Important Dates:

Sept. 20th - Picture Day

Sept. 21st - Spirit Day - Crazy Hat Day

Sept. 21st - Back-to-School Family Picnic 5:30-7PM

• Sign up genius for volunteering at back to school picnic https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F44ADA72BA3F49-back

Sept. 27th - Go Green for Noah, Spirit Day and Pretzel Sale - more information coming home soon

Sept. 28th - Pine Run HSA Dine and Donate at Nico's 4-8PM Mention Pine Run when you check out

Sept. 28th - Homeroom Parent Meeting 7PM Library - more information to follow

September 2021 School Holidays:

9/25 Yom Kippur School Closed (Offices Open)

9/29 Early Dismissal for Students, Dismissal for students in grades 1-6 begins at 11:55

Congratulations to this week's S.O.A.R winners. The students below demonstrated success by being safe, organized, accepting of others, respectful and responsible. We are beaming with pride because we know, Success Isn't Given, It's Earned!

Kindergarten - Maddie S. - Mrs. Godwin PM

First Grade - Ella B. - Mrs. Bottino

Second Grade - Andrew Y. - Mrs. Durns

Third Grade - Rosie F. - Mrs. Diaz

Fourth Grade - Allie R. - Mrs. Plack

Fifth Grade- Matthew J. - Mrs. Martin

Sixth Grade - Cooper P. - Mrs. McManus

Thank you, Mozellea from Miss. Sica's 3rd grade class, and Chelby from Mrs. Diaz's 3rd grade class for sharing your talent with us!

Recess equipment - We have stocked up on basketballs, soccer balls, kick balls, jump ropes, and more. We are asking that students do not bring in recess equipment or balls from home. We do this because in the past home equipment has been lost, "roofed", and taken without permission. Our recess teachers will ensure the playground has plenty of equipment to play with and we will order more as needed.

Buses- We understand many of our busses have been running late. We communicate with district transportation regularly, and we are hopeful that as routes are perfected and drivers become more acclimated to traffic patterns, we will see improvement. You can view transportation status updates here, Transportation / School Bus Status (cbsd.org)

You should receive text alerts if your child's bus is running late. Be sure you have a current cell phone number in Infinite Campus.

PM Car Riders:

Please display your child's name at carline pick up. For those families that indicated their child will be a car rider, we have put a car line pick up sign in your child's Friday Folder, displaying this will help the line move more quickly. Please pull into our car line and follow our signage. Parents should remain in the car. This is for everyone's safety. We will have staff members outside to help.

ALL parents and children should use the crosswalk. If you park your car and walk to the sidewalk you should only cross at the crosswalk. Students are not permitted to run across the bus lane to meet you in the parking lot. We have many busses pulling in and it is difficult for drivers to see pedestrians crossing outside of the crosswalk area.

Annual Student Information Update

Please update your family information. To update your information today, log in to your parent portal account at www.cbsd.org/parentportal. Once logged in, select, “More” on the menu, and click Annual Student Information Update. Instructional videos have been prepared to assist families in accessing and completing the update. Watch here: English| Spanish.

Devices for 23-24 School Year

The 1 to 1 fee payment system is open in MyPaymentsPlus All Central Bucks’ students will either receive a device this year or continue to use the device that was issued last year.

• Read more about our plan and the next steps here: https://www.cbsd.org/1to1fee
• Students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 will take their laptop to and from school each day. All laptops must be carried inside a laptop case.

This Spring Mrs. Martin and her fifth-grade class initiated a Little Bites Recycling Project. She has reported it was a big success. As a school, we collected over 11 pounds of Little Bite wrappers in just a short amount of time. The company will make a donation to our school. Continue to save your Little Bites wrappers and bring them to school.

Thanks for always helping to make a difference in our community.

The State of Pennsylvania requires students in certain grades to have health exams.

• Students entering Kindergarten and all students new to the district-- Dental and Physical Exam
• Students entering Grades 3 and 7--Dental Exam
• Students entering Grade 6 and 11-- Physical Exam

The dental and physical forms can be found at http://www.cbsd.org/Page/904 . The exams must be completed after 9/1/2022. The completed health forms are due to the health office no later than October 15, 2023. You can upload your completed exam forms to your child’s parent portal. Please keep a copy of the health form for your records.

Thank you

Click here to access the application and important information regarding this program.

Ensuring that students are well fed throughout the school day is extremely important in helping our students participate in school activities to the fullest extent. Lunch is $2.60 for a full meal. If you need assistance, Income eligibility guidelines are available through the Food and Nutrition Service of USDA. If approved, eligible students can eat a free- or reduced-cost meal in the cafeteria.

To view or add money to your student’s account please visit MySchoolBucks.

To apply for free or reduced-price school meals please fill out the School Lunch Application

Aramark Student Nutrition

2023-2024 Before and After School Program Registration Is Open

Visit CBSD Childcare Program site for more information! Community School / Child Care Program (cbsd.org)

Lessons, Clinics, and Teams

Our group swim lessons for children starting at age 3 1/2 are offered in the fall and spring. Details for fall 2023 are posted HERE. Lessons are full at this time but if you’d like to be added to the wait list, contact Ashley Bauer at asbauer@cbsd.org.

We offer private swim lessons (including adaptive lessons) on Sundays during the months of October through May for children starting at age 5. Information is posted HERE. If you’re interested, please email to find out if there is space available before registering: Ashley Bauer at asbauer@cbsd.org for standard lessons or Roberta Lichter at rlichter@cbsd.org for adaptive lessons.

Our swim and dive clinics are a great opportunity for athletes to develop their skills and get ready for team participation. Our next swim clinic is the pre-team swim clinic which will be held in September. Information is posted HERE. For returning team members, registration is open with a deadline of August 15th. Evaluations for potential new members are coming up soon. If interested, please visit the site to complete and email a pre-registration form. The next diving clinic will be in the spring, but new divers should consider the diving team described below.

Our next season for swim and dive teams will begin in the fall. We have two swim teams: CBST-SAL and CBST-USAS. We also have a diving team which is part of the SAL team. The SAL team can accommodate experienced competitive swimmers/divers and those new to the sport but is not a learn-to-swim program. The USAS team is for more experienced and committed swimmers. Information about all teams is posted HERE. For returning team members, registration is open with a deadline of August 15th. For potential new members, evaluations will be in September for the SAL team, including diving. If interested, please visit the site to complete and email a pre-registration form – ideally by early August. The USAS team evaluation window for this season has passed but if interested email Jennifer Steinberg at jsteinberg@cbsd.org to find out about the next opportunity to join the team.

Stacey Pedersen

Principal

spedersen@cbsd.org

267-893-4450