Gayman Gazette

Registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open for families of students who will be eligible for kindergarten in CBSD.

Register Here: Initial Setup | Online Registration

We are excited for the district-wide implementation of full-day kindergarten beginning the 2026-27 school year. Click Here to read more information about the new program.

Now - Friday, February 13th: Kindness for Our Community Challenge (See details below)
Tuesday, February 10th: Kindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of School
Wednesday, February 11th @ 3:30PM: Golf Club (Session 1)
Thursday, February 12th @ 3:30PM: Chess Club
Thursday, February 12th @ 3:30PM: Golf Club (Session 2)
Friday, February 13th-Wednesday, February 18th: Parent Course Verification for Middle School (more information to come)
Friday, February 13th: Wear Red or Pink for Valentine's Day 💞💟 💗
Friday, February 13th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal (Teacher In-Service)
Monday, February 16th: CBSD Closed (President's Day)
Tuesday, February 17th: CBSD Closed (Offices Open)
Tuesday, February 17th @ 10:00AM: 5th & 6th Grade Club Snowtubing at Bear Creek
Wednesday, February 18th @ 7:30AM: Chorus Practice
Wednesday, February 18th @ 3:30PM: Golf Club (Session 1)
Thursday, February 19th @ 3:30PM: Talent Show Dress Rehearsal
Saturday, February 21st @ 6:00PM: 5th Grade Club - Bowling
Monday, February 23rd @ 3:30PM-4:15PM: 3rd-6th Grades Kindness Counts Club
Tuesday, February 24th @ 6:30PM: Middle School Parent Orientation
Wednesday, February 25th @ 7:30AM: Chorus Practice
Wednesday, February 25th @ 3:30PM: Golf Club (Session 1)
Thursday, February 26th @ 3:30PM: Golf Club (Session 2)

Wednesday, March 4th @ 7:30AM: Chorus Practice
Thursday, March 5th @ 7:55AM: Student Council Meeting
Thursday, March 5th: Talent Show (Evening Performance for families)
Friday, March 6th: First Friday - Mustang Spirit Day
Monday, March 9th @ 10AM: 5th & 6th Grade Trip to Tohickon (Musical Preview)
Wednesday, March 11th @ 7:30AM: Chorus Practice
Thursday, March 12th @ AM: 5th & 6th Grade Panoramic Photos
Friday, March 13th: Talent Show (In School Peformance)
Tuesday, March 17th: St. Patty's Day - Wear Green 🍀💚
Thursday, March 19th @ 6PM: 6th Grade Club - Bowling at Lucky Strike
Saturday, March 21st @ 4:30PM: 5th Grade Club - Roller Skating at Frenchtown

* Click here to access the 2025-2026 District Calendar.

** Click here to access the 2025-2026 Gayman School Calendar.

Gayman Elementary School Website

Band Lessons - Day 4

Chorus - Day 4 (7:30am)

Strings Lessons - Day 2

Tohickon Middle School will host its Middle School Parent Orientation on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 PM. This event is designed for parents and guardians of current 5th and 6th graders from feeder schools as well as families joining from other districts. Attendees will hear from administrators, counselors, and staff about middle school and the transition from elementary school. Resources will be posted afterward for those unable to attend.

Please note that this evening is for parents and guardians only; students will have the opportunity to visit the school in April.

A huge thank-you from the kindergarten and 3rd grade students for your donations to their buddy “Sock Roll Challenge”. With the cracker packs, granola bars and socks that were provided by your generosity, they were able to make almost 200 sock rolls to be given to those in need right in this area. Way to go, Gayman Mustangs!

To ensure the safety of students and staff during arrival and dismissal, it is crucial to follow school traffic procedures. Please do not pass or drive around cars stopped for loading/unloading, and fill all gaps in the car line to maintain efficiency.

Thank you for your help in keeping our car line safe!

This year, we will continue to hold flexible instructional days (FIDs) after the first traditional “snow day” is used.

FIDs provide remote learning options when school buildings need to close due to weather or other emergencies. Learn more about FIDs and our general school closing procedures.

As we are now into the winter season...

If there is inclement weather in our forecast, then there may be a 2-hour delay. Should that occur, please plan for the following schedule:

Grades 1-6: 10:35AM - 3:15PM
AM Kindergarten: 10:35AM - 12:20PM
PM Kindergarten: 1:30PM - 3:15PM

As temperatures drop, we want to remind all parents and guardians about the importance of dressing children warmly for school. The district uses a weather watch chart to determine if we can be outside for recess and the length of time we can be out. We attempt to go outside for recess as long as the chart determines it is safe for the kids to be outside.

Children should come to school prepared with warm winter clothing, including a heavy coat, gloves, a hat, and other appropriate layers.

As we are now into Winter and more of our students are wearing jackets and other outside winter gear, please consider labeling your child's things with his/her name.

Our "Lost and Found" area is adding sweatshirts, jackets, and hats, every day. Encourage your child to check for their missing items.

The district is continuing to offer free breakfast.

