Kutz Cougar Courier Times

• Monday, May 4- Friday, May 8- OPTIONAL Spirit Week (see below for more information)
• Monday, May 4- Friday, May 8- Book Fair (see below for more information)
• Monday, May 4- Friday, May 8- Staff Appreciation Week (see below for more information)
• Tuesday, May 5- Second Grade Field Trip to Churchville Nature Center
• Wednesday, May 6- First Grade Field Trip to Barn Nature Center and Central Park
• Wednesday, May 6- Bingo and Book Fair 6:15-8:00 PM (see below for more information)
• Friday, May 8- First Grade Concert at 12:30 PM
• Friday, May 8- Third Grade Concert at 2:15 PM
• Monday, May 11- Magic Laser Assembly
• Wednesday, May 13- Volunteer Breakfast and H&S General Membership Meeting at 8:30 AM
• Thursday, May 14- Reading Olympics Celebration for 5th and 6th Grade Participants
• Thursday, May 14- Author Visit for Grades K-3 (see below for more information)
• Monday, May 18- Celebrity Scoop at Rita's (see below for more information)
• Tuesday, May 19- No School - Primary Election Day
• Wednesday, May 20- Fifth and Sixth Grade Field Trip to Iron Pigs
• Thursday, May 21- Third Grade Field Trip to SkyZone
• Friday, May 22- Early Dismissal at 12:10 PM
• 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)
• 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
• Thursday, June 4- Field Day Rain Date
• 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)

With lots of exciting things happening this week at Kutz and in the world of Philadelphia sports that continue to pleasantly surprise us, we created an optional spirit week for your children to participate in. It is not our intent to add to May-cember craziness, so if this puts added stress on your family, please do not feel the need to participate. Please feel no pressure to go out and buy things, we just want to celebrate these exciting moments.

The Literati Book Fair is coming to Kutz May 4-8; join us as we seek stories on the seven seas! Together, we’ll broaden our horizons, bond as a crew, and discover a bounty of rewarding reads. All purchases benefit our school. Thank you for helping make this adventure possible!

Please volunteer to help students shop at the book fair- Book Fair: Kutz Book Fair 2026

We will also be hosting a book fair night for families on Wednesday, May 6, during bingo 6:30-8:00. Hope to see you there!

This week we will be celebrating Staff Appreciation Week at Kutz (May 4-8). Our Teacher Appreciation committee has wonderful events planned daily. With that, we need your help! In order to ease the “lift” on our families we are asking for a monetary donation—any amount appreciated! This will help cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, treats, and much more for the staff!

If you choose to Venmo, please list your child’s teacher’s name in the comments section *Please avoid emojis in Venmo comments to ensure accurate reporting* *Please type in Paul W. Kutz…and that should populate the VENMO. Please note it is listed as a charity*

Here is the plan for the week:

• Monday- Coffee and Breakfast catered by Wheat and Vine
• Tuesday- Bundt Cakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Wednesday- Lunch catered by Ardana
• Thursday- Drink Cart
• Friday- Cooler with Summer Essentials

Thank you for your support!

All the best,

The Teacher Appreciation Committee

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.

On Thursday, May 14, we have Annette Whipple coming to visit K-3! She has awesome high interest non-fiction animal books that we can’t keep on the shelves. This assembly is for grades K-1 at 2:00 and 2-3 at 2:45 on Thursday 5/14 (day one).

Want the best view for your graduate’s big moment? Enter the CB Education Foundation’s 2026 Graduation Day Raffle for a chance to win VIP seating and a reserved parking spot at this year’s ceremonies!

Two families will be named winners from each high school. If the ceremony is held outdoors as scheduled, each winning family will receive four VIP reserved tickets and one VIP parking space. If the ceremony is held indoors due to weather, two tickets and a VIP parking space will be provided.

Enter now! Tickets are:

• $5 per entry
• $25 for 6 entries
• $40 for 10 entries

Questions: jackie@cbeducationfoundation.org. All proceeds benefit the CB Education Foundation's grant programs, which directly support CB students and educators.

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!

Central Bucks parents, guardians, and students in sixth grade and above are invited to continue the community conversation about screen time and digital wellness at a showing of "Screenagers Next Chapter: Addressing Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age" on Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. at Lenape Middle School (313 W. State St., Doylestown). No pre-registration is required, and childcare will not be available. The event is free-of-charge. Learn more

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