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

Dec. 1- Dec. 14: Scholastic Online Book Fair

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

Dec. 24-Jan. 1: No School

Mar. 15: Return Date

Hello Families!

We hope you enjoyed some extra time off last week and stepped away from technology for a bit. 

Thank you to those of you that were able to attend the Special Area showcase last Tuesday! It was great to see our community come together to celebrate the hard work scholars have been putting in during Specials! If you were not able to attend, the slideshow has been posted to Dojo. You can only view it using your students’ school email in an effort to keep it private to just the Learning First community. 

You should be receiving your child’s first trimester SLC before the Holiday Break in the mail. If you have recently moved or need to update your address please call Ms. Sally in the main office. When you receive SLC take some time to review it with your child and talk to them about places that they felt successful and areas they can improve.

This week started trimester two. Teachers have planned some exciting lessons before the Holiday break that will be intriguing for students! This is a great time to get organized and create schedules so your student stays on track and up to date with independent class work. As a parent, make it a goal to check Google classroom every week for “Missing Assignments” as well as reviewing any graded work. The more we work together the more successful your scholar will be!

As always, if you have questions or concerns, please reach out to us.

tdevito@learningfirstcharter.org  (4-8)    bpadden@learningfirstcharter.org (K-3)

Scholastic Book Fair: Learning First families are invited to shop our Scholastic Book Fair online from now until December 14, 2020! Connect kids with new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more. There are Book Fair exclusives directly from the interactive booklist and enjoy the over 6,000 items, including new releases, best sellers, and value packs.  All orders ship directly to your home and there is free shipping on book-only orders of over $25.00. All purchases support our school and earn 25% in rewards.

Please visit our Book Fair homepage at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/learningfirstcharterschool  and click “Shop Now” to get started.

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

St. Paul’s: Entrance exams (you must pre-register online)

https://spd-ma.client.renweb.com/oa/inquiry.cfm?memberid=15187

December 5 @ 7:45am (in person exam)

Notre Dame Academy:  Entrance exams (you must pre-register online)

https://www.nda-worc.org/admissions/entranceexam

December 5 @ 9:00am (online exam) 

Application deadline: December 15th

Financial Aid deadline: February 15, 2021

NDA is having one more Q & A style informational sessions.

December 9th  

You can register online for them here: https://www.nda-worc.org/admissions/qanda

Bancroft: Application and financial aid deadline February 1, 2021

Worcester Academy: Application deadline: January 15, 2021

St. John’s: Admissions test (pre-register online)

https://www.stjohnshigh.org/admissions/admission-tests

December 12 @ 8:30 am (online proctored exam)

Financial aid is open; deadline is December 15, 2020

Doherty ETA: application deadline February 1, 2021

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

Weekly Reminders: Reminder new pick up hours for school meals. Meals will be available for pick-up on Eastern Avenue for all Learning First Charter Students. 

Monday 10:00 am –1:00 pm

Tuesday 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Wednesday 10:00 am- 1:00 pm  or 3:30pm-6:00pm

Thursday 10:00 am-1:00 pm or 3:30- 6:00 pm

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact Tasha Griffin at 508-799-7500 ex 1114 or email Tgriffin@learningfirstcharter.org.  

Thank you for your ongoing support.

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. 

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

The Department of Public Health has added a new influenza vaccine requirement for all grades of school from Kindergarten through Grade 12. This requirement was put in place to reduce influenza-related morbidity and to reduce the overall impact of respiratory illness in a population still facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will be expected to have received an influenza vaccine for the current influenza season (July-June) by December 31^st unless they have a medical or religious exemption.

               All Kindergarten, grade 3 and grade 7 students must have an updated physical and immunizations on file.

All physicals and immunization records must be fax sent to the school nurse Sarah Chysna, at schysna@learningfirstcharter.org or fax t0 (508) 753-9679.Any doctor note that excuses an absence should be emailed to Ms. Burgos at jburgos@learningfirstcharter.org.

Lottery Applications for the 2021-2022 school year are now available online at https://learningfirstcharter.org/admission and in the school main office.  If your student has a younger sibling at home that will be five by August 31, 2021, please remember to put the application in as soon as possible to get a slot for next year.  Also, please remember to complete a new application for any student that is on the current waitlist.

Community Connections: This is the section where we like to put fun, family-friendly, local events and community resources available to families. It has been harder to find entertaining, but safe, family outdoor activities to recommend to our families due to COVID-19. If you have any fun games or inexpensive craft ideas or know of any resources that can assist families in need that you would like to share with other families, please email me at sustaitis@learningfirstcharter.org.

Looking for more fun activities to entertain your children? Here are 250+ creative ways to keep your family sane during the COVID-19 crisis. https://rochester.kidsoutandabout.com/content/250-creative-ways-keep-your-family-sane-during-covid-19-crisis#perimeter