Archives for August 2020

Parents, if you do not yet have a Schoology account, you may want to create one to link to your student’s account, see announcements, and view our activities calendar. Please complete this form to receive your Schoology parent access code and directions to create a parent account. If you have any questions, please contact our Instructional Technology Coach (ITC) Ms. Richards (crichards@glnd.k12.va.us).

GCPS Virtual Learning Plan:

• Beginning August 24th, students will access classes on a daily schedule (see below) remotely through Google Meet, in real-time, with their assigned teachers. Traditional, in-person instruction, to begin the school year, will not take place as it has in the past. However, students with limited internet at home will be able to access distance learning from designated locations inside the school where they will have access to the school’s internet.  Working families who need direct supervision of their child during the day may also send their child to school. All students are expected to participate in the synchronous (live) instruction through Google Meet every morning regardless of location.

Numbers:

• Instructional materials will be delivered to students weekly through Numbers documents accessible via Schoology. Numbers is an Apple application that has been pre-installed on student laptops. Historically, most individuals used Numbers to create spreadsheets; however, GHS teachers will use Numbers to create dynamic multimedia notebooks for students to engage in learning.
  • The first Numbers document for each course will be available in Schoology on Monday and Tuesday of the first week of school (the first-day students see teachers synchronously).
  • Weekly packages containing these documents will be uploaded to Schoology by teachers by 5 PM every Friday for the following week to support the synchronous learning that will take place daily.
  • Students should download the packages from Schoology by 8 AM on Monday each week. Please see the schedule below as an example of the weekly upload and download process.

Date Of Upload	Assignments For The Week Of	Student Download Time Period
Day 1: August 24th (5:00 pm) Day 2: August 25th (5:00 pm)	Day 1: August 24th – August 27th Day 2: August 25th – August 28th	Day 1: August 24th (5:00 pm) – August 26th (8:00 am) Day 2: August 25th (5:00 pm) – August 27th (8:00 am)
August 28th (5:00 pm)	August 31st – September 4th	August 28th (5:00 pm) – August 31st  (8:00 am)
September 4th  (5:00 pm)	September 8th – September 11th	September 4th (5:00 pm) – September 8th (8:00 am)
September 11th (5:00 pm)	September 14th – September 18th	September 11th (5:00 pm) – September 14th (8:00 am)

• We will be providing Numbers video tutorials to both students and teachers in the upcoming weeks to support families in using this tool. While teachers will focus on teaching Numbers basics during the first week of school to ensure students feel comfortable using the program, we encourage students to explore the Numbers application on their laptop before the first day of school.

Asynchronous clarification:

• While synchronous (live) learning experiences provide the most robust educational experiences for our students and should be the primary source of our students’ education, we understand that some of our families may not be able to access synchronous learning experiences. As such, asynchronous (not-live) learners may need to complete alternative assignments each week in place of participating in synchronous learning activities to receive grades for synchronous learning assignments. Suppose students or parents have specific questions about the weekly instructional requirements in a particular class. In that case, we strongly encourage them to send an email or Schoology message to his or her teacher.

Please see the attached GCPS parent guides below for additional information.

GCPS School Re-Opening Plan 2020

GCPS Distance Learning Fall 2020

GCPS Secondary Instructional Plan

On Thursday, August 20^th, we will host our Virtual Back-to-School Night. The list of activities include:

• Students and Parents will have the opportunity to do a virtual meet-and-greet of their teachers, school counselors, and other support staff from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.  The schedule can be found here.
• Teachers will post all Google meet information on Schoology by 3:00 pm on August 20th.  Please check your child’s Schoology calendar or within each class for links.
• School Counseling will be available for virtual meetings for students who have the following concerns:
  • Scheduled for a class already passed
  • Schedules for a class in which they have not met the prerequisite
  • Schedules with a hole (denoted by “See Counselor” on the schedule)
• We now have a Back To School Night Website available for information regarding forms, fees, clubs, and MORE!
• Parking Fees and Registration
  • 11th-grade and 12th-grade students currently have access to purchase their parking pass on the GHS online payment system.
  • We ask that our juniors and seniors complete the GHS Parking Registration Form and email it to Mr. Hahn (bhahn@glnd.k12.va.us).
  • Please be mindful that you must have a Virginia driver’s license to purchase a pass.
  • The online payment system will open to 10th-grade students who have already obtained their driver’s license on August 17th.

Update: We will continue to distribute the 2020 GHS yearbooks on Monday, August 17th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  This time, we will set up next to the 9th-grade laptop distribution in the back parking lot of Goochland High School.  We are still selling extras on the GHS OSP system on a first-come/first-serve basis.  You can pay online and then pick up your book on Monday.  Feel free to email Mrs. Hudak amhudak@glnd.k12.va.us if you need to verify whether your student has already paid for a yearbook.  We will place all yearbooks not picked up after Monday night in the main office.  Individuals may pick these up during regular business hours.

Earlier post: The 2020 yearbooks will be available for pick up at GHS at the front bus loop on Thursday, August 13th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and Friday, August 14th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  There are a limited number of extras still available for sale.  You can purchase an extra for $70 by going to the GHS online payment system.  These will be sold on a first-come/first-serve basis. If you have questions about whether or not you have already purchased a book, please contact Mrs. Hudak at amhudak@glnd.k12.va.us.

Textbook collection carts will be in the front of GHS starting Monday, August 10th from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.  If you are still in possession of textbooks or library books, please plan to drop them off so they can be distributed to new students for the upcoming school year.

Update: We will continue to distribute laptops to our rising 9th-grade students on Monday, August 17th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Laptop distribution will take place in the back parking lot of Goochland High School. We strongly encourage our rising 9th graders and their parents to stop by GHS and pick up their laptops, as our MacBooks will play a large part in their learning experience. Please contact Mr. Nash at anash@glnd.k12.va.us if you have any questions or concerns.

We will distribute laptops to our rising 9th-grade students on Thursday, August 13th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and on Friday, August 14th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Laptop distribution will take place in the back parking lot of Goochland High School. We strongly encourage our rising 9th graders and their parents to stop by GHS and pick up their laptops during one of the two pick-up times, as our MacBooks will play a large part in their learning experience. More logistical details will follow next week, but please contact Mr. Nash at anash@glnd.k12.va.us if you have any questions or concerns.