The lunch cost for the 2025-2026 school year is: $2.85

Don't forget to sign up for MySchoolBucks to add money to your student's lunch account.

Visit MySchoolBucks.com

Set up recurring payments.
Create low balance alerts.
Track and review what your student is purchasing.

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.

February Breakfast Menu!

February Lunch Menu!

4th grade: 10:45-11:15

5th grade: 11:20-11:50

2nd grade: 11:55-12:25

3rd grade: 12:30-1:00

1st grade: 1:05-1:35

6th grade: 1:40-2:10

The application for free and reduced meal pricing for the 2025-26 school year is now 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 25-26 school year.

Learn more by visiting the full informational webpage here.

CBSD Website

Online registration for the 2026-27 school year is now open for families of ALL students who will be new to the district next school year, including kindergartners. Learn more about registration and how to start a new registration application.

Congrats to 7th-grader David Martinez-Cortes at Tamanend for winning the February round of CBSD's "See the Good, Be the Good" lock screen contest and earning a gift card to his restaurant of choice! February's theme was "See the Good, Be the Good in Challenges" and David's original artwork will be featured on district devices throughout the month. Students can try their hand in the next round of the contest, "See the Good, Be the Good Through Leadership." Submissions are due Feb. 27. More details

From now through March 31st, the GIANT Company invites customers to join in supporting its "Feeding School Kids" initiative by rounding up at the register. The GIANT Company will directly support customers’ generosity by matching all donations up to $100,000. The Barclay Elementary School Farmers Market is the beneficiary of the funds, which help to support families across CBSD's 23 schools. Participating GIANTs are at Town Center in New Britain, Easton Road in Warrington, and Swamp Road in Doylestown.

The February issue features the legendary LTO Cheeseburger Nachos with Pickle Queso, highlights from the creative Snowman Pancake lunch, and an invitation to join in honoring International Friendship Month. Read the issue now!

The district will host its annual Wellness Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 25th, at CB South, offering an evening focused on mental health, support, and community connection. The free event begins with a featured presentation by a representative from Minding Your Mind from 6 to 6:40 p.m. in the auditorium, where the speaker will share a personal and relatable mental health journey. This will be followed by the fair in the cafeteria featuring more than 50 local and regional wellness, mental health, and family support organizations. The event is open to all CB students, families, employees, and community members and pre-registration is not required. Learn more

All CBSD families and students are encouraged to carefully review the 2025-26 Family Handbook now available on the district's website. The handbook includes sections on important topics such as equal opportunity protections; report cards; health, special education, and other services for students; regulations and disciplinary procedures, including policies on smoking/vaping, drugs and alcohol, and threats; technology and cell phone usage; parental rights; Title IX procedures; and more. Thank you for your support in following district guidelines to maintain safe and caring schools.

All families and students are encouraged to view this chart outlining disciplinary procedures and responsibilities in CBSD. You can also view the complete Board Policy 218: Student Discipline.

GHSA Website

Click Here to see the Gayman Home & School Website

We hope everyone had fun at our VIP & Me Dance on Friday night!

A big thank you to Devon Summersgill and Amelia Davitt for chairing the event. Thank you to all of our parent volunteers who helped with set-up, clean-up, during the event, and to everyone who donated candy, water, cookies and brownies to make the event a success. We couldn't do it without you!

Are you crafty? Do you like raffles? We are looking for parents to help us create our amazing raffle baskets for the Color Run.

Sign-up here:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080C4DAAAE28A0FD0-62163391-basket

The Mustang Muse is now accepting submissions for its Spring 2026 issue! Each grade-level teacher will have a folder in their classroom to collect stories, poems, other writing projects, and/or artwork of all kinds (sketches, comics, drawings, paintings), but electronic submissions are also accepted via gaymanmustangmuse@gmail.com.

🟣 PLEASE NOTE: All students who submit at least one piece of work will see their work published. However, due to space issues and page count, multiple submissions may not be published. Editors reserve the right to determine which submission is best suited for the issue.

🟣 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, March 27th

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Megan Monforte (meganmonforte9@gmail.com). Thank you!

Come out and see our Gayman alumni shine on stage during this Spring's production of The Descendants. Tickets are on sale now! https://cur8.com/19434/project/136872

School reminders that will remain in all issues of the Gazette.

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.

Regular school attendance is critical for a successful school experience. The district urges all parents/guardians to stress punctuality and regular attendance habits with their children. Read more about CBSD attendance and state attendance rules and procedures for student absences.

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!

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 RAPTOR - 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.

**We no longer have access to App Garden. All clearances approved through that system are null and void. The only way we can track clearances now is through RAPTOR.**

At Gayman, the use of student cell phones/SMART Watches/personal devices in school is prohibited. As a reminder, these devices are to be silenced and remain in backpacks during the school day. If communication is needed, it will take place with the support of the school office during the school day.

Please be sure to share these expectations with your child as this policy will be enforced by teachers/staff in coordination with District Board policies and our student handbook.