🎉🐾 Welcome Back, Bulldogs! 🐾🎉
The 2025–2026 school year kicks off Wednesday, September 3rd!
We can’t wait to see our Bulldogs back in action! ✨📚
❤️🖤 Let’s make it a PAW-some year! ❤️🖤

📣 Camp SMS is tomorrow!
🗓 Thursday, August 28th
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Somerville Middle School
All 6th Bulldogs — are invited to join us for a fun and informative day to get ready for life at SMS! 🐾💙Parent meeting from 12:00-1:00 PM for those interested!

📣 Please join us in welcoming Mr. David Damaschke, our new Assistant Principal at SMS! We're excited to have him join the Bulldog family and look forward to a great year ahead! 🐾🎉
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🎓❤️🐾 Congrats SMS Class of 2025! So proud of our 8th grade grads! 🐾🖤



🎉 SMS End-of-Year Spirit Week! 🎉
Let’s finish the year with some Bulldog 🐾spirit! Join us for Spirit Week from June 9–13!
Monday: Twin Day 👯♀️
Tuesday: Red, White & Blue Day 🔴⚪🔵
Wednesday: Neon Day 🌟
Thursday: Spirit Wear
• 6th Grade: Wear White
• 7th Grade: Wear Black
• 8th Grade: Wear your Graduation Shirt 🎓
Friday: 🌺Hawaiian Day 🌴

📣 Reminder: School will have an early dismissal 5/23 at 1:00pm. We will also be closed on Monday, 5/26 in observance of Memorial Day. Have a safe and restful long weekend!🌟

Happy Nurse’s Day, Nurse Duffy!
Thank you for always taking care of us, whether it’s a bandage, an ice pack, or just a smile when we’re not feeling great. You're the best, and we’re lucky to have you at our school!🐾

🏃♀️🎉 National PE & Sports Week Spirit Week is coming up—let’s celebrate movement, mindfulness, and community with a week of themed dress-up days! Staff and students, show your spirit starting Monday, 5/5!

Hey Ville! 🌟 Summer Programs for Rising 1st–8th Graders! 🌟
📅 July 1–31 | 📍 Mondays–Thursdays
✨ Academic Math & Reading Program — FREE!
🎶 Music & Instrumental Program Costs — $200
Don’t miss out on a summer of learning and fun! 🎉


🌟 Congrats, SMS Bulldogs! 🌟 Proud of our nominees at the 34th Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards! 🎉 Special shoutout to David Wells for winning in Scholarship! 🏆📚 Way to go, Bulldogs! 🐾

🌈💙 Show your support for World Autism Awareness Day! 💙🌈
Wear rainbow or tie-dye on Tuesday, April 2nd! Let's spread kindness, inclusion, and awareness together.

🧦💙 Rock Your Socks! 💛🧦
Join us in celebrating National Down Syndrome Awareness Day on Friday March 21st by wearing your brightest, most colorful socks!

🎭✨ Golden tickets ready! Somerville Middle School presents Willy Wonka Jr. on March 14th (7:00-8:30 PM) & March 15th (2:00-3:30 PM)! 🍭🍫 Don’t miss this sweet adventure filled with music, magic, and pure imagination! 🎶✨ Tickets are $10.00 at the door!

Attention Incoming 5th graders & Current 6th/7th Graders:
Please complete the SMS Elective Form for the 25-26 school year by 2/28! Students who do not complete the form will have their electives selected for them.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1g8gyktk7OwPeMB_ZRxetw02S1_2QxeLRaRJELEjsLgI/edit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HV46FH13dDRpCRKMjUKAnsNeLAhb2cGa/view?usp=sharing

📅 Reminder! 🗓️
🏫 School will be closed for President's Day weekend February 14-17th! On Tuesday, February 18th school will be closed for Students only for Staff Development.⭐School will reopen for Students on Wednesday February 19th.

Hey Bulldogs! School is closed today, Thursday February 6th.

Attention 8th Graders! 📣 Applications for the Somerville Liberal Arts Academy (SALA) and Somerville Medical Science Academy (SMSA) are due January 31, 2025! 📝https://bit.ly/4hwYpwK

📅 Mark Your Calendars! 🗓️
🏫Just a friendly reminder that school will be closed on Monday January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

8th graders & parents: Join us for 'Incoming Freshman Info Night' on Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 6:30-7:30 PM in the SHS auditorium! Learn about HS programs, timelines, & more for the 2025-26 school year. Details will be on the SHS website after.

🎉 The Latino Conference 2025 is a FREE event happening on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Somerville High School Cafeteria, featuring workshops and presentations! Don’t miss it! Questions? Contact Mrs. Wahba awahba@somervilleschools.org✨

