The Bulldog's Woof

You may have noticed that  ParentSquare  was adjusted over the summer to automatically "digest" messages and deliver them in bulk at the end of the day.  Many of you are probably happy about that! Many prefer to receive messages when they are sent, at least through one of the delivery methods (email, text, or app) in case there was a timely message you wouldn't want to miss.  If so, you can easily adjust your notification settings. In the  upper right corner  of your browser window, click on your name and select "My Account" in the dropdown menu Then, on the  left hand side  of the browser window, click on "Notification Settings" Finally, select when you want each method to notify you. Maybe you like the email digest, but you'd want the text or app to alert you right away. Maybe you've wanted to shut off one of these methods; now you can!  Please be aware,  ParentSquare  is our primary method of contacting students and families, so ...

Today is our first Early Dismissal. Please be aware that buses may arrive home a bit sooner after dismissal than usual.  Dismissal is at 11:45 AM from South. Three important announcements: 1. 9/28 is the  final day  to pre-order school portraits! Go to  HaywardPhotography.com  and enter code  SMSF22  to order your photo packages. 2. Attached, please find the Agenda for our first PTO meeting, which will be held  this Thursday  at South, starting at  7:00 PM . All are welcome! 3. Attached, please find information about South's major annual fundraiser, the October Festival of Motion. The first task is to create your student fundraising profile and submit email addresses to receive donation information. Have a great long afternoon, Bulldogs!

The school year is off and running, even though it feels in many ways like the first day of school was only yesterday! Attached, you will find some calendars that may be of use throughout the school year. Days of the Cycle calendar for middle schools District calendar (updated at the 9/12 School Committee meeting) If you use calendars on your smartphone or on Gmail at home, you may also find it useful to subscribe to our school calendars to have events automatically added: ("How To" information is listed at the END of this message!) South Middle School events:  https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/braintreeschools.org_mmvuu4q93c2c3d4ci9cc87f0lg%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics Days of the Cycle:   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/braintreeschools.org_958ca40jff18uhrn3rl45euh8k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics How to add a calendar: > On an iPhone, open Calendar app; click "Calendars" at the bottom center; then click "Add...