🎉 Congratulations to our 2025–2026 Teachers of the Year! 🎉
We are incredibly proud to recognize these outstanding educators who inspire, challenge, and support our students every single day. Their dedication to teaching and learning strengthens our schools and our entire GCPS community.
🌟 Randolph Elementary – Mrs. Michelle Clark
🌟 Goochland Elementary – Mrs. Kelly Edwards
🌟 Byrd Elementary – Mrs. Holly Swift
🌟 Goochland Middle – Mrs. Molly Voss
🌟 Goochland High – Mr. Ryan Maloney
Please join us in celebrating these amazing teachers and the impact they make on the lives of our students! 🍎✨
We are incredibly proud to recognize these outstanding educators who inspire, challenge, and support our students every single day. Their dedication to teaching and learning strengthens our schools and our entire GCPS community.
🌟 Randolph Elementary – Mrs. Michelle Clark
🌟 Goochland Elementary – Mrs. Kelly Edwards
🌟 Byrd Elementary – Mrs. Holly Swift
🌟 Goochland Middle – Mrs. Molly Voss
🌟 Goochland High – Mr. Ryan Maloney
Please join us in celebrating these amazing teachers and the impact they make on the lives of our students! 🍎✨
🐾 It’s simply otter-standing!
Join us in celebrating GES Teacher of the Year, Kelly Edwards!
Her dedication, creativity, and big heart make our school a better place every single day.
We’re otter-ly grateful to have her guiding our students! 💙✨
Join us in celebrating GES Teacher of the Year, Kelly Edwards!
Her dedication, creativity, and big heart make our school a better place every single day.
We’re otter-ly grateful to have her guiding our students! 💙✨
This December, take an otterly delightful stroll through our StoryWalk featuring A World of Cookies for Santa by M.E. Furman! 🌍🎅
Follow Santa on a tasty trip around the globe as children everywhere prepare cookies (and other treats!) for his visit. From gingerbread to gingersnaps, discover how every country adds its own sprinkle of sweetness to the holiday season.
So bundle up, bring your family, and enjoy a festive outdoor story full of cookies, kindness, and Christmas cheer — we promise you’ll have an otterly good time! 🦦💫
Follow Santa on a tasty trip around the globe as children everywhere prepare cookies (and other treats!) for his visit. From gingerbread to gingersnaps, discover how every country adds its own sprinkle of sweetness to the holiday season.
So bundle up, bring your family, and enjoy a festive outdoor story full of cookies, kindness, and Christmas cheer — we promise you’ll have an otterly good time! 🦦💫
📅 School Board Meeting Rescheduled 📅
The School Board meeting originally scheduled for this week has been moved to Tuesday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m. We are starting earlier than usual to allow staff and families time to attend the Goochland High School Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. the same evening. We appreciate your flexibility and hope many of you will be able to join us for both the meeting and the performance. 🎶
The School Board meeting originally scheduled for this week has been moved to Tuesday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m. We are starting earlier than usual to allow staff and families time to attend the Goochland High School Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. the same evening. We appreciate your flexibility and hope many of you will be able to join us for both the meeting and the performance. 🎶
Due to the forecast for winter weather, Goochland County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, December 8th. Current predictions indicate snowfall beginning in the early morning and continuing throughout the day, with the possibility of 1–2 inches or more, accompanied by temperatures that are expected to remain below freezing. These conditions may create hazardous travel for buses and drivers, and the safety of our students and staff is always our top priority.
All after-school and evening activities are also canceled. We encourage families to stay safe and warm and enjoy the snow day ahead. Thank you for your understanding and support!
All after-school and evening activities are also canceled. We encourage families to stay safe and warm and enjoy the snow day ahead. Thank you for your understanding and support!
The Goochland County School Board will hold its next regular meeting on December 9, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Goochland County Administration Building (1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 250). GCPS School Board agendas can be found here: https://glnd.community.highbond.com/Portal/
All are welcome to attend.
All are welcome to attend.
Due to the threat of inclement weather, including a forecast of 1–3 inches of snow in the morning along with freezing temperatures, we have made the decision to close schools tomorrow. The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority, and current weather predictions indicate potentially hazardous travel conditions during arrival hours.
