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Thank you to those who have provided feedback and helped guide our decision-making processes. You can watch a recording of the Feb. 21st informational meeting held at Tohickon and view more information on realignment in CBSD here.

The official full School Board vote on the realignment plan occurred at the Board meeting on March 12. The decision was made to delay the initial plan for one-year for better planning and implementation. Realignment will now take place for the 2026-27 school year. A full-day kindergarten pilot will take place during the 2025-2026 school year at select schools that have yet to be determined (and dependent upon available space).

If you have questions, concerns, or feedback, you can share it here.

Dr. Scanlon, Superintendent

The Butler Lost & Found has acquired a collection of jackets, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, and water bottles across varied outdoor recesses/basketball nights throughout the fall and winter seasons. Encourage your child to visit the Lost and Found (or seek an office staff member to help) by the gym atrium doors. At the end of March (Spring Break Week), we will send to donation. So, if you cannot seem to find your child's warm, outdoor clothing at home, there is a good chance it was left behind at school waiting for your retrieval! Please visit the main office to peruse the racks to find you child's missing item!

Butler Elementary School Counselors are her to support students and families who are in need. If you are a family that needs support, please contact your School Counselor.

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 - February Focus
• Responsible Citizens - October Focus
• Resilient Learners - December Focus
• Critical Thinkers - January Focus
• Effective Communicators - November Focus
• Thoughtful Collaborators - March Focus
• Adaptable Innovators

To learn more about our monthly Portrait of a Graduate Page, please click here.

Second grade students from Mrs. Rudolph's create St. Patrick’s Day cards for our Grand Friends at the New Seasons senior living facility in New Britain.

March:

March 10-April 8 - Ramadan Holiday

Mar. 16 - Spring Fair - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Saturday)

Mar. 17 - St. Patrick's Day (Sunday)

Mar. 19 - First Day of Spring

Mar. 20 - School Musical - Daytime Performance (AM)

Mar. 21&22 - Butler Musical Performances (Evenings)

Mar. 21 - Spirit Day - Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day

Mar. 25-29 - Spring Break - No School for Students

Mar. 31 - Easter Holiday (Sunday)

April:

Apr. 1 - No School for Students - Staff Development Day

Apr. 2 - School Resumes (Following Spring Break)

Apr. 2 - Reading Olympics (Evening Event - 6 PM) - Grade 5&6 Registered Students Only

Apr. 3 - Spirit Day - Light it Up Blue for Autism Awareness

Apr. 9 - AM Kindergarten Attends in the AM (No PM KDG.)

Apr. 10 - PM Kindergarten Attends in the PM (No AM KDG.)

Apr. 11&12 - No Kindergarten

Apr. 11 - Early Dismissal (12:25 PM) - Parent/Teacher Conferences (Afternoon/Evening)

Apr.12 - Early Dismissal (12:25 PM) - Parent/Teacher Conferences (Afternoon)

Apr. 18 - School Assembly - Sportz Comedy Assembly (All Students)

Apr. 19 - Butler PTO Lip Sync (Evening Event - 5th & 6th Grades Only)

Apr. 23 - No School for Students - Primary Day (Voting)

Apr. 24-26 - PSSA ELA - Grades 3-6

Apr. 24 - Administrative Professionals Day

Apr. 29&30 - PSSA Math - Grades 3-6

Please join The Butler Players - and see our Musical Revue: Music Mania! Thursday (3/21) and Friday Nights (3/22)!

*Students will see a daytime performance on Wednesday, 3/20 (AM)*

PM Kdg. - Welcome to Join during AM Event - Contact Office.

Happy Read Across America Week at Butler!

This month, Butler is holding "March Reading Madness!" We are asking families to track their child’s minutes for at home reading during the first three weeks of March.

• In grades Kindergarten-Grade 1, students are challenged to read 15 minutes daily.
• In grades 2-6, students are challenged to read 20 minutes daily.

Each Friday this month, families will receive a blast from Butler to log your child's minutes. Classrooms are competing to be awarded the Reading Champions for each grade level. Please look for the email blast each Friday in March to log your child’s minutes!

- The Reading Department

Butler Update to our Spring Concert Schedule - Please Make Note Grade 1-4 Families:

May 8th evening performance of 2nd grade “Sing Me A Story” and 4th grade “Earworm Extravaganza!” Show.

2nd grade evening show starts at 6:30pm

4th grade evening show starts at 7:30pm

May 15th evening performance of 1st grade “It’s a Zoo Out There” and 3rd grade “Circus ,Circus”.

1st grade evening show starts at 6:30 pm

3rd grade show starts at 7:30pm

Please see the community resource for grandparents who are raising children of loved ones.

CB Art Show T-Shirt Sale - 3/8-4/12

Information was shared in Wednesday Folder - Family Count (one per family). Submit ALL Order and Payments via MY Payments Plus “CB 2024 District Art Show T-Shirt”. You will be prompted to select color & size. *Shirts will be delivered to your school’s Art Teacher when ready.

"Each year, a distinguished scholarship is bestowed upon one graduating senior from every high school, empowering aspiring artists to pursue their passion for the arts. This initiative aims to

support and celebrate the next generation of creative minds by providing financial assistance for

their art education, fostering a brighter future for talented individuals in diverse artistic fields."

Thank you for your support- CBSD K-12 Art Department

CB South Operation Eternal Gratitude is a military support group, and we send care packages to troops overseas. OEG is hosting an egg hunt fundraiser. Each participant is asked to donate at least $5 or bring items from the list (found on our website or by scanning the QR code) The donations will help support our troops!

