Kutz Cougar Courier Times

• Monday, May 25- No School- Memorial Day
• Thursday, May 28- Third Grade Music Fest at CB West
• Friday, May 29- Field Day (rain date 6/4)
• Friday, May 29- Sunday, May 31- District Art Show at CB South (see below for more information)
• Monday, June 1- Instrument Blast Off at 6:30 PM at CB West
• Tuesday, June 2- Spring Concert for Chorus, Band, and Orchestra at 2 PM (students and staff only)
• Tuesday, June 2- Spring Concert for Chorus, Band, and Orchestra at 7 PM at Lenape
• Thursday, June 4- Field Day Rain Date
• Monday, June 8- Incoming Kindergarten Open House
• Tuesday, June 9- Senior Walk
• Tuesday, June 9- Sixth Grade Promotion at 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, June 10- Fifth Grade Promotion at 6:30 PM
• Thursday, June 11- Early Dismissal at 12:10 PM (High School Graduations)
• Friday, June 12- Early Dismissal at 12:10 PM (Last Day of School)

Kutz's FIELD DAY is scheduled for Friday, May 29th (with a rain date of Thursday, June 4th). This is one of the most FUN days of the school year, and Mr. Durie and Mr. Lewis need your help to make it happen! :)

We need volunteers to ...

• Coordinate our volunteers
• Run Field Day event stations
• To help clean up

Field Day: Kutz Field Day 2026

Each Field Day station needs two volunteers to run the event, oversee the teams, and keep score. Whatever station you volunteer for, we ask that you stay at that station for the entire Field Day time period.

The students will know most of the Field Day activities/relays from PE class, so they will know the events and the rules. Each Field Day station volunteer will receive an explanation of the event and directions for how to run and score the event (this will be distributed ahead of time, so everyone is prepared).

It will be a very easy and fun day, and your assistance will be much appreciated! Your children will also enjoy seeing you during Field Day.

Please note that all volunteers will need all CBSD CLEARANCES to be up to date.

Each event is listed by station number and event name and also includes a list of grade levels that will be visiting the station.

If you have any questions about the sign-ups, please contact Mr. Durie at adurie@cbsd.org.

Thank you so much for your help!

This is one of the most FUN days of the school year! Please make sure your child has on sunscreen prior to coming to school. Bug spray would be a good idea, too! Please send in a water bottle with your child. Students are encouraged to wear gray or blue depending on what team they are on.

All parents are invited to come and watch the field day stations. Below are the times:

• Kindergarten- 9:20-10:30
• First Grade- 9:05-10:50
• Second Grade- 9:05-10:50
• Third Grade- 9:05-10:50
• Fourth Grade- 9:05-10:50
• Fifth Grade- 9:15-11:15
• Sixth Grade- 9:15-11:15

Please note that all volunteers and spectators will need to check in at a check in table by the gym entrance.

On Field Day students will eat with their class in the cafeteria, as they typically do. All grades will have their usual lunch/recess time.

The end of the day will be tug of war, but that will be Kutz students and staff only.

We are looking forward to an EXCITING day!

Art "ART IN BLOOM” ~The CBSD K–12 District Art Show at CB South ~ Creativity is in full bloom! Join us as we celebrate student artwork from across the district. Open to the public & FREE admission

• Opening Reception ~ Friday, May 29 | 6–8 PM Exhibition Hours
• Saturday, May 30 | 10 AM–3 PM
• Sunday, May 31 | 10 AM–3 PM

Please remember to have your car placard in your passenger window or on the passenger side of your windshield each day. If you need additional placards, please let us know.

Please make sure all students and families use the crosswalk so we can keep everyone safe.

Please be sure you are driving 15 mph in the school zone. Thank you!

We encourage students to wear sneakers to safely play all games at recess. Wearing crocs, slides, clogs, or other backless shoes poses a safety risk when playing games like basketball, soccer, football, tag, etc. Thank you for your help with this.

