Gayman Gazette
April 9th Edition
- Tuesday, April 9th: AM Kindergarten Attends/No PM Kindergarten - Kindergarten Conferences in the afternoon
- Wednesday, April 10th: PM Kindergarten Attends/No AM Kindergarten - Kindergarten Conferences in the morning
- Wednesday, April 10th: 2nd GR PEN Trip to FAB LAB
- Thursday, April 11th & Friday, April 12th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal - Parent & Teacher Conferences / No Kindergarten
- Friday, April 19th: Yearbook orders DUE!
- Friday, April 19th: Last Day for Mustang Muse Submissions
- Friday, April 19th @ 6:00PM: GHSA Color Run
- Monday, April 22nd: PSSA English Language Arts for grades 3-6
- Monday, April 22nd @ 3:30PM-4:30PM: Kindness Counts Club
- Tuesday, April 23rd: Primary Election - CBSD Closed/Offices Open
- Wednesday, April 24th: Bus Driver Appreciation Day
- Wednesday, April 24th & Thursday, April 25th: PSSA English Language Arts for grades 3-6
- Monday, April 29th & Tuesday, April 30th: PSSA Mathematics for grades 3-6
- 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
- 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 to Iron Pigs Basball Game
- Monday, May 13th: 4th Grade PEN Invention Convention
- Monday, May 13th: 6th Grade "Clean Steams" Trip @ Peace Valley Park
- 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)
QUICK LINKS FOR THIS GAZETTE
SECOND TRIMESTER PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Our second trimester conferences will take place on Thursday, April 11th and Friday, April 12th for 1st-6th grades. Kindergarten parent teacher conferences will take place on April 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th.
If you have selected a conference after school on the 11th or 12th, please enter the building using the door under the "Gayman Elementary School" sign, to the right of the front door. The exterior doors will be unlocked. If you have selected a conference for any other time, you must enter and sign in at the Main Office.
*Report Cards are now available to be viewed in Parent Portal.
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!!
It is time to order your GAYMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL yearbook!
School Passcode: 10157566069198
Yearbook costs $21.60 and includes 2 CUSTOM PAGES for FREE.
These pages are printed only in your yearbook. You can add more custom pages, each additional 2 pages is $.99.
All orders must be placed by April 19th.
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
Click here for more information, including directions on how to upload a student absence: Managing Student Attendance.
EARLY PICK UP OR AFTER SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS
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!
VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION
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.
PSSA INFORMATION
The Pennsylvania Department of Education requires all school districts to administer PSSA testing for the 2023-24 school year. The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment is aligned with the PA Standards. The English Language Arts and Mathematics PSSAs are administered in grades 3 through 8 and the Science PSSA is administered in grade 4 and grade 8.
The specific dates for the English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science Assessment are listed below:
- April 22nd, 24th, & 25th: English Language Arts for grades 3-6
- April 29th & 30th: Mathematics for grades 3-6
- May 1st AM & PM: Science for grade 4
Students learn all skills, concepts, and content necessary to take the assessment within their daily reading, writing, mathematics, and science instruction. These assessments are critically important; please encourage your child to do their best. The results will be one of the measures we use as we make curricular updates and revisions. Individual performance will be one of the factors we consider when determining which students need additional support or enrichment. The data will help the district plan support for students who are not meeting the expectation of proficient on the exam.
A parent/guardian may choose to exempt their child from participating in the exam(s) if the tested content is found to be in conflict with their religious beliefs as per PA Code 22, Chapter 4.4. To exclude your child from taking one or more Keystone Exam(s), a parent/guardian must complete the following actions required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
1. Email the School Assessment Coordinator. For our school, please e-mail Mr. Ortman (sortman@cbsd.org) to request an appointment to view the exam(s) to determine if they conflict with your religious beliefs.
2. Report to Gayman at the appointed time and sign the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Confidentiality Agreement prior to viewing the exams.
3. Write a letter to the Superintendent of Schools for Central Bucks School District, Dr. Jim Scanlon, stating the specific exam(s) you want your child exempt from for religious reasons. Submit the letter to Mr. Ortman (sortman@cbsd.org)
More information about this state exam can be found on the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Website.
STUDENT PLACEMENT 2024-2025
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
STAFF LUNCHEON
Home and School is hosting a luncheon for the Staff to kick off conference week on April 11th. HSA will be providing Pizza, Salad, and drinks (per staff votes!) and we need a few additional items. If you would like to contribute please CLICK HERE!
**All items must be dropped off in the main office before 11am on 4/11**
BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION DAY
We could use your help to create gift bags for the bus drivers, crossing guard, and staff that make sure our children arrive and depart school safely each day. Please CLICK HERE to donate an item to help fill the bags for bus drivers, crossing guard, and staff.
All donations due by Monday, April 22nd please!
Kindness Counts Club is teaming up with Gayman Loves the Earth for a special Earth Day activity on Monday, April 22 from 3:30 to 4:30. Students will work on cleaning up (i.e. weeding, picking up any litter, etc.) some of the garden spaces and planting new flowers in the beds and planters on the Gayman grounds. Garden gloves, spades and clothes that can get a little dirty are not required but suggested!
Click Here to Sign up. - We are looking for parent volunteers and donations as well.
EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS
If you're interested in a position on the GHSA Executive Board, nominations will be accepted between April 2nd and April 15th. To nominate yourself or someone else, please submit the following information to GHSANOMINATIONS@gmail.com:
- Name
- Position of Interest (choose one)
Please Note: Nominees for GHSA President must have served at least one year in an executive board position at Gayman or another CBSD school.
ATTENTION: 6TH GRADE PARENTS
It’s hard to believe, but the end of the year and our 6th graders time at Gayman is upon us.
- Please send in your 3 individual photos of your child as soon as you can using the following link: VIDEO MONTAGE LINK (Open link for instructions on how to upload)
- We want to make sure every graduate is accounted for! We may ask for school group photos at a later date. Any issues with uploading photos contact April Knorr (aniceot1223@gmail.com)
If you have any questions regarding 6th Grade Promotion, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Jen Kanyok (jenkanyok@gmail.com) and Lauren Lennon (lauren.lennon@hotmail.com)
CALLING ALL WRITERS AND ARTISTS!
The Mustang Muse is now accepting submissions for its Spring 2024 issue! Each grade-level teacher will have a folder in their classroom to collect stories, poems, other writing projects, and/or artwork of all kinds (sketches, comics, drawings, paintings), but electronic submissions are also accepted via
PLEASE NOTE: All students who submit at least one piece of work will see their work published. However, due to space issues and page count, multiple submissions may not be published. Editors reserve the right to determine which submission is best suited for the issue.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, April 19th.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Megan Monforte (meganmonforte9@gmail.com). Thank you!
FAMILY FUN COLOR RUN - 4/19
The Family Fun Color Run is in one month and we have 318 runners! We still need a few volunteers and donations to help make this event a success. To volunteer or donate CLICK HERE!
Also be on the lookout for communication from your Homeroom Parents about donating items for the grade level raffle baskets. Thank you in advance for your contributions!
*Color Run Shirts will be sent home this week!
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2024-2025
Click here for the CBSD New Student Registration page including necessary documents to gather in order to register your kindergarten students.
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.
NOTE: 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.
Gayman Elementary School
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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Twitter: @CBGaymanES