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Hello Parent(s) and/or Guardian(s)
As we enter the waning days of May, and we begin to experience some of the wonderful events that mark the end of the school year, I am excited to reach out this month to share news about our School District!
In this newsletter, you will have the opportunity to learn about Butler's approach to the NJDOE NJSLS Health and PE Standards. The included presentation will walk you through our intention and share options for families within our learning community.
Also, this newsletter will lay out information regarding the varied events that are part of the end of the school year. After the past two years, I am excited to be able to bring these events back for everyone, as so many of them are life-long memories that are an integral part of our children's overall educational experience. We worked hard throughout the pandemic to still host as many events, changing formats and scenarios; however, to have them back in full swing is so exciting - our staff, leadership team, and myself cannot wait to share in these events.
Be Well!
Dr. J.
Butler School District's Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Curriculum
Fall Athletics and Activities Physicals
We will be holding our sports physicals on June 13th at 5:30 p.m. in the BHS gymnasium. Please fill out this very simple form and let us know if you plan on attending. It is recommended that all student athletes and marching band members participate. It is free and you will be cleared for all 3 seasons upon completion.
Aaron Decker Elementary School - Mr. J. Manco, Principal
CharacterStrong - Creativity
Congratulations to our students that are recognized for their creativity. Creativity is the ability to use one's imagination to create something or solve a problem. This trait not only is relevant to the arts, but it is also used by engineers, scientists, athletes, educators, lawyers, and numerous other career fields.
Kindergarten: Ryan Bridges, Hendrix Hornyak, William Hicks, Maya Szydlowski, Palmer Valente, Claire Young
First Grade: Ariella Kaplan, Bode Marion, Eva Munoz, Ainslie Reed
Second Grade: Aria Espositio , Julia Favuzza, Jason Jiang, Menoski, , Athena Menoski,
Third Grade: Ashanty Lopez Colin, Adam Baumgart, Rocha, Blake Turrin, Kaitlyn Semtak,
Fourth Grade: Max Waer, Jackson Kennedy, Jessica, Bromley, Sofia, David Johnson, Josh Durren, Moli McLeod, Chelsea Agidigbi, Lukas Fuzy
ADS Congratulates Anita Loranger as Bulldog of the Month
Congratulations to Anita Loranger for being our April ADS Bulldog of the Month recipient. Mrs. Loranger is a wonderful, supportive, and hardworking main office administrative professional. We appreciate everything that she does day in and day out for the students, staff, and the rest of our school community. She truly holds it all together here at ADS so that we can do our jobs as seamlessly as we do.
Congratulations and thank you for all that you do!!
Inclusion for all Walk ; Autism Awareness
Students and staff participated in a school-wide walk where they were able to walk with a friend, a lap to dance around, a lap to walk with someone from a different class, and a lap to introduce oneself to as many new people as possible.
Richard Butler Middle School - Mrs. M. Papa, Principal
We are pleased to share that our students and staff are enjoying their time at RBS as the school year winds down. Students are currently participating in interdisciplinary projects that were designed by each grade level team. Field Day was a tremendous success as our PE & Health Department planned some outstanding activities for our students. Thank you to Mr. Duchensky, Mrs. Worman, all the staff, and our custodians for all the help! We’d like to thank the PTA for sponsoring fun afternoons for students in grades 5-7 and for all they are doing to support our outgoing 8th graders. We have been honored to participate in the BPS Unified Sports Choose to Include Week. Students and staff are demonstrating inclusivity by dressing for theme days, signing an inclusion pledge, and sharing quotes during morning announcements. Also, students and staff are participating in the Morris County Cleanup to qualify for a grant to purchase a recycling receptacle with our Bulldog logo. Students also participated in Pennies for Peace during the month of May to raise money for those in need in Ukraine. Students are continuously giving back at RBS!
We are so excited for our upcoming 8th grade activities. They include the 8th grade field trip to Camp Mason & dinner dance. Also, on May 20, 2022, a letter was emailed to all 8th grade families outlining promotion activities. Here’s an overview:
Promotion Rehearsals: Monday, June 20 & Tuesday, June 21 at 7:55am
Promotion Ceremony: Tuesday, June 21 at 6:00pm - Students should arrive to RBS at 5:00pm
Promotion Photo & Last Day Activities: Wednesday, June 22 - Students should arrive at RBS at 10:00am
Thank you to the Butler Education Association for sponsoring promotion lawn signs for our 8th grade families. You may pick up a sign on June 2 or June 3 from 9am-3pm at the RBS main entrance. If you have any questions, please contact Lyn Lowndes at llowndes@butlerboe.org.
As always, please check out the RBS Review Newsletter for up to date information on all the happenings at Richard Butler Middle School. We wish you all the best during these final weeks of school!
