The Paw Power Press

Butler enjoyed a school-wide parade on Tuesday, October 31st, for our entire school community to enjoy! Each classroom held a party - which included many fun activities and snacks. We hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Happy Halloween!

In anticipation of the grade level realignment for the 2025-2026 school year, the district extends an open invitation to parents, guardians, students, and community members to provide their questions and feedback here. We greatly value your input as it plays a vital role in our decision-making process, ensuring that our choices are in the best interest of our entire community. To learn more about this initiative, please visit our website: www.cbsd.org/cbrealign.

The Butler Veteran’s Day Committee is organizing a Wall of Honor to honor the brave men and women in our community and families who have served in the Armed Forces. Please complete the form (Microsoft Word Doc.) by following the directions (LINK HERE). Then either (1) email the completed electronic copy to your child's classroom teacher or (2) print in color and send in one copy for your entire family. The honor wall will be posted in our hallways for everyone to see! Please have all submissions into your teacher no later than Wednesday, November 8th.

Holiday Giving Program…

A great way to offer comfort and support to Butler families

this holiday season.

Beginning November 17th, the Butler Giving Tree will be on display in the hallway near the main office. The Giving Tree will have tags that display the names of holiday gifts that can be donated for families in our Butler Community who are in need of extra support this holiday season. We invite our Butler students and families to choose a tag (if they wish) to purchase the gift listed. We ask that you wrap the gift and be sure to secure the same tag to the outside of the gift wrap. Please inform your student to only take a tag if directed so we are sure all items are received by the office in time.

All gifts should be delivered to the main office no later than December 15th - to ensure holiday delivery. Thank you for all of your wonderful generosity and support!

More information needed… Please contact Peggy Bernabei at pbernabei@cbsd.org

Butler School & the PTO host many exciting events, including evening activities , Book Fairs, and grade level field trips (to name a few). Some of these activities require monetary payment from families to participate. If any of our families are in need of monetary assistance to support participation for your child, please contact the school counselor Linda O'Connell (loconnell@cbsd.org), Grades 1/3/5/PM-KDG; Kathy Milotich (kmilotich@cbsd.org) Grades 2/4/6/AM-KDG & EDK.

Regular school attendance is necessary for a successful school experience. Instructional continuity is interrupted when a student is frequently absent, tardy, or dismissed early from school. Understanding that regular attendance in school is necessary for students to gain maximum benefits from public education, the Central Bucks School District urges all parents/guardians to stress punctuality and regular attendance habits with their children. Please read Important Updates from the CBSD Attendance Letter - Click Here.

Please review the "Managing Student Attendance Plan" from CB.

At the start of the new school year, the Superintendent shared CBSD Policy that all student cell phones/watches are to remain off during the school day - K-12. Please know that any students who bring in cell phones to Butler are required to leave in backpacks (turned off) and do not have access during the school day. Likewise, some of our students have watches that connect to phones and/or directly to a data source. The rule remains the same, so please know that if any device interferes with the classroom/learning/recess/etc., students will be directed to keep items home. Remember, parents may always contact the school office to relay/share a message for your child throughout the school day. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Visit the CBSD Technology and Innovation website to troubleshoot issues with any district-provided device. Place a Help Desk Ticket through the website if the tips listed on the website do not resolve the issue.

This year, Central Bucks is launching into our Portrait of a Graduate initiative through our Comprehensive Plan highlighting seven attributes:

• Balanced Individuals
• Responsible Citizens - October Focus
• Resilient Learners
• Critical Thinkers
• Effective Communicators - November Focus
• Thoughtful Collaborators
• Adaptable Innovators

To learn more about November's Portrait of a Graduate: Effective Communicators, please click here.

