Gayman Gazette

• Wednesday, May 14th: Anything but a Backpack Day
• Wednesday, May 14th: Roxy Bracelet Orders Due
• Wednesday, May 14th @ 3:30PM: Kindness Counts Club
• Thursday, May 15th @ 7:45AM: Chorus Rehearsal
• Thursday, May 15th: 3rd GR Trip to Eastside Music Fest
• Thursday, May 15th @ 6:00-8:00PM: Gayman Art Show
• Friday, May 16th @ 7:45AM: Strings Rehearsal
• Friday, May 16th: RSVP's due for End of the Year Picnic
• Tuesday, May 20th: No School for Students - Election Day
• Wednesday, May 21st: Middle School Orientation for 6th GR Students
• Wednesday, May 21st: Student Council Road Clean Up
• Thursday, May 22nd: Field Day!! 💜💙 (See details and parent sign up below)
• Friday, May 23rd: No School for Students - Teacher In-Service
• Monday, May 26th: CBSD Closed - Memorial Day
• Tuesday, May 27th @ 7:45AM: Chorus Rehearsal
• Tuesday, May 27th: 6th GR Field Trip to Citizens Bank Park
• Tuesday, May 27th @ 6:00PM: GHSA General Meeting
• Wednesday, May 28th @ 7:45AM: Strings Rehearsal
• Friday, May 30th: 4th GR Field Trip to Michener & Mercer Museums

• Monday, June 2nd: BMX Assembly (Rescheduled from 5/13)
• Tuesday, June 3rd - Tuesday, June 10th: K-5th End of the Year Parties - Homeroom Parents will communicate information
• Tuesday, June 3rd @ 7:00PM: Spring Concert at Tohickon Middle School
• Wednesday, June 4th: Student Council End of the Year Pizza Party
• Wednesday, June 4th @ 2:30PM: GHSA Volunteer Thank You
• Thursday, June 5th @ 4:00-7:00PM: GHSA Celeb Scoop at The Salt Box
• Friday, June 6th: First Friday Mustang Spirit Day
• Friday, June 6th @ 6:00-7:30PM: GHSA End of the Year Picnic
• Monday, June 9th: Senior Walk @ Gayman for CB East/CB West students
• Tuesday, June 10th @ 7:00PM: 6th Grade Promotion at Tohickon Middle School
• Wednesday, June 11th: 6th GR Day of Fun
• Wednesday, June 11th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal (AM Kindergarten Reports)
• Thursday, June 12th @ 9:00AM: 2025-2026 Move Up Day
• Thursday, June 12th @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal (PM Kindergarten Reports)
• Friday, June 13th @ 11:15AM: 6th GR Clap Off
• Friday, June 13th @ 11:55AM: Last Day of School/Early Dismissal (PM Kindergarten Reports)

* Click here for the 2024-2025 District Calendar.

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

* Click Here for the 2025-2026 District Calendar.

CBSD has launched a new Volunteer Tracking System through RAPTOR. We are encouraging everyone to open up an account as soon as possible. If you have a current account with App Garden you can download all your clearance documents from that account and upload them into RAPTOR.

• Click Here to create your RAPTOR Account

• Clearance retrieval from App Garden/Volunteer Tracker: Please Click Here for instructions on how to retrieve your current clearances. (This must be done by May 16th)

Please make sure you have ALL the clearance documents ready to be uploaded when creating your RAPTOR account.

**After May 16th, we will no longer be able to verify active clearances for parents in App Garden. Meaning, you will not be able to chaperone a field trip or help with the end of the year party if you do not have your clearances on file with RAPTOR.

Please call the Gayman front office if you have any questions.

CHORUS REHEARSAL - DAY 2

STRINGS LESSONS - DAY 4

BAND LESSONS - DAY 5

• Gayman Elementary Website
• Gayman Facebook Group
• May Breakfast Menu
• May Lunch Menu
• Student Directory

Hi Gayman Community! Are you looking to help out and volunteer your time on Field Day? Gayman's Field Day will take place on Thursday May 22nd, and we need adults to run our 13 outdoor stations. The sign-up genius is split into two sections, AM and PM, and you can sign-up for one or even both. We appreciate all you do for the school and our children. This is a great opportunity to team up with Gayman Staff to make this year’s field day the best ever! Go Mustangs!! 💜💙

Lunch Times for Field Day:

Did you know that 20 Years ago Roxy Therapy Dogs started right here at Gayman Elementary School? The very first therapy dog’s name was Roxy and the organization was named after her. To help us celebrate, please consider buying a bracelet for $5.

All donations go directly to the Roxy Therapy Dog program. Order forms due by TOMORROW Wednesday, May 14th.

