The Weekly Update March 21, 2025 | | |
| | Mar 21: Fun Night for students @ MS 6:30 - 8:30 April 11 & 12 MS Spring Musical-Beetlejuice April 17: Early Dismissal for Staff & Students April 18-25: Spring Recess-School Closed April 28: School Reopens April 29 - May 2: NJSLA Science 8 May 19 - May 23: NJSLA ELA and Math | | On April 17 (the day before spring break) we will conduct a schoolwide community service project where we will be making bagged lunches for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). There are a variety of tasks in this project and we hope to involve as many students as possible with assignments ranging from sandwich making, to making flatware bundles, to packing boxes for delivery. To support this project, we are looking for donations. These donations can be “in kind” or cash. Please see the link to the sign up genius below if you wish to make a donation: https://tinyurl.com/NBTASK2025
In order to organize the event, we ask that all donations be dropped off at the school by Monday, April 14, 2025.
Thanks in advance for everyone’s support. | | The Middle School Fun Night is this evening, Friday, March 21, from 6:30-8:30 pm at the middle school. There will be dancing, games in the gym, and more! Students should dress casually and wear sneakers to play in the gym. Tickets were sold in advance and no tickets will be sold at the door. The event is for Northern Middle School students only. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Please do not arrive early. There is no place to secure valuables, so leave any items, like handbags, at home. The event will end at 8:30 pm. We ask that rides arrive promptly. To facilitate pickup, seventh grade students should be picked up at the bus lot accessed via Island Road, and eighth grade students should be picked up at the main entrance accessed via Mansfield Road-East. During pick up, students will not be allowed to leave the sidewalk until their ride is curbside or adults come to the sidewalk to escort the students back to the car. We do not want unaccompanied students walking/running through the dark parking lot as cars are arriving. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. | | On March 5th, Northern Burlington launched an initiative to update our Mission Statement. In addition to responding to a few questions, the format asks the participants to rate the responses that are submitted by other individuals.
If you haven't participated yet, please use the below link to complete the ThoughtExchange which should take no more than 5 minutes.
https://tejoin.com/scroll/422790290
If you have already submitted the form, you can log back in and continue to rate the responses you have not previously seen. If you use the same device to access the Exchange that you used previously, it should take you directly to the ratings. If you use a different device, you will have to resubmit the initial questions. We will be closing the ThoughtExchange at the end of next week. Thank you in advance for your time and participation. Your feedback is extremely valuable to us and will be directly used to update the Northern Burlington Mission Statement. | | Senior Citizen Prom The annual Senior Citizen Prom will be held on Saturday, May 3rd from 1pm - 4pm. If you are interested in volunteering for this wonderful event, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/iqdiDeWm135bc1rK8
Spring Raffle
The Parent Teacher Student Connection is holding a Spring Gift Card Raffle Fundraiser. First prize is $500 in gift cards to Acme, ShopRite, Wegmans, and Visa and Second Prize is a $200 Visa gift card. Tickets are $10 each, cash or venmo. Drawing is May 3rd (winner need not be present). Please see our website to request tickets. www.nburlingtonptsc.org/events. | | Last week, the middle school counselors met with all of the current seventh graders during their physical education classes to review course selection for next year. All of the students present entered their course requests in PowerSchool. Parents should be sure to review the requests with their child. Any questions, please contact the counseling office. Any changes must be made by March 17. After that date, the system will be locked and counselors will begin to meet with students individually to go over the requests. For reference, the middle school program of studies can be found at this LINK. | | The school counseling time is excited to begin the 2025-2026 course selection process in February for all current 8th graders. Course selection will occur electronically. Please review these instructions and contact your student’s counselor if you have any questions. The 2025-2026 High School Program of Studies, Career Cluster Alignment to Courses at NBC High School Guide, Department Sequence Charts, High School Program of Studies Video Series and the Four-Year Planning Tool are available on the High School Counseling Department Web Page to assist students and parents as they make course selections. The academic directors visited eighth grade classes. They briefly discussed the career pathways, the course selection process, the four-year planning process, and assisted the students in beginning a preliminary schedule. The school counselors will conduct individual meetings with all 8th graders to confirm their course selections starting in March. The timeline below indicates the dates that the PowerSchool Parent Portal will be accessible for course selection and dates for student/counselor scheduling meetings. Please feel free to reach out to your son/daughter’s school counselor with any questions or concerns. Grade 8 NJ CAN setup - Counselors- Social Studies February 3 -February 15
Grade 8 Presentations by Directors February 18 -21
Open portal for online course selections - MS February 28 - March 16 (midnight)
Scheduling meetings with 8th graders March 17 - March 28 | |  | Congratulations to our NB3 honoree for this week. Thanks for being ready, respectful, and responsible. | |
 | Here are some our Smart Cookies who were recognized for being leaders! | |
| | Spring is arriving in a few days! Which means it is a popular time to “spring clean”. This ritual is often good for our mental health as well as our living space! Even for teens, it can be a reset if they clean out and organize their room or workspace. Spring cleaning can offer a sense of control and empowerment, which can help reduce anxiety and depression. It may also allow us to feel a sense of accomplishment with the tasks we are able to complete. In order to avoid being overwhelmed, start with small tasks first. You might find that you are then motivated to tackle other tasks you have been putting off all winter. Here are some quick tips to share with your students/teen to help them benefit from some spring cleaning as well: Set realistic goals Don’t be afraid to ask for help Make it enjoyable-play music, listen to a podcast, invite a friend for company Take breaks-make sure to have good snacks handy to keep energy up Get outside-if you can’t do this, at least open some windows while you clean
| | | | Spring sports registration has been open for several weeks. At this point, registration for spring sports is very late and practices have already started. It will take a week or longer to have your child cleared to participate due to the reviews involved. Please use the link below to register your child for the spring sport season.
https://northernburlington-ar.rschooltoday.com/
If you already have an account, please use your current username and password – DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT. If you need assistance, please contact Mrs. O’Neill in the Athletic Office at moneill@nburlington.com or by calling 609-298-3900, ext. 2093. |  | Andrew Kearns Andrew is using Smore to create beautiful newsletters |
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