May 24: MCAS Grades 5 & 8 In-Person STE

May 25: MCAS Grades 3-8 ELA Remote

May 26: MCAS Grades 3-8 Math Remote

May 27: MCAS 5 & 8 STE In-Person and In-Person Make-Ups All Grades

May 31: No School

Jun. 1: MCAS All Grades Remote Make-Ups

Jun. 10: Last Day for Grade 8 Students

Jun. 11: Grade 8 Drive-up Graduation 9:30-11:00 AM

Jun. 15: Last Day

Congratulations! The Worcester Red Sox created a program to honor “Hometown Heroes” within the community. These are everyday people who demonstrate selfless acts each day, and continue to help our community to grow (especially during a pandemic). Last week, our grade 6 ELA teacher, Rita Sullivan, wrote in to give our charter school the recognition she thought we deserved for our teaching and dedication to our students and their families. She described the countless hours of online teaching, supplying students with laptops and hotspots, trips to student homes, food service, and the list goes on. She was told that four teachers would be invited to Wednesday’s game on May 19, 2021, to represent our charter school. They would be recognized as the Worcester Redsox’s Hometown Heroes. Although only four of us were invited to go (Rita Sullivan, Ashley Simoncini, Katelyn Martin, and Kim Wright), they are not representing their individual roles at our school.  They were there to represent over 150 staff members that work together to make our school possible.  Thank you for all that you do each day! Go WooSox!

Families can fill out the Student Intent to Return form by following these steps:

1. Preferably from your child’s school laptop, visit learningfirstcharter.org/return
2. If your child’s account is not already logged in, click the Log In link. Use your child’s school account to log in.
3. Complete the survey.

Please contact the teacher or the main office if you need your child’s login information.

Important MCAS : The Department of Education has communicated that we will be expected to administer testing to REMOTE students as well as our in person students, We have communicated with families of remote students to ensure that you are prepared to proctor MCAS in your home. Please be vigilant in checking your emails and class dojo messages as we will have information to relay to you. Thank you. 

May 24: Grades 5,8 in person STE

May 25: Grades 3-8 ELA remote 

May 26: Grades 3-8 Math remote

May 27: Grades 5,8 STE and in person make-ups all grades 

June 1: All grades remote make ups 

Bus Registration Update: Bus routes are created by the Worcester Public School’s Transportation Department based on the information provided by families when registering.

Anyone that needs bus transportation but has not submitted the online registration form should do so as soon as possible.

Please use the following username and password to access the website.

1)       Login to TransApp.worcesterschools.org   (do not use www.).

2)       Username: shc01605

3)       Password: C9EECFA3466A

4)       You will need to complete this process for each LFCPS student in your household.

 If you have any questions, or need assistance, please contact Learning First at (508) 799-7500 and press “8” for the main office.

Student Support Department:  Student Support Department:  IMPORTANT, throughout the school year the Student Support Departmentmay be emailing /mailing documents such as IEP’s, Evaluation Consents & 504 documents to parents/guardians labeled Frontline (check spam mail). After the annual meeting it is important for the parent/guardian to read, accept, sign and submit the documents online or by mail to continue to receive services.  If you have questions, please contact the Student Support Administrative AssistantMs.Andino atcandino@learningfirstcharter.orgor leave a message with the main office at 508-799-7500. Greatly appreciated!

Message from the Nurse:  Due to the Covid-19 guidelines, students are not allowed to use the bubblers. Please be sure to send your child with a water bottle.

This week we had 3 positive case of Covid-19 in school.  Anyone that is considered a close contact has been notified.  Please remember to keep your child home if they are experiencing any sickness and/ or fever. If you have any questions please feel free to contact myself or Samantha Roy at 508-799-8500 ext 1131.  Be healthy! Sarah Chysna RN

Food Service: Breakfast and Lunch is available to all in-person students at no cost.

Bulk meal pick up will be available for remote learning students until the end of the year.

Bulk meal pick up is available for Remote students only on Wednesdays from 4pm-5:30pm.

If you have any questions please email tgriffin@learningfirstcharter.org

Kindergarten Registration: Any family that has received an acceptance letter for Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year should contact Sally Ustaitis at (508)799-7500 x1031 to schedule an appointment to register.

Late Lottery Applications: We are now accepting applications for our late lottery held in June. All applications will be for the 2021-2022 school year. If you missed the first lottery, please be sure to go online to https://learningfirstcharter.org/admission/ and submit an application. Please contact Sally Ustaitis at (508)799-7500 x1031 if you have any questions.

8th grade families:  Please mark your calendar for the following dates:

The grade 8 students last day of school will be Thursday June 10th. They must report to school on that day. The next day on Friday June 11th, we will have a drive up graduation for students. (There is no school for students on that day). The drive up graduation will take place on Eastern Avenue from 9:30-11:00am. More details to follow!

If your child was accepted to Worcester Tech or the WPS Pathways Program please be sure to send back the form accepting their seat. I contacted Tech about our students being unable to access the Google Classroom to take the Math and ELA pre assessment so they are aware. The department heads will contact the students directly. Once all 400 seats are filled they will enroll every student as a WPS student and they will have access to the Google Classroom and get WPS email addresses. 

If your child is on the waitlist they still could have a chance to get in during the next round, however if you do not hear anything by the last week of school, you will need to use the enrollment link for WPS and enroll your child in their district public school. The link is below. (If you want to enroll them now and get started you can!) You will need to have all of the documents listed available to you. If you have any issues with the link or uploading documents you can call them and make an appointment to go to the Parent Info Center and enroll them in person. 

If your child is on an IEP or receives MSA (EL) services you MUST register them at the parent information center and bring a copy of their latest IEP/ assessment with you. 

https://worcesterschools.org/enroll/

Documents you will need:

1. A picture or scan of the student’s identification (such as the student’s birth certificate or passport)
2. A picture or scan of the Student’s Immunization records
3. A picture or scan of the parent/guardians proof of residency (utility bill, lease contract, letter from shelter)
4. A picture or scan of the parent/guardian’s drivers license or passport