FEBRUARY 2015
South Middle School
232 Peach Street
Braintree, MA 02184
781-380-0160 FAX 781-380-0164
ABSENCE LINE 781-356-0657
www.gpvillage.com/southms
The Season to Endure
There is a chance, with a house full of children that one wishes to slow the process a bit by wishing for a good New England snowstorm. The peaceful vista brings us the illusion of a quieter time. The kids need the joy of snow banks. It clears the air. Another joy of the season is those who surround you. There really is something about hunkering down together. There really is a fortunate feel when we nourish the dream of family and kin. But then, this exhilaration of winter is so short lived.
When did the quiet of the home turn to the bickering of too much togetherness? When did your teenagers actually give you up for the need to be with their friends? Why did you create this storm for their inconvenience? When did moving about the house become a performing art?
This temporary frustration shall pass. Remember it’s not the intensity, it’s the duration. But then again, it is the intensity when you are in it. March, however, will ask you “when will winter ever end? Every February’s concern becomes a memory on a warm June day.
Enjoy what you can, endure what you can’t.
Future School Committee Meeting Dates
The agenda for each meeting may be viewed two days prior to the meeting date at
www.braintreeschools.org.
February 9, 2015 7:00 PM Colbert
February 23, 2015 7:00 PM South Middle School
March 9, 2015 7:00 PM Colbert
March 23, 2015 7:00 PM Flaherty School
April 13, 2015 7:00 PM Braintree High School
May 4, 2015 7:00 PM Colbert
May 18, 2015 7:00 PM Liberty School
June 15, 2015 7:00 PM Colbert
PARCC DATES
SUBJECT / DATE(s) / GRADE(s)ELA
MATH / March 23, 24, 25
March 26, 27 / GRADE 6
ELA / March 30, 31
April 1 / Grades 7 & 8
MATH / April 2
April 6 / Grades 7 & 8
PTO
January 13, 2015
Attendance: Kelly Storlazzi, Helen Coakley, Laura Burton, Ed McDonough, Elissa Simon-Morrissey, Sandy Saluti, Lisa Stornaielo, Lauren Roy
7:05 pm, Co- President Kelly Storlazzi called meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
Treasurers report: balance $5,164.29
Student Advisory has no new activity
Stop & Shop has 112 families signed up for A+, current earnings are $563.39
Myth Masters will be visiting sixth grade on January 28th.
Eighth grade fundraiser of Yankee and Soy candles will be held March 13-30
Eighth grade celebration has tentative date of June 11th, Lauren Roy and Kelly McCray have offered to chair the committee, additional volunteers are always welcome, feel free to e-mail , for more info, or to offer to help.
Some eighth grade students have been selected to participate in a NEAP test in the subjects of Math, Science and English, test date is February 26th. Parents of participating students will be notified by letter.
Spring play is in the works and auditions are ongoing for “Legally Blonde Jr”
Spring ski trip is scheduled for March.
South will be hosting the February 10th School Committee meeting
Meeting adjourned 7:32 pm
From the library . . .
Below are the dozen Most Requested Library Books—in order of popularity at South:
1. The Mazerunner by Dashner
2. Hunger Game Series by Collins
3. Wonder by Palacio
4. Guinness Book of World Records/Ripley's Believe It or Not
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Kinney
6. Sisters, Drama, Smile by Telgemeir
7. Dork Diaries by Russell
8. Lost Hero/Son of Neptune/Mark of Athena/House of Hades/Blood of Olympus by Riordan
9. Legend/Prodigy/Champion by Lu
10.The Daughters Series by Philbin
11.Summer I Turned Pretty Series by Han
12.Divergent/Insurgent/Allegiant/Four
It’s not surprising that East has the same top twelve, though the order is different. It IS surprising that sports titles are in demand, but none cracked the top dozen this year.
Special thanks to the book fair parent volunteers— Nancy Corierri, Bouthayna Mouline, and Laura Burton, as well as student volunteers. Scholastic is also sponsoring our spring fair, though we will use other sources for required summer reading titles if necessary. The fair will take place the last week of May.
---submitted by Deborah Vose, Library/Media Specialist, East & South Middle Schools
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
PTO MEETING –FEBRUARY 10TH – 7:00 PM
FEBRUARY 16TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 20TH –WINTER BREAK
Want to Show your school spirit? Spirit week is February 9th – 14th.
Monday –Red and White Day – Wear your school spirit by wearing red and white as both girls and boys basketball teams take on the East Cougars at the Jamboree.
Tuesday – Sports Day – Wear your favorite sports team fun gear to show support.
Wednesday – Decade Day – Wear attire from your favorite decade.
Thursday- Country Western Day – Dress up as a cowboy or cowgirl or anything country related.
