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The Weekly Update

November 6, 2024

The Weekly Update November 6, 2024
The Weekly UpdateNovember 6, 2024

Mark Your Calendars for Important Dates

Nov. 7 & 8: NJEA Convention-School Closed

Nov. 11: Staff Development Day-No School for Students


Parent Conferences

Thank you to all who were able to join us for conferences this week. There is one more session, as noted below and there may be some openings remaining.

Wednesday, November 13th - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (IN PERSON)

To sign up for conferences, follow this LINK to a Google Sheet where you can view each teacher's individual sign-up links. Please note that you will need to schedule appointments with each individual teacher that you would like to meet with. Next to each teacher's name, you will see three links to sign-up, one for each of the three conference windows. When you click the link, you may need to navigate to the correct date. You can do this easily by clicking the "Jump to the next available date" option, as pictured below.

If a date is showing no availability, that teacher's schedule may be full. Conferences are offered on a first come, first serve basis. If that is the case, you are welcome to reach out individually with any questions or concerns you may have.

Once you schedule your appointment(s), you will receive email confirmations with room locations for in-person appointments and Google Meet links for virtual appointments. These email confirmations will also have instructions should you need to cancel your appointment.

Mock Election

On Monday, November 4, we held a mock election where our students had the chance to vote for their choice for President. If you are curious, the results are listed below. We voted on November 4 (the last day of school before Election Day).

Anchor for Life and Veterans' Day

The students in our Anchored for Life (A4L) group organized a recognition for veterans on Veterans’ Day. Students were invited to submit a name of a veteran in their life (for our military connected students this is one or both of their parents). The Anchor for Life students created a display to honor the veterans in the school. They also designed a field of flags with flags to honor the veterans connected to the students at Northern Burlington. Thank you to the students and their advisors for putting this all together.

Pictures from the Week

These students were all recognized by their teachers for being "smart Cookies." This month, we recognized students for their great Partipation in class. Great job!

Middle School Fund Raiser

Class of 2029 & Class of 2030 Fundraiser

Is PASTA-TASTIC

We are selling fun & different types of PASTA that will ship directly to your house.

Middle School will get 50% of the proceeds.

Sign up now for a seller link below and share the link with all your families and friends.

THE TEAM WITH THE MOST PARTICIPANTS WILL GET A PRIZE!!!


Pasta Fundraising Link

Health Curriculum Information Session

As students transition into the Health quarter of the Comprehensive Health & Physical Education curriculum, we are providing an opportunity to learn about our health curriculum during a Family Life information session on November 13, 2023 from 6:00 - 6:30 pm in the middle school cafeteria. There will be an opportunity to submit questions at the start of the session.

No Place for Hate Activity

Northern Burlington Middle School participates in the Anti-Defamation League’s No Place for Hate Program. Our school has been recognized as a No Place for Hate School the last five years and we are participating again this year. One part of the No Place for Hate Program is that students have the opportunity to sign the No Place for Hate Pledge and we will be doing that during lunches the week of November 12. Participation is optional and there is a brief slide show that we will use to explain the process to students, and the slide show can be found HERE.

PTSC News

  • Holiday Dessert Fundraiser: Our A&M Dessert fundraiser is over 40 pies, cakes, cheesecakes, and more. Order now through Nov. 19. Pickup will be Nov. 26 at the Middle School.
  • Fall Clothing Drive: Our annual fall clothing drive is from November 1 - November 18, 2024.

See our website at https://sites.google.com/view/nbptsc for more information about all of these events.

Northern Burlington Support Professional of the Year

Northern Burlington values all of our employees and is starting a new tradition of recognizing a support professional of the year.


Please take the time to nominate someone by completing this form. Administrators, staff members, students, parents and community members are encouraged to participate.


Each candidate will be scored based on the criteria below:

• Serves as an exceptionally skilled and dedicated professional;

• Inspires and supports students of all backgrounds and abilities to achieve their goals;

• Supports colleagues, students and families by promoting a strong culture of respect;

• Demonstrates leadership and innovation in and outside their assigned responsibilities;

• Has the respect and admiration of students, parents, administrators and colleagues; and

• Plays an active role in the school/district community.


Categories

In order to qualify for Support Professional of the Year nominees must be classified as one of the following: If there is another support professional you would like to nominate that is not on the list, please contact Dr. Amy Stella for permission.

  • Bus Aide

  • Bus Driver

  • Custodian

  • Data Specialist

  • Job Coach

  • Maintenance

  • Permanent Substitute

  • Secretary

  • Technology

  • Transition Coordinator

  • Transportation

Northern Burlington Support Professional of the Year Nomination Form


Due by: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Buddy Club Shoe Drive

Dear NB Parents: Buddy Club needs your support. We are collecting gently worn, used, and new shoes (sneakers, sandals, boots, dress shoes, cleats, etc.) for our Shoe Drive Fundraiser! We will be collecting shoes from October 7th to November 15, 2024. Now's the perfect time to clean out your closet of old shoes and get rid of your child's old sports cleats!


Students can put the shoes in the collection box located in the foyer of the main entrance. We appreciate your support of the Buddy Club. Any questions please contact hevert@nburlington.com or tnagy@nburlington.com.

Winter Sports

The registration for Winter Sports is now open. That would be for students interested in participating in Basketball, Wrestling, or Cheerleading. Time is short if you have not registered already. Please do so ASAP. If your child is not cleared in time for tryouts, he/she cannot try out for the team (so they will not make the team, no matter how skilled).

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.com

Clinical Corner

November is Military Families Month! Thinking of the many stressors that military families may face, it seemed helpful to include here a breathing technique developed by the Navy Seals that anyone, at any age, can use anywhere. It’s called box breathing and it’s broken into four equal parts, each for a count of four. To touch on it here, one would clear air from the lungs and keep them empty for a count of four, inhale through the nose for a count of four, hold the breath there for four and exhale through your nose for a count of four. It can be helpful to picture the sides of a box when performing it. According to the author of this article, a trained Seal, Mark Divine, reports that it “will make you very alert and grounded, ready for action.” It sounds like it would be good to practice when feeling stressed or scattered, in order to gather your focus. For the full article click here.

NHS Tutoring

Is your child in need of academic support? Members of the High School National Honors Society provide tutoring to all Northern Burlington students. Middle School students can attend tutoring after school on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Greyhound Learning Center. Interested students simply need to sign up during their lunch period.

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