

Gayman Gazette
February 25th Edition
Mark Your Calendar:
- Tuesday, February 25th @ 3:30PM: Mandatory Musical Rehearsal (Entire Cast & Crew)
- Tuesday, February 25th @ 7:00PM: Parent Night at Tohickon for current 6th Graders
- Thursday, February 27th @ 3:30PM: Mandatory Musical Rehearsal (Entire Cast & Crew)
- Monday, March 3rd @ 7:45AM: Chorus Rehearsal
- Monday, March 3rd @ 3:30PM: 2nd Trimester Parent/Teacher Conference Sign Ups "Go Live"
- Tuesday, March 4th @ 3:30PM: Musical Dress Rehearsal (Entire Cast & Crew)
- Wednesday, March 5th @ 8:00M: Student Council Meeting
- Wednesday, March 5th: In School Musical Performance
- Thursday, March 6th & Friday, March 7th @ 7:00PM: Evening Musical Performances
- Friday, March 7th: First Friday Mustang Spirit Day
- Monday, March 10th @ 7:45AM: Chorus Rehearsal
- Wednesday, March 12th @ 3:30PM: Kindness Counts Club
- Monday, March 17th @ 7:45AM: Chorus Rehearsal
- Friday, March 14th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal - End of 2nd Trimester (PM Kindergarten Reports)
- Monday, March 17th: St. Patrick's Day - Wear Green 💚🍀
- Tuesday, March 18th @ 2:30PM: 2nd Trimester "Mustang of the Day" Celebration - Invite Only
🟣🔵 SAVE THE DATE - Color Run is April 25th 🔵🟣
New Volunteer Tracking System:
CBSD has launched a new Volunteer Tracking System through RAPTOR. We are encouraging everyone to open up an account as soon as possible. If you have a current account with App Garden you can download all your clearance documents from that account and upload them into RAPTOR.
- Click Here to create your RAPTOR Account
- Clearance retrieval from App Garden/Volunteer Tracker: Please Click Here for instructions on how to retrieve your current clearances.
Please make sure you have ALL the clearance documents ready to be uploaded when creating your RAPTOR account.
Please call the Gayman front office if you have any questions.
CHORUS REHEARSAL - DAY 2
STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 4
BAND LESSONS - DAY 5
Quick Links in this Gazette:
TONIGHT! - Tohickon’s 6th Grade Parent Orientation
Middle School Math Placement Information:
Attention 6th Grade Parents: As we begin program planning for middle school, we want to share updates to our secondary mathematics program. A summary of courses, placement criteria, and a list of frequently asked questions can be found on the district mathematics website: Mathematics / Elementary to Middle School Transition.
Math course recommendations will be available in Infinite Campus starting on March 6th.
Second Trimester Parent/Teacher Conferences:
Our second trimester conferences will take place on Thursday, March 27th and Friday, March 28th for 1st-6th grades. Kindergarten parent teacher conferences will take place on March 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th. Spring conference sign-ups will "go live" on Monday, March 3rd 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.
Bus Emergency Evacuation Drills:
The state mandated Spring school bus emergency drills are scheduled for the week of March 3-7, 2025. Barring inclement weather, we will be conducting emergency practice drills on these days.
Reading Olympics for 5th & 6th Graders:
Extra! Extra! READ all about it!
Gayman’s Reading Olympics teams will compete at Cold Spring on Thursday, April 10th from 6-8:30 pm. T-shirt order forms will be sent home this week. Please see the attached Reading Olympics letter for more information!
Flexible Instruction Day Information:
If there is another snow day... here is the link to the information on CBSD's website.
FID Information:
- General Information: Flexible Instructional Day (FID) / Home
- If your child’s FID book has been misplaced, the content is available here… CBSD FID Workbook
2-Hour Delay for Snow:
As we are now into the winter season...
If there is inclement weather in our forecast, then there may be a 2-hour delay. Should that occur, please plan for the following schedule:
- Grades 1-6: 10:35AM - 3:15PM
- AM Kindergarten: 10:35AM - 12:20PM
- PM Kindergarten: 1:30PM - 3:15PM
SAVE THE DATES...
Kindergarten Parent Night!
2025 PSSA Dates!
2nd & 4th Grade Spotlight on the Arts!
Important CBSD Information
Next Town Hall on Doyle, Kutz and Linden:
Learn more about options for the capital needs at Doyle, Kutz and Linden Elementary schools and share your feedback with district leadership at the second town hall meeting on the subject on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at CB East. No pre-registration is required. Learn more and submit comments or questions.
