Gayman Gazette

• Today - Friday, October 25th: Red Ribbon Week (This may differ from other schools in district)
  

Tuesday, 10/22 - Wear Gayman gear

Wednesday, 10/23 - Wear a Super Hero Shirt

Thursday, 10/24 - Wear you favorite sweats

Friday, 10/25 - Wear your favorite sports jersey

• Today - Friday, October 25th: Art Goes to School
• Tuesday, October 22nd @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
• Wednesday, October 23rd: Harlem Wizards Assembly
• Thursday, October 24th @ 7:45AM: Choir Rehearsal
• Thursday, October 24th: 3rd Grade PEN Field Trip
  
• Friday, October 25th @ 5:00PM: Fall Festivial
• Monday, October 28th: Pumpkin Drop Off
• Monday, October 28th @ 3:30PM: Musical Rehearsal - All Cast Members
• Tuesday, October 29th: Kindergarten Field Trip to Howell Farm
• Tuesday, October 29th @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
• Wednesday, October 30th: Pretzel Orders Due
• Wednesday, October 30th @ 9:15AM-10:15AM: AM Kindergarten Halloween Party
• Thursday, October 31st: Halloween Parade & Parties (Details Below)
• Thursday, October 31st @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal (PM Kindergarten Reports)

• Friday, November 1st: CBSD Schools Closed - Offices Open
• Monday, November 4th @ 7:00PM: Harlem Wizards Basketball Game
• Tuesday, November 5th: CBSD Schools Closed - Teacher In-Service Day
• Wednesday, November 6th @ 7:40AM: Strings Rehearsal
• Wednesday, November 6th @ 8:00AM: Student Council Meeting
• Wednesday, November 6th @ 3:30PM: Musical Rehearsal - "Oh the Thinks"
• Thursday, November 7th: 3rd GR Field Trip to DaVinci Science Center
• Thursday, November 7th @ 3:30PM: Musical Rehearsal - "Pure Imagination" & "Beauty and the Beast"
• Monday November 11th: Veterans Day Recognition -Wear Red, White, & Blue
• Monday, November 11th: Picture Retakes
• Tuesday, November 12th: 4th GR Field Trip to Washington Crossing Park
• Tuesday, November 12th @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
• Wednesday, November 13th @ 7:40AM: Strings Rehearsal

* Click here for the 2024-2025 District Calendar.

** Click here for access the 2024-2025 Gayman School Calendar.

CHOIR REHEARSAL - DAY 2

STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 4

BAND LESSONS - DAY 5

• Gayman Elementary Website
• Gayman Facebook Group
• Harlem Wizards Tickets Link
• October Breakfast Menu
• October Lunch Menu

All absences must be entered through the Parent Portal.

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

As we begin the 2024-25 school year, CBSD wishes to remind families of important information regarding attendance. Pennsylvania's school laws, like Act 138 of 2016 and the updated Act 16, outline what is required for mandatory school attendance and procedures to follow when students are absent or late. Learn more.

Student dismissal begins promptly at 3:15PM.

If you need to pick your child up early for an appointment, please pick them up no later then 2:45PM. After 2:45PM, your child can be dismissed with the other walkers, bus riders, 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 & on file with Central Bucks School District.

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.

Get Ready for Gayman’s ANNUAL Pumpkin Patch in the Library!

Each October, we love to put our students’ and families’ creativity on display by creating a pumpkin patch in the library. All students and families are invited to work individually or as a team to create a pumpkin at home to bring in to share for this year’s patch. Please DO NOT carve pumpkins—they will rot in our warm library!

All the information needed—including drop off procedure for October 28th and pick up procedures for October 31st are outlined in our flier.

Questions!? Contact Mrs. Thomas at the library: hthomas@cbsd.org 267 893-4300 x4358

The Halloween parade will be on Thursday, October 31st at 9:00AM. Parking will be limited. If possible, please consider carpooling.

Students will walk out of the building (near the flagpole) and parade on our sidewalk around the school. After reaching Burnt House Hill Road, they will turn and walk to the back playground and re-enter the building by the gymnasium.

NOTE: We will walk the parade route twice.

**Kindergarten students will lead the parade, followed consecutively by the other grades.

Students are welcome to wear their costumes to school. Please have your child bring their masks and/or accessories to school in a bag with your child's name on the bag. Please use your best judgement in costume selection. Costumes of a violent nature are discouraged. There should be no weapons of any kind brought to school on Halloween.

October 31st is a half-day of school. PM kindergarten attends.

All AM Kindergarten students are invited to participate in the outdoor parade. Please bring your child to the entrance under the Gayman Elementary School peak, in front of the school, by 8:45AM. Mrs. Feher will bring the AM class to Mrs. Menard's room where they will lead the parade. Please pick up your child after the parade at the drop-off location.

Parents who are volunteering should enter through the doors under the Gayman Elementary School peak. This will be the only open door. There will be preprinted visitors' badges. We appreciate your help in providing a SAFE and enjoyable experience for the entire Gayman community.

**If you are volunteering and we have not scanned your ID within the past 6 months, please either check in at the office prior to signing in for the party or stop by any day before the party and we can add you to the system.

If you are assisting with the classroom party at the end of the school day and choose to take your child home with you at dismissal, we ask that you sign them out in their classroom with their homeroom teacher.

To mark this special day, we are hosting "Veteran Class Speakers". Any veteran, or someone currently serving in the military, is invited to speak to a class. The time of the presentation will be determined by the teacher and speaker.