All school-related activities, including after-school programs, will also be cancelled for Friday. At this time, Saturday events and activities will continue as scheduled. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and communicate promptly if additional cancellations or adjustments become necessary. We encourage families to stay safe, use caution if traveling, and enjoy the day at home.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
✨❄️ Goochland Elementary Shines! ❄️✨
Last night’s winter performance, “The Big Chill Adoption Day,” was an absolute hit! From the excitement backstage to the final bow, our GES students truly brought down the house.
Under the wonderful direction of music teacher Mrs. Kim Watts, students lit up the stage with their talent, teamwork, and big smiles.
We are so proud of their hard work and the magic they shared with our school community! 🎶
Last night’s winter performance, “The Big Chill Adoption Day,” was an absolute hit! From the excitement backstage to the final bow, our GES students truly brought down the house.
Under the wonderful direction of music teacher Mrs. Kim Watts, students lit up the stage with their talent, teamwork, and big smiles.
We are so proud of their hard work and the magic they shared with our school community! 🎶
🍏 Planning meals for the week? Don’t forget to peek at our cafeteria menu!
📲 https://schools.mealviewer.com/school/GoochlandElementarySchool
📲 https://schools.mealviewer.com/school/GoochlandElementarySchool
The GES PTA Spiritwear Sale is wrapping up soon — don’t miss your chance to grab some fresh Otter gear! 🦦✨
Shop all the fun choices here 👉 https://goochlandelementarypta.givebacks.com/shop?category=744bf8f6-9d06-44f2-90ae-0c5784849775
🎁 Spiritwear makes otter-tastic gifts! If it’s a surprise, be sure to select “Discreet Packaging.”
🗓️ All orders are due by Sunday, November 30!
Shop all the fun choices here 👉 https://goochlandelementarypta.givebacks.com/shop?category=744bf8f6-9d06-44f2-90ae-0c5784849775
🎁 Spiritwear makes otter-tastic gifts! If it’s a surprise, be sure to select “Discreet Packaging.”
🗓️ All orders are due by Sunday, November 30!
GCPS wishes everyone a warm and joyful Thanksgiving! 🧡
We are so incredibly grateful for our students who inspire us, our dedicated staff who give their best each day, and our supportive community that makes GCPS such a special place to learn and grow.
From our GCPS family to yours—Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁
We are so incredibly grateful for our students who inspire us, our dedicated staff who give their best each day, and our supportive community that makes GCPS such a special place to learn and grow.
From our GCPS family to yours—Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁
Last week, our fifth graders from RES, BES, and GES spent the day exploring the James River and learning what it means to be true watershed stewards! 🌊🌿
Students teamed up with educators from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to dive into hands-on science—testing water quality, examining river biodiversity, and playing interactive games to understand how our watershed works. They also hiked the river trail, packed donation items for Goochland Cares, and completed a nature scavenger hunt along the way.
It was an incredible day of learning, teamwork, and connecting our classroom science units to the real world💧📚✨
Students teamed up with educators from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to dive into hands-on science—testing water quality, examining river biodiversity, and playing interactive games to understand how our watershed works. They also hiked the river trail, packed donation items for Goochland Cares, and completed a nature scavenger hunt along the way.
It was an incredible day of learning, teamwork, and connecting our classroom science units to the real world💧📚✨
🐾📚 An Otterly Big Thank You! 📚🐾
Today our kindergarten Otters took their very first field trip to the Goochland Branch Library — and we are otterly excited to celebrate the launch of our “Otterly Excited to Read” program! 🦦✨
A HUGE thank you to the Goochland Education Foundation and the Friends of the Goochland Library for sponsoring this amazing experience through their generous grant and support. 💙
This partnership is helping us grow strong readers and connect our youngest learners with their public library in a meaningful (and magical) way.
Thank you for helping our Otters dive into reading! 🦦📘
🐾📚 An Otterly Big Thank You! 📚🐾
Today our kindergarten Otters took their very first field trip to the Goochland Branch Library — and we are otterly excited to celebrate the launch of our “Otterly Excited to Read” program! 🦦✨
A HUGE thank you to the Goochland Education Foundation and the Friends of the Goochland Library for sponsoring this amazing experience through their generous grant and support. 💙
This partnership is helping us grow strong readers and connect our youngest learners with their public library in a meaningful (and magical) way.