As part of October's Responsible Citizen initiative, our school will be organizing a Candy Collection for our troops following October 31st, Halloween! This long-standing connection to our community's Service Men and Women is to show appreciation to those who are deployed overseas or across our nation - serving and protecting our country. Our Butler Ambassadors, with the support of Mrs. Keeler and our Veteran's Day Committee, will collect candy items throughout the week immediately following Halloween - Nov.1st-10th. Students bring in their unwanted Trick-or-Treating Donations and place in hallway boxes located in classrooms. Our 6th Grade Butler Ambassadors will organize and send to varied organizations who will then distribute to our troops. See link or image below for details.

November:

Nov. 1 - Emergency Planning - Security Drill (Completed)

Nov. 3 - PTO Skate Night (Inline 309)

Nov. 7 - Election Day - No School for Students

Nov. 9 - Spirit Day - Future Day! (Dress what you want to become!)

Nov. 11 - Veteran's Day (Saturday)

Nov. 13-17 - American Education Week (Schedule to be Released)

Nov. 20 - Picture Retake Day

Nov. 22 - No School for Students (Teacher In-Service)

Nov. 23 - Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 27 - School Resumes

Nov. 30 - 4th Grade Parent Night - NOVA Presentation "4 U 2 Know" (CB South Cluster)

Nov. 30 - CBSD STEM Night (CB East)

American Education Week is an opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and watch your children in action as they learn something new, participate in a curricular activity, or give a special presentation for visitors. This year, Central Bucks School District invites you to join us the week of November 13-17, 2023.

We invite you to come in, remembering that cell phone use while in the school is not permitted, and that this is an “adults only” visit - as small children may disrupt instruction during this time.

The chart below provides the designated time to come and visit so that we may concentrate efforts, and accommodate parking/traffic flow/etc. Please RSVP here so that we may plan accordingly for your time and have visitor badges ready upon arrival (to avoid delays).

Our schedule of visitation times at Butler Elementary School is as follows:

See below for a great opportunity for CBSD Students.

For 4th Grade Parents/Guardians to learn more about our Health Curriculum's NOVA partnership. See Details below.

See Below for Details - Butler Students under the direction of Donna Hartzell - featured at CB South on Sunday, 12/3!

Refer to this Calendar to anticipate Spirit Days for the year! Dates subject to change (or events added).

Please mark calendars for Spring Concerts (Dates subject to change).

CB South Ice Hockey Season has begun - both Middle School and High School. Come support the players - some of who attended Butler! Middle School Hockey also includes 6th grade students (5th graders for spring leagues).

Dueing the week of 10/23-10/27, students participated in themed Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days to show all the different ways to "Be Kind to Our Mind"! Our Butler PTO Red Ribbon Committee decorated our main hallway foyer with fantastic fall leaves highlighting all the ways students are proud of themselves! Classrooms taught our Tobacco, Alcohol, Other Drug Curriculum (TAOD) and discussed ways that students can make good choices in their health, their friendships, and their lives! Thanks for a week celebrating us!

Red Ribbon Daily Themes:

Monday, Oct 23 | Wear all RED - Red Ribbon Week Launch

Tuesday, Oct 24 | Pajama Day - Be Comfortable in your Choices!

Wednesday, Oct 25 | Wacky Wednesday - wear wacky hair, hat, or outfit

Thursday, Oct 26 | School Spirit - Wear Butler Gear or something Green

Friday, Oct 27 | Happy Friday - Wear What Makes You Happy - favorite sport team, hobby, or item that shows what makes you happy!

On Thursday and Friday, our 6th Graders participated in varied individual and team-oriented activities that built upon growing self-esteem and celebrating personal achievements. At Elbow Lane Camp in Warrington, students were connected to their group leader where they completed low-rope and high-rope initiatives. It was exciting to watch the children work hard while working together as they learned trust and focus while being supportive of their classmates!

Kindergarten students from Butler Elementary went to Merrymead Farm in Lansdale, as part of our science unit on the Seasons and Fall. On a hayride, they saw many signs of Fall, like corn fields and hay bale statues. They met a scarecrow who told them the history of Johnny Appleseed. We met farm animals, navigated our way through a corn maze, and jumped on a giant pumpkin trampoline. When it was time for a rest, the students enjoyed a seasonal treat of apple cider donuts. Memories were made while learning about all the seasonal fun that can be had on a farm!

