Last week, Mrs. Pond and Mr. LeMarr rang in the new school year with a “Happy New Year” party in their class! 🥳 Students celebrated fresh starts, new opportunities, and the excitement of what’s ahead in 2025. 🍎📚
Here’s to making this year the best one yet! 💡🙌
Ms. Rodriguez’s women’s fitness class took their workout outdoors with a visit to a beautiful sunflower patch 🌞💪. They were joined by Ms. Day, who not only captured some incredible photos but also gave students a quick lesson in photography along the way. A perfect mix of movement, creativity, and collaboration! 📸✨
GCPS is hiring bus drivers and a transportation routing specialist.
Be part of a team that makes a difference for kids every single day.
Start your journey here: https://www.applitrack.com/glnd/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Transportation
📖✨ Finding our “One Word”! ✨📖
Randolph 4th graders welcomed a very special guest, District Chief Lisa Brown, Goochland County Fire-Rescue’s Recruitment & Retention Coordinator and former educator. Chief Brown read One Word For Kids and inspired students to brainstorm the word that will guide them through the school year. 🌟
We’re so grateful for our community partners who share their time and wisdom with our students! ❤️
After a fantastic first week, our staff are energized and ready to welcome students back on Monday. Here’s a look at the amazing teams from each of our five schools—thank you for all you do to make GCPS a place where students thrive! ❤️💛
We can't wait to see our students this week! Remember-tomorrow, Monday August 18 is the first day for ONLY PK, K, 6th, and 9th grade students. On Tuesday, August 19 we will welcome back ALL of our GCPS students. We thank you in advance for your patience as we fine tune our AM and PM bus pickup and drop-off times. See our welcome back video here.
To help our youngest and newest learners get settled, we have a staggered start for the first two days of school:
📅 Monday, August 18
✅ First day for Preschool, Kindergarten, 6th grade, and 9th grade students ONLY
📅 Tuesday, August 19
✅ All students attend school
We can’t wait to see everyone back and ready for an amazing year!!
Goochland Social Services, in partnership with the Henrico Education Foundation, is excited to bring the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to our community!
Children from birth to age five can receive a free, high-quality book every month — no income requirements, no strings attached.
Our goal: reach 85% of all eligible children in Goochland. Let’s make it happen!
📲 Parents & guardians can register quickly through this link: https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/
Together, we can spark a lifelong love of reading in Goochland’s youngest residents! ❤️
On Thursday, August 14th, join us for an evening of connection and preparation as we get ready for another incredible school year!
Elementary Schools (Byrd ES, Goochland ES, Randolph ES)
🕓 4:00–6:30 p.m.
Goochland Middle & High School
🕔 5:00–7:30 p.m.
Preschool & Kindergarten Orientations – A special time for our youngest learners and their families to meet their teacher and receive important information.
📍 Byrd ES – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Goochland ES – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Randolph ES – 4:00 p.m.
We can’t wait to see our GCPS families! 🐾❤️
We are only two weeks away from 2025-2026 day 1 in GCPS! Please see important reminders about the start of school here.
We are trying to resolve technical difficulties with our live-streaming vendor for the School Board Work Session. In the meantime, the School Board Work Session can be streamed on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/nn8Xb3QTJJo?si=3XupwH9U23qkw4rI
🌽🥒 Join us for ONE MORE Pop-Up Free Farmer’s Markets this Thursday (July 17) from 11:30–12:30 at the Leakes Mill stop—while supplies last!
We’ll have blueberries, raspberries, cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, kale, and onions—all free!
☀️New SUN Bucks cards are on the way! ☀️ In an effort to ensure Virginians have access to their benefits as soon as possible, VDSS began mailing SUN Bucks 2025 cards to automatically enrolled households in the first week of July.
Please note that your benefits will not become available on SUN Bucks or SNAP EBT cards until July 18, even if you receive a SUN Bucks card in the mail before that date.
If you don’t receive your new card by July 18, don’t worry! Benefits will continue to be issued on a rolling basis, so households can expect to receive their SUN Bucks cards at different times.
SUN Bucks Alert Box:
New SUN Bucks cards are on the way for automatically enrolled households! Please note that your benefits will not become available on SUN Bucks or SNAP EBT cards until July 18, even if you receive a SUN Bucks card in the mail before that date. Benefits will continue to be issued on a rolling basis, so households can expect to receive their SUN Bucks cards at different times.
If a child is not automatically eligible for Virginia SUN Bucks and needs to apply, a paper application is available here to download, print and mail in, or applicants can contact the Virginia SUN Bucks Call Center from July 1- August 15, 2025, at 866-513-1414 to apply.
🍽️ FREE meals for all children ages 18 and under!
📚 Every child gets a free book with each meal!
👨👩👧👦 Adults can purchase meals at a discounted price.
📍 Check the image for exact locations and times.
🌽🥒 Join us for TWO MORE Pop-Up Free Farmer’s Markets this Thursday (July 10) and next Thursday (July 17) from 11:30–12:30 at the Leakes Mill stop—while supplies last!
We’ll have blueberries, raspberries, cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, kale, and onions—all free!
