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;

Lottery Applications for the 2022-2023 School Year are available! If you have a child or sibling that will turn five years old by August 31, 2022, please complete an application available in our main office or online at https://learningfirstcharter.org/admission/ . The application deadline is March 2, 2022. All applications require a birth certificate and two proofs of address. Reminder, a new application must be completed for any child that is on the current waitlist. Please contact Sally Ustaitis at (508)799-7500 x1031 or email sustaitis@learningfirstcharter.org if you have any questions.

Reminders from the School Nurse: This week we have had 25 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

Updated Covid-19 Guidelines:

-If a student is a close contact to someone who lives outside of the house they can come to school if negative.

-if a student is a close contact to someone who lives in the same house and they are NOT vaccinated they must stay home and can return on day 6 if they have no symptoms. If they ARE VACCINATED they can come to school as long as they have NO symptoms.

-if a student has Covid-19 (regardless of vaccination status) and after 5 days has no more symptoms (fever, cough, body aches, etc.) they can return on day 6.

-If a student has Covid-19 and still has symptoms after day 5 they should stay home until they are symptom free for 24 hours.

What’s Happening in JA Guidance (grades 6-8):7th and 8th grade families: Students have been granted the opportunity to attend a field trip to Worcester Technical High School on Tuesday, January 25th. Students should have taken home a permission slip this week in order to attend the trip. If they have not, please ask them for it, it needs to be signed and returned by January 20th in order for them to attend. 

Extracurricular Activities:  The Girls Basketball will play this Sunday January 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM.

The Boys Basketball game is tonight January 7, 2022 at 7:30 PM.

All basketball games will be held at Venerini Academy located at 27 Edwards St. Entry fees are as follows: $5 per Adult and $1 per student (players are free)

Girls’ practices are on Monday and Wednesday from 4:00-6:00 PM.

Boys’ practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays 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. 

                Stomp practice is on Fridays from 12:45-3:30 PM sharp. Parent pick-up is on Eastern Ave. Please remember your $2.00 dues.

The MLK breakfast on January 15th will be held virtually instead of in-person.  Ms. Ortiz and Mrs. Bryan will let parents know next week if the Stomp team will be performing virtually or if the performance will be cancelled.

Community Connections: Worcester Cares for Kids is holding a Youth Babysitting Certificate and Training Program starting January 11^th– February 10^th for local youths ages 11-14. This is a virtual training program that was created to provide critical support to young children in our community and their parents during this time. This is a FREE training and participants will receive a certification in babysitting and $100 stipend upon completion of the program.  Space is limited. To register go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4uyBX7CHIhnroWZ9Kr7NoEZCXBMmwYI0AcjqYIMQWY3J9LA/viewform

Ice skating on the Worcester Common Oval is back! The Oval is located at 455 Main St. behind City Hall on the common and has music, skate rentals, concessions, holiday lights and more.  The regular hours of operation are Fridays 5:00-9:00 PM and Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00-6:00 PM. The hours during school vacation week are from 1:00-6:00 PM and Friday from 1:00-9:00 PM. Additionally the Oval will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17^th, from 1:00-6:00 PM. Admission for public skating is $10.00 including skate rental (children 5 and under skate free). Skaters that do not require skate rentals pay just $5.00 to enter onto the ice. Skate rentals require a $25.00 refundable deposit per skate rental.

Jan. 17: No School

Jan. 24: Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 PM

Feb. 21-25 No School

Feb. 28: Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 PM