The middle school thespians are bringing the junior version of the classic musical, Singin’ in the Rain, to the stage at Northern Burlington Middle School. The shows are

• Friday, March 20 7 pm

• Saturday, March 21 7 pm

Tickets are $5.00 for students (with ID) and senior citizens, and $8.00 for adults.

We hope to see you there.

On Monday night, the Board of Education approved an update to the 2025/2026 district calendar. The calendar was updated to indicate the make-up days due to the school closures because of snow on February 23 and 24. The make-up dates will be as follows:

• February 23 school closure will be made up on June 18

• February 24 school closure will be made up on April 3

The April 3 make-up date will be an early dismissal day and April 2 will now become a full day for students and staff. Below is a link to the calendar as it was approved at the March 9 Board of Education meeting.

Updated 2025/2026 District Calendar (March 9, 2026)

We realize that this is a change from what was previously advertised, but believe that having school on April 3 will provide a greater continuity of instruction for our students. The continuity will come from adding a fifth consecutive day of instruction instead of adding an isolated day on the last day of Spring break.

We realize that Friday, April 3rd for many, is a day of religious observance. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:36-14 through 18A:36-16, students who are absent from school due to the observance of a religious holiday are entitled to an excused absence and may not be penalized for that absence. We ask that families notify their child’s school in advance if your child will be absent for this reason.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and your flexibility.

Scheduling meetings with 11th graders

Scheduling meetings with 10th graders

Scheduling meetings with 9th graders

Scheduling meetings with 8th graders

Scheduling meetings with 7th graders

1. Academic Advancement Independent Student Learning Opportunities Applications (formerly known as Option II) for summer courses are due to the student’s school counselor by March 1. Since March 1 falls on a Sunday, applications received by 2:30 PM on March 2 will be accepted.

Please note that students may submit an application even if they have not yet had their scheduling meeting with their school counselor.

1. The HS Program of Studies and 26-27 Classroom Scheduling Presentation are available for your review as you finalize your student’s course requests. The Scheduling Presentation highlights our new course offerings for the upcoming school year.

1. Course requests may be submitted until April 30 by emailing your student’s school counselor. Please refer to the Schedule Change Calendar to ensure all deadlines are met.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your student’s school counselor.

Trying to choose which emotions and experiences to focus on out of the 87 in Brene's book has been difficult. For this last one of this series, I chose three: foreboding joy, relief and tranquility. She reports that joy is the most vulnerable of human emotion and writes, “If you’re afraid to lean into good news, wonderful moments, and joy-if you find yourself waiting for the other shoe to drop-you are not alone. It’s called “foreboding joy”, and most of us experience it, including children and teens. In fact, she writes it’s practically a universal experience that everyone thinks of as something only they do. When we lose our tolerance for vulnerability, joy becomes foreboding. No emotion is more frightening than joy, because we believe if we allow ourselves to feel joy, we are inviting disaster. We start dress rehearsing tragedy in the best moments of our lives in order to stop vulnerability from beating us to the punch. But when we push away joy, we squander the goodness that we need to build resilience, strength and courage.” In her research though, she found that people who showed a deep capacity for joy had one thing in common and that was that they practiced gratitude when they felt vulnerable in that moment. As if to say to themselves, “Right now in this moment things are good and I am going to be grateful.” We can’t control what might happen next. As for relief, she writes that when we exhale deeply in relief, it actually serves as a reset button for our body, signaling relief and enhancing it at the same time as well as reducing muscle tension! So sigh away!

Lastly is tranquility, which she describes as her favorite emotion and I can see why. Her research definition is “Tranquility is associated with the absence of demand and no pressure to do anything.” She notes the difference between feeling content and feeling tranquil. “With contentment we have the sense of having completed something; with tranquility, we relish the feeling of doing nothing.” I think in our rushed way of life, if we do get to feel tranquil, even for a short time, that is something to be grateful for too.

On Friday, June 12th at 7:00 PM, members of the Northern Burlington Middle School Choir will take the field to perform “God Bless America” at the Trenton Thunder game.

This special performance is also a fundraiser for our choir program, so we encourage families, friends, and community members to join us for a fun night of baseball while supporting our student musicians.

Bring your school spirit and cheer on our talented singers as they represent Northern Burlington! More details about ticket information will be shared soon.

Tickets can be purchased using the following link: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Northernburlington22

Hope to see you there!

Our spring gift card raffle fundraiser tickets are now on sale! 1st prize: $500 visa gift card. 2nd prize: $200 visa gift card. Tickets: $10 each. Drawing: May 2. Request your tickets here: PTSC Gift Card Raffle Ticket Request Form