Dec. 15: SLC’s Go Home

Dec. 18: Special’s Team Virtual Showcase 8:00 AM & 11:45 AM

Dec. 20: Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 PM

Dec. 23-Jan. 3: No School

Reminders from the School Nurse: This week we have had 5 cases of Covid-19 in our school.  If your student was a close contact then you were notified by the school nurse. It is not required for your child to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, however if your child has had it and you are willing to let us know it would be appreciated and helpful in cases when we need to do contact tracing.

Stay healthy! ~Nurse Sarah and Sammi

Important Weather Advisory Information: In the event of a delay or cancelation due to weather, Learning First will follow the Worcester Public School’s Snow Policy. We will not be posting on the television news station sites. You must look for Worcester Public School on the local television news station sites. You can also check out the Worcester Public Schools Facebook page.

Learning First will send out an autodial to families.  You can also go to our schools website or sign-up for the family email.

School Website/ PowerSchool: Use your child’s login to www.learningfirstcharter.org

Family E-mail Mailing List: Sign up at www. learningfirstcharter.org/wq;

Learning First Happenings: Thank you to all our families that participated in the Holiday Bazaar today. Your support has made this the best one yet! With that said, we ran out of supplies before we could call every grade down. We have order more supplies and will have another Bazaar for the students that were unable to participate with a date to be determined.

The Specials Team invites all families and friends to join us for the “Taste of Specials” virtual showcase on Friday, December 18th! There will be two times to join us: 8am and 11:45am.  Hop on our showcase night virtually to meet the arts and health teachers and get a taste of what our LFCPS scholars have been working on in specials classes this semester! More details on how to access our virtual link coming soon. See you there! 

Guidance: The holidays are right around the corner! This can be both an exciting and stressful time for many of us. If any families need assistance over the holidays with providing gifts for your school aged children or food on the table at Thanksgiving, please reach out to our School Counselors. They are happy to assist you. 

Each year we put our Giving Tree up in the main office with tags on them with a child’s wish. Our extremely generous staff will pull a tag and purchase the gift. If you would like for your child(ren) to be a part of the Giving Tree please contact Lisa Moore and provide the following information:

Child’s age, and 2-3 gift ideas around $25 each or things that the child likes if they have not expressed their wishes yet to you.

We will provide you with a bag of unwrapped gifts the week before we go on winter break. 

You can reach Ms. Moore at 508-799-7500 x1112 or lmoore@learningfirstcharter.org. Email is best if you have access to it, that way you can send a short list of 2-3 items per child in your household. 

Extracurricular Activities:  Girls’ Basketball Become a super fan! Come support our student athletes. The girl’s first game will be this Sunday December 5^th, at 3:00 PM. LFCPS girls basketball will be playing against Our Lady of Angels at Venerini Academy located at 27 Edwards St. Entry fees are as follows: $5 per Adult and $1 per student (players are free) Reminder – girls practice, Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00 PM. Parent pick up is on Gage Street at 6:00 PM sharp. Please encourage your student athlete to bring an extra water bottle to practice. Coach Debbie & Coach Rivera

Boys’ Basketball practice will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-6:00 PM.  Pick-up is at the Gage St. entrance at 6:00 PM sharp. The boy’s first basketball game will be Saturday December 11^th at 10:00 AM. More information will follow in our next newsletter.

STOMP practice is on Fridays from 12:45-4:00 PM sharp. Parent pick-up is on Eastern Ave. Please remember your $2.00 dues.

Community Connections: Worcester’s annual Festival of Lights celebration is tonight, December 3^rd, from 4:30-9:00 PM on the Worcester Common. This is a free, family-friendly event that will feature ice skating, food vendors, Santa visit, face painting, balloon animals, carriage rides a beer tent, community organizations, performances and the lighting of the tree on the common!! The Festival of lights will also focus on public health and safety, with COVID-19 vaccinations available for all those ages 5 and up. Parking is available surrounding the common, the Worcester Common Garage at 2 Eaton Place, the Mercantile Center Parking Garage at 100 Front St. the Federal Plaza Parking Garage at 570 Main St, and the Pearl-Elm Parking Garage at 24 Pearl St. 

                The Canal District Holiday Stroll is taking place on December 4^th from 11:00 AM-8:00 PM. This is a self guided stroll of the Canal District Businesses with the tree lighting at 5:00 PM in Kelley Square, 138 Green Street.

The Worcester Art Museum is celebrating Hanukkah with a FREE day of performances and programs for all ages. Hanukkah is the eight-day “festival of lights” celebrated through the lighting of the menorahs. On the first free Sunday, December 5^th, form 10:00 AM-4:00 PM there will be a scavenger hunt, animated video, Neumann Exhibition Docent tour, a cooking demo, food truck, story time, and more. These activities take place at certain times so be sure to go to https://www.worcesterart.org/events/hanukkah-at-wam/ for more information.

The Worcester Children’s Chorus is having mid-season auditions on 12/14 and 1/4. Go to https://worcesterchildrenschorus.org for more information or to sign up for an audition.