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The Weekly Update

May 16, 2025

The Weekly Update May 16, 2025
The Weekly UpdateMay 16, 2025

Mark Your Calendars for Important Dates Mark Your Calendars for Important Dates

May 19 - May 23: NJSLA ELA and Math

May 26: Memorial Day-School Closed

June 6: Class of 2029-Class Night

June 6: Early Dismissal for Students

State Testing State Testing

Both the seventh and eighth grade students will be sitting for the Math and English Language Arts NJSLA tests the week of May 19, next week!. Students should be prepared for each day by getting a good night’s sleep, eating a good breakfast, and bringing their fully charged chromebook to school for each day of the testing.


Students in both 7th and 8th grade will take one section of English-Language Arts or Math each day of the week. Those students who typically begin the day in the high school (mainly JROTC students) should report to the middle school each day during testing.


Good luck to our students on the testing.


Eighth Grade Class Night Eighth Grade Class Night

The Eighth Grade Class Night is scheduled for Friday, June 6 from 6pm- 8pm at the Middle School. This is a picnic event that includes food, music, and outdoor games, and dress is casual. The event is open only to Northern Burlington 8th graders and tickets will be sold in advance only. Tickets are $20 per person (or 20 3R tickets) and will be on sale in the Media Center during lunch May 13-22 (no sales Thursday, May 15), with special Early Bird pricing of $15 (or 15 3R tickets) May 13,14, and 16. Ticket price includes admission, food, drinks, and all games and activities. Come out and celebrate your time at Northern Burlington Middle School and your transition to high school!

Fall Athletic Registration Fall Athletic Registration

Athletic Registration is open for the 2025 Fall Season.

https://northernburlington-ar.rschooltoday.com/

Click on the link above.

If you already have an account, please sign in with your username and password. Please DO NOT create a new account. If you are having problems signing in, please contact Mrs. O’Neill in the Athletic Office – 609-298-3900, ext. 2093 or moneill@nburlington.com

If new to Northern Burlington Athletics, please create a new account.

Fall Cheerleading Tryouts Fall Cheerleading Tryouts

Join us for the Fall 2025 HS Cheerleading try-outs being held June 3 & 4, 2026. Try-outs on June 3rd will be from 3 - 5 pm. June 4h will be the actual tryouts - time slots will be assigned. Both days are mandatory.

Mark your calendars, if you are interested in cheering during the fall season! Join the Google Classroom - CODE: L35R5LJN - for more information and to join the interest meeting on May 13th at 6:30 pm. This is the ONLY try-out for current NB students for Fall cheerleading at the high school. Cheerleaders are responsible for their own transportation during try-outs.

Athletic portal is open to submit forms and physical documents. Please do this as soon as possible - even before the interest meeting if you think there is a chance you will try out.

If you have any questions, please email Coach Ballinger - kballinger@nburlington.com

Pesticide Application Pesticide Application

Please see this NOTICE about the application of pesticide on the athletic fields this spring from our facilities department.

PTSC News PTSC News

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Clothing Drive

The PTSC is running a clothing/household items drive from May 1 - May 19 (by 10:00am). This is an opportunity to clean out your closets and declutter, and help out our PTSC. See the picture for details on donations. Bagged donations can be dropped off at the middle school pole barn (accessed via Island Road. Thanks in advance for your support.


Senior Citizen Prom

Thank you to everyone who contributed to and helped with the senior citizen prom. It was a great success!


Spring Raffle
 The Parent Teacher Student Connection is holding a Spring Gift Card Raffle Fundraiser. First prize is $500 in gift cards to Acme, ShopRite, Wegmans, and Visa and Second Prize is a $200 Visa gift card. Tickets are $10 each, cash or venmo. Drawing is May 3rd (winner need not be present). Please see our website to request tickets. www.nburlingtonptsc.org/events.

