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This year Butler will celebrate Earth Day the week of April 17th -21st. Saturday, April 22nd, is National Earth Day! Each grade will do a special activity around Earth Day in addition to the school wide spirit themes listed below:

Monday 17th: Wear BROWN for the dirt/ground (earth);

Tuesday 18th: Wear BLUE for our air;

Wednesday 19th: Wear BLACK for Earth Hour's (lights out);

Thursday 20th: Wear YELLOW for the sunlight;

Friday 21st: Wear GREEN for recycling and plants.

We hope everyone enjoys showing school spirit during Earth Day "Week"!

Dear Parents of Students in Grades 3-6 -

Our annual PSSA Assessments will begin Monday April 24th for all students in Grades 3-6.

To Do:

• Please be sure your student gets a good night's rest;
• Make sure your child charges their laptop each night (ELA and Science are Online);
• Mints Only and have a good independent book they will read when finishing early.

Teachers will be sure to provide additional details important for their classrooms, as needed.

Schedule:

English/Language Arts (ELA): Monday, 4/24; Tuesday, 4/25; Wednesday, 4/26 (Gr. 3-6)

Math: Monday, 5/1; Tuesday, 5/2 (Pencil & Paper) (Gr. 3-6)

Science: Thursday, 5/4 (Gr. 4 Only)

Registration is open for all grades. To best meet our staffing needs for our grade-levels - please do not wait for summer - register your students soon - Especially Kindergarten and new 1st Graders!

Welcome New Families and Students!

Registration for students entering Kindergarten in fall of 2023 is now open. If any Butler Family has an incoming student, please be sure to register as soon as possible - as staffing and class sizes will be determined based upon the number of actual registrants! Be sure to also share this message around our neighborhoods if anyone has a Kindergarten-aged child ready to attend Butler! Please note, the Kindergarten-aged child must be 5 years old before September 1st – no exceptions.

More information can be learned by visiting the Central Registration Website - Please click here.

(Please Note: New Grade 1-12 students for the 2023-2024 school year is now open - March 2023.)

April Continued:

Apr. 17-21 - Earth Week Spirit Days (See List Above)

Apr. 18 - Reading Olympics Day - 6 PM -8 PM (Bridge Valley)

Apr. 19 - 1st Grade Concert 6:30 PM; 3rd Grade Concert 7:30 PM - Butler Gymnasium/Stage

Apr. 21 - Butler PTO Lip Sync Event (Evening)

Apr. 22 - Earth Day (Saturday)

Apr. 24-26 - PSSA English Language Arts (Grades 3-6)

Apr. 29 - Butler PTO Spring Fair (10:00AM-3:00PM - Saturday)

May:

May 1&2 - PSSA Math (Grades 3-6)

May 2 - National Teacher Appreciation Day

May 4 - PSSA Science (Grade 4 Only)

May 6 - National School Nurse Day

May 9 - Butler Concert - Grades 2 & 4

May 9 - CB School Board Meeting - 16 Welden (7:30 PM)

May 11-17 - PTO Book Fair (School Day Only)

May 11 - Title 1 Spring Information Night (7:00 PM)

May 16 - Primary Day (No School for Students or Staff) - Offices Open

May 17 - Butler PEN - 5th & 6th Grade Mock Trial - Bucks County Courthouse (5:30 PM)

May 22 - 6th Grade Unami Visit (Students Only - School Day)

May 22 - PTO General Meeting - 7:00 PM

May 25 - Butler Field Day (Rain Date June 2)

May 26 - No School for Students (Staff Development)

May 30 - 6th Grade MBIT Visit

May 29 - Memorial Day - Schools Closed

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming spring music concerts! Some dates have changed, so please double check and save this new information:

April 19, 2023 –

1st Grade- “E I E I Oops!” a musical farm comedy- 6:30pm

3rd Grade- “Motown Magic”- 7:30pm

UPDATE - May 8, 2023-

2nd Grade- “True Colors”- 6:30pm

4th Grade- “Rockin’ Recorders” -7:30 pm

June 1, 2023-

5th and 6th Grade Band, Choir and Orchestra concert- 7:00pm

*More details to follow closer to show dates

The CB Titan wrestling program will be hosting a free Friday night wrestle and play session for all interested students in grades K-8 for 7 weeks starting April 21. These sessions will combine wrestling-based drills along with gymnastic style games to not only introduce the sport to your child but begin forging the basic skills of our sport into our future wrestlers. No experience is necessary. Please use this link more information.

Every year the Central Bucks Art Department holds a fundraiser to award students who are pursuing the arts after high school. The profits from this year’s t-shirt sales supports scholarships that will be granted to a senior at CB South, East, and West. The twelve-dollar shirt comes in white, black, and yellow with the logo of the 2023 CB District Art Show. Please consider purchasing a t-shirt to support our student artists. They can be purchased through My Payments Plus until April 17th.

CB East Swim and Dive Team will be hosting a swim clinic on Saturday, April 22 from 1-4PM. For more information, please use this link.

