Gayman Gazette

• Wednesday, May 1st @ 8:00AM: Student Council Meeting
• Wednesday, May 1st: PSSA Science for grade 4
• Wednesday, May 1st: Last Day for Parent Placement Input for 2024-2025
• Thursday, May 2nd: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Lost River Caverns
• Friday, May 3rd: First Friday Mustang Spirit Day
• Friday, May 3rd: Pretzel Day!
• Monday, May 6th: Author Visit for Grades K-2 - More Information to come
• Tuesday, May 7th: Kindergarten Field Trip to Peace Valley Park
• Tuesday, May 7th: 5th Grade Field Trip to Iron Pigs Baseball Game
• Wednesday, May 8th: Game Show Assembly
• Monday, May 13th: 4th Grade PEN Invention Convention
• Monday, May 13th: 6th Grade "Clean Steams" 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
• 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.

Over the next few months, we will begin the process of assigning students to an appropriate class for next year. In putting together the classes, we will take into consideration many factors: academic ability, behavioral characteristics, talents, personalities, emotional needs and learning styles. Our goal is to ensure that each child is in a class that has an appropriate balance of students with the proper teacher. We assess each child's individual needs based upon input from the present classroom teacher, student support counselor, reading specialist, and principal.

Class placement is made after reviewing a considerable amount of data. If you feel that we would benefit from additional information, you are welcome to send an email directly to me at sortman@cbsd.org by May 1st. Consider describing a classroom environment that would be beneficial to your son/daughter. In addition, share any information regarding academic, social or emotional information that you would like us to consider. You should not name a specific teacher. District staffing is not complete until June and teaching assignments may change. While parents are welcome to name a few close friends to be placed with their child, there is no guarantee that any of those students will be assigned to the same classroom. Please use this opportunity to speak to your child's strengths and needs. Please note: requests for specific teachers, or requesting the gender of the teacher, will not be considered.

Knowing that children's strengths and needs, as well as friendships, vary from year to year, all previous year's requests are not considered. If there is information that was previously requested, that you would like noted for the 2024-2025 school year, use this opportunity to restate that information.

We want what is best for your child and that involves them having a wide variety of educational experiences. You are not required to send an email; however I welcome your input. Parents will learn of class placement in August. Emails sent after May 1st will not be considered.

Thank you,

Shawn Ortman

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.

Thank you to everyone who donated items for the Boxes for our Bus Drivers, the Crossing Guard, and the Staff who help with the arrival and dismissal of the students.

Your generosity was appreciated as you can see in the pictures below!

We can't wait to shower our Teachers & Staff with appreciation during Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week from May 6th to May 10th. Thank you to everyone who signed up to donate towards the week of appreciation! Friendly reminder all non -perishable items (gift cards, bagged snacks, etc) should be dropped off this week. THANK YOU!

Thank you to all of the Homeroom Parents, TAW Committee Members, and Volunteers who are decorating a door for a teacher or staff member. Remember that door decorations are to be hung this Friday, May 3rd at 3:45pm or after.

If you still need paper to cover your door, paper can be picked up from Caryn Childs: carynq0094@gmail.com.

If you have any questions about Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week please reach out to Ashlynne Gerstberger: ashlynne_s@yahoo.com.

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.

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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