Thank you for helping our Otters dive into reading! 🦦📘
🎉🏆 CONGRATULATIONS to The GES Archy-Otter-Gists! 🏆🎉
Our amazing Fourth and Fifth Grade Lego Robotics team competed yesterday at the Glen Allen Regional Qualifier and made quite a splash! 🦦💛
We are thrilled to share that our team brought home:
🏅 1st Place – Robot Performance Award
🎭 Judges Award – Thespian
Their hard work, creativity, and teamwork over the past three months truly paid off. The Archy-Otter-Gists represented GES with confidence, kindness, and otter-ific spirit!
Please join us in celebrating their incredible success!! 🙌🤖🧱
🧱🤖 Good luck to our Lego Robotics Team — The Archy-OTTER-Gists! 🤖🧱
Our students have worked incredibly hard over the last 3 months designing, building, coding, and problem-solving together. Thursday evening they shared with their families.
Today, they get to show off their amazing skills! They’ll be competing and sharing their talents TODAY at Deep Run High School from 12:45–2:00 PM.
We are SO proud of their teamwork, creativity, and otter-ific ingenuity! 🦦✨
Give them a big cheer and wish them luck!
Go Archy-OTTER-Gists!! 🙌🦦💛
Just a quick note that we do have school next week on Monday and Tuesday. We hope all of our GES Otters enjoy a wonderful, restful, and joy-filled Thanksgiving Break!
We can’t wait to welcome everyone back on Monday, December 1.
Have a great break, and thank you for all you do to support our school! 🦦💛
We can’t wait to welcome everyone back on Monday, December 1.
Have a great break, and thank you for all you do to support our school! 🦦💛
🧣🧤 Let’s make this winter otter-ly warm! 🧦❄️
GES is collecting NEW hats, gloves/mittens, and socks for Goochland Cares — and we’d otter-ly love your help!
📅 November 24–December 19
📍 Drop donations at Goochland Elementary School
Every cozy item you share helps our community “float” through the cold with a little more warmth and kindness. 💛🦦
Let’s show Goochland that Otters care! 🦦💙
GES is collecting NEW hats, gloves/mittens, and socks for Goochland Cares — and we’d otter-ly love your help!
📅 November 24–December 19
📍 Drop donations at Goochland Elementary School
Every cozy item you share helps our community “float” through the cold with a little more warmth and kindness. 💛🦦
Let’s show Goochland that Otters care! 🦦💙
🎉 Dine Out, Give Back! Goochland Elementary Fundraiser Spirit Night! 🎉
Skip cooking Thursday and support our amazing school!
What: Fundraiser Spirit Night at Remedy Burger Restaurant!
When: Thursday, November 20th, 4 PM - 10pm
Where: Remedy Burger, 1509 Belleville St. Richmond, VA 23230
The Scoop: Remedy Burger will generously donate 10% of ALL Food Sales (dine-in or takeout!), and The Veil Brewing Company is chipping in 10% of ALL Draft Sales.
It's a delicious, easy way to make a difference. Please visit this GES Family owned restaurant! No code needed—just show up and grab dinner for the family! Every burger helps Goochland Elementary!💙🩵
Skip cooking Thursday and support our amazing school!
What: Fundraiser Spirit Night at Remedy Burger Restaurant!
When: Thursday, November 20th, 4 PM - 10pm
Where: Remedy Burger, 1509 Belleville St. Richmond, VA 23230
The Scoop: Remedy Burger will generously donate 10% of ALL Food Sales (dine-in or takeout!), and The Veil Brewing Company is chipping in 10% of ALL Draft Sales.
It's a delicious, easy way to make a difference. Please visit this GES Family owned restaurant! No code needed—just show up and grab dinner for the family! Every burger helps Goochland Elementary!💙🩵
🏃♀️ Girls on the Run!
This fall, students at all three of our elementary schools have been building confidence, teamwork, and perseverance through the Girls on the Run program. Last week, our teams completed a “practice 5K” at their schools in preparation for the big event — a regional 5K taking place this weekend with Girls on the Run teams from across the area.
We’re so proud of these girls and their coaches for all of their hard work and dedication! 💪💜
This fall, students at all three of our elementary schools have been building confidence, teamwork, and perseverance through the Girls on the Run program. Last week, our teams completed a “practice 5K” at their schools in preparation for the big event — a regional 5K taking place this weekend with Girls on the Run teams from across the area.
We’re so proud of these girls and their coaches for all of their hard work and dedication! 💪💜
