The Bulldog's Woof

Many of you are aware that an East Middle School student was seriously injured in a car collision on Friday evening while riding his bicycle to a baseball field in town. At South, our hearts go out to the young man and his family, and we pray for his quick and thorough recovery. (I am aware that his name is out there in public, but the family has asked for privacy while they are dealing with their situation, so I will not include personal details in my message.) Tomorrow, Monday 6/15, Student Council's Spirit Week will start with a Braintree Blue Day as we rally positive wishes and hopes for this young man. Please wear BLUE attire and/or baseball gear to show support for your peer as he continues to receive medical care. I had been planning to send a message about riding bicycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters to and from school. I am including this information now, because it is important for each individual to do everything they can to keep themselves and others safe. South administr...

SOUTH MUSIC Congratulations to our Music students who performed in the Trills and Thrills music festival last Friday and faced adjudication. The judges recognized our students' talent and hard work, as well as that of Music teachers Ms. Ouellette and Mr. Coronella! Concert Choir won Gold, Band won Silver, and Orchestra won Gold. We are  thrilled to celebrate our musicians! SOUTH PTO The June PTO meeting will be held at South on Tuesday, 6/9, at 7:00 PM in the Media Center. (Please note, this meeting was rescheduled due to sports games needing to be made up after rainouts!) GRADE 8 APPRECIATION CEREMONY All South Bulldogs and their friends and family are invited to celebrate our 8th grade "graduates" as they mark the completion of 8th grade on Wednesday, 6/17, at 6:00 PM outside South.  Guests should bring your own lawn chairs or blankets to sit on, or be prepared to stand. Only 8th graders and staff will be provided seating for the ceremony. Please, no umbrellas or suns...

Student Council organized a festive Spirit Week to help pass the last full week of 2025 at South. Let's see your creative holiday spirit, Bulldogs! This Thursday is an early dismissal from school. Breakfast is available free of charge, as it is every day. Lunch is also available free of charge, but  it must be ordered in advance from Food Services  and will be served grab & go style at dismissal on 12/18.  Congratulations to this year's winners of the South Middle School Yearbook Cover Contest: Luvena T. and Nirvika G.!  Go to JostensYearbooks.com to order  your copy of this year's yearbook  and see their creative designs! Yearbooks are on sale for $35 through 12/23, but the price will go up to $40 after that. Thank you to everyone who entered a design; your talents are remarkable! ​So far, we've been enduring a very cold winter, and it isn't even officially winter yet! Please make sure ​kids are ​layered up when they leave the house. If your child is i...

  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....

Three from South: (1.) Tomorrow--Friday, 5/23--South will host our annual Memorial Day Assembly starting at 1:00 PM. 8th graders have been working hard to prepare their Veterans Projects and a group will present them while our entire school honors local veterans and the fallen heroes of our Armed Services.  Students are encouraged to  wear red, white & blue  to show your patriotic spirit for our veterans and honored guests.  There will be  no student dismissals after 1pm , as it is too disruptive to the memorial assembly.  This year's assembly will be held in the large Gym due to the nor'easter, but guests are still welcome! If you would like to attend the assembly, please enter through the Main Entrance to get a visitors sticker and then proceed down to the Gym. Mark your calendars! All 8th grade Veterans Projects will be on display in the Media Center on Friday, 6/6, for the public to view and explore our students' research. If you're looking for an e...

  Watch the  Bulldog Buzz  morning announcements for  Thursday, 12/19/2024 1. Last Friday, 12/13, was the midpoint for Term 2. Teachers have been updating grades all week and by the end of school tomorrow, all grades in Aspen will be up-to-date as of 12/13 at least. If your child's average isn't where you want it to be, they should make time to stay after with the teacher after school to get extra help or make up any missing work. Avoid unwanted surprises on the Term 2 report cards in early February! 2. Tomorrow is the final day of our Student Council Spirit Week:  Ugly Sweater Day!  Even if you don't have an "ugly sweater" just deck yourself out in the gaudiest, cheesiest holiday gear you can gather! This is for a good cause; StuCo is accepting all donations to benefit Bulldog families in need. If everyone gave $1, we'd have nearly $750 to distribute among our neighbors. If everyone gave $5, we'd have almost $4,000 to share with friends this holiday seaso...

