Week ending February 17, 2023 | Click here for past issues

February 13-16

Butler celebrates Kindness Week in honor of "Kind Like Joey" - our former Butler bear who demonstrated kindness in all he did in life. Spirit Week will take place the week of February 13. Please see the theme for each day below:

Friday's from March 24 to May 19** (see dates below)

$27 per child

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*Registration for iRun4Life opens Tuesday, February 21 at 6pm and will close once we reach 120 participants or Friday, February 24 if we are under the maximum amount of runners. The maximum participation amount and closing date are firm deadlines.

iRun4Life is a fun, noncompetitive after school running program designed to get your kids exercising and eating healthy. Training will start Friday, March 24.

**iRun4Life dates: March 24, 31; April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19 (Color Run).

Click here for additional details on the program including registration instructions.

February 24 | 6:30-8:00 PM

Butler Elementary

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Come and join our 12th Annual Butler Family Fun and Fitness Night. Tour the gym, cafeteria, and designated classrooms to participate in many fun health and fitness activities. Children who participate in five or more activities can enter their pass into a gift card raffle. For the safety of our Butler Bears, please plan on participating in the events with your children. Reminder, this is not a drop-off event.

Monday, February 27 | 7:00 PM

Click here for the Zoom link

Meeting ID: 827 0520 9077

Passcode: 415043

Save the date for our next General Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meeting scheduled for Monday, February 27 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Agenda will be posted here soon. All are welcome!

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

It takes many people to run all of the PTO events held at Butler. It would be ideal to have volunteers from each grade on the PTO to make sure everyone is well represented. The past few years have impacted our flow of volunteers. The PTO has a large number of volunteers with older students that will move on in the next 1-2 years. We would love to have new volunteers with students in younger grades join some events in the role of a 'shadow'. You would have the ability to see the process without having to plan the whole event independently.

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. 

Events that need chairs/co-chairs:

We hope everyone had a great time at the Butler Ball (February 10)! A HUGE thank you to event co-chairs: Rachel Stasik, Holly Richter, and Kristen Rusnack! You all knocked it out of the park! From the transformation of the gym/cafeteria into a beautiful evening under the stars, to the special cotton candy "mocktail", and managing our first-ever event with two time slots so we could accommodate the more than 300 families (at least 600 adults/kids), your hard work and dedication to make the event a memorable one is truly appreciated!

Thank you also to all of our event volunteers and those who donated food/drink for the festivities!

Thank you to Samantha Wilson Photography for taking photos that evening. To access the photo gallery, click here.

Gallery Password: butlerball2023

Download PIN: 0210

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 live online now! 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.

February 13-16 | Spirit Week - Kindness Week (see schedule above)

Click here for the UPDATED 2022-23 PTO events calendar

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.