The Weekly Update
September 13, 2024
Mark Your Calendars for Important Dates
Sept 27: Staff Development -Early Dismissal for Students Only
Oct. 22: MS School Picture Day
Back to School Night
Thank you to all who were able to join us for Back to School Night this week. It was good to meet so many of the parents of our students. We look forward to continuing to work with you as the school year unfolds to help your children be successful in Middle School.
Opening of School Forms
If you have not done so already, please log on to your Parent PowerSchool account and complete the following electronic annual form (Note that you must be logged on as the parent, not your student):
2024/2025 Annual Consent Emergency Information & Trip/Activity Medical Clearance Form(Annual)
Free and Reduced Lunch Form (as needed) here: LINK
Until this task is completed, you and your student will not be able to access Power School and you will not be able to use all the information that is made available there.
Middle School Students at Northern Burlington High School Football Games
NBC home football games ARE NOT a drop-off event. Anyone in the Middle School or Elementary Schools attending a Northern Burlington home football game must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Winter Sports
We have just started fall sports, but the registration for Winter Sports has just opened. That would be for students interested in participating in Basketball, Wrestling, or Cheerleading.
Athletic Winter registration IS NOW OPEN for both the High School and Middle School.
Please visit this WEBSITE to register. If you already have an account, please sign in with your current username and password. DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT!
If you need assistance, please contact the Athletic Office at 609-298-3900, ext. 2093 or email moneill@nburlington.comTransportation Updates
Eating on the Buses
A reminder that students may not eat while on the bus. While on the bus, all food should remain packed away in lunch boxes and/or packaging. We want to make sure our buses are neat and clean for the many runs they do each day for our school as well as the elementary schools.
Lost a Bus Item
If your child has lost an item on the bus, please have them check with the bus driver to see if they found it or call the transportation office so we can follow up with the driver. When calling, please have your student’s bus route number and a description of the item. You can also check with the school’s main office to see if transportation turned in the item. Parents should not go directly to the bus lot as that area is limited to transportation personnel only.
Student Lunch Account
Clinical Corner
How many things can you worry about at once? Or in a day? A lot I bet! Worries are so convincing! However, in reality, according to a study by Cornell University, 85 percent of what we worry about never happens. And further, they found that in the 15 percent of cases where worries “came true,” 79 percent of people handled them better than they thought they would or learned something valuable from the experience. As adults, we are still trying to master this ability, so imagine adolescents, being newer at the job of balancing demands and worries, might really struggle with this especially at the start of a new school year!.
Making a decision NOT to believe the misfortune that your worried thoughts see in your future is the first step. Doing things to calm your brain is the second. One technique you can try on your own and/or teach is this: Press the center of your palm with your thumb like you are pressing a button. Breath in for 1 and think red. Breathe in for 2 and think blue. Breathe in for 3 and think green. On each exhale try to think of nothing for a moment. Spending 90 seconds to distract yourself away from the worry is believed to rewire your brain, interrupting the fight or flight response.
The other strategy to help battle worry is to practice leaving work and school behind. One strategy to try is to pick a landmark on your way home and imagine tossing a bag that is your day onto it. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote this to his daughter: Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders, losses, and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; let today go so you can begin tomorrow well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Each new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on yesterdays.” What good advice to give as a new school year begins.
For more information on how to free yourself from worry, click here for the full article.
PTSC Message
The Parent Teacher Student Connection (PTSC) is Northern Burlington's version of a Home and School/PTA group. All parents are invited to join and meetings are held throughout the year.
Please see this links for more information:
Northern FFA Plant Sales
The Northern FFA Chapter will be holding 2 Fall Plant Sales during the month of September. Please see the sale dates & times below. Horticulture students have been working hard over the summer propagating, planting, and growing fall crops - including mums & pansies!
Save the Dates!
Northern FFA Fall Plant Sale Dates & Times:
Saturday September 14th - 9am-12pm
A variety of plants to include:
Fall Annuals, Mums, & Pansies
Foliage Hanging Baskets - 10" & 12" baskets
Fall Veggies & Potted Herbs
Houseplants, Succulents & Indoor Plants
Various Mixed Combo/Decorative Fall Planters
Address:
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Greenhouse Complex
Address: 160 Mansfield Road East
Columbus, NJ 08022
Contact: Brian Hayes, Teacher of Agriculture
Email: bhayes@nburlington.com