Gayman Gazette

• Now-Thursday October 30th: Red Ribbon Week

Tuesday, 10/28 - Wear a Super Hero Shirt

Wednesday, 10/29 - Wear you favorite sweats

Thursday, 10/30 - Wear your favorite sports jersey

• Wednesday, October 29th @ 9:00AM: 5th Grade Tipi Raising Presentation
• Wednesday, October 29th: Dine & Donate at Honeygrow
• Wednesday, October 29th @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
• Thursday, October 30th: 5th Grade Club Event @ Winding Brook Farm

• Friday, October 31st: Halloween Parade & Parties
• Friday, October 31st @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal (PM Kindergarten Reports)
• Friday, October 31st @ 3:30PM: Conference Sign-up to be emailed out

• Monday, November 3rd @ 3:30PM: Chess Club
• Tuesday, November 4th: No School for Students-Teacher In-Service (Election Day)
• Wednesday, November 5th: Student Council Road Clean-Up
• Wednesday, November 5th @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
• Thursday, November 6th @ 7:50AM: Student Council Meeting
• Friday, November 7th: First Friday Mustang Spirit Day
• Friday, November 7th: Square 1 Art Orders Due
• Monday, November 10th @ 3:30PM: Chess Club
• Tuesday, November 11th: Veterans Day - Wear Red, White, and Blue
• Wednesday, November 12th @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
• Thursday, November 13th @ 3:30PM: Kindness Counts Club (3rd-6th)
• Friday, November 14th: Thanksgiving Donations Due (See Details Below)

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

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

Band Lessons - Day 4

Strings Lessons - Day 2

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• October Breakfast Menu
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• November Breakfast Menu
• November Lunch Menu
• School Directory

The Halloween parade will be on Friday, October 31st at 9:00AM. Parking will be limited. If possible, please consider carpooling.

Students will walk out of the building (near the flagpole) and parade on our sidewalk around the school. After reaching Burnt House Hill Road, they will turn and walk to the back playground and re-enter the building by the gymnasium.

NOTE: We will walk the parade route twice.

**Kindergarten students will lead the parade, followed consecutively by the other grades.

Students are welcome to wear their costumes to school. Please have your child bring their masks and/or accessories to school in a bag with your child's name on the bag. Please use your best judgement in costume selection. Costumes of a violent or scary nature are discouraged.There should be no weapons of any kind brought to school on Halloween.

October 31st is a half-day of school. PM kindergarten attends.

All AM Kindergarten students are invited to participate in the outdoor parade. Please bring your child to the entrance under the Gayman Elementary School peak, in front of the school, by 8:45AM. (Door #17) Mrs. Peck will bring the AM class to Mrs. Hofmann's room and they will lead the parade. Please pick up your child after the parade at the drop-off location.

Parents who are volunteering should enter through the doors under the Gayman Elementary School peak. (Door #17) This will be the only open door. There will be preprinted visitors' badges. We appreciate your help in providing a SAFE and enjoyable experience for the entire Gayman community.

**If you are volunteering and you do not think we have scanned your ID in our new badge system, please either check in at the office prior to signing in for the party or stop by any day before the party and we can add you to the system.

If you are assisting with the classroom party at the end of the school day and choose to take your child home with you at dismissal, we ask that you sign them out in their classroom with their homeroom teacher. If picking up siblings from a class you are not volunteering for, please go to the office and we will call your child down for dismissal.

To mark this special day, we are hosting "Veteran Class Speakers" on Tuesday, November 11th.

Any veteran, or someone currently serving in the military, is invited to speak to a class. The time of the presentation will be determined by the teacher and speaker.

A 20-minute presentation would include:

• A description of your military job/responsibilities
• A favorite memory from your service
• Questions from the students

Our hope is for every class to have a speaker, please let us know if you are able to do more than one presentation. NOTE: While we will make every effort to match you with your child's (grandchild's) class, you may be speaking to a different class.

Email Jennifer Costello at jcostello@cbsd.org by November 4th if you are interested in coming in to speak.

