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
February 23, 2015
March 9, 2015
March 23, 2015
April 13, 2015
May 4, 2015
May 18, 2015
June 15, 2015
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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
southmiddle.pto@gmail.com, 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
(marykatecallahan@gmail.com) 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.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
9:00 am Start
$20 Entry Fee
Race will start and end at South Middle School
232 Peach Street, Braintree, MA
Free T-Shirts guaranteed for the first 100 registered
participants (limit 2 per family) Family Cap $50
Team Time and Costume Awards – Age Group Awards
Parent and Student team awards – Baby Stroller Division