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BUTLER FAMILY DIRECTORY

The 2025-26 Butler Family Directory is live online here! This is a password protected document. The password will be emailed to all parents separately in an email from the school office.

Simply enter the password and then click "Read Only" to download and open the document.

TEACHER FAVORITE THINGS LIST

Parents are often interested in knowing what teachers and staff members like or enjoy. View a list here of our staff members favorite things. This is a good reference for gifts as well as every day little surprises!

This list includes teachers, administrators, custodial staff, support staff, specialists and itinerants. This is completely voluntary and will remain open all year if you are looking for the inside scoop.

5TH GRADE MEMORY BOOK NEEDS PICS!

6TH GRADE MEMORY BOOK NEEDS PICS!

SAVE THE DATE FOR BUTLER SPRING FAIR| MARCH 28

Save the date! Our second Butler Spring Fair planning meeting is coming up soon, and excitement is already building as we dive into preparations for our biggest fundraiser of the year. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting and help us make this year’s fair truly unforgettable. Your passion, creativity, and great ideas are exactly what we need!

Please join us for our second planning meeting:

When: Monday, January 12th at 6:45 PM

Where: Butler Library

SAVE THE DATE FOR BUTLER BALL| FEBRUARY 6

Butler Ball

Friday, February 6th, 2026

Session 1: 6:00 PM -7:30 PM

Session 2: 8:00 PM -9:30 PM

Butler Gymnasium

Register now on My Payments Plus for the Butler Ball. This event is designed to be a special night experience for your Butler Student and their VIP Adult Guest. There will be a DJ and professional photographer to take photos. Admission is $8 per student and includes one special VIP adult guest. Select which session you'd like to attend before registration closes on February 5th at 12am. Advance ticket purchase is required! Refreshments and snacks will be served.

Volunteer:

Please consider signing up to volunteer for the event here .

Snack Donations:

Please sign up to donate food items for the event here.

Floral Discount:

Gordon Florist (215-716-3332) will be offering a 5% discount for corsages/ boutonnieres purchased for the dance. Please place your orders by Friday, January 30th and mention Butler Elementary to receive the discount.

WE NEED SPRING FAIR SILENT AUCTION VOLUNTEERS!

SPRING FAIR DONATIONS AND SPONSORS NEEDED!

Butler Spring Fair Sponsors Needed! Support Our School Events!

The Butler Spring Fair proceeds directly fund our PTO activities (Ball, Bingo, Butler Boo, etc) throughout the year. We need your help to make a huge impact!

Champion a Sponsorship: Does your employer offer a giving program? Suggest a corporate, tax-deductible sponsorship to your HR/Marketing team. Easy to Forward document here.
Own a Local Business? Consider a donation to our Silent Auction! This is a great promotion for your business.
Contact Stacey Tocci at butlersilentauction@gmail.com to donate!

DINE AND DONATE| NEW BRITAIN INN ON JANUARY 26

CONTRIBUTE TO HELP SUPPORT PTO PROGRAMS & EVENTS

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.

FIRST AND SECOND GRADE LUNCH VOLUNTEERS

Please sign up to volunteer during 1st Grade lunch here.

Please sign up to volunteer during 2nd Grade lunch here.

**Please note: You must have your volunteer clearances completed prior to signing up for lunch duty. 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.

EARN FUNDS FOR BUTLER WHILE YOU SHOP!

Download the Box Tops for Education App and scan your receipts to earn money for our school. Click here for more info. Do you shop at Walmart Connect your Walmart and Box Tops accounts so you can earn cash for Butler without scanning or submitting your receipts!

MY PAYMENTS PLUS VS. MY SCHOOL BUCKS

My Payments Plus is a free, secured, online account which allows you to pay for student fees, field trips, PTO events, summer classes, etc. This is used district-wide, so we encourage all families to register for an account. To sign up, simply visit: MyPaymentsPlus.com and click on “Register a Free Account.” You will need your child's student identification number to set up the account, which can be found in the parent portal.

My School Bucks is a free, secured online account which allows you to pay for school meals. It allows you to have a digital option for lunches (no cards – the cafeteria staff look up the child’s name at the register) as well as see what items your child is purchasing in the cafeteria. To access My School Bucks, please visit MySchoolBucks.com. You will need your child's student identification number to set up the account, which can be found in the parent portal.

BUTLER ONLINE APPAREL STORE

The Butler Bears Apparel Store is now open online! This online store will be open year-round and orders may be placed at any time and ship right to your home. Choose from more than 100 items of various colors and designs for the entire family! Questions? Contact Amy.

LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENT OF THE WEEK

UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR

December 22| Spirit Day - Ugly/Festive Holiday Sweater Day

December 23| Half Day - Dismissal Begins at 12:25 PM

December 23| Spirit Day - Pajama Day

December 23| PM Kindergarten Attends (AM Kdg. - No School)

December 23| Holiday Sing - Student/Staff Assembly (Only)

December 24 through Friday, January 2, 2026| Winter Break

January 5| School resumes

January 9| Spirit Day - Mustache Day

January 19| School Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 23| PTO Skate Night (Inline 309) - 6:30 PM

January 26| Butler PTO Dine & Donate - New Britain Inn (5:00-8:00 PM)

View the one-page printable 2025-26 CBSD calendar here.

*Dates subject to change

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.

YOU MUST HAVE CLEARANCES TO VOLUNTEER

In order to volunteer in the classroom, you must have current volunteer clearances through CBSD. Questions? Contact Michelle Droxler.

The process is EASY and all done online using Raptor Volunteer Safe. 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.

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