Now that the warm weather is here, we want to remind families that students should come to school in a comfortable manner that allows them to be authentically who they are, while also complying with equitable dress code policies. If your child chooses their own clothes to wear, please remind them that some outfits are not appropriate for school.

The following are guidelines for apparel for all students. If you have any questions, please contact the school:

• Footwear should be comfortable and safe for indoor and outdoor school surfaces. Crocs, flip-flops, beach or loose footwear are not appropriate for school and may be dangerous on our playground.
• The length of shorts or skirts is to be appropriate for school and there is to be no wording on the seat.
• Inappropriate slogans, offensive content, or expressions, etc., are not to be worn on clothing.
• Undergarments are not to be visible.
• Any attire the administration considers interfering with quality of education shall not be permitted

Want the best view for your graduate’s big moment? Enter the CB Education Foundation’s 2025 Graduation Day Raffle for a chance to win VIP seating and a reserved parking spot at this year’s ceremonies!

Two families will be named winners from each high school; if the ceremony is held outdoors as scheduled, each winning family will receive four VIP reserved tickets and one VIP parking space. If the ceremony is held indoors due to weather, two tickets and a VIP parking space will be provided. Enter now!

Questions: jackie@cbeducationfoundation.org.

Calling all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders and their families! Discover the joy of music and learn more about the elementary instrumental program at Instrument Blast-Off, an open-house style event where you can try out instruments and meet CB's music teachers. Join us on Wednesday, June 4 from 6:30-8:30 pm at CB South.

CBSD invites families and community members to continue the conversation about kids and technology at "Screen Sense: A Community Conversation on Digital Wellness" on Monday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at CB East. Featuring a panel of educational and medical experts, the event follows the March 25 screening of "Screenagers: Elementary School Age" edition that kicked off the district's series on digital wellness.

No registration is required. Read more.

What's cooking in Central Bucks cafeterias? Find out in the latest Aramark Student Nutrition Newsletter! We're talking the mouthwatering Mojo Chicken Bowl, important Health & Wellness News, and other tasty updates. Read "The Feed"

Lunch costs have increased by $.10 for the 24-25 school year.

The district is continuing to offer free breakfast!

Lunch Cost: $2.85

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.

**Please note lunch menu changes for 5/16 & 5/22**

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.

Thank you to our Home & School, the Chairs, the Committee, and the Volunteers for planning and executing a wonderful week of celebrating our teachers and staff at Gayman.

And thank you to all of our families for your generous donations for Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week. Every door decoration was amazing! The breakfast, snacks, Gift Cards, and lunch donations were truly wonderful.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! - We are so blessed to have you!

The GHSA is excited to host the End of the Year Family Picnic! The picnic will be on Friday, June 6th from 6:00pm-7:30pm on the Gayman Playground. This event will be free for families! Please RSVP HERE by May 16th! GHSA will provide the PIZZA!

We will be asking families for sides and dessert donations via a sign up genius once we have an accurate headcount. (Stay tuned for that in the Gazette next week!).

The following have been nominated for the Executive Board positions:

• President - Tracy DiCanto
• VP of Community - Megan Monforte
• VP of School Enrichment - Devon Summersgill
• VP of Communications - Amelia Davitt
• VP of Finance - Kim Gauthier
• VP of Fundraising - Jessi Winn

All candidate statements can be viewed Here

Our last Home and School meeting of the year will include a vote on the 2025-2026 Executive Board, a recap of this year's events and a preview of next year's calendar. And we would love to hear any of your comments, questions or ideas for next year. Join us at 6pm in the Gayman Library!

Gayman Home & School Association would like to extend a THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered this year. If you were a homeroom parent, a chair of a committee, a member of a committee, volunteered to donate an item, volunteered to help at an event, or helped in any other way we want to THANK YOU! GHSA events are only possible with parent volunteer support.

Please RSVP by May 23rd HERE to join us June 4th at 2:30pm in the All Purpose Room. Light refreshments will be served. And your child will join you too!

**Please note that CLEARANCES are required to attend because it is during school hours!**

Learn more about the organization in this video: https://www.waituntil8th.org/our-story

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.

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.

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. 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 of students who will be eligible for kindergarten in CBSD in 2025-26 are now able to register online. Families of students in any grade who will be new to CBSD in the 2025-26 school year are also able to register. Learn more about registration here and start a new registration application here.

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.

Gayman Elementary School

Shawn Ortman, Principal

Jennifer Snyder, Assistant Principal

Jennifer Costello, Office Administrative Assistant

Website: https://www.cbsd.org/gayman
Location: 4440 Point Pleasant Pike, Doylestown, PA, United States
Phone: 2678934350
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/516165478928057
Twitter: @CBGaymanES