MS Parent Message November 26, 2025

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Nov. 26: Early Dismissal Staff and Students

Nov. 27 & 28: School Closed for Thanksgiving

Dec. 5 & 6 Middle School Play-Camp Twilight 7:00pm

Dec. 10: Middle School Band Concert 7:00pm

Dec. 17: Middle School Choral Concert 7:00pm

We are off this Thursday and Friday to observe Thanksgiving. As we prepare to leave school for this holiday, I want to say how thankful we are to work with your children everyday. To all of our students and their families, we wish you all a wonderful holiday, and look forward to welcoming our students back to school in December.

Come out and support our middle school thespians as they present Camp Twilight. This comedy is set at a summer camp with resident werewolves and vampires, plus persons of interest placed in the witness protection program…. Come see how all these elements come together as our students bring this show to life.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and students (with school ID).

Show time is 7:00 PM on December 5 and 6 in the middle school cafetorium.

Northern Burlington has begun gathering information that will help us develop a new Strategic Plan. If you have not already, please consider providing feedback at this ThoughtExchange link. If you have already completed the survey, you can go back and rate responses that others have submitted. This online platform allows you to contribute by answering questions, sharing your thoughts, and rating the ideas of others. This feedback will be the foundation that will shape our new plan. We will host forums later this winter to discuss the results and next steps.

🎄 SAVE THE DATE! 🎄

Join us for the Northern Burlington FFA Winter Plant Sale & Holiday Fundraiser at the NB Greenhouse Complex!

📅 Saturday, December 6th & Sunday, December 7th, 2025

🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

📍 Northern Burlington County Regional High School

160 Mansfield Road East, Columbus, NJ 08022

NB FFA members & ag students will be making, decorating and selling handmade Christmas wreathes, grave blankets, kissing balls, and other holiday floral decorations as well as selling poinsettias and other plants in the Greenhouse on December 6th & 7th from 9am-2pm.

🌺 Shop our handmade and homegrown holiday items:

✨ Poinsettias – 6” & 8” pots (Red, Pink, Cinnamon, Red & White)

✨ Handmade Wreaths – Sizes from 12” to 48”

✨ Grave Blankets & Pillows

✨ Kissing Balls – Small & Large & Holiday Stars & Snowflakes

✨ Holiday Porch & Patio Planters & Baskets

✨ Winter Plants: Hanging Baskets, Houseplants, & Succulents

💵 Cash or personal checks only (no cards).

📧 Questions? Contact Mr. Brian Hayes, Teacher of Agriculture: bhayes@nburlington.com

We have gathered a large collection of water bottles. If your son or daughter is missing a water bottle, please have them check the display case in the main hallway. If their water bottle is in the case, they should just let the main office know and we will happily return it to them.

Please see the link for the Media Center Quarter 1 Newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/5u6kj

In the last Clinical Corner, many holiday stressors were highlighted, yet one was left out: financial stress. It can be challenging to afford all the things that go along with the holiday, and that list can seem endless. Again, the media paints a picture of it being easy to “do and have it all”, when the reality can be much different. Included here is a lengthy list of food banks in Burlington County. They list the days that their bank is open. I wanted to add the Columbus Baptist Church, as that is closer than some of the ones listed, yet it is not on the list. Their schedule is: the first Tuesday and Thursday of each month to shop and then on the third Wednesday of every month they have a grab and go. All of these organizations often welcome volunteers around the holidays if that is something you would like to do which can often help with the holiday blues.

Here is the LINK for the extensive listing of local food banks in Burlington County.

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!

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

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MS Parent Message November 26, 2025