Gayman Gazette

• Wednesday, May 8th: Game Show Assembly
• Thursday, May 9th: Wear Green for Mental Health Awareness Month 💚
• Monday, May 13th: 4th Grade PEN Invention Convention
• Monday, May 13th: 6th Grade "Clean Streams" Trip @ Peace Valley Park
• Tuesday, May 14th: Student Council Adopt-A-Road
• Tuesday, May 14th @ 6:30-7:30PM: Kindergarten Parent Night
• Wednesday, May 15th: 4th Grade Field Trip to The Michener & Mercer Museums
• Thursday, May 16th @ 6:00-8:00PM: Gayman Art Show
• Monday, May 20th: 6th Grade Orientation @ Tohickon Middle School
• Tuesday, May 21st: 2nd & 4th Grade Concerts - In the evening
• Wednesday May 22nd: Field Day!!!
• Thursday, May 23rd @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal - Teacher In-Service
• Friday, May 24th: No School for Students - Teacher In-Service
• Monday, May 27th: CBSD Closed - Memorial Day
• Tuesday, May 28th: 3rd Grade PEN Architecture Field Trip
• Wednesday, May 29th @ 6:00PM: GHSA General Meeting
• Thursday, May 30th: 1st Grade Field Trip to Elmwood Park Zoo
• Thursday, May 30th: Spring Concert @ Tohickon Middle School - In the evening
• Friday, May 31st: Field Day (Rain Date)

* Click here for the 2023-2024 District Calendar.

** Click here for access to the 2023-2024 Gayman School Calendar.

*Click here for the 2024-2025 District Calendar

STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 2

BAND LESSONS - DAY 4 & DAY 5

CHOIR - DAY 4

• Gayman School Directory
• May Breakfast Menu
• May Lunch Menu
• RaiseRight Program

This upcoming week, you will receive an email communicating that your child will be participating in health instruction in May (Fifth grade- HIV/AIDS; Sixth Grade Human Growth and Development and HIV/AIDS). You will only need to complete the form if you would like to opt your child out of the instruction. If you prefer your child to receive the instruction, you will not complete the form. The opt-out form will be made available in parent portal on April 18th.

Now that the warm weather is here, we want to remind families that students should come to school in a comfortable manner that allows them to be authentically who they are, while also complying with equitable dress code policies. If your child chooses their own clothes to wear, please remind them that some outfits are not appropriate for school.

The following are guidelines for apparel for all students. If you have any questions, please contact the school:

• Footwear should be comfortable and safe for indoor and outdoor school surfaces. Crocs, flip-flops, beach or loose footwear are not appropriate for school and may be dangerous on our playground.
• The length of shorts or skirts is to be appropriate for school and there is to be no wording on the seat.
• Inappropriate slogans, offensive content, or expressions, etc., are not to be worn on clothing.
• Undergarments are not to be visible.
• Any attire the administration considers interfering with quality of education shall not be permitted

Seasonal Allergies:

Pollen season is upon us! If your child suffers from seasonal allergies, please encourage them to wash their hands and face when they come in from playing outdoors. The Health Office can give students Visine eye drops for allergies, and a cold compress as needed. We do not have Zyrtec or other over the counter allergy relief medications.

Asthma:

Children with asthma tend to flare up this time of year. If your child is taking an inhaler at home and you would like them to also get it during the school day, please let us know.

Injuries:

Spring brings fun, and injuries! If your child has a cast, splint, crutches or has a concussion, please send in a doctor's note that states their restrictions/abilities for gym and recess. Students with concussions often need to slowly return to a normal school day and can use the Health Office to rest throughout the day. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us and we can come up with a plan.

Field trips and Medications:

If your child has a rescue inhaler for asthma or an epi-pen for food or bee allergies, they should bring their inhaler or epi-pen from home with directions for use and give it directly to the teacher to carry for the field trip. A nurse does not attend all field trips; however, all staff are trained on the use of epi-pens.

Forms for next year:

Forms will start to come home that need to be returned by October 15, 2024. The exam must be dated after September 1, 2023

• 3rd grade -Dental Exam
• 6th grade- Physical Exam
• 7th grade- Dental Exam

​**Immunizations required for the first day of 7th grade: MCV & Tdap**

Please contact the Health Office if you have any questions.

CBGaymanNurses@CBSD.org

267-893-4360

Click here for more information, including directions on how to upload a student absence: Managing Student Attendance.

If you would like to pick up your son/daughter early for an appointment, please pick up your child before 2:45PM. After 2:45PM, your child will be asked to wait with the other walkers, bus and car riders in his/her classroom, to ensure a safe and efficient dismissal for everyone.

Thank you!

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. For more information, consult the Human Resources Volunteer Required Paperwork webpage.

Families can access the online application for Free & Reduced Meals by clicking here. The application must be submitted each year AND for each child. If your child received free or reduced lunch last year, you must re-apply for the 23-24 school year.

The GHSA is excited to host the End of the Year Family Picnic!

The picnic will be on Friday, June 7th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm on the Gayman Playground. This event will be free for families! Please RSVP HERE.

The following have been nominated for the Executive Board positions:

• President - Jennifer Davis
• VP of Community - Ali Farrell
• VP of School Enrichment - Kim Gauthier
• VP of Communications - Megan Monforte
• VP of Finance - Tracy DiCanto
• VP of Fundraising - Steve DiNardo

All candidate statements can be viewed Here.

Gayman Home & School Association would like to extend a THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered this year. If you were a homeroom parent, a chair of a committee, a member of a committee, volunteered to donate an item, volunteered to help at an event, or helped in any other way we want to THANK YOU! GHSA events are only possible with parent volunteer support.

Please RSVP by May 24th HERE to join us Tuesday, June 4th at 2:30pm in the All Purpose Room. Light refreshments will be served. And your child will join you too!

**Please note that CLEARANCES are required to attend because it is during school hours!**

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

Kindergarten: 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.

*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.

1st Grade: All students registered by May 31st will be invited to attend Move Up Day.

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