The CB Education Foundation is excited to announce a special Phillies Tickets Raffle sponsored by Citizens Bank! One lucky winner will receive four incredible tickets in the Hall of Fame Club, plus a parking pass, for the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals game on Monday, August 4 at 6:40 p.m.

• The winning raffle entry will be drawn on July 24.
• Enter now at: www.cbeducationfoundation.org
• Questions: jackie@cbeducationfoundation.org.

Proceeds benefit the CB Education Foundation’s grant programs, which directly support CB students and educators.

Calling all second, third and fourth graders and their families! Discover the joy of music and learn more about the elementary instrumental program at Instrument Blast-Off, an open-house style event where you can try out instruments and meet CB's music teachers. Join us on Monday, June 1 from 6:30-8:30 pm at CB West.

Congrats to Ann Yan, a seventh grader at Lenape, for winning the May round of CBSD's "See the Good, Be the Good" lock screen contest and earning a gift card to her restaurant of choice! May was last the month for the year-long contest and the theme was "See the Good, Be the Good in Action." Anna's original artwork will be featured on district devices throughout the month. See this year's winners

Get the scoop on the new Bruschetta Chicken Focaccia, find out when 100% juice Frazil slushies are hitting your elementary school, and meet the "Secret Ingredient" behind CB South’s Titan Cafe. Plus, we’re sharing an essential guide to navigating your child’s nutrition at every age. Read the May issue now!

With the calendar flipping to May, we're a little over a month away from celebrating the Class of 2026 at each CB high school's commencement ceremony. Scheduled for Thursday, June 11, CB East's ceremony is at 2 p.m.; CB West's at 4:15 p.m.; and CB South's at 6:30 p.m. Each ceremony is set to be held outdoors on each school's football field. All grades have an early dismissal on June 11. Additional details will be shared as we get closer. Congrats, grads!

All parents and guardians are asked to please check their MySchoolBucks account to view their balance and, if negative, to please make a payment. Even if you pack a lunch for your child(ren), they still may be purchasing cafeteria items.

To make a payment: Log in to MySchoolBucks and click MAKE A PAYMENT. Click CAFETERIA MEAL PAYMENT. Select or enter a payment amount. Click ADD TO BASKET. Click CHECK OUT NOW to complete the payment process.

For complete instructions on how to use your MySchoolBucks account, go to http://learnmyschoolbucks.com/Parent. You can also use MSB to monitor what your student is purchasing for breakfast and lunch and check your child(ren)'s account balance(s). If you have questions or concerns related to your child(ren)’s account(s), please call the Aramark Food Services office at 267-893-5758.

In Central Bucks the use of student smart watches, cell phones, and personal devices in school prohibited per school board policy 829.1. If your child has any of these devices, they are to be off and remain in backpacks during the school day. If communication between your child and home is needed, it will take place with the support of the health office or main office during the school day. Please be sure to share they expectations with your child as this policy will be enforced by teachers and staff in coordination with our district policy. An excerpt of the policy is included below for your reference.

The Board prohibits the use of any electronic device by any elementary school student while in district buildings, on district property and grounds including on district buses, and at school-sponsored activities. An electronic device that is possessed by any student in school buildings or on district property must remain powered off and kept out of sight at all times.

Per our food service provide, Aramark, students will not be permitted to buy a double lunch, even on pizza days. If your child is typically very hungry at lunch time and they are buying, consider packing some additional food for them to eat at lunchtime, too.

We will begin allowing students to purchase snacks on Monday, September 8. Students are permitted to purchase one snack. The usual choices are chips ($1.35) or ice cream ($1.65).

Breakfast continues to be free for all students.

On pizza days, we may not be able to offer snack as it takes a long time for each student to buy lunch and there may not be enough time for snack purchases and for the students to then eat the snack.

We have Kutz Spirit Wear available! Click the link below if you want to order Kutz spirit wear!

If your child is coming into school late, leaving early, has a dismissal change, or will be absent, please email your child's teacher(s) and our office staff. Please email all office staff members in case someone is absent- Michele Ernst at mernst@cbsd.org, Jenny Debuque at jdebuque@cbsd.org, and Hillary Ray at hray@cbsd.org You can also call the office at 267-893-3900.

