Week ending September 16, 2022 | Click here for past issues

Monday, September 19 | 7:00pm

Butler Library

Everyone is invited to join us for our first general PTO meeting of the 2022-23 school year. Meetings are a great way to be informed and get involved (or not) at Butler! Agenda will be posted here soon where you may also view past agendas and minutes. We hope you see everyone there!

Friday, September 23 | 7:00-8:30pm

Butler Gymnasium

Join us for the first PTO event of the new school year... Butler Family Bingo! There will be light snacks and water, as well as fun prizes to win! Bingo cards are $1 per card and can be bought that night. We hope to see you there!

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! Pre-ordered pizza ($11) will be available for distribution at the event. Info on pre-ordering pizza is coming soon.

We are still in need of some volunteers for Head Room Parent Coordinators (HRPC) and Party Planners for a handful of classrooms in grades 1-6 this year? Please click here for more information and the opportunity to volunteer. As of September 13 at Noon, the following classes still need volunteers:

Click here to view our 2022-23 Room Parent Coordinator Handbook.

Any questions, please email Bridget Hoag or Kerri Zwiebel.

**Please note: You MUST have current clearances in order to volunteer. Click here for volunteer clearance information.

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.

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.

October 3-7 (no school October 5)

Book Fair flyers will be coming home in the next few weeks. These flyers provide just a sampling of the books available at the book fair. Book Fair purchases can be made with cash, credit card (must be the credit card itself, not only the numbers), checks made payable to "Butler PTO", or Ewallet.

Ewallet is a virtual giftcard program through Scholastic. It has changed from the way it was in the past. The money you add to the ewallet remains on your ewallet. If there are unused funds after the fair, you can save it for the next fair, or use it on the scholastic sites. Each child will need their own EWallet. See this link to sign up (Active Now-Oct 7th).

**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.

September 16 | Butler Picture Day

September 19 | General PTO meeting

September 23 | Butler Family Bingo

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.