Gayman Gazette
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
- Tuesday, December 12th: AM Kindergarten attends in the AM/ No PM Kindergarten (PM Kindergarten Conferences)
- Wednesday, December 13th: PM Kindergarten attends in the PM/ No AM Kindergarten (AM Kindergarten Conferences)
- Thursday, December 14th: Staff Luncheon donations due
- Thursday, December 14th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal/ 1st-6th Grade Parent-Teacher Conferences/ No Kindergarten
- Friday, December 15th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal/ 1st-6th Grade Parent-Teacher Conferences/ No Kindergarten
- Monday, December 18th - Friday, December 22nd: Student Council Spirit Week
Monday, December 18th - Seasonal Card Decorating
Tuesday, December 19th - Pay it Forward
Wednesday, December 20th - Winter Wonder What It Will Be
Thursday, December 21st - Rock Your Seasonal Socks
Friday, December 22nd - Comfy Cozy Day
- Wednesday, December 20th @ 9:00AM: Cookies, Candy, & Cocoa donations due. - UPDATED DATE
- Wednesday, December 20th: Holiday Sing! (Sing along assembly for K-6)
- Thursday, December 21st @ 7:00PM: Winter Concert: Band, Strings, and Choir Concert
- Friday, December 22nd @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal/ Teacher In-service - PM Kindergarten Attends
- Monday, December 25th - Monday, January 1st: CBSD Closed (District Holiday): Winter Break
QUICK LINKS FOR THIS GAZETTE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!
A big THANK YOU to our families for your generous donations to our Giving Tree collection. Because of you, we collected enough gift cards to insure our Gayman families in need have a wonderful holiday. Thank you for making the season brighter for so many children and their parents.
With our warmest wishes for a wonderful new year,
The Gayman Staff
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
Click here for more information, including directions on how to upload a student absence:
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.
PROPER FOOTWEAR FOR PE & RECESS
During physical activity, it is important that students wear proper footwear. Loose fitting shoes (i.e. crocs, moccasins, slippers, etc.) create safety challenges during recess and physical education class. For example, during kick ball at recess, crocs have flown off and we have had a few toe injuries during PE.
If your child has physical education class, or would like to play an active recess game, please ensure that they are wearing sneakers. Thank you!
LABEL, LABEL, LABEL
As the weather continues to get colder and more of our students are wearing jackets and other outside winter gear, please consider labeling your child's belongings with his/her name. Our "Lost and Found" area next to the gym is adding sweatshirts, jackets, gloves, and hats every day.
If your child is missing any items, please ask their teacher to allow him/her to make a quick visit to our "Lost and Found".
All items currently in the Lost & Found will be on display in the main hallway during parent/teacher conferences. Please feel free to stop at the tables and look for any items your children are missing.
Report cards are now available for families to view in the Parent Portal. Please be aware that teachers will not report on all of the report card descriptors in the first trimester. The descriptors they do not report on will be gray or they will be left blank. This is not a mistake. Students have either not yet had formal instruction on all the skills they will learn this year, or information on that indicator is incorporated into another indicator.
We are looking forward to speaking with you further about your child's progress at your conference time!
FIRST TRIMESTER PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
If you have selected a conference after school on the 14th or 15th, please enter Gayman Elementary School under the Gayman Elementary School sign, to the right of our front doors. The exterior doors will be open. If you have selected a conference for any other time, then you must enter and sign in at our Main Office.
KINDNESS COUNTS CLUB: DECEMBER
In the spirit of the holiday season, December's KCC event will focus on giving. On Wednesday, December 13th from 3:30 to
4:30 in the library, students will begin a collection drive for a local organization that supports children in need, as well as create DIY dog and cat toys for the SPCA.
Please use the link below to donate items. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAEAD22A2FC1-46364488-kindness
COOKIES, CANDY, & COCOA FOR TEACHERS & STAFF - NEW DATE: DECEMBER 20TH
We want our Teachers & Staff to enjoy some Cookies, Candy, and Cocoa leading up to the Holiday break! We ask that all cookies, bars, and candy be dropped off to the main office on 12/20 by 9am. Click here to donate Cookies or Candy!
BINGO - SAVE THE DATES!
Gayman Family Bingo Nights - Thursday, January 11th and Friday, January 12th!
One of our favorite family events is back and there are some great prizes to win! There will be SIX games of Bingo, Prizes, and Snacks.
The sign-up will go out on Wednesday, December 20th at 3pm
Date: January 11th OR January 12th (choose ONE night to attend)
Time: 6pm -8pm
Location: Gayman Elementary School
Cost: $3 per person or max $10 per family
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