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Bulldog Bulletin - South newsletter for Friday 15Nov2024

TERM 1 REPORT CARDS

Term 1 report cards are being sent home today. You will receive two copies: 1 needs to be signed and returned to homeroom by 11/25, please. The other copy is for your records--or your refrigerator!

TRIVIA NIGHT--Postponed!
Unfortunately, Trivia Night has been postponed. It will be rescheduled for a future date--more information to follow--due to a low number of registrations and several reported schedule conflicts.

ROTARY CLUB DONATION
Thank you to the Braintree Rotary Club, who donated a thesaurus to every member of South's 5th grade class on Wednesday! It was great to hear about the good works being conducted by Rotary International and our local club, and the visiting Rotarians had inspiring words for our Bulldogs about how they can contribute to their community.

SOUTH PTO
  • South PTO met last night; please see the meeting notes in the attached PDF.
  • Mark your calendar for 12/10 at 7pm: in the December PTO meeting, we will have a special presentation from the Town's Department of Health on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, recent trends, and what we can do as a community to help our kids make healthy choices. 
  • We got a few requests for last-minute South Spirit Wear orders, so Southside Tees reopened the online store until midnight tonight: https://stores.inksoft.com/south_middle_school/shop/home. This is your final chance to buy South Gear before the holidays!

BRAINTREE SEPAC
In addition to each school's PTO, there is a townwide Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) to support communication among parents/guardians of neurodiverse students and between families and schools, while also sharing resources about neurodiversity and promoting inclusive school environments. SEPAC meets monthly, usually in Thayer Public Library's Logan Auditorium. Get on their mailing list here--https://subscribepage.io/braintreesepac--and check out their website for more information: https://www.braintreeschools.org/families/sepac

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
South's annual Scholastic Book Fair will be 12/3-12/5 in the South Media Center. Students will come down during classes to tour the selections and will be able to make purchases during those 3 school days. Adults caregivers are also welcome to visit South's Book Fair in person or shop online--https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/southmiddleschool12--or you can deposit money into an eWallet for your child to make purchases in school. All proceeds  form the Book Fair will be used for classroom libraries, curriculum books, and the South Media Center. 

YEARBOOK - order now!

YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST
All submissions due by Wednesday, 11/27 - hard deadline! Early submissions are welcome: turn in your contest entry as soon as possible!

MCAS TESTING DATES
Spring 2025 MCAS Dates for middle school are on the linked document (also attached as PDF): 
Please plan travel, appointments, etc. accordingly! Students who miss a testing session will make it up during scheduled Makeup Days.

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