Kutz Cougar Courier Times

• Sunday, January 11- Science Fair registration is open! (see information below)
• Tuesday, January 13- Spelling Bee for Grades 4-6 (Grades 3-6 watch)
• Wednesday, January 14- General H&S Meeting at 2 PM (all parents/guardians welcome to attend)
• Friday, January 16- Last day to register for the Science Fair (see information below)
• Monday, January 19- No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Wednesday, January 21- 87th Day of School- 80s Day- Wear 80s attire
• Friday, January 23- Last day to buy tickets for the Glow Gala (see information below)
• Wednesday, January 28- Blizzard Day- Everyone wear all white to create a school-wide blizzard
• Friday, January 30- Glow Dance (see information below)
• Friday, February 6- Kutz Spirit Day- Wear Kutz gear or Kutz colors (blue, white, or gray)
• Wednesday, February 11- Science Fair (see information below)
• Friday, February 13- Student Council Meeting at 8:15 AM
• Friday, February 13- Early Dismissal at 12:10 PM
• Monday, February 16- No School- President's Day
• Tuesday, February 17- No School- Lunar New Year
• Wednesday, February 18- NOVA Presentations- Grades 2, 4, and 5

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. Thank you!

As the temperatures drop, we still try to have student go outside for recess (at least 15 minutes). Please make sure your child always has a coat. We recommend other cold weather gear like hats, gloves, and/or scarves, too. Please talk to your child about keeping their coat on during recess too.

Please have your child practice putting on their coat and winter gear independently. Please have your child practice zipping their coat too. Thank you!

Students can also submit fun and interesting science facts in the "The Sci-Files” box in the main office. Each week we will read a few facts on the morning announcements.

• Community Survey (Jan. 5-16)
• A survey is open all parents and guardians, teachers and staff, students, and CB residents from Monday, Jan. 5 through 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16. The survey takes about five to 10 minutes to complete and asks for feedback on the traits, priorities, and leadership qualities you believe are important in the district’s next leader. Take the survey
  
• Community Forums (Jan. 12, 13, 14)
• Forums open to all community members will be held on Jan. 12 at CB East; Jan. 13 at CB South; and Jan. 14 at CB West. All forums are from 6-7 p.m. Pre-registration is optional to help with planning and preparation.

The CB East Patriot Players theatre group welcomes CB students in grades 1-6 to the annual Children's Theatre Workshop, benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 1-4:30 p.m. in the CB East auditorium. The event has been taking place at CB East for over 20 years and has raised tens of thousands of dollars to grant many wishes for children facing life-threatening illnesses or diagnoses in our area. Students who attend the workshop will be a “Junior Patriot Player” for the day, singing, dancing, and acting with their high school student Patriot Players. Students will also perform for parents at the end of the day! Registration is $30 a students and is limited to the first 120 students and can be completed at www.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome. Registration includes a T-shirt and snack.

The January issue of The FEED is live! Catch up on everything happening in Central Bucks dining:

• January LTO: Spicy Chicken & Street Corn Mac & Cheese.
• Wellness: Strategies for the "60-Minute Challenge."
• Fun: Snowman Pancake highlights from our cafeterias.

Read the full issue!

Congrats to Butler 5th grader Kelsey Stevens for winning the January round of CBSD's "See the Good, Be the Good" lock screen contest and earning a gift card to her restaurant of choice! Her original artwork is featured on district devices throughout December. Students can now try their hand in the next round of the contest, "See the Good, Be the Good in Challenges." Submissions are due Jan. 30. More details

The Central Bucks Education Foundation is raffling off two great seats to a Flyers game at the Wells Fargo Center, just 18 rows from the ice. The games are on Feb. 5, March 5, and April 2, 2026. Tickets are $5 each, with bundle options available, and all proceeds fund teacher-submitted grants that directly support CBSD students. The winner will be announced on January 23, 2026. Get your tickets now.

Wear your favorite jersey to gain free admission and watch the CB East girls basketball team take on CB South in the East Main Gym on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. (junior varsity) and 7 p.m. (varsity) at Community and Coaches vs. Cancer Night! Go CB!

Across the district we have many support staff vacancies. At Kutz we have several staff positions that need to be filled. They include personal care assistant and educational assistant- special education. If you are interested in any of these positions, I encourage you to apply at Central Bucks School District - Frontline Recruitment (applitrack.com) and reach out to me directly at cadelberger@cbsd.org or 267-893-3900. I would be happy to talk to you about the positions further and answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to share this information with friends, family, neighbors, etc. Thank you for your support and consideration.

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

Justin Rubenstein, Interim Assistant Principal, jrubenstein@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