Can't make it? Join us at the 3rd town hall on March 27 at CB South.
CBSD Special Education and Student Services Family Guide:
Families interested in learning all about special education, gifted, and other student services in CBSD are invited to check out a comprehensive 22-page handbook that reviews all related information, including details on clinical services and staff, extended school year, FERPA, transition information, 504 agreements, a glossary, and more.
These resources, along with many others for families, can also be accessed from the district's Making Practices Public webpage.
April Board Meeting Rescheduled:
Notice is hereby given that the Central Bucks School District’s April 17, 2025 School Board Meeting has been rescheduled. The April School Board Meeting will be held on April 24, 2025. The location and start time remain the same: 7 p.m. in the board room of the district's Educational Services Center located at 16 Welden Drive in Doylestown, PA.
Lunch costs have increased by $.10 for the 24-25 school year.
The district is continuing to offer free breakfast!
Lunch Cost: $2.85
Create a Meal Payment Account on MySchoolBucks:
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.
Free & Reduced Lunch Information:
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.
Gayman Home & School Information
Kindness Counts Club - DATE CHANGE:
Due to space availability and musical-related conflicts, the February KCC meeting is now taking place on March 12th from 3:30 to 4:30 in the Gayman Library.
There are a few spots remaining! The sign-up is open to the school community on a first-come, first-served basis. Click on the link below to register. Thanks for your understanding!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAEAD22A2FC1-55027967-kccfebruary#/
Family Fun Color Run - Register by 3/14:
The Family Fun Color Run which will be held on April 25th at 6:00pm is a FUNDRAISER event for the whole family to participate in. It is a walk/run around school property where five stations of color are set up and will be sprayed/tossed onto each participant as they pass by. T-shirts and Medals are available for all runners/walkers who register by 3/14.
In addition to the run there will be music, outdoor games, color, and LOTS OF FUN!
🟣Registration Form: SIGN UP HERE!
Cost: The cost is $20 per participant (includes T-shirt and medal)
- Venmo: @Gayman-HomeandSchool
- Cash: Send in envelope to school marked Color Run/Student Name
🔵Volunteers/Donations: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - SIGN UP HERE!
Color Run Raffle Baskets:
Raffle Baskets: There will be grade level raffle baskets. Tickets will be $1.00 each! All donations for the baskets will be coordinated through Homeroom parents so look for an email coming soon from them! We thank you in advance for all of your donations as these baskets are always a big hit with kids and parents! The themes this year are as follows:
- Kindergarten: Sweet Tooth
- 1st grade: Summer Bucket List
- 2nd grade: Rainy Day Fun
- 3rd grade: Outdoor Adventures
- 4th grade: Sports Fanatic
- 5th grade: What a Girl Wants
- 6th grade: Keep it Local
SAVE THE DATE - Our 1st Dine & Donate
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 21st.
Tech Tip Tuesday:
Learn more about the organization in this video: https://www.waituntil8th.org/our-story
Student Council & 6th Grader Readers! 📖
Musical cast and crew hard at work!🎤
Reminders
School reminders that will remain in all issues of the Gazette.
Attendance Information:
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.
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.
Early Dismissal for Appointments:
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!
Volunteering & Clearance Information:
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 RAPTOR Volunteer. 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.
Registration Open for 2025-26 School Year:
Families of students who will be eligible for kindergarten in CBSD in 2025-26 are now able to register online. Families of students in any grade who will be new to CBSD in the 2025-26 school year are also able to register. Learn more about registration here and start a new registration application here.
Cell Phones, Smart Watches, & Personal Devices:
At Gayman, the use of student cell phones/SMART Watches/personal devices in school is prohibited. As a reminder, these devices are to be silenced and remain in backpacks during the school day. If communication is needed, it will take place with the support of the school office during the school day.
Please be sure to share these expectations with your child as this policy will be enforced by teachers/staff in coordination with District Board policies and our student handbook.
Stay Connected:
District & Community Events
The Patriot Players of Central Bucks East are thrilled to invite the entire CB Community to the spring Production of Anastasia: The Musical. Held this April 3-5 at 7pm and April 6 at 2pm, this year's musical will feature over 140 students working together on and off stage, and in the Pit Orchestra. To ensure the best seating, purchase tickets early today on www.purplepass.com/cbeastanastasia
The Anastasia... her past is a mystery. Her future is an adventure. This dazzling musical, based on the beloved animated movie from 20th Century Fox, transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.
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