June 2, 2023
Middle School Parent Message
Good Afternoon,
Here are the updates from the middle school:
8th Grade Class Night: The eighth grade class night is scheduled for this evening from 6 pm until 8 pm. Tickets were sold in advance and no tickets will be available at the door. For those attending, please note that doors will open at 6 pm and students must have their ticket and student ID when entering. Parents, please be sure to pick your child up promptly at 8 pm. All pickups will be at the main entrance off of Mansfield Road East.
Late Bus: Thursday, June 8 will be the last day for 3:30 pm buses. The 5:30 buses are no longer running for this school year.
Nutriserve - Lunch Accounts: Please make sure your student's account is cleared of any negative balances. https://schoolpaymentportal.com/Default.aspx
Class of 2027 Chromebook Exchange: On Thursday, June 8th, the last full day of school, all 8th grade students will need to bring their Chromebook and charger to school for exchange. The new chromebook will be assigned for use until graduation in 2027. The exchanges will be completed during PE class in the media center.
NBCRMS 2023 POLARIS YEARBOOK: The final date to pre-order your yearbook is June 2, 2023 or when supplies run out. As of May 24, there are fewer than 40 books available. https://linktr.ee/nbcrmsyearbo...
If you are moving prior to June 12 and have ordered a yearbook, please email kgierman@nburlington.com with a valid mailing address.
Leaving our School District?: Please reach out to our registrars so that they can email you a withdrawal card to complete prior to registering in your new district. NJ school districts WILL NOT enroll a student without being withdrawn from their previous district.
Current 7th & 8th grade, please email sbaker@nburlington.com
Current 9th -12th grade, please email vsheppard@nburlington.com
*Please note, not completing this process will delay records being sent to your child’s new district.
Summer Enrichment Experiences: NB is proud to offer a variety of 4 day summer enrichment camp experiences for students. Please review the descriptions below and links for registration.
July 10-13
Graphic Novel and Comics Camp: Examine the history of DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Discuss how they have changed reading and movies forever. We will draw our own comic strips using the Marvel Method and Canva.
Design Your Own Spirit Gear!: Learn how to use Google Drawings and Cricut software/hardware to design and create your own Northern T-shirts or hats.
Student Organization & Mindfulness: Students will learn practical ways to simplify and organize their everyday lives. Topics include school material organization, time management, planning, and mindfulness.
Intro to Woodturning: Learn to use a wood lathe to turn a variety of items. Materials will vary from assorted woods to cast resins.
Art, Culture, and Travel: Students will be traveling around the globe through the world of art and the many different cultures that create it. You will learn how each culture interacts with art in a unique way from painting like an Aboriginal to using artistic expression to design Peruvian textiles. By stepping into the shoes of another artist, we are able to truly understand their art culture.
July 17 - 20
Home and 3D Design: Campers will engage in digitally designing homes and products. They will also be tasked with building scale models and 3D printing some of their designs.
Film Study 2023: We will look at a few great, monumental movies from the past and present, spanning different genres. In-depth, thought-provoking, Socratic-style post viewing discussions will be the norm. Possible titles: Citizen Kane, Toy Story, Malcolm X, The Dark Knight, The Empire Strikes Back, Double Indemnity, The Wizard of Oz, and The Hate U Give
July 24-27
Making of a Mystery: Students will have opportunities to put their detective skills to the test in a variety of ways. Scavenger hunts, Escape rooms, Who Dunn’it stories, and Clue the board game. This enrichment experience allows students to strengthen both their critical thinking and problem solving skills, in a fun and creative way.
Digital Graphic Design: Using their cell phones, a Chromebook, and a desktop PC, students will create a series of items in the high school Design Lab. Projects range from buttons, stickers, laser engraved items, and a printed T-Shirt.
Clinical Corner: For the last Clinical Corner before summer vacation I thought it would be helpful to have some techniques to manage thoughts because our thoughts can often cause us great distress. These strategies called Mindfulness of Current Thoughts, created by Marsha M. Linehan, creator of Dialectical Behavioral therapy and also author of many books and workbooks is known for these below and many more if you would like to explore her work further.
Here are some ways to just observe your thoughts:
Acknowledge their presence( I am having a worry thought right now…)
Do not judge or analyze your thoughts
Imagine your thoughts are like waves coming and going or clouds that drift by
Here are some ways to be curious about your thoughts:
Ask yourself, where does this thought come from?
