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  UPCOMING EVENTS Tuesday, 11/4 - No School - Election Day / Professional Development for teachers Wednesday, 11/5 - Photo Retake Day Blue Hills Regional Technical High School Open House - 5:30-7:30pm;  drop-in any time!  (see below) Thursday, 11/6 - End of Term 1 Tech Crew informational meeting after school Braintree High Baseball information session after dismissal in small gym - open to anyone grades 6-8 South PTO meeting - 7pm @ South Library Media Center (South LMC) Tuesday, 11/11 - No School - Veterans Day Looking ahead: Thursday, 11/18 - Early Dismissal @ 11:45am Wednesday, 11/26 - Half Day - 11:45am dismissal Thursday, 11/27-Sunday, 11/30 - Thanksgiving / Autumn Break Thursday, 12/4 - SEPAC @ Thayer Public Library, 3rd floor - 6:30pm Monday, 12/8: 6pm - Gr. 7+8 Choral Concert; 7pm - Gr. 7+8 Instrumental Concert Friday, 12/12 - Term 2 midterm Thursday, 12/18 - Early Dismissal @ 11:45am Tuesday, 12/23 - Half Day - 11:45am dismissal Wednesday, 12/24-Sunday, 1/4/2026 ...

  We've got a busy week ahead of us at South! TUESDAY  - Wear RED & WHITE to show support for the Girls and Boys Soccer Teams in Wednesday's Jamboree Games at East! WEDNESDAY - Wear ORANGE for Unity Day to stand up against bullying!  PTO t-shirts will be delivered Tuesday for those who've ordered them You don't need the No Bullies Just Bulldogs t-shirt to participate. Wear all the orange accessories you can find! FRIDAY  - Wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Braintree Schools'  Think Pink  Day! JAMBOREE - WEDNESDAY, 10/22 @ 3:30 We'll see you at East on Wednesday for the annual Soccer Jamboree games against East. The Bulldogs take the pitch at 3:30 PM in "the only game that matters" against their crosstown rival Cougars! OFM - FRIDAY, 10/24 Friday is OFM, the only schoolwide fundraiser of the year. Don't forget to contribute to keep our extracurricular enrichment programs up & running! DC RAFFLE Throughout the rest of this month....

Braintree SEPAC  SEPAC hosts its kickoff meeting this Wednesday evening, 7pm, at Thayer Public Library on the 3rd floor. All are welcome! SEPAC is a great resource to ask questions about student support, special education services, and what is available in the community for all students. The kickoff meeting is a perfect opportunity to share what you would like to know more about and help steer the programming for the year! Events this Week  -   Extracurricular Clubs South Garden Club meets tomorrow after school. See Ms. Clark or Ms. McKinnies with any questions. All are welcome! This Thursday, there will be an informational meeting for any student interested in participating in the Spring Musical. Whether you want to audition for a major part or a spot in the Chorus, help out backstage on Tech Crew, or support the audience on Lobby Crew, there's a role for anyone who's interested! Find out more after dismissal this Thursday, 10/2, in the Cafeteria. South's Running Club st...

Several Clubs and Extracurricular Activities are getting under way at South! This Tuesday, there were auditions for the Concert Choir. All students are invited to audition if you like to sing and perform (even if you don't take Chorus in school).   See  Ms. Ouellette  in the  Chorus room, 1086. Join the South Dance Club! Informational meeting after dismissal today in room 2044 (Ms. Chiles). See  Ms. Chiles ,  Ms. Littlewood , or  Ms. Cottam  with any questions. All students interested in joining the South Student Council should come to the kickoff meeting TOMORROW, this Thursday, 9/26, at 7:30 AM in the Media Center. That's before school, so you'll need to arrange for a ride and please come to the front door at the school's Main Entrance. Ambassadors Club is a great way to contribute to the school during the day. Informational meeting after dismissal next Monday, 9/30, in room 2070, Ms. Donovan's room. See Ms. Ricci ( melissa.ricci@braintreeschool...

Tonight is the ArtFest reception to appreciate the creative talents of students in all Braintree. Below, please find the list of featured South artists. We hope to see you all there! Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 25th to hear a presentation entitled “ VAPING 411”. It will be held at East Middle school in the auditorium and will start at 6:30 pm. For more information please see the  Vaping 411.pdf  flier.  All middle school adult caregivers who attend will be given a homework pass to give to their child(ren).  The homework pass can be used by your student(s). Please remind your student that the teacher has full discretion as to what the “homework” pass can be used for and it can only be used once.  This presentation is for adults only. Your student does NOT need to attend to receive the homework pass.  We are looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday, May 25th! Last week, the South Ambassadors Club celebrated Inclusion Week by hosting a dail...

Ramadan Kareem  to all our Muslim Bulldogs, for whom the Holy Month of Ramadan begins this weekend! While students are fasting, they have the option to sit in our Media Center during lunch instead of the cafeteria. If a student plans to pray or engage in other observances,  please let us know  and we can make a more private, office space available as needed. (I found the  qibla  from my office the other day!) MCAS testing starts next week. This is typically when the principal is contractually required to tell everyone to get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast--but, we all do that  every  day, right??--however, I just want to stress that everyone should make sure their devices are fully charged every night. There will be limited loaners available throughout the testing window, so this is the ideal time to build a good habit of plugging in your chromebook/laptop before bed!  We hope to see everyone at tonight's Incredible Inclusion Wal...

Last week, several of Ms. Barrett's 8th grade Math classes built "sculptures" out of specific objects and then students calculated the volume of their sculpture. They brought in "found objects" to compose their sculptures: spheres, cylinders, rectangular prisms, cubes, and cone-shaped items--which were the hardest to find! The creativity in these creations made for some  tricky  calculations! This Friday  at 5:00pm , join us at the Braintree High School track for the first annual  Incredible Inclusion Walk !  Show your support for Including Everyone and spend some quality time with your friends and friends-to-be!  BHS Student Council created "Be Inclusive" t-shirts for purchase, and all proceeds will benefit the BHS special education programs. Contact  Mr. Patrick Hubbard  for more information. Shout out to the 6th Grade Girls' Braintree Youth Basketball team, who  also  went 17-0 on their season. Way to go!  If you're involved with...

SOUTH PTO Thank you to everyone who was able to join us this week for Joani Geltman’s presentation: Adolescent Psychology for Parents, sponsored by your South PTO!  It was an informative night full of useful tips for raising healthy, safe kids.  Check the South PTO Facebook page for follow-up information.  Below is one slide where Joani identified the “4 fights” you’re likely to get into with your teen, and gave strategies for handling each one… Make sure to ask someone who was there!  The February PTO meeting will be held next Tuesday, 2/12 and we hope everyone can join us! TERM 2 REPORT CARDS Term 2 report cards went home on 2/5.  Please sign & return one copy to your child’s homeroom teacher by Monday, 2/11 .  If you have a question about your child’s grades, you should contact the teacher directly or reach out to the Guidance Counselor.  Report cards can be reprinted in the Main Office if “the dog ate it”!  Please note: Atten...