Please visit www.bcdac.org for details and collection sites.

Sunday - April 30, 2023, 9:00 am

North Branch Park (207 Park Ave. Chalfont, PA)

All of the proceeds from the 5K are used to support the Kind Like Joey Foundation’s mission to honor Joey Edwards by encouraging others to spread random acts of kindness, to offer a college scholarship annually, and to provide financial assistance to families that have suddenly lost a school aged child. This year we are also raising funds to help build “Joey’s Lounge” at CB South, a space dedicated to Joey by the graduating class of 2022. The lounge will be used as a “Lunch + Learn” space where students can connect with peers and staff.

RACE INFORMATION

RACE REGISTRATION

To register your child, please visit www.iRun4Life.com

April is Autism Awareness month and Butler celebrated before spring break on how those who live with Autism are unique. Butler students and staff wore outfits around different themes:

• Monday 4/3 - Wearing Something Comfy for Sensory Sensitivity
• Tuesday 4/4 - Favorites Day - Wearing a Favorite Color, Book, Place, etc.
• Wednesday 4/5 - Light it Up Blue - Wearing Blue to promote Autism Awareness

What Makes us different is what makes us beautiful!

The Heritage Conservancy is located in historic Aldie Mansion and is a nonprofit membership organization whose work is to preserve and protect land around our region. Our fourth-grade students had the opportunity to enjoy science-centered hands-on learning that focused on Watersheds, Water Quality, and the Water Cycle. Using a model of a watershed, Aldie came to our school allowing students to observe how different pollutants can get into our water from land and impact plants, animals, and humans. The students observed invertebrates from Neshaminy Creek and learned that the type of insects can tell us if the water is healthy. Last, the students followed a raindrop to learn the process of the water cycle. Each student enjoyed an engaging and educational experience!

On 4/4 and 4/5, Butler 6th graders visited Peace Valley Park and participated in a "Hands-On Field Experience" for their Clean Streams Field Trip. Part of the time was spent in the Neshaminy Creek collecting macro-invertebrates and assessing the health of the stream. Students also learned about the responsibilities of caring for natural resources and our watershed. This trip was a culmination of our Pollution Unit of study. The children had a great time each day!

Thank you to the Butler Community - who across the last few weeks - donated canned goods and boxed food to benefit the CBSD Farmer's Market. Our student leadership groups, both our Butler Student Council and Butler Ambassadors, organized and planned the event, collected the food, and prepped everything for delivery to Barclay next week!

The 3rd Grade Classrooms from around the South Cluster travelled to CB South on 4/5 to experience the musical talent of our secondary students at CBSD Musicfest! This experience was established by our Music Department across the last few years to encourage students to explore the Performing Arts in CBSD. With 3rd grade moving into 4th grade, students will have the opportunity to play strings for the 23-24 school year! The children had a great time hearing the talent of our students and several performers from the greater CB community!

Kindergarten learned the human body systems in Science and created a life-sized model of the body parts. They had a great time striking a pose and having themselves traced. Time was spent carefully labeling each of the systems.

Pine Run and Butler Elementary Schools combined for an evening where local organizations shared important information about the "digital footprint" of our children - and ways to support students in navigating social media and the digital world - specifically with the intermediate child, in mind. Facilitators from NOVA and BucksIU spoke to the members in attendance about how to hold effective conversations with children while understanding the potential dangers of online activities.

Thanks to our presenters, Pine Run (for hosting and organizing), our QUEST Team sharing E-Sports (Thanks Ms. Augustine and Mr. Fell), and CBSD Tech and Innovation!

The CBSD Operations Department took time to install our Butler Banners - in time for our upcoming Butler Spring Fair in a couple weeks! This project - organized by our Student Council and Butler Ambassadors - was initiated to decorate our drives to and from the building - while instilling school spirit. The team is led by Mrs. Keeler and banner concepts by Ms. Augustine! Thanks to everyone involved from design to funding to installation!

Butler Elementary School practices the Paw Power Attributes of B.U.T.L.E.R.

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

Each week, students earn Positive Paw Powers for their good behaviors and positive attitudes at school. Children enter them into our collection bin where names are then drawn for a special treat each Friday for every grade level.

Winners 4/14/23

Kindergarten- Ryan S., 1st- Isabella B., 2nd- Addison W., 3rd- Jude S., 4th- Lily D., 5th - Bailey H., 6th - Brooke M., T-Shirt Winner -1st Grade - Evan G.

The Butler PTO sends a weekly newsletter to provide the community of upcoming events and Butler PTO News. To access the most recent newsletter, please click here.

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: @CBSchools

Karl Funseth - Principal

Peggy Bernabei - Administrative Assistant to Principal

Sinead Doherty, Ed. D. - Assistant Principal

Michele Droxler - Administrative Assistant to Assistant Principal

Website: cbsd.org/butler
Location: 200 Brittany Drive, Chalfont, PA, USA
Phone: 267-893-4250
Twitter: @CBButler