Gayman Gazette

It is hard to believe that we have reached the last week of school and that summer break is just around the corner. The Gayman faculty and staff would like to thank you for a wonderful 2023-2024 school year. Your support and cooperation has been noticed and greatly appreciated!

This was my first year as Gayman Elementary School’s principal, and I would personally like to thank you for your acceptance, kindness, and positivity. Gayman is such a special place for learning, and that is because of the respectful and responsible students, the supportive and invested families, and the dedicated educators who make up such a caring educational environment. I am proud to be a part of this school community.

Best wishes to our sixth-grade students as they move on to middle school. They have been terrific role models to our younger students, and they will be missed! To all of our students who will be returning to Gayman next school year, we wish you a safe and fun summer break. We look forward to seeing you at the end of the summer as you return for the 2024-2025 school year!

Enjoy!!!

-Shawn Ortman

• Tuesday, June 11th @ 7:00PM: 6th Grade Promotion at Tohickon Middle School
• Wednesday, June 12th: 6th Grade Day of Fun!
• Thursday, June 13th @ 9:00AM: 2024-2025 Move Up Day
• Thursday, June 13th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal - PM Kindergarten reports
• Friday, June 14th @ 11:15AM: 6th Grade Clap Off
• Friday, June 14th @ 11:55AM: Last Day for Students/ Early Dismissal - AM Kindergarten reports
• Monday, June 17th @ 1:00PM: 3rd Trimester Report Cards Posted in Parent Portal

* 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
• June Breakfast Menu
• June Lunch Menu
• RaiseRight Program

Gayman will hold a Move Up Day on Thursday, June 13th from 9:00-10:00AM.

Students will not be assigned a specific teacher by that date. Instead students will meet all grade level teachers and learn about the highlights of what the 2024-2025 school year will hold for them. Our goal in this activity is to build excitement about the coming year and reduce anxiety for the next school year, as we head into the summer.

We look forward to the upcoming school year!

The 3rd Trimester ends on Friday, June 14th.

Report cards will be posted in the Parent Portal on Monday, June 17th at 1:00PM. Final report cards can be accessed electronically using this LINK.

Mark your calendar for our back-to-school events!

• Thursday, August 1st: Class Placement Announcements in Parent Portal
• Thursday, August 29th @ 9:00AM: Kindergarten Orientation & BTSN Presentation
  
• Thursday, August 29th @ 11:00AM: 1st - 6th grade Open House
• Tuesday, September 3rd: First Day of School
• Wednesday, September 4th & Thursday, September 5th: Back to School Nights

Sept 4th @ 5:15PM - 1st Grade & 2nd Grade

Sept 4th @ 6:15PM - 3rd Grade & 4th Grade

Sept 5th @ 5:15PM - 5th Grade & 6th Grade

• Thursday, September 26th: Picture Day!

*Click here for the 2024-2025 District Calendar

Pennsylvania mandates the following health examinations:

• Physicals: School entry (Kindergarten), grades 6 and 11
• Dentals: School entry (Kindergarten), grades 3 and 7

Parents are urged to have physical and dental examinations completed by their family physician or dentist and submitted prior to October 15th of the year that they are due. Send health forms to Sara Hedges, our school nurse, at shedges@cbsd.org.

The examination forms can be found HERE.

In the summer months, student placement is finalized. Considerable time and attention is given to create well-balanced class groupings that consider the social, academic, and emotional needs of all students.

As you know, all of our teachers are caring, capable, and highly qualified educators. Our job is to support our students by developing confident, resourceful individuals.

Just as in previous years, final class assignments are announced in early August. In the morning of Thursday, August 1st, the 2024-2025 class lists will be announced via the Parent Portal.

We look forward to the excitement that a new school year brings!

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.

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.

Students entering grades 5 & 6 will have a copy of the Elementary Reading Olympics lists sent home with their summer reading information packets. Even if your child is not planning to participate in Reading Olympics, this list provides ideas of great books and authors for summer reading!

Students entering grade 7 will have a copy of the Middle School Reading Olympics list sent home with their summer reading information packets. Again, this list offers many new authors and books for students and families looking for new material, even if they are not planning to participate in the formal program.

These lists were sent home as the cover page of your child’s summer reading information packet. As always, you, as their parent, are the best judge of which books are best for your child. Please preview the books before purchasing them!

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Thomas at hthomas@cbsd.org

Opportunities for Kindness Counts Club to have an impact in our community this summer are in the works! If you'd like to receive information about potential upcoming events, please add your name to this Sign Up Genius and you'll be the first to know the details!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAEAD22A2FC1-50033192-kindness

Thank you all for joining us at the End of the Year Picnic. Everyone had so much fun!!! We appreciate all of the families who donated snacks and drinks and those who helped with set up and clean up.

Yearbooks are here and will be coming home on Wednesday!

A huge thank you to Tracy DiCanto for all of her hard work on the yearbook. And a huge thank you to Maren Varallo for taking the time to come to our school events and field trips to capture all the moments from this school year!

Thank you Gayman Families for your generosity throughout the year. Thank you for volunteering and donating items to make the HSA events a success. Without each of you these events are not possible. Thank you for a great year and have a wonderful summer!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Home and School Association at GHSAinquiries@gmail.com

Have a great summer!

We would love your feedback on Home and School events as we end the year and begin to plan for next year! If you could take time to answer a few questions HERE we would greatly appreciate it.

We have already started planning for the next school year. If you have any interest in being a CHAIR for one of the committees please reach out to GHSAinquiries@gmail.com to let us know.

Throughout the summer HSA works on getting a chair for each committee and then the SUG for committees will be available shortly after. All committee information can be found on our Webpage.

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.

Get ahead of summer screen time struggles by building a family media plan now! Relaxed summer schedules (later bedtimes, fewer organized sports, no homework, etc.) can inadvertently lead to more screen time and an even harder transition into the next school year. Get clear on summer tech use expectations (video games, ipad, smartphone, etc.) and communicate them before the inevitable struggle.

Here's a great free tool from the American Academy of Pediatrics that helps you create a custom media plan for your family!

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx#/

The Doylestown Branch of the Bucks County Free Library offers an array of free activities and shows over the summer. Their Kick Off celebration is on June 15th… With a Wrap Party on August 10th.

Check out their calendar of activities! (You can pick up a calendar at the library, as well!)

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