Friday – Color Wars – This Year for color wars:
8th Grade – Green
7th Grade – Orange
6th Grade – Yellow
Wear as much as your grades color!
Nature’s Classroom News:
On Friday, February 6, 2015, all final balances are due. The final balance is $150. Please make checks out to South Middle School with your child’s name in the memo line. If your child takes any kind of medication, Doctor’s Orders are due to Nurse Melchianda by February 13, 2015. If your child takes medication, they may not attend Nature’s Classroom without Doctor’s Orders for that medication. Please contact Nurse Melchianda with any questions regarding medication. Any other questions or concerns please contact Ms. Kujanpaa or Ms. Proulx.
Junior Field Hockey Clinic
We want you to have fun learning the game of field hockey at the Braintree field hockey clinic this summer! This is a perfect way to introduce new players to the game or a great opportunity for players with some experience to improve their skills. Players will learn the fundamental skills in small groups, drills, and games. Join the BHS coaching staff with current and former BHS players to see what field hockey is all about!
All players must wear shin guards, mouth guards, and goggles. Remember water and bug spray! Some sticks are available for players to borrow. Please contact Mary Kate Callahan () to sign up. Please note if a player requires a stick.
Dates: August 4, 6, 11, 13
Time: 5-7p.m.
Location: Braintree High School back turf
Grades: 6-8
Price: $40
Grade 8 Honor Roll
Term 2
Agwa, Hany M.
Akins, Amanda M.
Askew, Kacy E.
Balani, Megan A.
Barnes, Elizabeth M.
Brown, Connor A.
Brown, Trent D.
Chan, Honson Y.
Chan, Jacqueline
Chavez, Kristine V.
Chavez, Stephanie A.
Chu, Jasmine
Clougher, Catharine R.
Clougherty, Mary Kate E.
Coady, Bridgette D.
Collins, Christian T.
Collins, John P.
Conboy, Owen P.
Connolly, Michelle H.
Damigella, Arianna H.
DeGregorio, Daniel A.
Derrane, Paul C.
Devine, Patrick W.
Diana, Amelia M.
Doherty, Drew P.
Doherty, Patrick J.
Donahue, Charles J.
Donovan, Cailin M.
Dow, Laurel E.
Downey, Taylor M.
Doyle, Matthew R.
Dunphy, Aoife B.
Evers, Katherine M.
Flanagan, Christian D.
Folan, Leo A.
French, Molly W.
Gates, Joseph A.
Gillespie, Christopher D.
Goodwin, Ryan F.
Guilbault, Camille L.
Harrison, Faith L.
Ho, Anna
Huang, Karen J.
Hurley, Caitlin M.
Jackle, Hunter T.
Jackowska, Maja E.
Jaehnig, Jennifer B.
Kelliher, Sean T.
Keung, Aaron K.
Kiley, Erin A.
Kilmain, Nora C.
Kinsella, Leah C.
Knox, Carlton A.
Le, Michael
Lee, Vanessa
Leung, Annapurna W.
Li, Clara
Lockhart, Brett R.
Longworth, John P.
Lynch, Nellie T.
Lynch, Thomas P.
Maccarrone, Justin P.
Madigan, Noel P.
Magner, Kyle P.
Marino, Matthew F.
Martin, Craig W.
Martins, Robert N.
McArdle, Cameron M.
McCarthy, Kathryn R.
McCloskey, Olivia L.
McCray, Emma J.
McDonough, Benjamin J.
McGrath, Bridgette V.
Meas, Brandon
Menadue, Constantine J.
Michel, Aggie D.
Michel, Bridget C.
Morrissey, Ava C.
Mulloy, Adam J.
Muscolino, Alexis T.
Nguyen, Austin T.
Ochoa, Jacob M.
Otiono, Patrick O.
Padela, Umar
Pahwa, Shrina
Paquin, Christopher S.
Pollara, Jeffrey R.
Proulx, Deborah G.
Ridge, Olivia A.
Roy, Julia E.
Rutan, William S.
Ryan, Patrick J.
Sadowski, Julia N.
Sam, Sabrina W.
Samowski, Callum K.
Seaman, Michael C.
Silvia, William R.
Smith, Lyvia T.
Smith, Molly M.
Smith, Teresa A.
Solimine, Jonathan T.
Stanton, Jillian C.
Stearns, Victoria V.
Stimpson, Meghan A.
Storlazzi, Laurie E.
Sullivan, Sarah A.
Taglieri, Nicolina M.
Tai, Ashley W.
Tang, Genevieve B.
Teixeira, Stephanie C.
Tellier, John E.
To, Stanley C.
Tochiki, Alexis Rose R.
Tran, Rebecca M.
Trotta, Madeline T.
Tse, Jonathan T.
Vannelli, David H.
