Week ending April 1, 2022 | Click here for past issues

The 6th Grade Memory Book Committee needs your help to make the memory book 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 their friends that will be published in the Memory Book. Payment can be made through Venmo (@Nicole-Scabarozi) or checks payable to "Butler PTO." Feel free to share with extended family members too! The more the merrier!

A shout out is space that you purchase to be printed in the Butler Memory Book, 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 click here, fill out the form by April 1, 2022. Any questions? Please email Edna Miller.

April is considered Autism Acceptance month. Each day next week (3/28-4/1), we will wear

different things to demonstrate that we better understand and accept people with autism and their differences. Click here for the detailed flyer.

Please consider supporting the efforts of our PEN students during the PEN Week of Action (March 28 to April 1). Click here for the flyer.

Butler Musical Revue

April 7 & 8 | 7PM (Doors open at 6:15PM)

Tickets are $5 for individuals ages 13 and older.

Butler 5th and 6th Graders are proud to invite you to their Musical performance of From Story to Stage. Our entire Butler community is welcome to attend!

It is recommended that tickets be purchased in advance. Ticket purchases will be cash only, please. Click here for the Ticket Order Form.

The Spring Fair is our biggest fundraiser of the year. It is an awesome, annual family event, held rain or shine. There is great fun for all members of the family, including 20+ carnival games and activities, a silent auction, theme basket raffles, snacks and lunch options. By participating in this fun-filled day, families can enjoy time together and with other school families while helping support many great programs at Butler. Details to follow.

Homeroom Coordinators 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 (Baskets), or Edna Miller (Fun Jars).

We are still looking to fill some crucial roles in the PTO for the 2022-23 school year and we could use your help. If we do not have enough volunteers then some events may need to be canceled. Please consider helping next year.

Please reach out to Amanda Bonsall to share your strengths/volunteer preferences.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Butler Girl event (March 25). Special thanks to everyone who donated their time or food/beverage. And a HUGE thank you to the event co-chairs Lynn Ricker and Jeannie Redner.

If you had your photo taken by our photographer, click here to view the gallery where you may download your photo or purchase prints. The password is: Butler22.

Click here for the PSSA flyer with grade/schedule info.

April 27-29 | English/Language Arts (Grades 3-6)

May 4 & 6 | Mathematics (Grades 3-6)

May 9 | Science (Grade 4 only)

Below, please find the remaining dates for Butler Spirit Days! Click here for a printable flyer.

April 1 | Wear Blue for autism awareness

May 13 | Western Day-Yeehaw!

June 10 (or last day) | Hawaiian Day! Hello Summer!

1st grade - Pajama Party - May 12

2nd Grade - Disney Delight - May 19

3rd Grade - Singin’ in the Rainforest - May 12

4th Grade - I Want Candy - May 19

**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.

April 1 | Wear blue for Autism awareness

April 7 & 8 | Butler "From Story to Stage" Musical Revue (ticket info)

April 27-29 | PSSA's (Grades 3-6 - English Language Arts)

May 4 & 6 | PSSA's (Grades 3-6 - Math)

May 9 | PSSA's (Grade 4 only - Science)

May 21 | Butler Spring Fair

Click here for the 2021-22 CBSD one-page printable calendar

Click here for the 2022-23 CBSD one-page printable calendar (approved March 2022)

The 2021-22 Butler Family Directory is online. To access the directory, click here. This is a password protected document. The password was emailed to all parents separately on 12/2.

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

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: Butler will follow the Health and Safety plan of the District. 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.