To all of our veterans - thank you for your service!

To honor the men and women who have served, we are creating a Wall of Heroes! Please feel free to choose one template, add a photo or draw a picture, and then, send it in with your child to the Gayman Main Office. Your family member/friend will be honored on our Wall of Heroes!

These posters will be hanging in the main hallway of Gayman for the month of November.

Fall conference sign-ups will "go live" on Friday, October 31st at 3:30PM through specific teacher Sign-Up Genius links. The Sign-Up Genius will be sent to you via email from your child's teacher.

If you are having any difficulty selecting a conference time, please contact your child(ren)'s teacher to make other arrangements.

Conference Dates:

• Grades 1st-6th: November 24th & 25th
• Kindergarten: November 20th, 21st, 24th, & 25th

This year we will once again extend the spirit of giving for the Thanksgiving holiday. Given the continuing economic conditions, many CB families find themselves in need of assistance. Therefore, Gayman will be collecting a monetary donation that will be used to purchase grocery store gift cards to be used towards the Thanksgiving holiday. Contributions will be collected now through Friday, November 14th. Please send your donation to the front office in an envelope marked “Thanksgiving Donations.” You can also Venmo a donation to HSA @Gayman-HomeandSchool. - Please list "Holiday Monetary Donation" in the comments.

We appreciate your voluntary participation in this worthwhile project. We truly believe that in giving we also receive, and helping others immeasurably enriches our children’s lives.

**We will also be doing our Giving Tree for the December Holidays.

Tags will be on display starting the week of conferences.

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.

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.

Check "e-Flyer Folder" Regularly for Community Events. Click Here to check out events going on around CB now! Recent additions include information on the Lenape Chamber Ensemble's Concert in the Round on Nov. 8th.

Save the Date for "Growing Up in the Digital Age," a Screenagers Movie, on Nov. 18th. Central Bucks parents and guardians are invited to continue last school year's community conversation around screen time and digital wellness at a showing of "Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age" on Tuesday, November 18th at 7:00p.m. at Lenape Middle School (313 W. State St., Doylestown). Middle and high school students are also encouraged to attend. No pre-registration is required, and childcare will not be available. Stay tuned for more details.

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.

Congrats to Warick Elementary 5th grader Hadley Sweeney for winning the first lockscreen contest of the school year! CBSD invites students to create original lock screen designs that celebrate the good in our schools, our people, and our community. Each month, one winning design will be featured on the lock screens of district laptops and ClearTouch panels. The winning student artist will also receive a prize and be invited to a school board meeting to be recognized!

Entries are being accepted for the November contest theme "See the Good, Be the Good Through Kindness" until Oct. 31. Read more about how to enter.

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.

Thank you to the Fall Family Festival Committee for planning, organizing, and executing a wonderful event for our families!

Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to make this event happen! Thank you to all the families that donated towards the raffle baskets and to the Homeroom Parents for putting them together. We truly have the BEST community here at Gayman!

Thank you to all the families who attended and purchased raffle tickets. It was a wonderful night for our school community!

Our first restaurant Dine & Donate of the school year is tomorrow, 10/29 from 10:00am-10:00pm. Mention "Gayman Elementary" and 20% of your purchase will be donated to Gayman HSA.

Our School's Passcode: 10157566069198

We hope you are enjoying the amazing artwork that your children created with Mr. C as part of our Square 1 Art fundraiser. Deadline for orders is November 7, 2025 and orders are delivered in time for the holidays.

Ordering information can be found on the flyers that were sent home or at the link below where you can look-up your child's artwork.

Shop Online square1art.com/shop

Sign Up now to reserve your spot for the November and December 6th Grade Clubs!

🍂 November:

📅 Date: Monday, November 17th
📍 Location: Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Chalfont
⏰ Time: 5:30–8:00 PM
👉 Sky Zone 6th Grade Club November Event

December* (Please see note below - early sign up needed!)

📅 Date: Thursday, December 18th
📍 Location: Shady Brook Farm
⏰ Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
👉 6th Grade Club December Event Sign Up Genius

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.

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