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Week of November 18-22, 2019 | Click here for past issues
Thanksgiving
On behalf of the Butler PTO, we'd like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! The next issue of the newsletter will be sent the week of December 2. Thank you!
VENDOR FAIR & HOLIDAY SHOP - DECEMBER 6
vendors wanted
Vendor Fair & Holiday Shop
Friday, December 6 | 6-8pm
Butler Gymnasium/Stage

VENDOR FAIR
If you would like to sign up for a table, you bring your products to sell and the PTO will provide a large table and two chairs for $20.00. (There will be no repeats of exact businesses). Please click here for a registration form. Forms are due by 11/25/19. If you would like information on reserving a table for the Vendor Fair please email Amanda Bonsall.
Holiday Shop
HOLIDAY SHOP
We'll have lots of awesome holiday gifts ranging in price from 25 cents to $12. Free gift wrap station will be available during the event! Look for information coming home in your child’s Wednesday folder on November 20. Click here for more information.
TEACHER CONFERENCE DINNER
parent teacher conference
Teacher/Staff Dinner
Thursday, December 12

To express our gratitude and appreciation, we provide a meal for teachers and staff during one of the conference days. If you would like to participate and make or donate an item and/or your time, please click here.

Any questions, please contact  Ralyn Volpe, Bridget Hoag, or  Jennifer Mininger.
GIVING TREE (Now thru December 6)
Giving Tree 2019
Please help support families in need within the Butler Community by making a donation of a $10 gift card from any of the following: Five Below, Giant, Target, Walmart or Wawa. Click here to sign up online, or click here for more information. The deadline for gift card donations is Friday, December 6. Thank you.
6th GRADE YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST
cover contest
Sixth Grade Yearbook Cover Contest (open to 6th grade students only)

We are looking for a 6th grade Butler Bear to design this year’s yearbook cover. The contest will run Wednesday November 20 until Monday December 2. All cover art must be submitted on time to be considered. please click here or check Wednesday folders for official contest forms. Any questions, please contact  Ralyn Volpe.
BUTLER SPIRIT WEAR AVAILABLE AT HOLIDAY SHOP
Thank you to Monica Dick for organizing the online Spirit Wear sale that ended on November 17. Please note, we will also have some Butler Spirit Wear items available for sale at the Holiday Shop on Friday, December 6.
SKATE NIGHT RECAP
2019 Skate Night
It was great to see many families enjoy Skate Night. Thanks to your generosity, we collected many canned goods for Butler's Food Drive to benefit Butler families. Thank you, Jaime Beck, for organizing this event! 
FIRST AND SECOND GRADE LUNCH VOLUNTEERS
lunch duty volunteers
  • Please click here to volunteer at First Grade Lunch. 
  • Please click here to volunteer at Second Grade Lunch in December.

**We ask that you please refrain from cell phone usage during your volunteer shift. Younger siblings are welcome to come as well. You must have your clearances completed prior to signing up for lunch duty .
WANT TO TEACH YOUR OWN BUTLER BEAR CLUB CLASS?
Butler Bear Clubs
Do you have a special talent, or just a hobby, that you would like to share with Butler students? The Butler Bear Clubs are forming now. We can provide classroom space and pay a class teacher $100 for the 6 week class. Classes at Butler are held from 4:00-5:00 and run February 3- March 12. Have a business off-site that would like to offer a class at the time of your choosing? Let us know! 

Click here to view class info from the 2018-19 school year.

Please contact Jen Emma at jjemma3@gmail.com to form a class.
UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR
November 18-22 | Celebrate Education Week
November 20 | Picture Retakes Day
November 27 | No School - Professional Development
November 28-29 | No School - Thanksgiving Break
December 4 | Early Dismissal Grades K-6 (No PM Kindergarten)
December 5 | Community Connection Meeting with Dr. Kopicki (6pm)
December 6 | Vendor Fair and Holiday Shop
December 12-13 | Early Dismissal Grades 1-6 (No Kindergarten)
December 16-17 | No Kindergarten (Parent Conferences)
December 19 | Spirit Day - Ugly Sweater Day
December 20 | Spirit Day - Pajama Day
December 20 | Early Dismissal Grades K-12 (No PM Kindergarten)


Click here for the revised Butler Spirit Day Calendar.
Click here for the full Butler PTO Calendar of Events.
Click here for the 2019-20 CBSD one-page printable calendar
*Dates subject to change
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
The  Butler PTO  has an official Facebook page. We use this form of communication to reach you the parents, in a quick and easy way. Click here  to join the Butler PTO Facebook page today.
VOLUNTEERING AT BUTLER? GET YOUR CLEARANCES.
Pennsylvania law requires all persons having direct contact with school children to obtain background checks and clearances.  Click here  for more information on how to obtain the required clearances. Please note: For those that have completed their clearances, please be sure to review the dates on your paperwork to verify you are in compliance with the renewal cycle. Thank you.
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