June 9, 2023
Middle School Parent Message
Good Afternoon,
Here are the updates from the middle school:
Nutriserve School 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: The Chromebook exchange took place this week for the class of 2027 (eighth graders). Students absent on Thursday and Friday, should come to school on Monday prepared to exchange their chromebook and chargers; details will be in the morning announcements. Students that have been identified as not returning to NB in September 2023 will turn in their Chromebooks/chargers on Monday, June 12th to the guidance office. (The cost for a lost/non-returned charger is $35.)a
Lost and Found: The lost and found will be donated after school concludes for the year. If a student is missing an item, he or she should be sure to check the lost and found before the school ends for the summer on June 13.
NBCRMS 2023 POLARIS YEARBOOK: We will be handing out yearbooks on Monday, June 12 during periods 10 and 12. Students received a pass in homeroom on Friday, June 9 with an assigned time for pick up. If a student loses their pass or misses their appointment, we will deliver their yearbook to them after distribution ends.
Online sales closed on June 2. If there are any extra yearbooks available, they will be sold for $60 CASH ONLY on a first come, first served basis on the morning of Tuesday, June 13, outside the main office at the start of the school day.
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 NJ school districts WILL NOT enroll a student without being withdrawn from their previous district.
Part of the withdrawal process will include returning the NB Chromebook and charger ($100-chromebook & $35-charger).
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.
2023-2024 Schedule: Message from Dr. Andrew Zuckerman, Superintendent: While much progress has been made over the past year in moving towards an extended learning schedule, it has been decided to continue with the current schedule for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. While this change was unanticipated, we feel it is best for the district at this time. We will use this additional time to help the staff prepare for the transition to the new schedule. We will also provide students and families with details about the schedule so everyone knows what to expect for the start of the 2024-2025 school year. I assure you that the programs and opportunities that have been planned for the 2023-2024 school year will remain intact.
Northern TV: Northern TV is a district wide broadcast station associated with Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Northern TV offers programming to inform, educate, and entertain our school community. Programs included new shows, sporting events, awards celebrations, music concerts and more. Northern TV programming is produced by and with students in the interest of fostering understanding of media and communications in a modern world. Please visit and consider subscribing to the Northern TV YouTube channel. For those interested in downloading special events, we will soon have the “Northern TV Vault” on the Northern TV webpage.
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.
Working Papers: Beginning June 1, 2023, the state of NJ took over the submission of Working Papers. Please the information from the state at this link: https://www.nj.gov/labor/youngworkers/find-a-job/working-papers/
Clinical Corner: Before we leave school for summer vacation I just wanted to give a list of mental health resources to click on if the need arises. Have a great summer!
A Message from your Northern Nurses: On Monday June 12th and Tuesday, June 13th, the Middle School Nurse's Office will be calling down students who have Inhalers and Epi-Pens stored in the health office and having the student put medication in their backpack to take home. Please be sure to remove it from your Student's backpack and have a great summer!
We have emergency inhalers and EpiPens in case of an emergency during the last few days of school. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school nurse, ext. 4030.
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 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.
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.
Important Dates:
June 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
Main Office Summer Hours:
June 19: School Closed for Juneteenth Holiday
June 20 through June 30: 8 am to 3 pm
July 3: 7:30 am to 4:15 pm
July 4: School Closed
July 5 to August 25: 7:30 am to 4:15 pm (Closed Fridays)
August 28 to September 1: 7 am to 3:30 pm
September 1: Staff Development Day
September 4: School Closed for Labor Day
September 5: First Day for 7th Grade and New Students: Early Dismissal of Students
September 6: First Day for ALL STUDENTS
Have a good weekend.
Andrew Kearns, Ed.D.
Principal