On Wednesday, October 25th, Dr. Lucabaugh joined our Butler 6th Graders to share about CBSD's Portrait of a Graduate "promise" to all students. During that time, the children shared their perspectives about school and what "works" with them as students. Students addressed how they like to work collaboratively, have choice in learning, opportunity to work with others, and why they learn certain things. They also discussed things they believe will help with transitions to the middle schools. It was a great session with the students who really seem to take pride in their school and their roles as students! Thank you to Dr. Lucabaugh for taking time to meet with our 6th Graders!

As part of Butler's Positive Behavior Program, students receive Power Paw rewards for demonstrating actions that are respectful, responsible, and kind. Each month, classrooms count the number of rewards received from each of the students. If every classroom reaches the goal of 100, a special day is dedicated schoolwide. With everyone reaching the goal of 100 in September, we held a school-wide Board Game Day on October 30th! Great job students!

On Friday, October 20th, the Butler PTO hosted another "spooktacular" Haunted Gym with the help of many students and parents from the 6th Grade class! A fantastic tradition for many years, students dress-up in varied costumes as they decorate hauntingly fun scenes for students and families to walk through. Students enjoyed the "jump scares" as the 6th graders howled and screamed throughout the night! Congratulations to everyone who helped to make this a fantastic and fun night for our school community!

Each year, Butler Elementary conducts varied drills that support efforts in maintaining an safety and security if ever there was an emergency situation in our schools. Monthly drills are coordinated that are timed and reported in the event a fire would occur in our school. Additionally, Butler holds annual drills for Shelter-in-Place or a Weather Emergency (like a tornado or flash flood). Our final drill we prepare for is our security drill which was held on November 1st, with the support of the New Britain Township Police Department. Not only were they available to maintain a safe presence on the commute, but in reflecting about our procedures and preparations. It was a successful event, and we appreciate the coordinated efforts of our police department, CBSD Transportation, CBSD Operations, the Butler staff & students, and our neighbors!

Simon Butler's students and staff embrace the Butler Pledge, the foundation of our school's positive behavior program. Our Butler Community promises to:

Be Respectful * Be Responsible * Be Kind

This pledge to all Butler Bears upholds our traditional Pillars: B.U.T.L.E.R.

Butler (at its Best!); Understanding; Teamwork; Leadership; Educational Excellence; Respect

Each week, students earn Positive Paw Power Coupons for their good deeds and honorable actions as recognition. Children enter them into our collection bins where names are drawn to earn a special "Breakfast with the Principals".

10/27 Winners: Gage A. (Kdg), Gianna B. (1st), Victoria G. (2nd), Riley S. (3rd), Finn S. (4th), Aliana P. (5th), Conor C. (6th), T-Shirt - Maddie B. (5th)

Congratulations to all students who earned Positive Paw Power awards!

"Welcome Back!" - The Butler PTO Newsletter is an informative publication that provides insight and info for events hosted by the Butler PTO. Please click here to open the newsletter.

Superintendent: Abram Lucabaugh, Ed. D.

Assistant Superintendent-Secondary: Charles Malone, Ed. D.

Assistant Superintendent-Elementary: Nadine Garvin, Ed. D.

Website: cbsd.org
Location: 20 Welden Drive, Doylestown, PA, USA
Phone: 267-893-2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbschools/
Twitter: @CBSDSchools

Principal: Karl Funseth

Administrative Assistant to Principal: Peggy Bernabei

Assistant Principal: Lauren Dowd

Administrative Assistant to Assistant Principal: Michele Droxler

Website: https://www.cbsd.org/butler
Location: 200 Brittany Drive, Chalfont, PA, USA
Phone: 267-894-4250
Twitter: @CBButlerElem