May 31: No School

Jun. 1: MCAS All Grades Remote Make-Ups

Jun. 4: In-Person Student Laptops Due

Jun. 10: Last Day for Grade 8 Students

Jun. 11: Grade 8 Drive-up Graduation 9:30-11:00 AM

Jun. 14: Remote Student Laptops Due

Jun. 15: Last Day

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, May 31, 2021.

Important School Computer Collection: The school will be collecting all laptops & hotspots that were distributed for home use during this past school year. Please see below for the directions that apply to you.

In-Person Students:

In-person students who have a laptop and/or hotspot should return those devices & their power cords to the school on Friday, June 4th. Devices should be packed as safely as possible within their backpacks and brought into their homeroom classes. Homeroom teachers will collect the devices & power cords directly from the students.

Remote Students:

Remote students who have a laptop and/or hotspot should return those devices & their power cords to the school on Monday, June 14th. Devices should be packed as safely as possible and brought to the Gage St entrance of the school building between 8AM and 12PM.

Families can fill out the Student Intent to Return form by following these steps:

1. Preferably from your child’s school laptop, visit learningfirstcharter.org/return
2. If your child’s account is not already logged in, click the Log In link. Use your child’s school account to log in.
3. Complete the survey.

Please contact the teacher or the main office if you need your child’s login information.

Student Support Department:  IMPORTANT, throughout the school year the Student Support Departmentwill be emailing /mailing documents such as IEP’s, Evaluation Consents & 504 documents to parents/guardians labeled Frontline (check spam mail). After the annual meeting it is important for the parent/guardian to read, accept, sign and submit the documents online or by mail to continue to receive services.  If you have questions, please contact the Student Support Administrative AssistantMs.Andino atcandino@learningfirstcharter.orgor leave a message with the main office at 508-799-7500.

Greatly appreciated!

Message from the Nurse:  Due to the Covid-19 guidelines, students are not allowed to use the bubblers. Please be sure to send your child with a water bottle.

This week we had no case of Covid-19 in school.  Please remember to keep your child home if they are experiencing any sickness and/ or fever. If you have any questions please feel free to contact myself or Samantha Roy at 508-799-8500 ext 1131.  Be healthy! Sarah Chysna RN

Food Service: Breakfast and Lunch is available to all in-person students at no cost.

Bulk meal pick up will be available for remote learning students until the end of the year.

Bulk meal pick up is available for Remote students only on Wednesdays from 4pm-5:30pm.

If you have any questions please email tgriffin@learningfirstcharter.org

Kindergarten Registration: Any family that has received an acceptance letter for Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year should contact Sally Ustaitis at (508)799-7500 x1031 to schedule an appointment to register.

Late Lottery Applications: We are now accepting applications for our late lottery held in June. All applications will be for the 2021-2022 school year. If you missed the first lottery, please be sure to go online to https://learningfirstcharter.org/admission/ and submit an application. Please contact Sally Ustaitis at (508)799-7500 x1031 if you have any questions.

8th grade families:  Please mark your calendar for the following dates:

The grade 8 students last day of school will be Thursday June 10th. They must report to school on that day. The next day on Friday June 11th, we will have a drive up graduation for students. (There is no school for students on that day). The drive up graduation will take place on Eastern Avenue from 9:30-11:00am. More details to follow!

If your child was accepted to Worcester Tech or the WPS Pathways Program please be sure to send back the form accepting their seat. I contacted Tech about our students being unable to access the Google Classroom to take the Math and ELA pre assessment so they are aware. The department heads will contact the students directly. Once all 400 seats are filled they will enroll every student as a WPS student and they will have access to the Google Classroom and get WPS email addresses. 

If your child is on the waitlist they still could have a chance to get in during the next round, however if you do not hear anything by the last week of school, you will need to use the enrollment link for WPS and enroll your child in their district public school. The link is below. (If you want to enroll them now and get started you can!) You will need to have all of the documents listed available to you. If you have any issues with the link or uploading documents you can call them and make an appointment to go to the Parent Info Center and enroll them in person. 

If your child is on an IEP or receives MSA (EL) services you MUST register them at the parent information center and bring a copy of their latest IEP/ assessment with you. 

https://worcesterschools.org/enroll/

Documents you will need:

1. A picture or scan of the student’s identification (such as the student’s birth certificate or passport)
2. A picture or scan of the Student’s Immunization records
3. A picture or scan of the parent/guardians proof of residency (utility bill, lease contract, letter from shelter)
4. A picture or scan of the parent/guardian’s drivers license or passport

 Community Connections: Green Hill Park’s free animal farm is OPEN!!! Visitors can see the various farm animals such as alpacas, chickens, ducks, goats, llamas, mini-horses, peafowl, pheasants, pigs and sheep. The farm is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00am – 2:45pm (closed on Mondays). Due to health and safety issues, there is no feeding or petting the animals.

                When the Red Sox win, kids under the age of 10 eat free at all New England Ninety-Nine Restaurants the following day. Come anytime and get a free kids’ meal with the purchase of one adult meal. Good for take-out orders also.