The Weekly Update
May 3, 2024
Mark Your Calendars for Important Dates
Apr 29-May 3: NJSLA Assessments - ½ days
May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: Mid Marking Period
May 8: School Nurse Appreciation Day
May 8: Middle School Band Concert
May 14: Middle School Choral Concert
June 7: Class of 2028 - Class Night
June 12: Early Dismissal- Students
June 13: Early Dismissal -Students
June 14: Early Dismissal -Students
June 17: Early Dismissal -StudentsNJSLA Testing
- Thanks to our students for all of their hard work during testing this week. Make up testing is after Memorial Day.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Concert Season
Our spring concerts are upon us. These events are in the middle school cafetorium and the shows start at 7:00 pm.
Wednesday, May 8 - Band Concert
Tuesday, May 14 - Choral Concert
Both events are free of charge and open to the public. All are welcome to come out and support our talented musicians.
Eighth Grade Class Night
The Eighth Grade Class Night is scheduled for Friday, June 7 from 6pm- 8pm at the Middle School. This is a picnic event that includes food, music, and games, and dress is casual. The event is open only to Northern Burlington 8th graders and tickets will be sold in advance only. Tickets $20 per person (or 20 3R tickets) and will be on sale in the Media Center during lunch May 15-23, with special Early Bird pricing of $15 (or 15 3R tickets) May 15-17. Ticket price includes admission, food, drinks, all games and activities, and a Class of 2028 T-shirt. Come out and celebrate your time at NBCRMS and your transition to high school!
PTSC
Senior Citizen Prom is this weekend. Thank you to all who signed up to help out.
The PTSC Clothing Drive starts April 29th and ends on May 13th. If you are looking to declutter and clean out your closets, here is where you can donate that extra clothing and other household items. The PTSC uses the donated clothing to raise money to support student activities and provide money for scholarships. Donations should be bagged and dropped off at the middle school pole barn. The pole barn can be accessed via North Island Road. Directional signs will be posted to help find the pole barn. If it is after hours, leave the bagged items in front of the pole barn. Please see the flier below for additional information.
Middle School Schedule for 2024-25 School Year
As you may have heard, the middle school schedule will be changing slightly next year. Currently, students take a full year of math and English and these classes are complemented by a semester math and English class. We will be reorganizing the schedule next year so that students will have a single math and English class that will be the equivalent of one and a half class periods. This will provide students with a longer, daily instruction time in these key subjects with a single teacher, as opposed to the multiple classes and teachers in the current schedule. This change will allow for deeper understanding of the topic and with a consistent instructor. The other classes will remain the same.
There will be a brief presentation on these changes at 6:30 pm on May 14 in room 245. This will be right before the choral concert if you want to stay for that show.
Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale
The Northern FFA Chapter will be holding its annual Spring Plant Sale days on May 4, 11, 12 & 18. Horticulture students have been working hard since January in the greenhouse seeding, planting and transplanting to prepare for our sale! This year we are happy to offer 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!
Save the Dates! -
Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale Dates and Times:
Saturday May 4th, 2024 - 9am-2pm
Saturday May 11th, 2024 - 9am-2pm
Mother's Day: Sunday May 12th, 2024 - 9am-1pm
Saturday May 18th, 2024 - 9am-2pm
Plants available for sale:
Flowering Hanging Baskets - 10" & 12" baskets
Mixed Combo/Decorative Planters & Foliage Baskets
6 pack & 4.5" Annual Flowers 6" & Gallon Perennials Herbs
Strawberry Plants (available May 18th only)
NEW! THIS YEAR: Single Pack Heirloom & Premium Veggies
4 pack Vegetables including: Tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, cucumbers,
melons, beans, lettuce & salad mixes & more!
To see the Save the Date Reminder, click HERE.
Stay tuned for the release of the Spring 2024 Plant Sale Flyer & Price List!
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
Relay for Life
Thank you all for your continued support for NB’s Relay for Life event. This year, our event is May 18-19 from 6 pm - 6 am. This year’s theme is: Movies - Lights, Camera, Action Against Cancer.
Our meeting dates are: May 14, May 21
Please watch this awesome video created by our talented students:
Relay for Life Apparel Flyer
Lost and Found
The lost and found will be packed up on Friday, May 10. Students missing an item should be sure to check the lost and found before that date. All of the remaining items will be donated to the PTSC clothing drive.
Clinical Corner
With all different tests around the corner as we near the end of the school year, I thought it would be helpful to talk about tolerating test stress. Let’s get straight to strategies to use. The one I liked the best is writing out what you are anxious about in regards to the test. Such as how you are feeling, why the test matters to you, and what your performance means to you, etc. Then you can throw it away. So get it out, and get it into the garbage and not have it all in your thoughts! This can really help you get calm before any test. If writing is not your thing, voice record and then delete!
Other strategies mentioned in the article “Taming Test Anxiety” are:
Deep breathing,
Consciously relaxing by relaxing each muscle group
Decreasing distractions, especially like knowing where it helps most to sit
Engaging in positive self-talk
Not fixating on the clock
Vaccination Flyer from the Burlington County Health Department of Health
Expanded EBT Summer Benefits (Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch):
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.