  (1.) Spirit Week continues tomorrow with  S'wintery Mix Wednesday ! Mash up your summer and winter outfits! (2.) All Food Race donations are due before the end of homeroom on Wednesday. Bring in those nonperishable donations!

Five quick announcements from South Middle School: (1.) YEARBOOK Last chance to order this year's Yearbook for $30! All orders are due on  Jostens.com  by Friday 12/20 for the lowest price. Yearbooks can still be ordered after Friday, but the price will increase nearly 17%. (2.) GIVING RACE South Student Council is collecting donations for the Braintree Food Pantry through this Wednesday, 12/18. Donations can be brought to homeroom or the Main Office. The grade that brings in the most items wins a prize. Please make sure donations are new & unopened! (3.) MIDTERM 2 - Friday, 12/13 Term 2 midterm was last Friday. Teachers are updating grades and will post midterm status  by Friday . Please log into Aspen to check your child's grades with them. If anything is missing or seems to have the wrong grade, your child should ask the teacher about it or plan to stay after.  Please note:   your child  should be the first person to talk to their teacher at the midd...

Springtime in a middle school is an exciting period full of field trips & culminating projects. Between celebrations & state testing, student schedules get tinkered with and tweaked on a seemingly nonstop basis. Although the end of the school year is looming in everyone's mind--and especially on the sunny, hot days-- we still have over 10% of the school year left.  Please make every effort to arrive at school on time in the morning  by 8:02 , to schedule appointments outside of school hours, and to avoid early dismissals from school. Beyond teachers' academic goals for their classes and the social growth events that make lifelong memories for our kids, it reinforces to good habits to be on time and present at school throughout the day.  If you do have to report an absence ,  please email the school nurses or call the Main Office to let us know.  A medical note is required for an absence to be excused and a provider's office will give you that at the time...

Greetings on a blustery Monday morning! Spirit Week & Charity This week is Spirit Week at South, thanks to our Student Council who came up with the attached daily themes.  Friday is Ugly Sweater Day , a long-standing tradition among the South faculty where staff members would annually select a cause to support and then bring in donations in exchange for a "casual day." In the past decade, professional casual attire has become the norm for staff but the festive tradition of giving has carried on and we continue to collect for a local charity while sporting our gaudy gear.  For the past few years, Student Council has adopted the tradition for a schoolwide Ugly Sweater Day and all members of the community are encouraged to dress up (or, dress down, as it were) and donate. This year's charity is  Marisa's Mission , a local charity that raises funds to provide direct support to families dealing with medical hardship, to provide resources beyond the medical bills for fa...

  (1.) Next week, in the lead-up to the Winter Break, South's Student Council is organizing a Spirit Week. We can't wait to see everyone's festive & fun attire! (2.) Our first South basketball games will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 12/13, at South. The girls will play East at 3:30pm and the boys will play East immediately after, around 4:45pm. Come cheer the Bulldogs on to victory against their crosstown rivals! (3.) Check out the 7th & 8th grade concert from Monday, 12/4 on BCAM:  https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=wueFdjpEIns . The 5th & 6th grade concerts will be held in January 2024. (4.) This Wednesday is the Uno's Dine-Out to support the Washington DC trip. Don't forget to order and let them know you're supporting South! (5.) You can still order socks to support the South PTO at   SockableFundraising.com  to make your selections. Every pair sold earns $2 for the PTO! P.S. sneaking in one extra, but don't forget to shop at Five Below this week...

  Important dates/events next week: Next week is Spirit Week!  Thanks to South's Student Council for squeezing in one more opportunity for high-spirited fun before summer! 7th Graders:  On Monday, 6/12, we will hold an informational meeting about the  optional  8th Grade Washington DC Trip . The trip will be held on March 20-23, 2024. We want to give students an opportunity to register this June in order to begin an installment payment plan as early as possible, and to begin fundraising for this costly but one-of-a-kind trip. There will be an informational night for adult caregivers in the early fall. Don't forget:   our online Scholastic Book Fair is open through 6/12! Order from the Scholastic Book Fair here:  https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5353399 You can also order summer reading (or anything!) from  Bookshop.org  anytime to support South:  https://www.bookshop.org/shop/smsbraintree South's...