Sep. 1-Mar. 3: Applications for the 2021-2020 School Year Available Online

Dec. 21: Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 PM

Dec. 24-Jan. 1: No School

Jan. 4-7: Grade 1 Spirit Week

Mar. 15: Return Date

Reminder: Winter break starts next week on Thursday, December 24^th through Friday, January 1^st. See you all back online on Monday, January 4, 2021!

Your child’s Student Learning Contract (SLC) were mailed out this week. Translated SLC’s were mailed in a separate envelope.

Lottery Applications for the 2021-2022 school year are available online at https://learningfirstcharter.org/admission. If your student has a younger sibling at home that will be five by August 31, 2021, please submit all application before March 3, 2021 to get a slot for next year.  Also, please remember to complete a new application for any child that is on the current waitlist.

Food Service: Breakfast and lunch Grab and Go bags will be available for pick up on the Eastern Ave. entrance of the school the week of December 21^st – 23^rd during the following hours.

Monday regular hours 10:00am – 1:00pm

Tuesday 10:00am – 1:00pm and 3:30-6:00 pm 

Wednesday 10:00am – 1:00pm and 3:30-6:00 pm

Technology Update:  To help keep your child safer and more scholarly online, our school has adopted online services provided by GoGuardian.  We have chosen GoGuardian to further help protect students against harmful and inappropriate online material, help students stay more focused when learning online, help assess students’ progress towards class assignments, and to help facilitate communication between teachers and students during class time. GoGuardian is active whenever a student is logged into the Chrome web browser or a Chromebook with his/her school email address. Note: No tool is perfect, and ultimately it is each student’s responsibility to stay engaged with their class work during the school day and to follow our school’s Acceptable Use Policy.

IMPORTANT:  Throughout the school year our Student Support Team will be emailing electronic documents to parents labeled Frontline.  These documents are important for your perusal or signature.  Please be sure to read in entirety then submit electronically if needed.  If you have questions you may contact the Student Support AdminMs. Andino candino@learningfirstcharter.org or 508-312-6209. 

SEMSAPAC: Our SEMSAPAC team would like to welcome all parents to join us every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00-6:00 pm to an open forum where you will be able to voice any concerns, ask questions, share great ideas and also receive information about community resources. Please use this link to join us. https://zoom.us/j/91794647795?pwd=U2JlVFUySzVnb1kzUm5LbEVEWVZKdz09 Meeting ID: 917 9464 7795 Passcode: 9Wg0SM ~Mrs. Bryan & Ms. Rosario

Important Message from the Nurse:  A reminder that the deadline to have proof of receiving the Flu vaccine is 12/31. Also, we are still missing several physicals for students in kindergarten, 3rd and 7th grade. Please mail, fax to (508) 753-9679 or email schysna@learningfirscharter.org as soon as possible.

Grade 8 Families: Upcoming dates to put on your calendar: 

Notre Dame Academy: 

Financial Aid deadline: February 15, 2021

Bancroft: Application and financial aid deadline February 1, 2021

Worcester Academy: Application deadline: January 15, 2021

Financial Aid deadline: February 1, 2021

Doherty ETA: application deadline February 1, 2021

Worcester Tech: It looks as though they are aiming for having their open house on January 13th. As I get more information I will be sure to pass it along. There are no applications at this time. They do not usually come out until late January, early February. 

Please continue to check emails for any new updates and feel free to attend the 1:1 meetings with your child if you would like. For more information on the high school transition process please view the webinar that was sent out, it is also posted to the guidance website. https://sites.google.com/learningfirstcharter.org/lfcps-guidance-page/home

Looking for some fun with the kids to enjoy this soft beautiful snow we received? Here are the most popular places to sled in Worcester. Green Hill Park – 50 Skyline Dr, Quinsigamond State Park – 10 N Lake Ave, Airport Hill – 455 Main St, and Hadwen Park – 183 Heard St.