The Weekly Update
May 10, 2024
Mark Your Calendars for Important Dates
May 14: Middle School Choral Concert
May 14: 2024-20025 Schedule Presentation
May 15: Greyhound Gala
June 7: Class of 2028 - Class Night
June 12: Early Dismissal- Students
June 13: Early Dismissal -Students
June 14: Early Dismissal -Students
June 17: Early Dismissal -StudentsConcert Season
Eighth Grade Class Night
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, with special Early Bird pricing of $15 (or 15 3R tickets) May 15-17. 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!
Chromebooks for Next Year
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 collected on June 12 and 13 during PE classes. At that time they will receive their new Chromebook for high school. In order to receive a new Chromebook, the Chromebook 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. This same policy applies to chargers as well.
For students leaving the district, regardless of grade, the Chroebook issued must be returned to the school as part of the regular sign out process.
PTSC
The PTSC Clothing Drive starts April 29th and ends on May 13th. THIS IS THE LAST WEEKEND!
If you are looking to declutter and clean out your closets, here is where you can donate that extra clothing and other household items. The PTSC uses the donated clothing to raise money to support student activities and provide money for scholarships. Donations should be bagged and dropped off at the middle school pole barn. The pole barn can be accessed via North Island Road. Directional signs will be posted to help find the pole barn. If it is after hours, leave the bagged items in front of the pole barn. Please see the flier below for additional information.
Middle School Schedule for 2024-25 School Year
As you may have heard, the middle school schedule will be changing slightly next year. Currently, students take a full year of math and English and these classes are complemented by a semester math and English class. We will be reorganizing the schedule next year so that students will have a single math and English class that will be the equivalent of one and a half class periods. This will provide students with a longer, daily instruction time in these key subjects with a single teacher, as opposed to the multiple classes and teachers in the current schedule. This change will allow for deeper understanding of the topic and with a consistent instructor. The other classes will remain the same.
There will be a brief presentation on these changes at 6:30 pm on May 14 in room 245. This will be right before the choral concert if you want to stay for that show.
Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale
The Northern FFA Chapter will be holding its annual Spring Plant Sale days on May 11, 12 & 18. Horticulture students have been working hard since January in the greenhouse seeding, planting and transplanting to prepare for our sale! This year we are happy to offer an expanded selection of vegetables including various types of tomatoes, and sweet peppers & hot peppers.
Please see the sales dates and times below. We look forward to seeing you again during this year's plant sale days!
Save the Dates! -
Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale Dates and Times:
Saturday May 11th, 2024 - 9am-2pm
Mother's Day: Sunday May 12th, 2024 - 9am-1pm
Saturday May 18th, 2024 - 9am-2pm
Plants available for sale:
Flowering Hanging Baskets - 10" & 12" baskets
Mixed Combo/Decorative Planters & Foliage Baskets
6 pack & 4.5" Annual Flowers 6" & Gallon Perennials Herbs
Strawberry Plants (available May 18th only)
NEW! THIS YEAR: Single Pack Heirloom & Premium Veggies
4 pack Vegetables including: Tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, cucumbers,
melons, beans, lettuce & salad mixes & more!
To see the Save the Date Reminder, click HERE.
Stay tuned for the release of the Spring 2024 Plant Sale Flyer & Price List!
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
Relay for Life
Thank you all for your continued support for NB’s Relay for Life event. This year, our event is May 18-19 from 6 pm - 6 am. This year’s theme is: Movies - Lights, Camera, Action Against Cancer.
Our meeting dates are: May 14, May 21
Please watch this awesome video created by our talented students:
Relay for Life Apparel Flyer
Lost and Found
The lost and found will be packed up on Friday, May 10. Students missing an item should be sure to check the lost and found before that date. All of the remaining items will be donated to the PTSC clothing drive.
Clinical Corner
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
Vaccination Flyer from the Burlington County Health Department of Health
Expanded EBT Summer Benefits (Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch):
Bus Drivers Needed
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.
