- Tuesday, June 10th @ 7:00PM: 6th Grade Promotion at Tohickon Middle School
- Wednesday, June 11th: 6th GR Day of Fun
- Wednesday, June 11th: Kindergarten Field Trips to Peace Valley Nature Center (New Date)
- 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)
We have reached the last week of school, and summer break is just around the corner. The Gayman faculty and staff would like to thank you for a wonderful 2024-2025 school year. Your support and cooperation have been noticed and greatly appreciated!
On behalf of the entire Gayman faculty and staff I would like to thank you for your kindness, support, and understanding throughout the school year. Gayman is such a special place for learning because of its incredible school community. We all play an important part in the education of Gayman’s students. Thank you for being a member of our educational team. We are proud to collaborate with you for the good of our young people.
Best wishes to our sixth-grade students as they move on to middle school. We wish them the best next year and beyond!!! To all who will be returning to Gayman next school year, we wish you an amazing summer break. We look forward to seeing you at the end of the summer as you return for the 2025-2026 school year!
Enjoy and be safe!!!
-Shawn Ortman
CBSD has launched a new Volunteer Tracking System through RAPTOR. We are encouraging everyone to open up an account as soon as possible.
- Click Here to create your RAPTOR Account
Please make sure you have ALL the clearance documents ready to be uploaded when creating your RAPTOR account.
For more information please check in the Human Resources / VOLUNTEER Clearances/Paperwork
website.
**We no longer have access to App Garden. If you would like to volunteer for a class party or chaperone a field trip next school year, please make sure you have your clearances on file with RAPTOR.
Please call the Gayman front office if you have any questions.
Gayman will hold a Move Up Day on Thursday, June 12th 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 2025-2026 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!
**AM Kindergarten families, please check your email for your invite to Move Up Day!
As we look forward to the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, we would like to share our staffing plans. Please know the teaching assignments are tentative, though I do not anticipate significant changes.
The classroom teachers for this coming school year are...
- Kindergarten - Mrs. Hofmann
- First Grade - Mrs. Kruzits, Ms. O'Connor, and Mrs. Trouts
- Second Grade - Mrs. Brosious, Mrs. Della Porta, and Mrs. Klebba
- Third Grade - Mrs. Flanagan, Ms. Khatchadourian, and Mr. Pisch
- Fourth Grade - Mrs. Bullard, Mrs. Carroll, and Mrs. Thompson
- Fifth Grade - Mr. Hudak, Mr. Isaacsohn, and Mr. Maduzia
- Sixth Grade - Mr. Crump, Mr. Grace, and Mrs. Milroy
Sadly, we are saying good-bye to Mrs. Kuhn as she she has made the decision to stay home with her young children right now. I know you all join me in wishing her the best during these precious years.
Our Special Education teachers and Specialists will be announced in the Summer Newsletter.
Class Assignments will be available in the Parent Portal in early August.
The 3rd Trimester ends on Friday, June 13th.
Report cards will be posted in the Parent Portal on Tuesday June 17th at 1:00PM. Final report cards can be accessed electronically using this LINK.
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 17th 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.
Mark your calendar for our back-to-school events!
- Monday, August 4th: Class Placement Announcements in Parent Portal
- Thursday, August 28th @ 9:00AM: Kindergarten Orientation & BTSN Presentation
- Thursday, August 28th @ 11:00AM: 1st - 6th grade Open House
- Tuesday, September 2nd: First Day of School
- Wednesday, September 3rd & Thursday, September 4th: Back to School Nights
Sept 3rd @ 5:15PM - 1st Grade & 2nd Grade
Sept 3rd@ 6:15PM - 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
Sept 4th @ 5:15PM - 5th Grade & 6th Grade
- Friday, October 10th: Picture Day!
As we approach the last month of the school year, we want to remind families about three early dismissals in June: Wednesday, June 11th (graduation); Thursday, June 12th (teacher in-service); and Friday, June 13th (last day of school).
On these days, high school will dismiss at 10:40 a.m.; middle school at 10:45 a.m.; and elementary school at 11:55 a.m. (“A” schools), 12:10 p.m. (“B” schools), and 12:25 p.m. (“C” schools).
Kindergartners in our AM program will attend on June 11th, which will also be their last day. Kindergartners in our PM program will attend on June 12th and 13th, ensuring both AM and PM groups have equally attended school for six half-days over the course of the district's twelve early dismissals this year. Let's finish the year strong!
More than 1,500 Central Bucks seniors will receive diplomas as members of the Class of 2025 on Wednesday, June 11th.
The district is excited to honor and celebrate this year's graduates and we wish them the very best in their future endeavors!
We also welcome the community to livestream the celebration. View all details.
Recent additions to the district's e-Flyer Folder include flyers seeking volunteers for Art Goes to School and Boys Team Charity. Check it out now!
As the weather warms up, students are more regularly walking or biking to school, and e-bikes are becoming increasingly popular. In Pennsylvania, an e-bike is defined as a bicycle with working pedals and an electric motor that provides pedal-assist or throttle power. To ensure our families are aware, under state law, children under 16 are prohibited from operating e-bikes and children under 12 must wear a helmet when riding any bicycle, e-bike, scooter, or segway. The requirement to wear a helmet applies to anyone operating the bicycle, riding as a passenger, or riding in an attached restraining seat or trailer. Also, per CBSD Policy 223, students must have both principal and parent permission to ride a bike to school. We ask families to please ensure children under 16 do not ride an e-bike to school. We also ask parents to ensure children 12 and under wear a helmet and we encourage all bike riders to do the same. Any questions, please contact your school.
It is hard to believe that it is my last year at Gayman Elementary School and as President of the Home and School Association (HSA). It has been an honor and privilege to be part of the HSA board for the past four years and in the role of President for the past three. Your support and generosity has been greatly appreciated!
Thank you to the current board members for all of your support and help over the last years. Your commitment and dedication to Gayman is above and beyond. Without each of you, I would not have been successful in my role.
Thank you to the staff for welcoming me with open arms. And for volunteering at HSA events and always saying hello to me in the hallway. Huge thank you to the office dream team and Mr. Ortman for making me feel like part of the team! For answering the abundance of questions, phone calls, emails and supporting all things related to HSA.
Thank you to every child who has crossed my path in the halls. I am grateful for each child who had a curious mind to see what is in the Home and School storage closet and peeked in and said hello. Thank you to every child who has stopped at the hallway intersections or moved to one side of the hallway to let me pass with supplies for the next HSA event. Your smiles and big hearts make me burst with pride to be part of this school! And you are the reason I stepped into this role!
Thank you to every parent who has supported me. Thank you to those who volunteered, donated an item, were a homeroom parent, chaired a committee, were part of a committee and/or helped at HSA events. Without each of you these events would not be possible.
Special thank you to my mom friends who have offered to take something off my plate, helped behind the scenes and offered a tremendous amount of support!
And last but not least; thank you to my own children for allowing me to be present for ALL of the kids at Gayman! And as promised, I will honor your last and final request to be present just as "your mom and a parent" for 6th grade promotion.
It has been an honor to be part of Gayman Elementary! Gayman will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Davis
Home and School President
Blake & Brantley's Mom
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.
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