Gayman Gazette

• Wednesday, December 6th @ 8:00AM: Student Council Meeting
• Friday, December 8th: Say YAY to Pajama Day! (Donate $1 & wear your PJs)
• Monday, December 11th @ 1:00PM: 1st Trimester Grades posted in Parent Portal
• Monday, December 11th @ 2:30PM: 1st Trimester Mustang of the Day Celebration (Invitation only)
• 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
• 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

* Click here for the 2023-2024 District Calendar.

** Click here for access to the 2023-2024 Gayman School Calendar.

STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 2

BAND LESSONS - DAY 4 & DAY 5

CHOIR - DAY 4

• Gayman School Directory
• December Breakfast Menu
• December Lunch Menu
• RaiseRight Program

MUSTANG SPIRIT DAY - 1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH!

Each year during the holidays, our community has generously supported Gayman families in need. This year, we are asking our Gayman community to choose a tag from our tree, which is displayed in the front hallway. – You may help by purchasing a gift card for the store your tag indicates-either Walmart, Target, Kohls, or Amazon. Please bring the gift cards to the office by Friday, December 8th, labeled with the amount of your donation.

We, as a staff, would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your generosity! This is a wonderful opportunity for us to set an example for children to bring joy to others.

Warmest holiday wishes to you and your family,

The Staff of Gayman Elementary School

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.

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.

A virtual information session is scheduled for December 6th at 7 pm.

Topic: NOVA parent preview 4 u 2 Know

Time: Dec 6, 2023 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87096948710?pwd=Tjd5MzBwaktYek1FazJZS1cyd0FYZz09

Meeting ID: 870 9694 8710

Passcode: 325817

Friday, December 8th is Pajama Day! Say "Yay!" to Pajama Day by sending in a donation for the patients and families at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

The time for breakthroughs is now. CHOP is on the cusp of life-changing discoveries for children. They are transforming the well-being of children and creating healthier communities throughout Philadelphia and across the world. We are raising money because we want to help make today's innovative ideas, tomorrow's realities.

During this season of kindness and generosity, we want to say thanks for supporting the needs of children everywhere!

Every day one Gayman staff member selects one student to be our "Mustang of the Day"! Students are selected for demonstrating one of the "Gayman 5" character traits: respect, responsibility, kindness, perseverance, and cooperation. - We are celebrating our 1st Trimester winners on Monday, December 11th. Families of all the winners were emailed an invitation.

Report cards will be available for families to view in the Parent Portal on Monday, December 11th after 1:00PM. 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!

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.

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.

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

Home and School is hosting a luncheon for the Teachers & Staff to kick off conference week. The main course is covered but we know they'd love some of your fresh baked goodies or fruit to go along with lunch. Click here to donate fruit or a dessert!

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!

Our students had so much fun in Jump Rope Club! We are hoping to do another session in Spring.

In anticipation of the grade level realignment for the 2025-2026 school year, the district extends an open invitation to parents, guardians, students, and community members to provide their questions and feedback here. We greatly value your input as it plays a vital role in our decision-making process, ensuring that our choices are in the best interest of our entire community. To learn more about this initiative, please visit our website: www.cbsd.org/cbrealign.

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