Learning First Charter Public School
Newsletter May 13, 2022
Dear Families,
We have a lot of exciting events coming up! Grades 3 and 5 are taking field trips to the Ecotarium Museum of Science and Nature. The museum features three floors of hands-on, interactive exhibits that explore the natural and physical sciences and our New England environment.
Several grade 6-8 students will be inducted into the National Junior Honor Society! These students have been selected based on their level of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Congratulations to these students for all their hard work and commitment to their academics.
Grade 5 -8 students are busy preparing their projects for the annual Science Fair where participants share their creative abilities, knowledge, and interests with other students. Presentations will take place in the classrooms and finalists will be judged on June 6th in the gym.
We will have our Staff vs. Students flag football game and our annual Field Day celebration! More information will come as the dates get closer.
Our grade 8 students have a busy last month of school. They have a field trip to Roller Kingdom, the last day of school will be June 10th, they will attend Six Flags on June 13th, and Graduation will be held at Quinsigamond College on June 14th. More information will go home to families soon!
The last day of school will be June 21st and dismissal will be at 12:30 PM.
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 3rd 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 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 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 20th, in observance of Juneteenth.
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 11th on the Worcester Common “celebrating 300 years” from 11:00 AM- 5:00 PM.
Community Connections: The Worcester Children’s Chorus is auditioning youth ages 8-18 for the 2022-20223 season. Audition dates are May 18th & June 15th from 5:00-7:00 PM. The audition fee is $25.00 and is to be paid at the time of booking the audition. If paying an audition fee is outside of your family’s budget, please contact the office at info@worcesterchildfrenschorus.org and ask about a fee waiver. One recommendation from a teacher or other adult outside of the family is due at audition. To register for an audition go to https://worcesterchildrenschorus.org/audition-form/
The City of Worcester Division of Youth Opportunities is hosting “Whole Kids Athletics”, a sign-up for summer programs, on May 21st from 11:00 AM- 4:00 PM on the Worcester Common. There will be food trucks and games. You can go in person on May 21st or you can sign-up by scanning the QR code by going to https://www.worcesterma.gov/uploads/27/98/27989944ff9d9670dd01fd5eb9620656/whole-kids.pdf
Reminder: School Hours for the 2022-2023 school year will change to 7:30 AM- 2:30 PM Monday through Friday.
May 16-17: Grades 5 & 8 STE MCAS Testing
May 17: Grade 3 Ecotarium Field Trip 9:30 AM- 2:20 PM
May 18-19: MCAS Make-Ups
May 27: National Junior Honor Society Ceremony; Pre Summer Jam Grades 6, 7 & 8 Dance 6:00-8:00 PM
May 31: Grade 8 Roller Kingdom Field Trip 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM
June 1: Science Fair grades 5-8 in Classrooms
June 3: Science Fair Finals in Gym; Stomp to Six Flags 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM
June 6: Staff vs. Students Flag Football Game 2:00-3:00 PM
June 8: Field Day
June 9: Rain Date for Field Day
June 10: Grade 8 Last Day
June 11: Stomp Performance Worcester Common 11:00 AM
June 13: Grade 8 Six Flags Field Trip 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM
June 13-17: Kindergarten Screening
June 14: Grade 5 Ecotarium Field Trip 9:30 AM- 1:30 PM; Grade 8 Graduation 10:00 AM
June 20: No School
June 21: Last Day of School (Dismissal 12:30 PM)