A 20-minute presentation would include:

• A description of your military job/responsibilities
• A favorite memory from your service
• Questions from the students

Our hope is for every class to have a speaker, please let us know if you are able to do more than one presentation. NOTE: While we will make every effort to match you with your child's (grandchild's) class, you may be speaking to a different class.

Email Jennifer Costello at jcostello@cbsd.org by November 1st if you are interested in coming in to speak.

To all of our veterans - thank you for your service!

To honor the men and women who have served, we are creating a Wall of Heroes! Please feel free to choose one template, add a photo or draw a picture, and then, send it in with your child to the Gayman Main Office. Your family member/friend will be honored on our Wall of Heroes!

These posters will be hanging in the main hallway of Gayman for the month of November.

Mrs. Hedges & Mrs. Sweeney in our Health Office are available to students for any healthcare needs. We are happy to take care of your child! We have started to complete the state mandated Health Screenings. These include:

• Height and weight on all students
• Near and far vision screening on all students
• Additional screening for color blindness (1st Grade)
• Hearing screenings (K-3rd Grade), and any student in Learning Support classes
• Scoliosis Screening (6th Grade)

If you have any questions about these screenings, please feel free to contact us! The health office email is CBGaymanNurses@CBSD.org.

Important Information:

• Illness

Central Bucks also reserves the right to exclude, or send children home 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 reducing medication for 24 hours.
3. Diarrhea or vomiting during the previous 24 hours. Student may not return to school until 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.

• Injuries

A doctor’s note is needed for any student that sustains an injury which requires a medical device, such as a cast, splint or crutches. The doctor’s note should state any restrictions the child has and that they are allowed to attend school with the injury and state whether they can participate in gym and recess.

• Medical Needs

If your child had any medical needs, please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns and we can discuss a health plan. This can include but is not limited to: food allergies, asthma, migraines, diabetes, seizures.

• Borrowed Clothing Items

If your child has borrowed a clothing item from the Health Office for any reason, kindly wash and return the item. If you have extra items that you want to donate to the Health Office, our greatest need is girls’ black leggings in all sizes, and boys mesh shorts or sweatpants in all sizes. Thank you so much!

It has been a great start to the school year with our student device distribution! All students received their assigned device. Before receiving a device, families in grades 3-6, 7, and 10, as well as new students, must complete the online user agreement and pay the usage fee. The elementary student fee is $15/year, while the fee for students in grades 7 and 10 is $60, which covers three years. Prorated fees apply for new secondary students. If you need financial assistance, please visit our website for details.

Thank you for your cooperation. Next steps here: https://www.cbsd.org/1to1fee

Unpaid devices will remain in the school for the student to have access to during the school day. - If you have not yet paid the device fee and would like the device to start coming home, you have until 10/30 to make the payment.

CBSD welcomes qualified candidates to apply for a range of full-time career opportunities with benefits. From head and assistant coaches to a middle school Special Education teacher to a high school Biology teacher to a secondary school counselor to staff nurses to education assistants (and more!), there may be a perfect place for you to make a positive impact in CB. View available positions and apply now!

Lunch costs have increased by $.10 for the 24-25 school year.

The district is continuing to offer free breakfast!

Lunch Cost: $2.85

CBSD utilizes the online platform MySchoolBucks for school meal payments, making it easy to oversee a child's meal choices and maintain their account balance. It is important that an account is created for every student, regardless of whether they take part in school meals or not.

You can access MySchoolBucks to view and/or set up an account for your student(s) here.

To set up an account, you will need your child(ren)'s student identification number(s), which can be found in the Parent Portal.

The application for free and reduced meal pricing for the 2024-25 school year is open. You 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 24-25 school year.

Learn more by visiting the full informational webpage here.

We look forward to seeing all of the families who RSVP'd for this event on Friday, October 25th from 5pm-7pm. Get ready for some fall fun, and some amazing raffle baskets and silent auction items! Remember to bring cash or have venmo for raffle basket tickets!

We still need some more volunteers. CLICK HERE to volunteer.

Custom Catalogs came home last week with your child's artwork. Orders are placed online and shipped directly to your home within 2-3 weeks of the order date. All orders must be placed by November 8th.

Start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW - Nov 8th! Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear (under the artwork), and you may order!

🏀🏀Gayman HSA has partnered with Coldspring HSA to host the Harlem Wizards. Our staff will be playing against the Harlem Wizards at CB EAST on November 4th.🏀🏀

Ticket Link: https://www.harlemwizards.com/tickets/doylestown

🏀Taking on the Harlem Wizards on the court...
Mr. Ortman, Mrs. Feher, Mr. Grace, Mr. Crump, Mr. Maduzia, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Khatchodorian, Mrs. Kruzits, Mrs. Hedges, Mr. Hudak and Mrs. Della Porta! You won't want to miss this!!

🏀CB Cheer Squad...

Mrs. Costello, Mrs. Temple, Mrs. Flanagan, and Mrs. Menard

🏀Taking tickets at the door...

Ms. O'Connor, Mrs. Hofmann, Mrs. Brosious, and Mrs. Klebba!

🏀Scorekeeper...

Mrs. Bullard

🏀Referee...

A surprise guest!! Find out soon!

Grab your tickets if you don't have them yet! We can't wait to see you at the game! There will also be a concession stand (cash please!) and a souvenir stand!

Gayman Elementary School

Shawn Ortman, Principal

Jennifer Snyder, Assistant Principal

Jennifer Costello, Office Administrative Assistant

Website: https://www.cbsd.org/gayman
Location: 4440 Point Pleasant Pike, Doylestown, PA, United States
Phone: 2678934350
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/516165478928057
Twitter: @CBGaymanES