Week ending September 30, 2022 | Click here for past issues

Friday, October 7 | 5:30pm-7:30pm

Butler playground

Bring your chairs or a blanket, your dinner, and join the Butler community for a FREE evening of music and fun on the Butler playground during our 2022 Butler Bash featuring DJ Rockin Dave! Click here to pre-purchase pizza ($11) which will be available for distribution at the event.

Help us get our Butler Boo activity started! We will be meeting Friday, September 30 to put together some Butler Boo baskets. Each volunteer will be tasked with a few secret deliveries. (Don't forget to bring your Butler Bear!)

Please sign up to volunteer here. Thank you!

The Book Fair is next week!! The book fair flyer provides just a sampling of the books available at the fair. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that all books will be available for the whole fair. Book Fair purchases can be made with cash, credit card (must be the credit card itself, not only the numbers – parent signature required for transaction), checks (made payable to "Butler PTO"), or Ewallet.

Sign up here for Ewallet!! REMEMBER - Ewallet is now like a gift card and all funds stay on the ewallet until they are used. Each student needs their own ewallet account.

We have a few critical volunteer needs here.  Click here to view the classroom schedule.

If you would prefer to shop at home with your child, or the book your child wants is out of stock, you can shop at our online book fair, running now until Oct. 16 here. The books ordered online will be delivered directly to your child’s classroom. Any questions please email Amanda Bonsall or Shirley Schombs.

Did a Butler Staff member go above and beyond and you want to show your appreciation? We know the staff at Butler routinely go above and beyond! Click here a link for a list of our staff members favorite things if you would like to send in a treat to brighten their day.

This list includes teachers, administrators, custodial staff, support staff, specialists and itinerants. This great team works together to make sure they are always working to encourage all students!

This is completely voluntary and will remain open all year if you are looking to give a boost to a staff member! Don’t forget to take a picture so we can share this positivity train!

Butler Bingo on 9/23 was a huge success! Close to 400 bingo cards were sold! Thanks to all of those that pitched in last minute to help out. A special thank you to Event Chair Amy Beaver, along with volunteers Jeremy Beaver, Donna Katzman, Jen Emma, Christine Hartman, Cari Cantor, and Shirley Schombs for helping make things run smoother.

Connect with other Butler families with our Butler Family Directory. Enter your info here. Once published electronically, the directory will be password protected and not to be used for any kind of solicitation. It is a great way for you to get connected to other families in the class, or in the Butler community, as teachers will not be publishing class lists. Entry deadline is October 9.

PTO events and activities would not be available without our volunteers and the financial contribution by the Butler families. In support of our efforts, we are asking for a $15 contribution per household (Butler Family) as the means to

offset the expenses for organizing and holding the events. For those who wish, you can sponsor another Butler family’s $15 contribution. Payment is preferred through MyPaymentsPlus or submit a check with this form.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to a member of our PTO Executive Board or Event Chairs. View the PTO contact sheet for the 2022-23 School Year here.

We have many volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Some only require an hour or two of your time. We always work in teams, so please come join us! Click here to view our volunteer opportunities and sign up today.

**Please note: All volunteer opportunities are subject to change based on District guidelines. We ask that you please refrain from cell phone usage during your volunteer shift. Unfortunately, younger siblings are no longer permitted to accompany volunteers. You must have your volunteer clearances completed prior to signing up for lunch duty.

We now have an easier way to earn money for Butler. Simply download the Box Tops for Education App and scan your receipts to earn money for our school. Box Tops is having a special

promotion where if you buy four participating products, you get bonus box tops! Click here for more info.

Click here for the Butler Calendar of Events (subject to change)

Click here for the 2022-23 CBSD one-page printable calendar

A friendly reminder - in order to volunteer in the classroom, you must have current volunteer clearances through CBSD. The process is EASY and all done online using the Volunteer Tracker App to track volunteer clearances. Every CB volunteer will need to register, and upload their clearances.

Pennsylvania law requires all persons having direct contact with school children obtain background checks and clearances. Click here for the required clearances, along with links to the state’s websites, which may be found on the CBSD website.

**Please note: All volunteer opportunities are subject to change based on District guidelines. You MUST have current clearances in order to volunteer. Click here for volunteer clearance information.

The Simon 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 official Simon Butler PTO Facebook page today.