Congratulations to our December Eagles of the Month! We are so proud of these students for demonstrating our S.O.A.R. expectations. Keep up the fantastic work!
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We say hello to 2025 and goodbye to 2024! Have a great break Eagles - we will miss you so much during the break!
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Mr. Tate's Inventions and Innovations students showcased their final Adaptive Technology projects today! Each class that completed the project selected a 'tribute' and they presented to a panel of judges, including Dr. Chu from VCU. All the students at the final presentation did an amazing job!
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QUEST students show off their knowledge in a passion project today! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of research, planning, project creation, and presentation practice inside of Room R219, and it showed today in a very successful way!
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We have been doing the 12 Days of Cheer at GMS! Teachers have enjoyed drink cart deliveries, movies and popcorn during lunch, and some games during their planning period all leading up to winter break.
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Congratulations to our robotics team, the Junkyard Pups, for their competition this past weekend! They won a qualifying match and went through multiple iterations with their robot, making growth each round.
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Meet the Student PBIS Team at GMS! 🎉 These leaders promote positive behavior, school spirit, and our S.O.A.R. expectations: Safe, Own our actions, Achieve, Respectful. Stay tuned for their amazing events and impact! 🦅
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Congratulations to Mr. Tate, our Teacher of the Year!
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We're excited to share a wonderful reading incentive program sponsored by Goochland Restaurant!
Students can earn free rewards by reading and tracking their progress. Here's how it works: Students will receive a bookmark to log their reading. After completing 8 books, they can bring their bookmark to Goochland Restaurant and choose a reward: a free drink plus either fries, onion rings, or a cookie. The best part? Students can complete multiple bookmarks and earn multiple rewards (see Mrs. Dewey in the LC for additional bookmarks)!
We hope this program encourages and celebrates our students' reading achievements.
GMS is hosting a Boys Basketball Tournament this weekend! Please consider coming out to support our team.
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Who ate "Gingy" the Gingerbread Man? @MrsDeweyGMS has planned a whole forensics scene for students to explore and Ms. Jones' 8th grade English classes are doing some creative free writing to create their own stories with twists, turns, and surprises!
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Mr. Tate's Inventions and Innovations classes started working on an Adaptive Technology project today. They explored the idea of how 3D printing can help improve someone's life or make someone more independent. Final projects will be presented 'Shark Tank'-style!
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Teachers had a fun time today hunting for turkeys! Different colored turkeys were hidden all over the school and once they were found, teachers received a prize. Thanks to our PTSA for donating the prizes for our turkey hunt!
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Mr. Montgomery’s Make It Your Business I & II classes are learning about Financial Literacy. They invited Mrs. Tori Filas, a Sr. Financial Educator from Virginia Credit Union to bring an engaging lesson on Budgeting & Saving. Her lesson included a Real-World Budget Simulation and an M & M Budget Game. It’s great to enjoy a sweet treat after a lesson!
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We had the spelling bee today! Students did an amazing job with their words until we had one winner. Congratulations to all who participated!
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The Lost and Found will be donated on Friday 11/22! Please have your student check for missing items.
6th grade students went on their Westview on the James trip Friday! Students learned about the watershed and practiced teamwork.
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Loved seeing all the twinning around campus today for Frog and Toad Twin day for our Book Fair spirit day!
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Yesterday, Goochland had an Apple Distinguished Schools visit! We had visitors from Apple and from schools all across Virginia. It was great to share how GCPS is integrating technology into our classrooms to enhance teaching and learning in innovative ways.
At GMS, we highlighted how Mr. Tate is working with our Robotics Team, the Junkyard Pups, and how he uses robotics in his Inventions and Innovations class. Visitors also saw Ms. Parks' Art 7 class and how she uses digital tools to enhance her art class. Finally, they stopped by Mr. Beasley's Tech Innovations class to see how he in using coding in his class, like their project to create an airplane launcher with Hummingbird robots.
The classroom visits highlighted the power of collaboration, student voice, and teacher/student engagement in elevating educational experiences for our students here at GCPS!
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Continuing our Book Fair spirit week with a Student-Teacher Swap! Students dress like teachers and teachers dress like students today!
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