Gayman Gazette

Tuesday, October 14th: Kindergarten Fire Prevention Demonstration
Tuesday, October 14th @ 3:30PM: 3rd-6th Grade Kindness Counts Club
Thursday October 16th: 3rd Grade PEN Field Trip
Thursday, October 16th: 6th Grade Ropes Course (day 1)
Thursday, October 16th @ 3:30PM: K-2nd Kindness Counts Club
Friday, October 17th: 4th Grade Art Trip to Mercer & Michener Musuems
Friday, October 17th: 6th Grade Ropes Course (day 2)
Friday, October 17th: Last day to pay Family Dues Donation
Monday, October 20th: No School for Students-Offices Open (Diwali)
Wednesday, October 22nd-Friday, October 24th: Art Goes to School visits Gayman
Wednesday, October 22nd: Student Council Road Clean Up
Wednesday, October 22nd @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club
Friday, October 24th: Red Ribbon Week Kick Off - Wear Red 🔴
Friday, October 24th: Kindergarten Field Trip to None Such Farm
Friday, October 24th @ 5:00PM-6:30PM: Fall Festival
Monday, October 27th-Thursday October 30th: Red Ribbon Week

Monday 10/27 - Show your school Spirit-Wear Gayman gear

Tuesday, 10/28 - Wear a Super Hero Shirt

Wednesday, 10/29 - Wear you favorite sweats

Thursday, 10/30 - Wear your favorite sports jersey

Monday, October 27th: Pumpkin Drop Off
Monday, October 27th @ 3:30PM: Chess Club
Wednesday, October 29th: Dine & Donate at Honeygrow
Wednesday, October 29th: @ 3:30PM: Jump Rope Club

Friday, October 31st: Halloween Parade & Parties
Friday, October 31st @ 11:55AM: Early Dismissal (PM Kindergarten Reports)

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

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

Gayman Elementray School Website

Band Lessons - Day 4

Strings Lessons - Day 2

Get Ready for Gayman’s ANNUAL Pumpkin Patch in the Library!

Each October, we love to put our students’ and families’ creativity on display by creating a pumpkin patch in the library. All students and families are invited to work individually or as a team to create a pumpkin at home to bring in to share for this year’s patch.

FAQ's:

Q: Can I cut my pumpkin!?

A: Only if it is fake. Real pumpkins that are carved rot in our cozy library. You may poke things into the pumkin.

Q: Can I use more than one pumpkin for my creation

A: Absolutely!

Q:Is this a contest?

A: This is a celebration of creativity-not a contest. All participants will receive a 2025 participation ribbon.

Q: Is there any type of decoration that I can't do!?

A: Please stay away from anything that couldn't be worn as a costume in our Halloween parade (blood, weapons, etc.).

Got more questions!? - Contact Mrs. Thomas at hthomas@cbsd.org

All the information needed—including drop off procedure for October 27th and pick up procedures for October 31st are outlined in our flier.

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.

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.

October Breakfast Menu

October 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

Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday, October 20th in observance of Diwali. District offices are open.

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.

Did you know there's a webpage on CBSD.org where you can get information on various community events happening around Central Bucks? Flyers that used to go in backpacks or were sent home with students are being collected on the district's "e-Flyer Folder" webpage. Check it out now!

Recent additions include information on DAA basketball and volleyball, an after-school fab lab, Buckingham Contra Dance and a list of Buckingham's 325 year celebrations, CB East vs. CB West field hockey clinic, and a CB West boys basketball clinic.

Following a practice that began last school year, the district has once again shared a year-long calendar of observances with faculty and set guidelines on when no homework or summative tasks should be due. View the list of observances and related homework guidelines.

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.

Pennsylvania mandates the following health examinations:

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

The completed health forms are due to Mrs. Sara Hedges, school nurse, no later than October 17, 2025.

You can upload your completed exam forms to your child's Parent Portal account or email them to shedges@cbsd.org. Please keep a copy of the health forms for your records. Thank you!

The examination forms can be found HERE.

GHSA Website

Click Here to see the Gayman Home & School Website

Our School's Passcode: 10157566069198

We are excited to welcome back our Jump Rope Club this Fall!

Gayman Home and School is offering a 5 week Jump Rope Club. The club starts on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 to Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The cost is $50 for the 5 week club. Please venmo @Gayman-HomeandSchool.

Please note there are only 40 spots available, so please sign up quickly. We are unable to go beyond 40 kids for the Jump Rope Club. Please enter your child's name and their teacher's name in the comment section of the sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090845AFAF23A7FE3-59525423-jump

This school year, the Gayman Home and School Association (GHSA) will be continuing to use annual Family Dues to help supplement the cost of all the amazing experiences the GHSA helps bring to Gayman Elementary.

Payments can be made via:

Venmo @Gayman-HomeandSchool
Cash or check (send in an envelope with family name to office)

Please see the flier below for more information. - Donations due by Friday, 10/17.

There is still time to sign up for October's 6th Grade Club event!

👻 (Please note - there is a TIME CHANGE for the Haunted Hayride)

📅 Date: Saturday, October 25th
📍 Location: Winding Brook Farm
⏰ Time: 7:00-9:00pm (Hayride starts promptly at 7:30)

👉Haunted Hayride 6th Grade Club - RSVP by October 15th to reserve your spot

It's almost time for our annual Fall Festival!!

Join us for a fun evening on Friday, October 24th from 5:00-6:30pm on the playground. We will have lots of fun things to do- Bobbing for Donuts, Pumpkin Tossing, Jacko Stack-O, Raffle Baskets, Music by DJ Pete, Hair Tinsel and Tattoos and much more!

** Click Here to RSVP and Sign up to Volunteer! **

We will be hosting a Raffle Basket table again this year, your HR parent will be reaching out on how you can help make your grade's basket awesome for the event.

Raffle Basket Themes: Item suggestions are in parentheses

Kindergarten: SNOW DAY! (cozy items, books, snow toys, gift cards)
1st Grade: WHAT'S FOR DINNER? (dinner items, cooking tools, gift cards to grocery stores, etc.)
2nd Grade: LET'S STAY ACTIVE! (games, sports equipment, gift cards for mini golf/rock climbing or sports stores, etc.)
3rd Grade: TAILGATE TAKEOVER (sports/fan gear, tailgating supplies, gift card for tailgating snacks, etc.)
4th Grade: WHAT A GIRL WANTS (any and all things a tween girl loves—hair stuff, nail stuff, jewelry, crafting items, snacks, books, etc.)
5th Grade: MOM'S DAY OFF (comfy cozy items, self-care items, gift cards for spa/salon, bookstore, dining, etc.)
6th Grade: GIFT CARD MADNESS (all gift cards to local establishments and/or Visa)

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.