Gayman Gazette

November 12th Edition

Thank you to everyone who participated in our pretzel sale. We were able to donate $535 to the Wounded Warrior Project on behalf of Gayman Elementary!

Mark Your Calendar:

Tuesday, November 12th: 4th GR Field Trip to Washington Crossing Park
Tuesday, November 12th @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
Wednesday, November 13th @ 7:40AM: Strings Rehearsal
Wednesday, November 13th @ 3:30PM: Musical Rehearsal - "Hola, Lola" & "In Summer"
Wednesday, November 13th @ 3:30PM: Kindness Counts Club
Thursday, November 14th @ 3:30PM: Musical Rehearsal - "Sparkle" & "I Won't Grow Up"
Monday, November 18th-Friday, November 22nd: American Education Week

Monday 11/18 - 9:15-10:00: 4th Grade

Monday 11/18 - 9:30-10:15: 6th Grade

Monday 11/18 - 9:45-10:30: 2nd Grade

Monday 11/18 - 11:50-12:35: 1st Grade

Tuesday 11/19 - 9:45-10:30: 3rd Grade

Tuesday 11/19 - 10:30-11:00: AM Kindergarten

Tuesday 11/19 - 2:30-3:00: PM Kindergarten

Friday, 11/22 - 9:00-9:45: 5th Grade

Monday, November 18th @ 7:45AM: Choir Rehearsal
Monday, November 18th @ 3:30PM: Musical Rehearsal - "Maybe"
Tuesday, November 19th: @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
Wednesday November 20th @ 7:40AM: Strings Rehearsal
Thursday, November 21st: AM Kindergarten attends in the AM - No PM Kindergarten
Thursday, November 21st @ 3:30PM: Musical Rehearsal - "We're in a Play"
Friday, November 22nd: PM Kindergarten attends in the PM - No AM Kindergarten
Monday, November 25th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal - Conferences in PM (No Kindergarten)
Tuesday, November 26th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal - Conferences in PM (No Kindergarten)
Wednesday, November 27th: No School for Students - In Service
Thursday, November 28th & Friday, November 29th: CBSD Closed - Thanksgiving Holiday

* Click here for the 2024-2025 District Calendar.

** Click here for access the 2024-2025 Gayman School Calendar.

CHOIR REHEARSAL - DAY 2

STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 4

BAND LESSONS - DAY 5

Quick Links in this 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.

As we begin the 2024-25 school year, 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 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 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.

Thank you, Veterans!

American Education Week:

American Education Week is an opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and watch your children in action as they learn something new, participate in a curricular activity, or give a special presentation for visitors. This year, Central Bucks School District invites you to join us the week of November 18th-22nd, 2024.

We invite you to come and join us, remembering that cell phone use while in the school is not permitted, and that this is an “adults only” visit as small children may disrupt instruction during this time.

The chart below provides the designated time to come and visit your child's classroom.

Please RSVP at this link by Friday, Nov. 15th, so that we may plan accordingly for your arrival.

We are Thankful:

This year we will once again extend the spirit of giving for the Thanksgiving holiday. Given the continuing economic conditions, many CB families find themselves in need of assistance. Therefore, Gayman will be collecting a monetary donation that will be used to purchase grocery store gift cards to be used towards the Thanksgiving holiday. Contributions will be collected now through Friday, November 15th. Please send your donation to the front office in an envelope marked “Thanksgiving Donations.” You can also Venmo a donation to HSA @Gayman-HomeandSchool. - Please list "Holiday Monetary Donation" in the comments.

We appreciate your voluntary participation in this worthwhile project. We truly believe that in giving we also receive, and helping others immeasurably enriches our children’s lives.

**We will also be doing our Giving Tree for Christmas and Hanukkah. Tags will be on display starting the week of conferences.

District Information

Join the CBSD Team: Various Open Positions Available:

CBSD welcomes qualified candidates to apply for a range of full-time career opportunities with benefits. There may be a perfect place for you to make a positive impact in CB! View available positions and apply now!

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.

November Breakfast Menu

November Lunch Menu

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

GHSA Website

Click Here to see the Gayman Home & School Website

GHSA Calendar of Events

Click Here to see the 2024-2025 GHSA events

Square 1 Art - Thank you:

Thank you to everyone who placed an order of your child's artwork! Please note all orders are shipped directly to your home within 2-3 weeks of order date!

Minted's Fundraising Program:

Do you use Minted for holiday cards? Invitations? Well they have partnered with GHSA to give our families 20% off stationary + custom gifts ALL YEAR LONG and they will donate 15% of the purchase back to GHSA! It's a win, win! Check out thieir website.

Use our unique code: FUNRAISEGAYMANHSA

Take a Peek at our Week

3rd grade had an amazing field trip to the DaVinci Science Center in Allentown. We were wowed by the shark exhibit, laughed at the otters in their habitat, climbed through a model of the intestine, created sparks with the Tesla coil and made music with sound tubes. We had so much fun with the hands-on exhibits that brought science to life!