Gayman Gazette

September:

• Wednesday, September 18th - Thursday, September 19th: 2nd GR FAB Lab
  

• Wednesday, September 18th - Friday, September 20th: GHSA Book Fair
• Monday, September 23rd: Harlem Wizards Vs. Gayman Staff Ticket Sales go live
• Wednesday, September 25th @ 9:00AM: HR Parents/HSA General Meeting
• Thursday, September 26th: Picture Day
• Monday, September 30th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal - Teacher In-service

October:

• Tuesday, October 1st @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club Starts
• Thursday, October 3rd: CBSD Schools Closed (Rosh Hashanah)
• Friday, October 4th: First Friday - Mustang Spirit Day
  
• Thursday, October 10th & Friday, October 11th: 6th GR Ropes Course
• Monday, October 21st - Friday, October 25th: Art Goes to School
• Wednesday, October 23rd: Harlem Wizards Assembly
• Friday, October 25th: Fall Festivial

* Click here for the 2024-2025 District Calendar.

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

STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 2

BAND LESSONS - DAY 5

• Gayman Elementary Website
• Gayman Facebook Group
• CBSD Parent Portal Link
• September Breakfast Menu
• September Lunch Menu

Gayman Elementray School has issued devices during the first week of school.

All families in grades 3-12 should visit: Technology & Innovation / User Agreement and Payment (cbsd.org)

Parent/Guardian will click on and read the 1:1 Handbook

Parent/Guardian signs the user agreement and pays the user fee via MyPaymentsPlus (MPP). Upon submitting the fee and MPP agreement, you are confirming that you have reviewed the information with your child.

The Fee Table:

• Kindergarten - 2nd Grade: $0 (iPad that stays in school)
• 3rd - 6th Grade: $15 (Lenovo Laptop) *If the fee is not paid, the laptop will not come home. It will stay in the classroom for the student to use during school hours.

Enrollment is open for the Strings and Band programs at Gayman this year! Click Here to register your child to play an instrument.

Questions? Email Ms. Vuocolo (strings) or Mr. Bower (band).

If your child is interested in joining the Gayman Choir, fill out the permission form by October 10th, which will be the first rehearsal.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email Ms. Robinson, at marobinson@cbsd.org.

Rehearsal Dates: 7:45 am in the music room

• October 10, 17, 24
• November 11, 18, 25
• December 5, 12

Central Bucks School District is committed to ensuring that each child makes significant academic progress. To do this, we have been implementing a research-based process to link academic support with specific student learning needs. This process is known as a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and provides all students with timely and targeted instruction based upon the results of various assessment tools in reading and mathematics.

The universal assessments provide baseline data that will allow our educators to design and deliver targeted instruction to ensure that your child is learning the appropriate skills at each grade level. These screening assessments are typically administered to all students three times per year. Student and grade level scores are reviewed by the MTSS support team, including classroom teachers. Using the data, teams identify students or student groups in need of targeted, skill-specific intervention or enrichment. The use of universal assessment tools refines and strengthens our efforts to help all of our students be successful by allowing us to take positive and preventative measures as early as possible.

The universal assessment tools in math and reading are very similar to tools we use every day to help us determine where students might have gaps in knowledge and need assistance.

The Star Assessments by Renaissance, which were adopted by the district three years ago, are completed by students electronically in class. More information for parents is available on the Renaissance website at Family Resources- Star Assessments. The Star Assessments are simply one tool amongst many that Central Bucks uses to help determine and deliver timely, targeted instruction for our students. As in the past with our prior assessments, you will be notified if your child is in need of intervention or enrichment supports. Testing window opened this week.

Thank you for your willingness to assist us in building a system of student supports that is linked directly to data. This will ensure that each of our students has the opportunity to receive the assistance they need to achieve academic success. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions.

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.

Pennsylvania mandates the following health examinations:

• Physicals: School entry (Kindergarten), grades 6 and 11
• Dentals: School entry (Kindergarten), grades 3 and 7

The completed health forms are due to Mrs. Sara Hedges, school nurse, no later than October 14, 2024.

You can upload your completed exam forms to your child's Parent Portal account or email them to shedges@cbsd.org. Please keep a copy of the health forms for your records. Thank you!

The examination forms can be found HERE.

Visit the CBSD childcare program site for more information: Registration Information.

The 2024 Title IX regulations enhance protections against sexual harassment and gender identity discrimination. CBSD is dedicated to ensuring an environment free from discrimination due to race, age, religion, sex, gender identity, disability and any other classification protected by state or federal law. We uphold Title IX, prohibiting sex-based discrimination and harassment. Updated Title IX regulations, approved in the summer of 2024, emphasize stronger protections for students, particularly regarding sexual harassment and gender identity discrimination. Parents and guardians with inquiries should contact their building principal or Alyssa Wright, Title IX coordinator, at 267-893-2060 or alwright@cbsd.org. More information can be found here.

During the 2024-2025 school year, CBSD invites students to draw inspiration from CBSD's "Portrait of a Graduate" to create an original design to display on the lock screens of district laptops and ClearTouch panels. The winning artwork will be featured on CBSD screens each month for all students, faculty and staff to see! The winning student artist will also receive a prize. Students can submit their designs based on each month's Portrait of a Graduate theme. Submissions are due on the 20th of each month. More details and how to submit.

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.

REMINDER: The Book Fair is this week during school hours. We accept cash, check (payable to GHSA) or e-wallet (print confirmation from e-wallet). Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/gaymanelemschool1

**Please note that there is 6% sales tax on every purchase.

Please see below the date your child's class will be attending the book fair:

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - Kruzits, Della Porta, Bullard, Thompson, Crump, Grace, and Pisch

Thursday, September 19, 2024 - Kuhn, Klebba, Flanagan, Hofmann, Carroll, Hudak, and Maduzia

Friday, September 20, 2024 - Menard, Trouts, Brosious, Khatchadourian, Isaacsohn, and Milroy

Please contact the Gayman front office if you have any questions.

We are preparing the 2024-2025 Student Directory. This directory includes grade/teacher information, as well as parent contact information. If you do NOT wish to have your personal information included in the directory (address, phone number, and email) please contact Gayman HSA at GHSAInquiries@gmail.com by September 27th. Thank you!

**Please note, if you wish to not be included in the directory the classroom homeroom parent will not have your contact information for class party correspondence.

Gayman Home and School is offering a 7 week Jump Rope Club. The club starts on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 to Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Please note there will be no Jump Rope Club on 11/5 due to the kids having off. The cost is $70 for the 7 week club. Please venmo @Gayman-HomeandSchool.

Please note there are only 30 spots available, so please sign up quickly. We are unable to go beyond 30 kids for the Jump Rope Club. Please enter your child's name and their teacher's name in the comment section of the sign up. SIGN UP HERE FOR JUMP ROPE CLUB.

Mark your calendars! If you signed up for any GHSA committees this year (or still want to), if you have been selected as a homeroom parent/assistant (If you were selected you were notified on 9/16 via email), or if you want to get involved at Gayman; please join us in the All-Purpose Room on Wednesday, September 25th at 9:00AM!

With each student working on their "All About Me" project; we know you are looking through pictures so no better time than to submit them for projects we need to work on for promotion!

We need the following photos:

• 1 Baby Picture (Name the photo your child's name please)
• 1 Picture of your child in Kindergarten (Name the photo your child's name please)
• 2 Group Pictures of your child with a few friends (any grade level)
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Here is the link to add your child's photos: PHOTO LINK HERE

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Davis at jenmdavis03@gmail.com

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