Gayman Gazette

Wednesday, December 10th @ 7:45AM: Band Practice
Wednesday, December 10th: Giving Tree Gift Cards Due
Thursday, December 11th @ 7:55AM: Student Council Meeting
Friday, December 12th: CHOP Pajama Day (Donate $1 & wear your PJ's!)
Friday, December 12th @ 7:45AM: Strings Practice
Monday, December 15th-Tuesday, December 23rd: Student Council Spirit Days (See details below)
Monday, December 15th @ 1:00PM: 1st Trimester Report Cards in Parent Portal
Tuesday, December 16th: Cookies & Cocoa Donations Due by 2:30pm to the office
Tuesday, December 16th @ 3:30PM: K-2nd Kindness Counts Club
Tuesday, December 16th @ 7:00PM: Winter Concert
Thursday, December 18th-Friday, December 19th: Holiday Parties
Thursday, December 18th @ 3:30PM: 3rd-6th Kindness Counts Club
Friday, December 19th @ 3:00PM: Bingo Registration Opens (Bingo on 1/8 & 1/9)
Friday, December 19th @ 3:30PM: Reading Olympics Book & Movie Night
Monday, December 22nd: 1st Grade Grinch Day
Monday, December 22nd: 2nd Grade Polar Express Day
Monday, December 22nd: Holiday Sing
Tuesday, December 23rd: @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal (PM Kindergarten Reports)
Wednesday, December 24th-Friday, January 2nd: CBSD Closed - Winter Break

* 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

Strings Lessons - Day 2

State-Mandated Health Screenings:

We have begun our annual state-required screenings. These include:

Height and Weight: All students
Vision Screening: Near and far vision for all students

1st grade: additional color-vision screening

Hearing Screening: All students in grades K–3 and students in Learning Support
Scoliosis Screening: 6th grade students

You will only be contacted if your child’s results require follow-up with a medical provider. If you have questions about the screenings, please let us know!

Required Health Examinations - Pennsylvania mandates the following health examinations:

Physicals: Kindergarten, 6th grade, 11th grade
Dentals: Kindergarten, 3rd grade, 7th grade

Parents are urged to have physical and dental examinations completed by their family physician or dentist and submitted prior to October 15th of the school year that the exam is due. Exams may be completed any time after September 1st of the prior calendar year. You can send them to school, or email them to CBGaymanNurses@CBSD.org

Illness Guidelines:

Tis the season for sneezin’!

Central Bucks may send students home or exclude them from school when:

They are too ill to participate in normal activities.
They have a fever of 100.4°F or higher. - Students must be fever-free for 24 hours without medication before returning.
They have had vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours. - Please keep students’ home until their appetite and energy have returned to normal.
They have a rash accompanied by a fever.
They present with other symptoms that the certified school nurse determines require rest or medical attention.

Injuries:

If your child requires a medical device such as a cast, splint, brace, or crutches, please provide a doctor’s note. - The note should specify:

Any activity restrictions
Permission to attend school with the injury
Whether the student may participate in recess and PE

Contact Us: CBGaymanNurses@CBSD.org
We are here to support the health and wellness of every student. Please reach out anytime with questions or concerns—we’re happy to help!

Each year during the holidays, our community has generously supported Gayman families in need. This year, we are asking our Gayman community to choose a tag from our tree, which is displayed in the front hallway. – You may help by purchasing a gift card for the store your tag indicates-either Walmart, Target, or Amazon.

Please bring the gift cards to the office by Wednesday, December 10th, labeled with the value of each gift card.

We, as a staff, would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your generosity! This is a wonderful opportunity for us to set an example for children to bring joy to others.

Warmest holiday wishes to you and your family,

The Staff of Gayman Elementary School

When a student brings in a gift card, we have them add their name to our Winter Wonderland Wall. Thank you to our families who have already sent in giftcards.

We are so appreciative of your generosity!

Friday, December 12th is Pajama Day! Say "Yay!" to Pajama Day by sending in a donation for the patients and families at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

The time for breakthroughs is now. CHOP is on the cusp of life-changing discoveries for children. They are transforming the well-being of children and creating healthier communities throughout Philadelphia and across the world.