Ventosi, Tatiana N.
Vickey, Jared J.
Vo, Ngoc H.
Wharton, Paul J.
Wong, Sara J.
Yaney, William C.
Zotos, Christina
GRADE 7 HONOR ROLL
TERM 2
Abdelrahman, Salma A.
Alberski, Cathleen E.
Ammar, Ismail I.
Anderson, Ashleigh C.
Anderson, Colin W.
Baggett, Ryan F.
Balsamo, Olivia R.
Barrett, Sean P.
Barry, Matthew J.
Beal, Jessica A.
Beal, Tiffany L.
Bellotti, Lauren E.
Bernard, Seth C.
Biggins, Julia K.
Bombard, Colin M.
Bretagne, Kaitlyn M.
Buckley, Erin E.
Bui, Trinh T.
Bulger, Kiera M.
Burke, John W.
Cappadona, Joseph A.
Carey, Aidan P.
Carnes, Ariana G.
Carnes, Sabrina M.
Caron, Trevor D.
Carrara, Katelyn A.
Carver, Rachel N.
Chaparro Bay, Briana C.
Chen, Jason Y.
Cheung, Sophia Y.
Chiaramida, Sophia R.
Coady, Joseph D.
Corcoran, Cornelius F.
Costello, Joseph J.
Costello, Kathryn E.
Critchley, Jolie M.
Cuddy, Grace M.
Curley, Jason M.
Cuthbert, Rose M.
Danahy, Joseph D.
Dang, Cindy
Dantuono, Egidio M.
Dao, Derek D.
DeAngelis, Jesse E.
Dedalonis, Shannon D.
Degulis, Joseph R.
DePaolo, Samantha P.
Desmond, Emily C.
DiCarlo, Cameron M.
Diegel, Emily E.
Dixon, Alexis S.
Doherty, Brian J.
Donovan, Samantha L.
Duong, Rebecca L.
El Khoury, Pia Joe P.
Eskander, Nathan C.
Farukh, Fahad
Fasano, Anthony D.
Ford, Caroline R.
Furness, Madison R.
Gately, Katherine C.
Gozzo, Rebecca L.
Griffin, Daniel M.
Gurley, Shane M.
Hamdeh, Sarah M.
Hannigan, Kaleigh E.
Harrison, Paige S.
Hawe, John R.
Hearn, Maddalena M.
Hegarty, Ciara L.
Hemmert, Matthew T.
Holland, Abigail R.
Huang, Ethan
Huang, Henry W.
Humphrys, Makayla M.
Hynes, Bridget E.
Julian, Adam J.
Kanes, Jordan F.
Kashi, Micah H.
Keefe, Gabriella M.
Kermarrec, Chloe C.
Knell, Alison T.
Kwong, Jessica S.
LaLama, Devin G.
Lam, Karina L.
Lam, Kaycie H.
Lambros, Isabella G.
Le, Samantha L.
Leong, Jasmine
Lewis, Quinn P.
Losordo, Daniel J.
MacDonald, Trevor J.
Madden, Sara J.
Madeiras, Amber R.
Mahoney, Frank V.
Mahoney, Kyle P.
Malloy, Ariana E.
Mastrogiacomo, Payton R.
McCarthy, Isabella R.
McCarthy, Molly M.
McDonagh, Mary K.
McGonagle, Julia J.
McGuire, Olivia J.
McLaughlin, Sean T.
Mei, Anthony C.
Mercer, Matthew J.
Molloy, Lauren E.
Morales, Ivan A.
Morrissey, Allison B.
Ng, Nok M.
Ngo, Alissa T.
Nguyen, Darren N.
Nguyen, Hannah C.
Nguyen, Nhi T.
Noonan, John P.
O'Brien, Matthew J.
O'Grady, Katherine P.
O'Rourke, Kaitlyn B.
Panaro, Jack A.
Parks, Samantha R.
Pikulthong, Janiss
Powers, Brendan C.
Presutti, Renee P.
Reyno, Cameron S.
Richards, Margaret L.
Ridge, Rylee R.
Riley, Ann M.
Rizzo, Bradford D.
Rodriguez, Alex J.
Rongone, Stephanie P.
Rowell, Kathryn E.
Rust, Phoebe M.
Saxonis, Thomas P.
Scola, Nicolette A.
Sileski, Melissa V.
Smith, Corey R.
Sopanen, Liam A.
Stanton, Patrick C.
Tam, Kenny K.
Tellier, Michael J.
Tran, Britney
Trenholm, Connor P.
Walsh, Kaylee M.
Whelan, Madelyn R.
Wishart, Meredith S.
Wright, Sydney H.
Yeragotelis, Alyssa M.
Zaniboni, Mia K.
Zechello, Steven R.
Zhou, Jasmine H.