Week ending March 10, 2023 | Click here for past issues

BUTLER LIP SYNC (participation by 5th and 6th graders only)

Friday April 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM

Free Admission! Great Family Event!

Submission deadline: March 8 (Firm! No late submissions)

View the submission form here.

Lip Sync is a great event presented by our talented Butler 5th and 6th graders! Event information and permission slips were distributed to all 5th and 6th graders.

Please email Lip Sync co-chairs Colleen or James with questions.

Thursday, March 23 | 4-8PM

21 Airport Square, North Wales

Our next Dine & Donate will take place at Panera (Airport Square) on Thursday, March 23 from 4-8pm. Panera will donate 20 percent of sales to Butler! Show the flyer or use the code (FUND4U) at online checkout, in the Panera app, or at the kiosk in-cafe.

Homeroom Coordinators received an email with detailed information about the next step in the Spring Fair Basket/Fun Jar process. HRCs should be reaching out to class families to request contributions for Raffle Baskets and Fun Jars. Each class is responsible for one Basket and one Fun Jar. In addition, we will be asking families for other Fun Jars - stay tuned for more info about that. Any questions, please contact Jennifer Mininger

Saturday, April 29

Stay tuned for details!

SIXTH GRADE BABY PHOTOS

View the flyer here.

It's time to send in a baby photo of your sixth grade student for the Sixth Grade Yearbook!

Submit ONE baby photo here before the deadline of March 17. User ID 02-IICQIDSQ66BOTEQIGNYW.

SIXTH GRADE BUTLER PHOTOS

View the flyer here.

We need your help filling the pages of this year’s 6th grade yearbook. Please submit photos you have taken at Butler events through the years! Additionally, if you would like to include your child's first day of kindergarten picture, please submit one picture.

Please keep the photos to school related events. Butler photos must be submitted here by March 27. User ID: 02-IICQIDSQ66BOTEQIGNYW

For any 6th Grade Yearbook photo questions, please contact Jennie Temple.

The 6th Grade Yearbook Committee needs your help to make the 6th Grade Yearbook even more special for our kids. For a small donation of $5.00 per shout out, you can write a special note to your child or to his or her friends that will be published in the yearbook. Payment can be made through Venmo (@Melissa-Griffin-61) or checks payable to "Butler PTO."

A shout out is space that you purchase to be printed in the Butler yearbook, which congratulates your child. One shout out is up to 180 characters (including spaces, and punctuation). Example: Sue, congratulations on your graduation from Butler Elementary! Good luck at Unami! We are so incredibly proud of you and your accomplishments! Love, Mom, Dad, Zoe, Pip, and Fluffy. This example is 180 characters in case you need a visual picture idea.

To participate, please fill out the form here by April 1. Any questions? Please email Melissa.

We are looking to fill the PTO Slate for the 2023/2024 school year....

Events that still need chairs/co-chairs:

This is a great opportunity to get involved, meet new people and help plan awesome events for all students. The Butler PTO is extremely supportive, so you will never be alone. Please reach out to Shirley Schombs or Amanda Bonsall to share your volunteer preferences. We can help match you with a committee you would feel most comfortable.

2023-2024 Student Registration is now open for all grades! To best meet our staffing needs for our grade-levels - please do not delay - and register your NEW students NOW!

Registration for future Butler Bears entering Kindergarten has been ongoing, but all grades are now open for new students to register for the fall of 2023. If any Butler Community Family has an incoming student, please be sure to register as soon as possible - as staffing and class sizes will be determined based upon the number of actual registrants! Be sure to also share this message around our neighborhoods if anyone has a Kindergarten-aged or 1st-grade aged child who is ready to attend Butler! Please note, the Kindergarten-aged child must be 5 years old before September 1st – no exceptions.

More information can be learned by visiting the Central Registration Website here.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Butler main office - 267-893-4250 and be sure to ask about registering your student eligible child.

Check out the full list of Butler Spirit Days here! Our next Butler Spirit Day is:

**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.

The 2022-23 Butler Family Directory is online! To access the Butler Directory, click here. This is a password protected document. The password was emailed to all parents separately.

If you did not enter your Directory information, please click here and your information can be included in the next publication in the Spring.

March 17 | Spirit Day - St. Patrick's Day - Wear Green!

March 21 | National Down Syndrome Day - Rock Your Socks!

March 23 | Panera Dine & Donate

March 29 - Kindergarten AM Attends ONLY in the AM (No PM KDG)

March 30 - Kindergarten PM attends ONLY in the PM (No AM KDG)

Click here for the 2022-23 PTO events calendar (updated 2/12/2023)

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

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.

In order to volunteer in the classroom, you must have current volunteer clearances through CBSD. ***Failure to gain CBSD volunteer credentials may prohibit your ability to support any upcoming parties.*** Questions? Contact Erin McCreary.

The process is EASY and all done online using the Volunteer Tracker App. 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.