October 6, 2023
Good Afternoon,
Here are the weekly updates from the middle school:
Mark Your Calendars for Important Dates:
Oct. 9: No School for Students
Oct. 12: High School Open House (8th graders, class of 2028, are encouraged to attend)
Oct. 13: MS Dance 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 14: HS Homecoming Carnival 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Oct. 14: NB Homecoming Football game 2 p.m.
Oct. 17: Middle School Picture Day
Oct 19: PTSC Mtg @ 6 pm in HS Media Center
Oct 20: Early dismissal for students. Staff PD
Middle School Dance: The Middle School Student Leaders are planning our first Middle School Dance of the year to be held on Friday, October 13, from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Middle School Cafetorium. Dress is casual and in accordance with the school dress code. Tickets are $5 or 5 NB3 tickets and will continue to be on sale during lunches for 2 more days: Tuesday, October 10-Wednesday, October 11. There are a limited number of tickets, so please do not wait to purchase one if a student plans to attend. No tickets will be sold at the door and this event is for Northern Middle School students only. There is no early exit from the dance, students are expected to stay until 8:30 p.m.
NB Homecoming activities @ the HS
There are 2 separate events that MS students may attend:
The Carnival - 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Wristbands will be sold at the MS during lunches outside the main office and the day of the event at the HS. $10
HS Homecoming football game - 2 p.m. There are several shirts available for purchase - the shirt is your admission ticket to the game - more information to follow - these will also be available for purchase at the MS prior to Saturday.
Students should listen to the MS morning announcements for more information.
Federal Impact Aid Survey: On October 13, 2023, Northern Burlington will electronically solicit the US Department of Education's Federal Impact Aid Student-Parent Survey Form for the 2023-2024 School Year. This form is available through PowerSchool’s parent portal. This survey is important and determines the amount of Federal Impact Aid the district receives. Consequently, this form, one for each student, needs to be completed and submitted by you (student’s parent/guardian/sponsor) by Tuesday, October 31,2023. Please keep your eye out for this electronic survey form next week. Thank you!
Middle School Yearbook: The 2024 Polaris Yearbook is now accepting pre-orders! Take advantage of our Back-to-School special: $9 off (full price is $59) and FOUR FREE icons when you purchase personalization ($10). The Back-to-School special ends October 27, 2023. Payments are made online via credit card or PayPal and can be split into three installments, if preferred. Additional options such as a Parent Ad, plastic cover, and other accessories are also available on the website. https://linktr.ee/nbcrmsyearbook
Middle School Pictures: Student pictures are scheduled for October 17. They will take place during physical education classes. The link to the order form can be found HERE.
While ordering pictures is optional, all students will be photographed. This is the photo that will be used in the yearbook as well as on the student identification card next year.
Winter Sports: Winter sports registration is now open for the 2023-24 season. This would be for basketball, wrestling, and cheerleading.
If you currently have an athletic registration account, please log in with your username and password. Do not create a new one. If you need assistance, please feel free to contact the Athletic Office at 609-298-3900, ext. 2093.
For the basketball team, in particular, there are tryouts. In order for a student to participate in tryouts, they must be medically cleared. So it is important to start the process now rather than waiting and risk not being cleared to participate in a timely fashion.
PTSC: The Parent Teacher Student Connection will be selling carnival treats (cotton candy, popcorn, and candy) at the Homecoming Carnival on 10/14. We would appreciate any donations from our Amazon Wish List to help us fundraise. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! https://a.co/6bN61Rh If you haven't signed up to be a member yet, please visit our website at www.nburlington.com/page/ptsc
Our Middle School Book Fair will be October 23 - 27. Our book fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/northernburlingtonregms
We need volunteers to run the fair. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0849A9AC2BA0FB6-44547785-2023
Team Theme Day on Halloween (10/31): Our school climate committee and the interdisciplinary teams are working on developing a team theme day to coincide with Halloween. Students are NOT to wear traditional costumes to school (save those types of costumes for any after school and evening events). Instead, we are going to have team competitions based on themes with the goal of building team spirit and solidarity. Each team is going to have a theme and each student is welcome to participate with their team. There will be prizes for the winning team.
The teams will communicate their themes with their students and typical school dress code applies as well as no masks, no face paint, and no hair coloring in school (they make a mess).
Northern FFA Fall Plant Sales: The Northern FFA Chapter will be holding 3 Fall Plant Sales during the month of September & October. Please see the flier for sale dates & times. Horticulture students have been working hard over the summer propagating, planting, and growing fall crops - including mums & pansies! This year we are happy to offer a unique selection of plants to our customers. We look forward to seeing you during the plant sale days! In addition to the sale dates below, the greenhouse will be open for plant sales during the High School at the HS Open House on Thursday, October 12th from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Address: Northern Burlington County Regional High School, Greenhouse Complex, 160 Mansfield Road East, Columbus, NJ 08022
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.
Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Andrew Kearns, Ed.D.
Principal