Hello Families,
              The science fair is fast approaching and students have been working hard! Please note the following important dates for this year’s science fair. There have been some changes, so please read carefully.

Tuesday, May 31st: 

• Students should bring in their completed poster

Wednesday, June 1st: 

• Grade 5 and 6 science fair showcase will take place from 1:15pm – 2:15pm
• Grade 7 and 8 science fair showcase will take place from 10:30am – 11:30am 
• Showcases will take place in your child’s homeroom.
• Parents/Families and siblings may attend. Siblings MUST be accompanied by a parent.

Friday, June 3rd

• 8am – 10am – Finalists Showcase in the Gym!
• Staff votes on Top three winners!

Please reach out with any questions!

Mr. George
7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher
cgeorge@learningfirstcharter.org

Grade 8 families: Mrs. Moore has sent an email with instructions on how to register your child for their district public school this week. If your child has not chosen a private or religious institution for high school or is still on a technical school waiting list by graduation week, you should register them at their district school. Please do not wait for summer or fall to do this. If you do, the guidance staff may not be available and your child will not have a schedule for the first day of school. Please check your email for detailed instructions on how to do this and have all of the necessary paperwork with you when you do so. If you are missing any of the paperwork, we should have copies here at the school. If you do not have access to email and need a paper copy of the instructions, have your child see Mrs. Moore or contact her at x1112 text or call 508-374-3577.

Parent Guild Calendar Raffle Update: Thank you to all our families that participated in the calendar raffle. We had close to 6000 tickets sold! Your involvement will make for a wonderful field day on June 8^th  for our students. Ms. Roy has called 25 ticket holders so far. We still have the two more days left of the raffle. Congratulations to those that have won!

Dismissal Reminder: With the nice weather upon us, classrooms are going to Laurel St. Park or East Park for recess. Please be sure to contact the main office if you expect to dismiss your child to ensure the student is in the building awaiting your arrival.

IMPORTANT!! Bus Survey/ Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year: We are excited to be moving for the 2022-2023 school year to 50 Richland St. Worcester, MA 01610. The following link is a survey for families to say if they do or do not need bus transportation for the next school year. Please click on the link https://forms.gle/WXSMYPurpg1bNL5v8 and answer yes or no. If you answer yes, the survey will then bring you to the bus registration screen. Please complete the bus registration form to ensure you have a bus stop in your neighborhood for the upcoming school year. Bus stops will be added or eliminated based on the information provided on the registration. Thank you so much for your cooperation. 

Applications are now available until June 3^rd for our Late Lottery. Completed applications will be placed on our already existing waitlist created in March. If you have a child that will be five by August 31, 2022 or you know someone that does, please go to learningfirstcharter.org/admissions and complete an online application.

Reminders from the School Nurse: The weather is getting warmer.  The bubblers are still down in the school. Please send your children with extra water. Thank you.

The nurse is looking for gently used uniforms donations. If you have any pants and/ or shirts that your child does not fit any longer and are in good condition, please send them in.

This is a reminder to Learning First families participating in the at home COVID-19 testing, to test on Tuesday night and if positive to contact the school nurse on Wednesday morning.

This week we had 8 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 Sammy

School Calendar Update for 2021-2022 School Year: Due to the numbers of snow days we had this school year; our last day of school is now June 21, 2022. It will be a half of day. Dismissal will be at 12:30 PM. There will be no school the day before, June 20^th, in observance of Juneteenth.

Reminder: School Hours for the 2022-2023 school year will change to 7:30 AM- 2:30 PM Monday through Friday.

Extracurricular Activities: We are holding a school dance on May 27, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 PM in the gym for grade 6, 7 & 8. This is a “Pre Summer Jam” and a farewell to our grade 8 students. The cost is $10.00. There will be a DJ and a concession stand with items costing a $1.00 each.

The Stomp Team will go to Six Flags on June 3, 2022. They will leave the school at 10:00 AM and will return to the school at 7:00 PM on Eastern Ave. Please be prompt when picking up your student.

The Stomp team will be performing at the Worcester Tercentennial Festival on June 11^th on the Worcester Common “celebrating 300 years” from 11:00 AM- 5:00 PM.

Join Learning First at the WooSox Game on Friday, June 3rd at 6:45 pm. For more information and to purchase tickets visit this link: https://fevo.me/lfcps Hope to see you there!