2025 VA School Climate Survey
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Teachers are currently making recommendations for their classes for the 2025-2026 school year.
Scheduling 2025-26 School Year - Teachers are wrapping up making recommendations for classes for the 2025-2026 school year. Here is our 2025-2026 scheduling timeline:
January 22nd - Teacher Recommendation Window Closes
January 23rd - 8th Graders met with School Counselors to review 9th grade course offerings. See Presentation linked below.
January 28th - February 7th - School Counseling lessons in Health/PE classes. Students will begin entering their course requests in PowerSchool - students have been made aware of this timeline through daily announcements. Our GMS Course Guide can be utilized by parents and students to review course offerings (core and elective).
January 28th - February 10th - PowerSchool parent portal open to make course requests in PowerSchool for the 2025-2026 school year. The student/parent portal will close after this window.
Beginning February 10th -
School Counselors will confirm all students have course requests submitted. School counselors will also begin meeting with 8th grade (followed by 7th grade) students for Academic and Career Planning meetings to review their course requests for the 2025-2026 school year and discuss their future goals.
Please contact your child’s school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.
Disney Frozen Jr Theater Performance
Show Times:
Friday, February 7th @ 7pm
Saturday, February 8th @ 7pm
Sunday, February 9th @2pm
Kids 4 and up $10
Adults $15
GCPS Employees Free
https://gofan.co/app/school/VA85152?activity=Performing%20Arts
7th Grade VCU Field Trip
7th Graders will be going on an exciting field trip to the Siegel Center to watch a Women's Basketball game against St. Louis University on February 13th! Students must return their permission slip to their PE teacher no later than February 10th to be able to attend. The game is free to students and will allow them to experience sports at a high level!
7th Grade Case Swap
Please remind your students to bring their iPads to school on 2/13. The tech team will be swapping out current iPad cases for new keyboard cases.
Conundrum Day
Please join us on February 8th from 8:45-11:30 for STEAM activities! Complete the form at bit.ly/gcpscd to sign up!
Girls Tennis Interest Meeting
For any 8th grade girls interested in tennis this spring, there will be an interest meeting on Wednesday, 1/29, next week during Eagle Block. We will meet in the art room, O156. Make sure to sign up on adaptive scheduler Monday to attend on Wednesday. Message Coach Alvis with any questions.
Reading Program with Goochland Restaurant
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 Softball
GMS Softball conditioning will be held in the GMS Gym on Tuesday, 2/11 from 3:45-5:00 and on Wednesday, 2/15 from 3:45-5:00. If you plan to try out, sign up on the google form that is posted on Canvas. You must have a current physical on file to participate in conditioning and tryouts.
Backpacks of Love
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Backpacks of Love, Inc. is a local charity that was formed to provide food for school children over the weekend. Children who are in need of such food will receive a small bag of food & snacks on the last day of the school week. The food exchange will be handled in a discreet manner with only the guidance counselor, teacher & child aware of what is occurring.
Backpacks of Love has been providing food for families since 2011 & is expanding to accept
more families. This letter is acting as an invitation to you & your child to participate in the
voluntary program. By completing the form below and returning it to the guidance
counselor you are agreeing to participate in the program.
We want everyone that needs food bags to receive them. Because the food is limited, please do not request the bags unless there is a true need. Let the school know if circumstances change.
The form at the bottom of this page will help the school to determine who is eligible. Backpacks of Love will not be responsible for how the food is used nor responsible for determining the safety of the food in allergy or food sensitivity situations, as that responsibility falls to the parents/guardians.
Please fill out & return the attached form if you want your child to receive the weekend food
bags.
Thank you,
Matt Henke -Executive Director - director@backpacksoflove.org - (804)350-1127