandemic Control (2021-1) from August 2021 which required schools to implement universal masking. This change will take effect on Monday, February 28, 2022. As the OCHD has determined that universal mask wearing is no longer necessary in schools, effective Monday, February 28, the Walled Lake Consolidated School District (WLCSD) will no longer require universal mask wearing in our school buildings and offices.
Please review the following information related to this update:
· Isolation/Quarantine - At this time, OCHD’s isolation guidelines will still be in effect despite the change in masking requirements. COVID-19 positive students and staff will still need to isolate themselves for the minimum five days.
o Asymptomatic students and staff and those that are exhibiting an improvement in symptoms will have the ability to return to school on days six through 10 of the isolation period provided the individual wears a mask during that time period. If mask wearing is not an option, that individual must isolate for the full 10 days before returning to school.
o Symptomatic students and staff who are not showing an improvement in symptoms will be required to continue isolating until that criteria is met, possibly up to and including day 10.
· Transportation - masks are no longer required while on school buses until further notice.
· Head Start and GRSP classrooms - In accordance with federal law, students and staff in our District’s Head Start and GSRP classrooms must continue to wear a mask. These programs are federally funded and thus subject to federal masking requirements.
· Performing Arts/Athletics - As part of the lifted mask requirements, students involved in performing arts and athletics are no longer subject to the previous mask requirements associated with these activities.
· Rentals/Community Education - Outside groups and programs are no longer subject to the masking requirements formerly associated with utilizing our school buildings and facilities following this lifted requirement.
The OCHD strongly recommends wearing a mask while in public, indoor settings. Individual decisions related to continued masking in WLCSD will be left to the discretion of students, families, and staff members.
It should be noted that any bullying, harassment, or discrimination related to a student’s masking choices will not be tolerated. Any individuals engaging in such acts will be subject to the Code of Conduct.
Should we receive any further guidance from the OCHD between now and Feb. 28, we will be sure to share that information with you in a timely manner. For more information, please visit the OCHD website: www.oakgov.com/covid
Sincerely,
Kenneth Gutman
Superintendent of Schools
Walled Lake Schools
