The Weekly Update

The Eighth Grade Class Night is scheduled for Friday, June 7 from 6pm- 8pm at the Middle School. This is a picnic event that includes food, music, and games, and dress is casual. The event is open only to Northern Burlington 8th graders and tickets will be sold in advance only. Tickets $20 per person (or 20 3R tickets) and will be on sale in the Media Center during lunch May 15-23. Ticket price includes admission, food, drinks, all games and activities, and a Class of 2028 T-shirt. Come out and celebrate your time at NBCRMS and your transition to high school!

• Class of 2029 (Current Seventh Graders): Students returning for eighth grade will keep their Chromebook over the summer and use it again in eighth grade.

• Class of 2028 (Current Eighth Graders): Students will have their Chromebooks and chargers collected on June 12 and 13 during PE classes. At that time they will receive their new Chromebook and charger for high school. In order to receive a new Chromebook, the Chromebook and charger turned in must be in good working condition. In the event there are damages to the Chromebook that must be repaired, a new Chromebook will not be issued until that financial obligation is paid in full. A fee of $35 will be assessed for chargers not returned.

• For students leaving the district, regardless of grade, the Chromebook and charger issued must be returned to the school as part of the regular sign out process.

Interested in Northern's G&T program? Register for the upcoming testing session HERE to see if your child qualifies for gifted services. This session is only for current Northern students. Visit Northern's G&T website for more information about our G&T program or contact the director, Dr. Puente-Ervin at Lpuente-ervin@nburlington.com.

Join us for the Fall 2024 HS Cheerleading try-outs being held June 3, 4 & 5, 2024 in the middle school gym. Try-outs on June 3rd & 4th will be from 3 - 4:30 pm. June 5th will be the actual tryouts - time slots will be assigned. All 3 days are mandatory.

Mark your calendars, if you are interested in cheering during the fall season! Join the Google Classroom - CODE: 3kexcgk - for more information. This is the ONLY try-out for current NB students for Fall cheerleading at the high school. Cheerleaders are responsible for their own transportation during try-outs.

If you have any questions, please email Coach Ballinger - kballinger@nburlington.com

A note of appreciation to all who donated to the PTSC clothing drive. This week, our facilities department estimated that close to 100 bags of clothing were picked up. On behalf of the PTSC, thank you for everyone's support with this important fundraiser for our district's home and school group. Enjoy that freed up space in your closets.

Good luck and thank you to all who are participating in the Relay for Life this weekend!

May is Arthritis Awareness Month, Better Sleep Month, National Walking Month, Women’s Health Care Month, Military Appreciation Month(Shout out to Tracie Kritch and Shannon Pagano for helping to make our military students feel so supported!), Better Speech and Hearing Month(Special Thanks to our Speech Pathologist Tracy Nagy!), Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and lastly, Mental Health Awareness Month! In honor of that I thought I would accentuate a few tools that we have right at our fingertips to monitor/improve our mental health:

• The Health App on your iphone now has a mental health questionnaire that is quick yet thorough and gives you a snapshot of your mental health at the end with recommendations.

• Insight Timer is a free app that has meditative music of all sorts as well as guided meditations that you can customize to your busy schedule with ones as short as 5 minutes.

• The Calm App is $70 a year and many people say the cost is worth it

• The Habit Rabbit App has a fun and interactive way to help you stick to good habits

• 988- You can text, call or chat with a helpful counselor on this crisis Lifeline

• National Suicide Prevention Line-1-800-273-8255

BCHD 2024 VACCINE FRIDAYS.pdf

The NJDA has made the Summer PEBT program permanent, which means that our students that are receiving free and reduced lunch will be eligible to receive money during the summer for lunch. Please see the flier HERE for more information (and in Spanish HERE).

Please see this FLIER from our transportation office. The district is looking for full and part time bus drivers. The job includes free training to earn CDL, as well as flexible hours. Feel free to share this flier with others who may be interested.