End of Year Events
 If you would like to volunteer for some of our end-of-year events (8th grade class night, senior send-off, staff appreciation sundae bar), please sign up here:

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0849A9AC2BA0FB6-56240219-2025

Pictures from the Week Pictures from the Week

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Congrats to this week's NB3 honoree. Thanks for being ready, respectful, and responsible.

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Our middle school chorus students took the stage to present their spring concert. It was a great night. Thanks to all who came out.

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The middle school agriculture students planted the last of the red oak saplings they have. In many years, the shade by the athletic fields will come from the efforts of these students.

Construction at the High School Construction at the High School

The high school has begun construction work on the auditorium. There may be construction traffic that interferes with the regular traffic flow. Please plan accordingly and be sure to allot extra time to arrive at school for parents who are dropping their children off to school.

No Place for Hate Activity No Place for Hate Activity

Our No Place for Hate group has organized an activity next week, focusing on the concept of Stereotypes and using the movie Zootopia as a basis for the conversation. During lunches next week, we will have the movie on for students to watch while they are eating lunch. Then, on Friday, in social studies classes there will be a follow up activity, found HERE, about the concepts of stereotypes, especially as they relate to the movie.


Any questions, please contact me.

Clinical Corner Clinical Corner

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I came across an article about athletes and mental health that I thought would be beneficial to be aware of. While the article is titled “Student Athlete Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Coaches”, there is no doubt that teachers that work with this population should know about this too. To summarize the article, the author, Valerie Valle, Psy.D., writes that playing sports is a two-sided coin. On one side, sports can improve self-esteem, increase physical activity, and even improve sleep and dietary habits. Student athletes can be more motivated to do better academically too as they are setting goals for themselves.

However, on the flip side, there can be negative effects from sports on athletes’ mental health. Some negatives include associating winning with self-worth, having an unhealthy sense of perfectionism, experiencing stress and anxiety when they make a mistake and overall feeling overwhelmed trying to balance the demands of the sport with the rest of their lives. Depression can also develop and if you see your child/student/player losing interest in their sport along with a change in appetite or sleep they may need to be monitored. Another red flag to watch out for is burnout-going to practice without the usual enthusiasm or expressing a desire to quit can be some symptoms.

Valle reports that the best thing adults who support athletes can do is listen and acknowledge their feelings. “I’ve noticed that …” is a great place for supportive adults to start. Just a couple of the many coping skills she recommends are making time for breaks and trying to keep fun as part of the equation of sports. For the full article click here.

Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale

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The Northern FFA Chapter will be holding its annual Spring Plant Sale days during the month of May 2025: May 3rd, 10th, 11th, 17th, & 24th

Horticulture students have been working hard since January in the greenhouse seeding, planting & growing out bedding plants to prepare for our sale!

This year we are happy to offer new varieties and colors of flowers as well as an expanded selection of vegetables including various types of tomatoes, and sweet peppers & hot peppers. Please see the sales dates and times below. We look forward to seeing you again during this year's plant sale days!

Stay tuned for the Sale Flyer and Price List in the coming weeks!

Click here for the Save the Date reminder.

Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale Dates and Times:


  • Saturday May 17th, 2025 - 8am-1pm - Farmer Appreciation Day
  • Saturday May 24th, 2025 - 8am-12pm - Military Appreciation Day


Plants available for sale:


  • 6 pack & 4" Annual Flowers- 6" & 1 Gallon Trees
  • Flowering Hanging Baskets - 10" & 12" Baskets
  • Mixed Combo/Decorative Planters & Foliage Baskets
  • FEATURING: Heirloom & Premium Veggies
  • Single Pot & 4 Pack Vegetables including: Tomatoes,
  • Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers, Eggplant, Cucumbers,
  • Melons, Beans, Lettuce & Salad mixes, Herbs & more!


Address:

Northern Burlington County Regional High School

Greenhouse Complex

Address: 160 Mansfield Road East

Columbus, NJ 08022

Contact: Brian Hayes, Teacher of Agriculture

Email: bhayes@nburlington.com

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