We are raising money because we want to help make today's innovative ideas, tomorrow's realities.

Donations to CHOP can be made by bringing cash to school on December 12th or online anytime at: Gayman Elementary CHOP PJ Day - Fundraising For Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation

During this season of kindness and generosity, we want to say thanks for supporting the needs of children everywhere!

We're counting down to Winter Break!! Join in on the FUN!

A slide for each individual day will be posted on our Facebook

page the afternoon prior for reminders.

Report cards will be available for families to view in the Parent Portal on Monday, December 15th at 1:00pm. - Please be aware that teachers will not report on all of the report card descriptors in the first trimester. The descriptors they do not report on will be gray or they will be left blank. This is not a mistake. Students have either not yet had formal instruction on all the skills they will learn this year, or information on that indicator is incorporated into another indicator.

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.

December Breakfast Menu!

December 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

All students will be dismissed early on Tuesday, December 23rd. The district's 12-month print calendar mistakenly lists early dismissal for grades 1-6. Families are encouraged to also check the district and school online calendars on the district and school websites for the most up-to-date and accurate information.

At the December 2nd School Board Organization Meeting, Heather Reynolds was unanimously elected President and Susan Gibson was unanimously elected Vice President. The four board members elected in November were also officially sworn in by Judge Stephen A. Corr and the board approved its business meeting schedule for 2026, moving the meetings from the third Thursday of the month to the fourth. The first meeting of the new year is January 22nd. Read more

Congrats to Holicong 7th grader Emma Kim for winning December round of CBSD's "See the Good, Be the Good" lock screen contest and earning a gift card to her restaurant of choice! Her original artwork is featured on district devices throughout December. Students can now try their hand at being the first winner of 2026 in the next round of the contest, "See the Good, Be the Good in the New Year." Submissions are due Dec. 23. More details

Get the latest scoop on everything tasty happening at Central Bucks! Our newest Food Service Newsletter by Aramark is packed with info you need. Free Breakfast Fun Facts: Discover why your daily free breakfast is the best way to start your day! The Jalapeño Popper Burger: Get the delicious details on this month’s spicy-cheesy Limited Time Offer (LTO). Eat Well, Be Well: Find out which healthy, featured ingredients we're spotlighting in December! Read the full issue!

The Central Bucks Education Foundation is raffling off two great seats to a Flyers game at the Wells Fargo Center, just 18 rows from the ice. The games are on February 5th, March 5th, and April 2nd, 2026. Tickets are $5 each, with bundle options available, and all proceeds fund teacher-submitted grants that directly support CBSD students. The winner will be announced on January 23, 2026. Get your tickets now.

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 want our Teachers & Staff to enjoy some Cookies, Coffee and Cocoa leading up to the Holiday break! We ask that all cookies, bars, and candy be dropped off to the main office by 2:30pm on Tuesday, 12/16.

Please Click here to sign up for a donation!

We appreaicte your generosity!

A heartfelt thank you to Wendy and Bill Stone and their Edible Arrangements store in Doylestown.

Our Smoothie and Thanksgiving Tray fundraiser raised $196 for our HSA!

Back by popular demand... Gayman Chess Club is returning for another session!

⚫Thursday afternoons from 3:30-4:30pm

⚫January 15th to February 12th

Register Online through Mypaymentsplus - Activity is titeld "Shining Knights Chess- Gayman Elementary School" in MPP

$90 per student for the 5 week sesson.

🟣🔷Gayman Family Bingo Nights - Thursday, January 9th and Friday, January 10th! 🔷🟣

One of our favorite family events is back and there are some great prizes to win! Join us for a night of FUN! - Bingo, Prizes, and Snacks!

The sign-up email will go out on Friday, December 19th at 3:00pm

Date: Thursday, January 8th OR Friday, January 9th (choose ONLY ONE night to attend)
Time: 6:00pm -8:00pm
Location: Gayman Elementary School
Cost: $3 per person or max $10 per family

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.