Kutz Cougar Courier Times

• Monday, October 5- Friday, October 23- Raise Craze Fundraiser (see information below)
• Friday, October 16- Author Visit- Grades 4 and 5
• Monday, October 19- Lockdown Drill (more information to follow)
• Friday, October 23- 5th Grade Halloween Dance- 7-9 PM
• Friday, October 23- Yearbook Cover Entries Due (see information below)
• Monday, October 26- Kutz 90th Birthday Celebration (see information below)
• Tuesday, October 27- 4th Grade Pennsbury Manor Field Trip
• Wednesday, October 28- 5th Grade Ropes Course Field Trip- Day 1 of 2
• Thursday, October 29- 5th Grade Ropes Course Field Trip- Day 2 of 2
• Friday, October 30- Halloween Parade @ 9:30 AM and Classroom Parties
• Friday, October 30- Early Dismissal at 12:10 PM
• Tuesday, November 3- No School- Election Day
• Thursday, November 5- Picture Retakes
• Friday, November 6- Kutz Spirit Day- Wear Kutz gear or Kutz colors (blue, gray, or white)
• Monday, November 9- Friday, November 13- Gift Card Drive to Help Families in Need (more information to follow)
• Friday, November 13- H&S General Membership Meeting at 2 PM
• Monday, November 23- Early Dismissal at 12:10 PM (Parent Conferences)
• Tuesday, November 24- Early Dismissal at 12:10 PM (Parent Conferences)
• Wednesday, November 25- Sunday, November 29- No School (Thanksgiving Break)

We are off to an AMAZING start with $20,000 already raised for our first annual Cougars Choose Kindness Raise Craze Fundraiser! 🎉

Thank you for helping your kids register, log their Acts of Kindness, send emails, and collect donations. We couldn't do it without you!

Here are a few important updates and reminders:

💙 HAVEN'T REGISTERED YET?

It's quick and easy!

• Visit: https://raisecraze.com/join
• Enter Join Code: 491-902
• Follow the steps to register your child (repeat for additional children).
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🎟️ MORE KINDNESS = MORE CHANCES TO WIN!

Registering, sending emails, logging Acts of Kindness, and raising donations all help your child earn raffle tickets for some AWESOME prizes!

We have over 20 prize baskets filled with goodies and experiences from local businesses, PLUS three exciting grand prizes:

🏟️ Philadelphia Union Tickets

🏒 Philadelphia Flyers Tickets

🏈 Philadelphia Eagles Tickets

The grand prizes will be raffled off at the end of the fundraiser, so keep encouraging your kids to spread kindness, log their good deeds, and reach out to family and friends for donations. Every little bit counts!

🙋‍♀️ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We'd love your help running our Kindness Stations over the next two weeks and assisting with our end-of-fundraiser celebration!

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE

Please note: All school volunteers must have their required clearances.

Thank you again for your incredible support! If you have any questions, please reach out to kutzfundraising@gmail.com.

Let's keep the kindness going, Cougars! 💙🐾

Your Kutz Fundraising Team

Meghan Budden, Maureen Carroll, Lindsay Callender & Jenna Ott

As part of our Cougars Choose Kindness Raise Craze Fundraiser, we're collecting BRAND-NEW items for the United Way HELP CENTER! Donations needed include non-perishable healthy foods, hygiene products, baby and children's supplies, cleaning supplies, and home goods.

Drop-off: Main Office
Dates: Monday, 10/12 – Friday, 10/23

Don't forget! Select the United Way Drive in your Raise Craze portal and mark it complete after donating to log your Act of Kindness!

We will have our annual Halloween parade Friday, October 30, weather permitting. This will take place at approximately 9:30 AM in the bus lane. Family members are welcome to attend this outdoor event. In the event of rain, the Outdoor Parade will be CANCELLED. We will have an indoor parade for students and staff only. Students should come to school dressed in their costumes. As a reminder, this is a half-day and students are dismissed at 12:10 PM.

We ask for your cooperation regarding the following:

COSTUMES (for school)

-Safe, nothing dragging excessively along the floor or restricting students’ vision

-Fun, without being offensive or overly gory

-No weapons of any kind are allowed

DISMISSAL

-Since our parade is first thing in the morning, we will dismiss as per our usual routine.

-10/30 is a half day, dismissal is at 12:10 PM.

PARTIES

Parties will take place after the parade. Your child's homeroom teacher/homeroom parent will communicate the party plan with the class. For grades K-3 only 5 volunteers (including homeroom parents and photographers are permitted). For grade 4 only 3 volunteers (including homeroom parents and photographers are permitted). Grade 5 does not have a Halloween party since they have the Halloween Dance the week before.

You MUST have your clearances to volunteer at a party, and you must have been notified by the teacher/homeroom parent that you were selected.

All volunteers MUST bring their driver’s license the day of the party (or prior) to be scanned into our visitor management system.

If students in your child’s classroom have allergies, please be mindful of this if you are signing up to bring in a snack or treat. Pre-packaged items with the nutrition facts included are a good idea because we can then refer back to that if there are questions.

Thank you for your cooperation and support with Halloween!

Thank you to the almost 50 CBSD parents and guardians, teachers, community members, and business owners who joined Superintendent Dr. Joanna Wexler at the first community meet-and-greet forum on Oct. 5. All are invited to attend the next two sessions on Monday, Oct. 12 at Holicong Middle School and/or Monday, Oct. 26 at Jamison Elementary School. Each event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. and is designed to be informal and conversational. Attendees can pre-register to submit questions or walk in anytime to meet Dr. Wexler and share topics of interest.

First Submission Deadline is Oct. 15

During the 2026–27 school year, CBSD invites students to create original artwork for display on district laptops and ClearTouch panels with a focus on looking ahead with optimism, creativity, and purpose. Students are asked to think about what makes our schools special today and what is possible for tomorrow, and to capture the people, places, ideas, and experiences that inspire this year's districtwide theme “Move Forward. Imagine More." Entries are being accepted for the October contest until Oct. 15. Read more about how to enter.

A new CBSD.org webpage is now available where families can access all information related to digital wellness and purposeful, balanced, and monitored technology use in CBSD in one place. Visit the webpage now. More information will be added as it becomes available, so check back regularly!

Join the more than 520 alumni from the Class of 1964 through the Class of 2025 who are staying connected with CB by sharing what you're doing and joining our alumni mailing list! Complete the survey now.

Get ready for the October edition of The Feed, featuring Doyle Elementary star Jill Susco, a deep dive into everyday healthy options, and a breakdown of the newly revised Dietary Guidelines! Read the full newsletter

CBSD wishes to remind families and students of the importance of obeying e-bike laws for the safety of all CB residents. The Central Bucks Regional Police Department has provided the district with this flyer to stress what defines a street legal e-bike and when an e-bike is not street legal. To be street legal, an e-bike must have working pedals, be limited to a maximum assisted speed of 20 mph, and the rider must be at least 16-years-old. E-dirt bikes, electric or gas-powered "mini-rides" with seats, and off-road-only bikes and scooters are not street legal. We thank our families and students for following these laws.

CBSD is happy to share information about various community events happening around CB that families may wish to attend. Check out these events now! Recent additions include Chalfont's Spooky Dine & Donate for the New Britain Food Pantry on Oct. 23 and information on Doylestown Township's Explore Archery, LEGO Workshop, Junior Pickleball, and Learn to Crochet programs.

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.

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

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