Notice how each thought that comes into your mind also goes out
Here are some ways to not block or suppress your thoughts:
Play with your thoughts: repeat them out loud over and over, as fast as you can, sing them, say them very slowly or in a different voice
Try seeing all of your thoughts as neutral, not seeing any as good or bad but just as sensations of the brain
Try picking two or three strategies you think you might use or that would be useful to your child/student and applying them over the course of a week. Hopefully they will stick and be something you and your student/teen can always use.
A Message from your Northern Nurses: The US COVID public health emergency has been lifted and that means beginning in 2024 a shift away from federal funds for free COVID testing and vaccines, instead those costs will be handled through private insurance.
Our school guidelines, with regard to infection control and preventing illness in school, have not changed.
Please continue to keep students home for any sick symptoms.
Please continue to report any positive COVID infections and Flu infections to your school nurse.
Nursing will work with you and Administration to ensure that students home sick have excused absences.
While COVID infection incidence is low, boosters are still reformulated for variants and recommended. The Burlington County Health Department has announced their next round of immunization clinics. Please see the information HERE for times and location.
Make sure if you are receiving mail from your Health Insurance program that you are promptly responding so you do not have a loss of health insurance coverage
Contact our school nurse with any questions, tpugliese@nburlington.com.
From the Athletic Department: Here is the link for all online athletic registrations: https://northernburlington-ar....
Summer Fitness Club: Online registration is NOW OPEN for any student, grades 9 through 12 in the 2023-24 school year, students wishing to participate in Summer Conditioning must complete the online registration form. https://northernburlington-ar....
For High School Fall Sports (2023-24 grades 9 - 12): Online athletic registration is NOW OPEN.
For Middle School Fall Sports (2023-24 grades 7 & 8): Online athletic registration will open on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
If you currently have an account for the online athletic registration, please do not create a new one. Please call the athletic office for assistance at 609-298-3900, ext. 2093.
Working Papers: Beginning June 1, 2023, the state of NJ is taking over the submission of Working Papers. You can find the forms and information from the state at this link: https://www.nj.gov/labor/youngworkers/find-a-job/working-papers/
Exciting News! Northern Burlington County Regional High School AND Middle School will be featured on FOX 29’s The ClassH-Room! The ClassH-Room is a trivia-based game show for local schools. Each episode features three students and three teachers from the same school competing against each other. The show is taped on selected Saturdays at the FOX 29 Studios in Philadelphia, PA. The Northern Burlington episodes will tape on June 10th, to a closed studio audience, and will air sometime in October! We will keep you posted, but please note that the staff and students cannot disclose the results of the episode until after it airs. Best of luck to the high school team of Mr. Brian Wolverton, Mrs. Kayce Haverstick and Mrs. Erin Cearfoss-Hallion vs. students Ronnie Borden, Vasanti King, and Reyanne Farraj, as well as our middle school team of Ms. Angelina Aschettino, Dr. David Gallara, and Mr. Tom Varanyak vs. students Trevor Johnston, Gwyneth Morgan, and Anna Hu. A special shoutout to our alternate contestants Mr. Jule Dolci and student Nicholas Guidotti of the high school, and Mrs. Noelle Fowler and student Ella Tallone of the middle school.
Reminders:
Student Pickup: In the event that a student must leave school before the conclusion of the school day they may only be picked up by a person that is listed in PowerSchool as a parent, guardian or emergency contact. All persons will need to present picture identification prior to the release of a student. Any changes to this information must be completed IN WRITING PRIOR to the day of implementation.
Lost & Found: If your children can’t find a water bottle, article of clothing or lunch box, please have them stop by the table outside of the gymnasium to see if their missing item is on display. Unclaimed items will be removed on June 12th.
Important Dates:
June 2: Early Dismissal of Students/Professional Development
June 2: 8th Grade Closing Event: 6 pm to 8 pm
June 8th: Class of 2027 (8th Grade Students) Chromebook Exchange
June 8: Last Day for 3:30 pm late buses.
June 9, 12, & 13: Early Dismissal of Students (12:05 pm)
June 13: Last Day of School for Students
June 14: Last Day of School for Teachers
Have a good weekend.
Andrew Kearns, Ed.D.
Principal