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Week of March 20-24, 2023 | Click here for past issues
PANERA DINE & DONATE - THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 23
PANERA
Panera Dine & Donate
Thursday, March 23 | 4-8PM
21 Airport Square, North Wales

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.
BUTLER SPRING FAIR NEWS AND INFO
2023 Spring Fair
BUTLER SPRING FAIR
Saturday, April 29 | 10AM-3PM

Our Butler Spring Fair is just over one month away. Everyone will receive this flyer in Wednesday folders soon. View links to all items listed on flyer in sections below, or download, print and scan the QR codes. Thank you!
PRE-SALE PUNCH CARDS ON SALE NOW THRU APRIL 10
Pre-Order Punch Cards
50 Punches for $10.00

Event Day Punch Cards
4 punches for $1; 20 punches for $5

Most games/snacks range between 2 – 8 punches.

Punch Cards are required for all games as well as inside food snacks. Purchase pre-sale punch cards here now through April 10 and save!

Any questions on punch cards, please contact Rachel.
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
Sign up now to Volunteer for the Spring Fair!
Parent volunteers sign up here
Unami student volunteers sign up here
CB South student volunteers sign up here
Questions about volunteering at the Spring Fair? Contact Ricki.
DONATE
Please consider donating to one of the Spring Fair fundraising activities.
USED BOOKS
Donate used books by April 20. View info here.
SILENT AUCTION
Contact Shirley to make a donation.
RAFFLE BASKETS/FUN JARS
Homeroom Coordinators (HRC) 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
SIXTH GRADE ONLY - PHOTOS NEEDED
6TH GRADE YEARBOOK
SIXTH GRADE BUTLER PHOTOS
View the flyer here.

Sixth grade only: 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.
SIXTH GRADE YEARBOOK SHOUT OUTS

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).

To participate, please fill out the form here by April 1. Any questions? Please email Melissa.
SAVE THE DATE - LIP SYNC | APRIL 21 | 7PM
BUTLER LIP SYNC (participation by 5th and 6th graders only)
Friday April 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM
Free Admission! Great Family Event!

Details to follow.


Please email Ali, Colleen or James with questions.
2023-24 NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
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! 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.
BUTLER SPIRIT DAYS CALENDAR
Check out the full list of Butler Spirit Days here! Our next Butler Spirit Day is:
  • March 21 | National Down Syndrome Day - Rock Your Socks!
AUTISM AWARENESS SPIRIT DAYS

April 3 | Wear Something Comfy
April 4 | Wear a Favorite Saying or Color
April 5 | Light it up Blue for Autism Awareness - Wear Blue
FIRST & SECOND GRADE LUNCH VOLUNTEERS SIGN-UP
lunch duty volunteers
  • Please click here to volunteer during First Grade lunch.
  • Please click here to volunteer during Second Grade lunch.

**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.
TEACHER & STAFF FAVORITE THINGS
teacher favorite things
Click here for a link for a list of our staff members favorite things if you would like to send in a treat to brighten their day.
Click here to view our volunteer opportunities throughout the year and sign up today.
Download the Box Tops for Education App and scan your receipts to earn money for our school. Click here for more info.
BUTLER FAMILY DIRECTORY - SPRING UPDATE
family directory
The 2022-23 Butler Family Directory is online and has recently been updated! To access the Butler Directory, click here. This is a password protected document. The password was emailed to all parents separately.
LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENT OF THE WEEK
meme
UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR
March 21 | National Down Syndrome Day - Rock Your Socks!
March 23 | Panera Dine & Donate
March 27-28 | Half Day for Students (AM) Parent/Teacher Conferences - 12:25 PM Dismissal; No Kindergarten
March 29 | Kindergarten AM Attends ONLY in the AM (No PM KDG)
March 30 | Kindergarten PM attends ONLY in the PM (No AM KDG)
April 3-5 | Autism Awareness Week - Spirit Days
April 6 | No School for Students - Teacher In-Service
April 7, 10 | No School - School Holiday
April 17-21 | Earth Week Spirit Days (TBD)
April 19 | 1st Grade Concert 6:30 PM; 3rd Grade Concert 7:30 PM
April 21 | Butler PTO Lip Sync Event (Evening)
April 29 | Butler PTO Spring Fair!!

Click here for the 2022-23 PTO events calendar (updated 2/12/2023)
Click here for the 2022-23 CBSD one-page printable calendar
*Dates subject to change
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
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. ***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.
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