Gayman Gazette

• Friday, April 19th: Pretzel Orders Due
• 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 Trip to Iron Pigs Basball Game
• Wednesday, May 8th: Game Show Assembly
• 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)

* Click here for the 2023-2024 District Calendar.

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

*Click here for the 2024-2025 District Calendar

STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 2

BAND LESSONS - DAY 4 & DAY 5

CHOIR - DAY 4

• Gayman School Directory
• Order your Yearbook
• April Breakfast Menu
• April Lunch Menu
• PSSA Information
• RaiseRight Program

This upcoming week, you will receive an email communicating that your child will be participating in health instruction in May (Fifth grade- HIV/AIDS; Sixth Grade Human Growth and Development and HIV/AIDS). You will only need to complete the form if you would like to opt your child out of the instruction. If you prefer your child to receive the instruction, you will not complete the form. The opt-out form will be made available in parent portal on April 18th.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Home and School would like to thank everyone who donated items for the staff Luncheon last week! All the treats were so appreciated.

Thank you, HSA for the delicious pizza and salads! Gayman was filled with VERY happy teachers and staff! There was enough food for both conference days which was amazing! 🍕🥗

Gayman Home and School is excited to offer the very first Performing Arts Club to Gayman students. Kids will explore the art of improvisation, acting, public speaking and more!

Session 1 (Grades 4-6): Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30pm (4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21) - $80

Session 2 (Grades 1-3): Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm (5/1, 5/8) - $40

This club will be led by Steve DiNardo, a 2x BroadwayWorld Award winning actor, winner of LA's Last Comic Standing and a NY State Champion and nationally ranked public speaker. He brings years of passion, experience and knowledge of the speech and performing arts space. Most importantly, he is a Gayman parent!

Please sign up here and enter your child's name, grade and teacher in the comment section: PERFORMING ARTS CLUB SIGN UP and then submit payment via venmo @Gayman-HomeandSchool or send a check payable to GHSA to the Gayman office.

It’s hard to believe, but the end of the year and our 6th graders time at Gayman is upon us.

• LAST CALL FOR T-SHIRTS - If you have not filled out the 6th Grade Promotion T-Shirt form yet, please do so now. All 6th Grade graduates will be gifted a Tohickon t-shirt. We would like to order the correct sizes. - If your child is attending a different Central Bucks Middle School, please let us know in the comment section at the bottom of the form.

• 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)

We can't wait to see you at the Family Fun Color Run on April 19th! There will be music, face painting, outdoor games, raffle baskets ($1/ticket), water, and COLOR!

Here are a few key reminders:

• Check in (starts at 6pm).
• After check-in each participant needs to line up at the starting line.
• The race is for FUN and not timed.
• Raffles are $1/ticket (cash or venmo please).
• Water will be available to all race participants.
• The Salt Box truck will be onsite with pretzels & ice cream for purchase.

Our April Kindness Counts Club event is next Monday, April 22 from 3:30 to 4:30.

We are teaming up with Gayman Loves the Earth for a special Earth Day activity. 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.

We still need some parent volunteers and donations. Please sign up here.

Garden gloves, spades and clothes that can get a little dirty are not required but suggested!

We can't wait to shower our Teachers & Staff with appreciation during Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week from May 6th to May 10th. The Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Committee has made a plan for the week and we need your help with a few items.

The schedule for the week is:

• Monday - Gift Card Line Click here to donate or contribute to a GIFT CARD!
• Tuesday - Snack Bags and Yogurt Bar Click here to donate towards YOGURT BAR!
• Wednesday - Lunch Click here to donate towards LUNCH!
• Thursday - Dessert Day Click here to donate towards DESSERT Day!
• Friday - Breakfast Cart Room Service.

If you have any questions about Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week please reach out to Ashlynne Gerstberger: ashlynne_s@yahoo.com. If you need paper for the door decorations contact Caryn Childs: carynq0094@gmail.com.

The deadline for submitting work to this spring's MUSTANG MUSE is THIS Friday, April 19th! Students may submit artwork and writing (which can be school assignments or others!) via the folders in their classrooms or electronically at gaymanmustangmuse@gmail.com. Please be sure each submission includes the creator's full name and grade level. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Megan Monforte at meganmonforte9@gmail.com. Thank you!

2nd Grade PEN students visited the Fab Lab to create motion animations. They used a storyboard, legos, paydoh, and an iPad to create it.

Click here for the CBSD New Student Registration page including necessary documents to gather in order to register your kindergarten and first grade students.

Kindergarten: 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.

*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.

1st Grade: All students registered by May 31st will be invited to attend Move Up Day.

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