Gayman Gazette

• Wednesday, Oct. 12th @ 8:00AM: Student Council Meeting
  
• Wednesday, Oct. 12th: 4th Grade Field Trip to Washington Crossing Historic Park
• Wednesday, Oct. 12th: 5th Grade Field Trip to Peace Valley - Soil Secrets
• Monday, Oct. 17th - Thursday, Oct. 20th: Art Goes to School
• Tuesday, Oct. 18th: Kindergarten Fire Prevention Demonstration
• Wednesday, Oct. 19th @ 4:00-8:00PM: Dine & Donate - Lucatelli's
• Monday, Oct. 24th: CBSD Closed (Diwali)
• Monday, Oct. 24th: Kids Care Club Special Olympics Posters Due
• Tuesday, Oct. 25th: Pumpkin Drop off Pumpkin Fest 2022
• Tuesday, Oct. 25th - Friday, Oct. 28th: Red Ribbon Week
• Wednesday, Oct. 26th - Thursday, Oct. 27th: 6th Grade Field Trip to Ropes Course
• Friday, Oct. 28th @ 6:00-8:00PM: GHSA Fall Fest
• Monday, Oct. 31st @ 9:00AM: Halloween Parade
• Monday, Oct. 31st: Halloween Classroom Parties (after the parade)
• Monday, Oct. 31st: Early Dismissal/AM Kindergarten Attends/No PM Kindergarten/Teacher In-Service in PM

* Click here for the 2022-2023 District Calendar.

** Click here for access the 2022-2023 Gayman School Calendar.

• GHSA Fall Fest RSVP
• GHSA Fall Fest Volunteer
• GHSA Family Dues Information
• My Payments Plus (Tech Fee)
• October Breakfast Menu
• October Lunch Menu

The Halloween parade will be on Monday, October 31st at 9:00AM. Parking will be limited. If possible, please consider carpooling. (Rain date: Tuesday, Nov. 1st. If the parade is postponed, the decision will be made by 4:00PM on Sunday, and communicated via email.)

Students will walk out of the front 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. AM kindergarten attends.

All PM Kindergarten students are invited to participate in the outdoor parade. Please bring your child to the entrance under the large Gayman Elementary School sign, in front of the school, by 8:45AM. Mrs. Feher will bring the PM class to Mrs. Kuhn's room where they will lead the parade. Please pick up your child after the parade at the drop-off location.

Our sixth-grade students are doing a marvelous job hosting live morning announcements on a daily basis. All students in Mr. Grace’s class have had a turn in front of the camera and we are currently working with Mrs. Milroy’s students. Mrs. Thompson’s class will be next!

The students are learning responsibility when they visit the library prior to their broadcast to prepare their scripts with the day’s lunch and birthday information as well as special announcements. The studio also teaches our hosts perseverance—they learn to overcome their jitters and that mistakes aren’t the end of the world. It is amazing to see the sixth graders’ confidence grow as they complete their first broadcasts!

~Mr. Shaw and Mrs. Thomas—Mustang Studio Advisors

Calling all creative students, friends, and families!

YOU are invited to create a pumpkin (or two!) for Gayman Elementary School’s Pumpkin Patch!

How do I participate!?

1. Decorate a pumpkin at home. Possibilities include:

· Favorite book character, author, or person

· Animal, Sport, or Emoji

· Fairy Tale character, video game scene, outdoor adventure.

2. Bring your pumpkin to the Gayman library on Tuesday, October 25.

Drop-off Procedures:

· Bus: Students can carry their pumpkin on the bus, but it must be a reasonable size.

· *** Please avoid dropping pumpkins off while busses are arriving from 8:15-8:40*****

· Pumpkins may be dropped off at the main office from 8:40-2:30.

· From 3:45-4:15—bring to the back doors of the library—Door 19

3. Pick-Up Procedures (Fall Festival or October 31)

· October 28 GHSA Fall Fest: Pick up your pumpkin at the end of Fall Fest.

· Monday, October 31—Smaller pumpkins will be delivered to classrooms. Large pumpkins will be placed outside the library door (Door 19) to pick up at your convenience.

4. Please contact Mrs. Thomas if you have questions! hthomas@cbsd.org or 267-893-4350 x1538

The Central Bucks iPad and Laptop fee is now due.

Parents of students in 3rd - 6th grade are asked to pay a $15 fee via MyPaymentsPlus. If you cannot afford the fee for personal reasons, please contact Mrs. Carter at kcarter@cbsd.org. We will be happy to make other arrangements.

If you are choosing to opt out of the program. Then, your child's device will remain in school and he/she may have access to the laptop during the school day, only.

For more 1 to 1 Information visit: https://www.cbsd.org/1to12022.

The Gayman Home and School Association (GHSA) is continuing to use annual FAMILY DUES to help supplement the cost of all of the amazing experiences that GHSA helps bring to Gayman Elementary.

Our next BIG event is the FALL FAMILY FEST and these donations will be used to host this event. And these donations are used for so many other fun things for all kids; Bingo, Dance, Library Technology, Author's Day, Assemblies, and so much more!

If you have any questions please contact us at GHSAinquiries@gmail.com

Let's have some family fall fun on Friday, October 28th (6pm -8pm)! This is a free entry family event that will have music, games, activities, prizes, and balloons. There will be food trucks and raffle basket tickets (cash only please!) if you choose to purchase.

· RSVP Here By 10/21 (We need a headcount for games, prizes and activities.)

· Sign Up To Volunteer by 10/21 (We need lots of volunteers to make this happen!)

· Sign up for a Balloon Time Slots (Ben's Balloon)

Skip the cooking and make the kids happy with mid-week pizza! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 19th (4pm -8pm) to dine in or carry out at Lucatelli's Pizzeria in Doylestown. This is your opportunity to support a local business and 20% of ALL customers' proceeds will be donated to our Home & School Association.

This year, we will be doing a KCC at-home activity every other month, to allow more students to participate in acts of kindness and volunteerism!

This month, the assignment is to make a poster cheering on athletes participating in the Special Olympics Fall Festival at Villanova University. The signs are due by October 24th. They will be delivered to Villanova ahead of the festival and hung around the venues. Recommended size is standard poster board, 18x24 or 24x36. Completed posters can be left in the main office for pickup.

Click here for more information, including directions on how to upload a student absence:

Managing Student Attendance.

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.

Any Central Bucks family who may need a little extra food assistance is welcome to join us at Barclay Elementary School. Our markets will operate on the 2nd and 4th THURSDAY of each month at 4:30pm.

No advanced sign-up is necessary. We kindly ask that you do not line up before 4:30 so as not to interfere with our student dismissal, and that you do not block our neighbors’ driveways.

New this year, the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Council invites families to take part in the Bucks Take Back Challenge! Details on this and National Take Back Day (including a list of locations for drop off) may be found at www.cbsd.org/takebackchallenge.

Email: kcarter@cbsd.org
Website: https://www.cbsd.org/gayman
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Phone: 2678934350
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