The Weekly Update November 5, 2025 | | |
| | Nov. 1-Nov. 18: PTSC Fall Clothing Drive Nov. 10: End of Marking Period 1 Nov 11: School closed for Students Nov. 12 & 13 NJSLA-A Field Test Nov. 14: MS Dance 6:30 pm -8:30 pm Nov. 25: Picture Day Retakes | | Scheduling for parent conferences continues and the first two sessions have already been held. We have one more session that parents may register for, based on availability: Wednesday, November 12th - 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. Remember, the first two sessions have already been held. Only the final session on November 12 is still available. If a date is showing no availability, that teacher's schedule may be full. The parent conference appointments can fill up quickly, like buying concert tickets. You are welcome to reach out to the teacher individually with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your child’s progress. 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. | | Since October 15, 2025, Northern Burlington has been electronically soliciting the US Department of Education's Federal Impact Aid Student-Parent Survey Form for the 2025-2026 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) ASAP. Beginning on October 15, 2025 you will not be able to access your child(ren)’s grades until the survey form is completed so, please complete this electronic survey form. Thank you! | | Fall Clothing Drive - the fall Clothing Drive is from November 1 - November 18. Accepted items are clothing, shoes, hand bags and accessories, curtains, bed sheets, tablecloths, towels, stuffed animals, small hard toys, and bicycles. Please bag up in tied trash bags and drop off at the Middle School Pole Barn behind the school (use access rd from Island Rd, first left driveway). Items can be left outside the building if the door is closed. Questions? Call or text 609-248-0484.
PTSC: Dessert Fundraiser - It's that time of year! Order from over 50 delicious desserts from A&M garden center in Robbinsville. We pick up and have them ready for pick up at the Middle school 2 days before Thanksgiving! Order by Nov 18 and pick up Nov 25. 2025 PTSC A&M Holiday Dessert Fundraiser | | The Middle School Student Leaders are planning our first Middle School Dance of the year to be held on Friday, November 14 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 be on sale (or were on sale) in the media center during lunches October 30, 31, November 3, 5, 10, & 12. No tickets will be sold at the door and this event is for Northern Burlington Middle School students only. NOTE: In order to purchase a ticket, students must be up to date with any forms that need to be submitted (Federal Impact Aid Form) and/or fines paid up (chromebook repairs). | | School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account by using your student’s ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. More about the SmileSafe program here
The picture packages families ordered will be distributed to students to take home on Friday, November 14.
Picture retakes will be on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. | | 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 12, 2025 from 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm in the Middle School Cafeteria. There will be an opportunity to submit questions at the start of the session. | | Happy *almost* Thanksgiving! Please use the link below to order florals from the NB Floral Shop! All proceeds directly benefit the students' projects. The form will close on 11/14. https://forms.gle/MEER3JnF3vy7ANKVA | | November is Military Families Month, and I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the grieving process that military families go through whenever they have to move to a new location or in military speak, a permanent change of station or PCS. I think sometimes there is an assumption that just because moving so much is part of their lifestyle, that they are “used to it”. However, the loss of community, friendships, and a sense of “home” can cause stress, sadness and depression. This is referred to as the “PCS let-down” and is a valid emotional response to the frequent restarts and instability of military life. It’s important to recognize and validate these feelings in order to process the move and accept the new environment. Acknowledging the grief is important in order to give the family permission to grieve what is lost and help them cope. Exploring the new location and creating new connections can also help the process. These kinds of non-death losses can be just as difficult to experience, they fall under the “ambiguous loss” umbrella and often people go through the same stages of grief as if they have lost someone close to them although the people, places and things they love are still here. On the opposite end of this are the families that suffer the loss of the family that moved away and are grieving their absence. If you know a military family going through either side of this, it can be helpful to bring over a meal, be welcoming or empathetic, or just saying something like: “Transitions can be so hard, how can I help?” can go a long way. | | Winter Athletic Registration is now being accepted for Winter 2025-26. Please be advised that this is a new online registration system that was put in place in August of 2025. If you did not use this system for your summer/fall registration, please create a new account moving forward. Here is the link to the new system (Arbiter): https://students.arbitersports.com/northern-burlington-regional-school-district Please contact Mrs. O’Neill at moneill@nburlington.com if you have any questions. | | 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 beginning on September 24 in the Greyhound Learning Center. Interested students simply need to sign up during their lunch period. | | PHOTO DONATIONS: In the past few years, we have had so many people generously donate photos from their lives at home. We would love to have you share photos with us from life outside of the school building (July 2025-January 2026). We typically use photos of summer vacations, celebrations (birthdays, holidays), and free-time activities (hobbies, sports, relaxing, etc), but we would appreciate all photos. When uploading, please take the time to tag the students in the photo. Photo Share Link: https://photos.jostens.com/MQ8TN9 Last day to upload: January 30, 2026. |  | Andrew Kearns Andrew is using Smore to create beautiful newsletters |
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