Gayman Gazette

• 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"
• Friday, November 8th: Square One Art Orders Due
• 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.

Fall conference sign-ups will "go live" on Tuesday, November 5th at 3:30PM through specific teacher Sign-Up Genius links.

If you are having any difficulty selecting a conference time, please contact your child(ren)'s teacher to make other arrangements.

Conference Dates:

• Grades 1st-6th: November 25th & 26th
• Kindergarten: November 21st, 22nd, 25th, & 26th

A HUGE thank-you to the Gayman community for supporting 3rd grade’s recent community service project. When we combined the donations from Gayman with the items provided by Giant Food, we were able to stuff over 200 “Full Belly Bags” for The Giving Tree. These bags will be given to those in need locally. We are grateful for your generosity!

The Halloween parade will be this 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.

If you are a volunteer with a local fire company or nonprofit emergency medical service agency, CBSD wants to thank you for your service by helping reduce your property taxes as a result of a newly enacted Volunteer Service Tax Credit Program passed by the School Board in Sept. 2024. To qualify for the tax credit, volunteers must be active members of an eligible fire or emergency medical services agency and earn points based on their service. Learn more.

A Flexible Instructional Day (FID) is designed for situations where school buildings need to close due to weather or other emergencies, but learning can still continue at home. Utilizing a FID allows us to avoid extending the school year or disrupting the instructional calendar as well as provides an opportunity for students to practice their skills and become more independent learners. Elementary and secondary students and families have certain expectations should a FID be necessary. Complete information, including an explanatory video with a translatable script, can be accessed on our FID webpage.

The Central Bucks Education Foundation is an independent nonprofit that raises funds and builds community partnerships for CBSD and its 23 schools with the mission of providing access to resources and creating opportunities that enrich the teaching and learning experience throughout the district. Due to a generous donor, CBEF is proud to offer a needs-based "Holicong Road Scholarship" of up to $50,000 annually to a current senior at CB South, CB East, or CB West who is graduating in June 2025 and plans to attend a 4-year college or university in summer or fall 2025. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student with demonstrated financial need who has a strong academic history and is actively involved in school activities or within the community. Applications are being accepted now through Jan. 15, 2025. Learn more and apply.

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.

Thank you to the Fall Family Festival Committee for planning, organizing, and executing a wonderful event for our families!

Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to make this event happen! Thank you to all the families that donated towards the raffle baskets and to the Homeroom Parents for putting them together. Thank you to the families who donated an item for the Silent Auction. We truly have the BEST community here at Gayman!

Thank you to all the families who attended, purchased raffle tickets, or a silent auction item; it was a wonderful night for our school community!

There are spots available for the next KCC meeting on Wednesday, November 13th from 3:30 to 4:30 in the library. We will be holding a BOOK DRIVE to support Treehouse Books in Philadelphia. All students are asked to bring at least one gently-used book they've outgrown or would like to donate. More details and RSVP in the Sign Up Genius!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAEAD22A2FC1-52548749-kcc#/

🏀🏀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.🏀🏀

This is the LAST WEEK to get your tickets. You will not be able to purchase tickets at the door.

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

🏀🏀We are excited to Introduce our Referee for the game... Mr. Isaacsohn!!! 🏀🏀

There will also be a concession stand (cash please!) and a souvenir stand!

We can't wait to see you there... It's going to be a "BALL!!" 🏀

All 6th graders are invited to show a little love to their school on Wednesday, November 20th from 3:30 to 5:30. Students will get to spend time with classmates as they work together to clean up the Gayman gardens. Pizza, goodies and music will be provided! Details and RSVP in the Sign Up Genius!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAEAD22A2FC1-52085214-6thgrade#/

We need the following photos by November 1st please!

• 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)

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