Butler High School - Mr. R. Fitzgerald, Principal
It's hard to believe we are seven weeks into our final marking period at Butler High School. Spongebob the Musical was a huge success on the opening weekend of April. Butler High School continues to shine as we move through May. We continue to get positive feedback from the community regarding our students' performances. On April 7th, we held our groundbreaking ceremony at Memorial Field to celebrate the beginning of our new turf/track project. We are looking forward to the grand opening in September! Kudos to Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Vargas on their efforts to make this happen! Coach Luciani gave an inspiring speech at the ceremony in anticipation of the completion of such a great project. Here are some highlights at BHS over the past two months and a timeline of major events at BHS:
Congratulations to BHS Foods Teacher Mrs.Karrie McNear for receiving the March Bulldog of the Month Award. Mrs. McNear balances an extremely difficult schedule and an assortment of classes in an amazing way in order to provide her students with multiple opportunities to succeed. She is the first to help out anyone in need and cares about all of her students and peers. She has navigated through many covid restrictions and still found a way to deliver quality lessons to her students in her Foods and Making it on Your Own classes. As one of our most caring faculty members in the building, Mrs. McNear certainly deserves the accolade of Bulldog of the Month!
Congratulations to BHS Administrative Assistant, Deborah Fletcher for receiving the April Bulldog of the Month Award. Mrs. Fletcher does an amazing job working with staff, students and administration in making BHS run smoothly. She always has a smile on her face and is willing to go the extra mile for anyone. I truly appreciate the efforts of Mrs. Fletcher and our students and staff are very lucky to have her.
We are in the middle of our testing season at BHS. Please see the link below for our AP, NJSLA, and Final Exam Schedule.
Congratulations to BHS’s Top Dawgs for the 3rd marking period:
English - Valerie Rivera
Math - Julia Fiorenza
Science -Angelica Mawyin
Social Studies - Kayla Cajes
Physical Education - Joshua Emann
Business - Matthew Shultis
Art - Bianca Litchult
Music- Morgan Maher
Foods - Halley Scullin
World Language - Sabrina Chen
ELL - Allan Tzarax Ramos
Shared-Time Student - Paul Kreczkowski
Congratulation to Butler High School’s 2022 NJ Boys State Recipient - Gabriel Rondin
Congratulations to Matt Smith for receiving the Football Scholar Athlete Award
Morris Co. Teen Arts
Madison Victor - 1st Place Ribbon
Jeffrey Ernest - 2nd Place Ribbon
Ringwood Manor Asso. of the Arts Young Artist Expo
Julia Sklodowska - 1st Place Grade 12
Alex Jennings - 1st Place Grade 11
Katie Gallagher - Honorable Mention Grade 11
2022 Baby Day is back! Mrs. Reda hosted an incredible Baby Day on Friday, May 20, 2022 for her Child Development classes. It was great to see the students, parents and children having a great day together!
Guidance hosted Commitment day on May 2nd to highlight our seniors after high school plans. Students were asked to wear some attire reflecting their post secondary plans and they wrote thank you notes to faculty who made an impact on them over the last 4 years.
BHS GRADUATION LETTER to Parents:
Athletics
Alexa Ullrich, Softball Alvernia (DIII)
Declan Hickey, Baseball Alvernia (DIII)
Brett Redner, wrestling Rhode Island college (DIII)
Ryan Klopchin, soccer Lasell (DII)
Super proud of these students!
UNIFIED SPORTS WEEK OF INCLUSION
Upcoming Events
The following is a list of upcoming events in the Butler School District
May 24th NJHS Inductions (RBS) - 6pm
May 30th No School - Memorial Day Weekend
May 31st NJHS Inductions 7pm
May 31st Art Expo - 5pm
June 1st 4th Grade Picnic
June 1st Val/Sal Dinner - 6pm
June 3rd Athletic Award Breakfast
June 3rd Prom
June 3rd 7th Grade Fun Afternoon
June 7th NHS Inductions 7pm
June 8th 8th Grade Class Trip - YMCA Ropes Course
June 8th 4th Grade Class Trip - Miners Game
June 9th 8th Grade Dance
June 10th 4th Grade Visitation/Move up Day
June 13th Extra- and Co-Curricular Physicals
June 14th Kindergarten Parent Meeting - 6pm
June 17th ADS Field Day
June 20th BHS Senior Parade - 6pm
June 20th ADS PreSchool Graduation
June 21st Kindergarten Spring Promotion/Concert
June 21st RBS Promotion - 6pm
June 22nd BHS Graduation - 6pm
June 22nd 8th Grade - Stonybrook
June 22nd Fourth Grade Clap Out
June 23rd BOE Meeting