Kutz is a "B" School

• Arrival begins at 8:30 AM
  
• Student day begins at 8:50 AM
• Student day ends at 3:30 PM
• Dismissal ends at 3:50 PM
• For early dismissal days- dismissal begins at 12:10 PM
• For 2 hour delay days- arrival begins at 10:30 and the student day begins at 10:50

the student directory for the 2025-2026 school year is on the Kutz website. Directions for how to find it on the website are included below. To access the website page that houses the directory, you need a "Page Passkey". The page passkey was sent via email on November 5. Click here to access it, too.

Directions for how to find the directory on the website:

1. Go to kutz.cbsd.org
2. On the menu on the right hand side, choose "Parents/Students".
3. Click "Parent Resources".
4. On the left-hand side, click "Student Directory".
5. Enter the page passkey listed above.
6. Then click the directory.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our office staff.

Click here for the Kutz Parent and Student Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year. This handbook provides a comprehensive summary of school and district policies and programs for students and their families. We hope you will find this to be a valuable resource.

VOLUNTEER Clearances/Paperwork

Central Bucks School District volunteers play a vital role in supporting students, staff, sports programs and other school activities. Thank you for your interest in volunteering!

PA Act 15 of 2015 requires volunteers to have clearances/background checks prior to volunteering in a public school. Clearances (and the FBI Volunteer Affidavit if applicable) are valid for 60 months (5 years) from the date of the clearance.

The PA Department of Education (PDE) recognizes differences between volunteers and visitors - click HERE for examples, and contact Human Resources with any questions.

The information below is intended for VOLUNTEERS. If you are compensated by CBSD by paycheck, parent fund, or student fund, you are NOT a volunteer and must complete employee paperwork.

• Click Raptor Volunteer Safe to register and create an account. NOTE: Each volunteer must create an individual Raptor account and all required clearances must be submitted with your application. (The App Garden program has been discontinued by the provider, but you may retrieve your clearances from App Garden through May 31, 2025 - click HERE for instructions).
  
  
• If you have a Volunteer Card issued with your previous App Garden account, you may continue to volunteer with that card through June 30, 2025, regardless of the expiration date printed on the card.
  
  
• All volunteers must create a Raptor account if you wish to volunteer after 6/30/2025.
  
  
• All communication about your account status will be sent to the email address on file in Raptor.

Mandated Reporter Information: Under Pennsylvania law, any person having direct contact with school children is considered a mandatory reporter and is required to report reasonable suspicion of child abuse.

All Central Bucks School District volunteers are mandated reporters. We recommend volunteers complete an online training course through the University of Pittsburgh's Child Welfare Resource Center, “Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Mandated and Permissive Reporting in PA.” Click the link to take the course, then upload your certificate to your Raptor account: https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/.

Click HERE for additional information and frequently asked questions.

Thank you for volunteering your time and service, and for understanding the importance of complying with these state regulations for the safety of our students.

HAVE QUESTIONS? Please email Human Resources.

Clearances expire five years after approval, so please check to make sure yours are still current.

Clearances are required for parents chaperoning field trips, volunteering for classroom parties, and supporting other classroom and school events.

Thank you for supporting our staff and students by volunteering your time!

Want to view our lunch menu? Need to add funds to your child's account? Looking for nutrition information? Need to apply for free and reduced breakfast/lunch? Click here to learn more about Food Services in Central Bucks.

Looking for more information on our Before and After School Programs? Click here to learn how to register your child.

Kutz School Wide Expectations: Practice Kindness, Act Respectfully, Work Responsibly, Stay Safe

Heather Jacobson, Assistant Principal, hjacobson@cbsd.org

Email: cadelberger@cbsd.org
Website: www.cbsd.org/kutz
Location: Kutz Elementary School, Turk Road, Doylestown, PA, USA
Phone: 267-893-3900
Twitter: @CBKutzElem