Gayman Gazette

DECEMBER:

• Tuesday, Dec. 13th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal/ 1st-6th Grade Parent-Teacher Conferences/ No Kindergarten
  
• Wednesday, Dec. 14th @ 1:00PM: 1st Trimester Grades posted in Parent Portal
• Wednesday, Dec. 14th: AM Kindergarten attends in the AM/ No PM Kindergarten (PM Kindergarten Conferences)
• Thursday, Dec. 15th: PM Kindergarten attends in the PM/ No AM Kindergarten (AM Kindergarten Conferences)
• Friday, Dec. 16th: 2nd Grade Polar Express Day
• Friday, Dec. 16th: Science Fair Sign Ups DUE
• Friday, Dec. 16th: Kids Care Ornaments for Pine Run Residents are Due
• Monday, Dec. 19th - Thursday, Dec. 22nd: Student Council Spirit Week

Monday, Dec. 19th: Secret Buddy Surprise

Tuesday, Dec. 20th: Rock your Seasonal Socks

Wednesday, Dec. 21st: Long Winters Nap

Thursday, Dec. 22nd: Festive Holiday

• Wednesday, Dec. 21st: Kindergarten Hot Chocolate & Frosty Day
• Wednesday, Dec. 21st: 1st Grade Grinch Day
• Thursday, Dec. 22nd: Holiday Sing! (Sing along assembly for K-6)
• Friday, Dec. 23rd: No School for Students/Teacher In-Service Day
• Monday, Dec. 26th - Monday, Jan. 2nd: CBSD Closed (District Holiday): Winter Break

Save the Date:

• Thursday, January 19th and Friday, January 20th: GHSA Family Fun BINGO!

* Click here for the 2022-2023 District Calendar.

** Click here for access the 2022-2023 Gayman School Calendar.

• Childrens Theatre Workshop at CB East: Information
• December Elementary Breakfast MENU
• December Elementary Lunch MENU
• Parent Portal (Access 1st Trimester Report Cards)
• GHSA Cookies, Candy & Cocoa Sign Up
• Kindergarten Registration
• Science Fair Sign Ups

This holiday season, we have the opportunity to show the spirit of warmth and love to families from our local area. Our giving tree will be displayed in the hallway. Feel free to take a tag. Gift cards should be returned by Wednesday, December 14th.

We, as a staff, would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your generosity! This is a wonderful opportunity for us to set an example for children of giving joyfully to others.

Warmest holiday wishes to you and your family,

The Staff of Gayman Elementary School

Report cards will be available for families to view in the Parent Portal on December 14th after 1:00PM.

Please be aware that teachers will not report on all of the report card descriptors in the first trimester. The descriptors they do not report on will be gray or they will be left blank. This is not a mistake. Students have either not yet had formal instruction on all the skills they will learn this year, or information on that indicator is incorporated into another indicator.

Calling all scientists! Consider participating in our Science Fair on Thursday, February 9th 5:30-7:00 PM by completing a project individually, with sibling(s), or with partners. Projects must be dropped off on Wednesday, February 8th 4:00-5:00. The Science Fair is a great way for all Gayman students to come together and share our learning and love for science!

Click here to sign up by Friday, December 16th. Each participant needs to complete the contract in Forms, even if working in a group.

For details, click here to view the informational packet.

Going into the winter season...

If there is inclement weather in our forecast, then there may be a 2-hour delay. Should that occur, please plan for the following schedule.

• Grades 1-6: 10:35AM - 3:15PM
• AM Kindergarten: 10:35AM - 12:20PM
• PM Kindergarten: 1:30PM-3:15PM

Cold and Flu season is in full swing!

The Health Office has seen an increase in the number of students with normal cold symptoms.

Below is a reminder of the illness policy at Central Bucks. If your child becomes ill at school and meets the criteria below, one of the nurses will call the first person on the emergency contact list to arrange for a pickup.

If your child is sick at home, and you are unsure if they should return, feel free to call the Health Office or email me and we can talk it through.

Central Bucks reserves the right to exclude children from school based on the following criteria:

1. Illness that prevents the child from participating in activities.
2. Fever (100.4 or higher). Students may not return to school until free of fever without fever medication for 24 hours.
3. Diarrhea or vomiting during the previous 24 hours. Student may not return to school until their appetite has returned to normal.
4. Rash with a fever.
5. Other conditions deemed appropriate after assessment by the certified school nurse and/or the staff nurse.

Stay Healthy!

Sara Hedges RN, MSN, CSN

Shedges@CBSD.org

Home and School would like to thank everyone who contributed towards the Luncheon. The Teachers & Staff are always so appreciative.

Let's send our Teachers & Staff off with some Cookies, Candy, and Cocoa for the Holiday break! We ask that all cookies, bars, and candy be dropped off to the main office on 12/22 by 9am please. Click here to donate cookies

Please return everything to the office by this FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th. The cards and ornaments will be dropped off at Pine Run that weekend, and a lovely woman named Maureen Riley, their director of life enrichment, will distribute our creations to the residents.

Thank you for your help and kindness this holiday season. Any questions or concerns, please contact Megan at meganmonforte9@gmail.com.

The sign-up link will "go live" on Wednesday, January 4th at 3pm.

It's time to register for Kindergarten!

Click here for the CBSD New Student Registration page including including necessary documents to gather in order to register your kindergarten students.

Once your child is registered, then tell us about your son/daughter! We invite you to complete our Kindergarten Welcome Survey found on our New Families Resources Page.

NOTE: Requests for morning or afternoon kindergarten are determined on a first come - first serve basis. Priority is also given to a request with a documented need by the parents' employers.

All absences may be entered through the Parent Portal. Click here for more information, including directions on how to upload a student absence: Managing Student Attendance.

To volunteer at a class party or chaperone a field trip, your clearances must be up-to-date.

If your clearances are current, upload them into the App Garden - Volunteer Tracker. If your clearances have expired, or you need to begin the clearance process, click on the Required Documents for the directions.

Any Central Bucks family who may need a little extra food assistance is welcome to join us at Barclay Elementary School. Our markets will operate on the 2nd and 4th THURSDAY of each month at 4:30pm.

No advanced sign-up is necessary. We kindly ask that you do not line up before 4:30 so as not to interfere with our student dismissal, and that you do not block our neighbors’ driveways.

The CB East Patriot Players are once again hosting our Children's Theatre Workshop on Saturday, January 21, 2023, 1-4:30 pm. The event is a fantastic theatrical exploration day for elementary school students, enthusiastically and skillfully led by the Patriot Players! Students will have the opportunity to sing, dance, act, and perform with the guidance of the Patriot Players. Cost is $25 and includes a "Junior Patriot Player" t-shirt and snack. All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Registration forms are due no later than Jan. 6th. Click here to access the form. Thank you for supporting the arts in CB!

Email: kcarter@cbsd.org
Website: https://www.cbsd.org/gayman
Location: 4440 Point Pleasant Pike, Doylestown, PA, United States
Phone: 2678934350
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