March 16 - 3:30 - 5:00 PM at the CB South Football Stadium

(Right after the Butler Spring Fair!)

The CB East Patriot Players are excited to present SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE, JR! Based on the ever-popular award-winning 1970s cartoons, this fast-paced 1-hour musical teaches lessons with clever, catchy tunes. Tickets are only $10 and sold at the door. Senior student directors, Caeli Coyle and Molly Pecic, will proudly present ALL PROCEEDS to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

PERFORMANCES:

· Saturday, March 16, 2024, 3 pm and 7 pm at CB East

· Friday, March 22, 2024, at 7 pm at Warwick Elementary

CB East Girls Lacrosse is hosting a Lacrosse Clinic for skills and training - Grades 1-8

CB East is hosting a swim clinic at CB South Natatorium - April 13th - Details below!

CB Kids Triathlon is on May 19th at CB South High School. This is a district-supported event that is only open to Central Bucks K-6 elementary school students. The event registration is open and is limited to 1,000 students, so once the limit is met, no additional students will be able to participate in the event. Register now! CBSD.org/triathlon

April 15 - June 10

Join Chess Wizards this year for challenging chess lessons, exciting tournaments, fun, team activities, and more! If you’re brand-new to chess, we’ll teach you the basics and get you playing right away. If you’re a seasoned checkmate artist, we’ll show you new ways to let your creativity show on the chess board. Click Here for more details.

After School Paint & Create Club - April 4 - May 16

Contact Anu with registration or MyPaymentsPlus questions - araman@cbsd.org

Click here to register - My Payments Plus.

Refer to this Calendar to anticipate Spirit Days for the year! **Updated dates for December and January.

In celebration of the national recognition of reading, Butler explored several activities and themes throughout the week. Every classroom coordinated efforts in spending time reading for pleasure and celebrating the magic of a story. The rest of this month, students will be tracking their reading to earn a special award for their efforts with DEAR time at home. Look for those emails, each Friday!

Throughout Read Across America Week, Butler Bears dressed in a theme day where students made connections to reading:

Monday - Shirts with Words

Tuesday - Dreaming of a Good Book (PJ's)

Wednesday - Ra-Ra-Reading - Dress in your Favorite Team Gear

Thursday -Dress as a Favorite Book Character

Friday - Butler "Reading" Pride - Dress in Butler Green!

The Mobile Fab Lab had an amazing week at Butler Elementary School! 5th Grade Students became expert designers using a CAD (Computer Aided Design) program named Tinkercad! They used what they learned in Tinkercad to create 3D objects to enhance their “Electric City” project for Quest.

During the time the mobile lab was at Butler, each classroom visited the Fab Lab for two classes. On day one, they learned how to add shapes, move/shift shapes, and how to group the shapes to create the model. On day two, students worked in their groups to design something that would typically be in a city or town. The creativity was soaring as the groups designed fire hydrants, traffic lights, stop signs, and various other neighborhood items. All students were engaged designers and engineers as they worked collaboratively to bring their ideas to life!

To celebrate the hard work of our students, and the end to the second trimester, Butler held a Spirit Assembly Friday morning (3/8) to highlight everyone's efforts! Led by Ms. Griffin and the Spirit Assembly Committee, games and activities were planned to celebrate, including a slide show of TM2 and launching into the assembly with Butler's Anthem! It was a fun morning with lots of laughs watching the teachers "do a jig"! Earlier that week, students were asked "what makes them lucky to know their teacher." Each teacher at Butler read their compliments displayed during the assembly - We are so lucky to have amazing students and teachers at Butler!

The excitement continued for our feathered friends in 3rd grade! Our baby chicks hatched, while students and staff studied their growth, development, and habits throughout the week! The children were thrilled and excited for the learning that took place this week with their Life Cycles Unit! The chicks went back to the farm and the children shared their goodbyes following an exciting week!

Kindergarten has been learning a lot about sequencing events in stories. Classrooms read the story How to Catch a Leprechaun and started brainstorming our own ideas. While using words like first, next, and last, Kindergarten built their plan on creating traps for the "crafty leprechaun who sometimes makes his way" throughout Butler. In Ms. Van Houten's class, following their planning, parents and students put their heads together bringing their visions to life! On 3/14, students brought their traps in, shared with the class, and set them in a special spot in hopes to catch our leprechaun tomorrow before St. Patrick's Day this Sunday!

Butler Elementary School prides itself on upholding to the highest standards of conduct and good work. When students demonstrate and promote our Positive Paw Power Attributes and Butler Pledge (Being: Respectful, Responsible, and Kind), it is noticed and acknowledged by all. Student tickets are placed in the collecting bin in hopes of a special selection, which may include a unique Butler t-shirt or Breakfast with the Principals! With this week's breakfast (for our February winners), students had special time with Mr. Funseth and Mrs. Dowd, while being honored with a certificate of recognition acknowledging their time. Students work hard at helping our building rise to the top each and every day!

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".

3/8 Winners: Dante P. (Kdg.), Angela N. (Gr.1), Victoria V. (Gr.2), Kieran D. (Gr.3), Martyna D. (Gr.4), Collette W. (Gr.5), Mia H. (Gr.6), T-Shirt - Rodrigo L. (Kdg.)

3/15 Winners: Leah G. (Kdg.), Reed M. (Gr.1), Lily C. (Gr.2), Anna W. (Gr.3), Nicholas K. (Gr.4), Chase C. (Gr.5), Brady D. (Gr.6), T-Shirt - Ryker D. (Gr.2)

Congratulations to all students who earned Positive Paw Power awards!

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.

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

Acting Superintendent: James Scanlon, Ed. D.

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

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

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