Archives for October 2020

The teachers at Goochland High School are looking forward to meeting with you virtually during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, October 26th, from 12:00- 7:00 pm.

Parents will be able to make appointments with teachers for the Parent-Teacher Conferences online. Each conference will take place through Google Meet and last 10 minutes. The link to the Google Meet for each teacher will be found in each teacher’s location information when you sign up for the conference. You will be able to register by visiting the following link: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Goochland_High_School. Conference registration will open on Friday, October 23rd, at 9:00 am. 

Directions for using this system are available here: https://tinyurl.com/GHSPTCDirections

You are a vital partner in the education of your child, and these conferences play an important role in helping us plan and implement programs to meet the educational needs of your child. If you are not able or do not wish to register online, or if you cannot schedule a conference for this day, please feel free to contact your child’s teacher(s) directly to arrange a meeting.

If you have technical difficulties, please contact the school and ask for Catherine Richards, Goochland High School’s Instructional Technology Coach, or you can reach her by email at crichards@glnd.k12.va.us.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday!

We have transitioned to our new bell schedule this week. Our classes will begin at 9:30 am, and our school day will end at 2:30 pm. Here is the bell schedule for each day:

Grades 9-12

8:00 – 9:00 am: Office Hours By Appointments/Synchronous Support (Opt-In)

9:10 – 9:25 am: In-Person Arrival

9:30 – 10:35 am: Block 1 Instruction

10:45 – 11:45 am: Block 2 Instruction

11:55 am – 1:20 pm: Block 3 Instruction and Lunches

1:30 – 2:30 pm: Block 4 Instruction

3:00 – 3:30 pm: Office Hours By Appointments/Synchronous Support (Opt-In)

*We will continue to operate on our Day1/Day2 Calendar*

Please keep in mind that our hybrid model will not begin until Monday, November 2nd for 9th graders and Monday, November 9th for everyone else.

As stated in Dr. Armstrong’s correspondence on Friday, October 9th, we are providing our faculty and staff with a teacher workday on Friday, October 23rd. This additional day will provide teachers time to prepare for our hybrid approach to instruction. Here is a summary of the upcoming October dates:

• Friday, October 23rd:  GMS and GHS Teacher Workday: No students 6-12 will report, and students will be provided with work to complete at home.  PK-5 will be in school as scheduled.  GMS and GHS learning labs will be closed.
• Monday, October 26th:  Virtual Parent/Teacher Conference Day (12:00 – 7:00 pm) No students report. Conference information is forthcoming in my next weekly message.
• Tuesday, October 27th:  Professional Development Day:  No students report.

We hope that our students will utilize this time to catch up on missing assignments and complete asynchronous work assigned by their teachers.

We’re excited to announce our first virtual spirit week of the school year! The themes for the week are:

• Monday, October, 12th: Marvel-ous Monday (Superhero Day)
• Tuesday, October 13th: Shine Bright for Kindness (Neon Day)
• Wednesday, October 14th: Wellness Wednesday (Workout Dress)
• Thursday, October 15th: Thankful To Be A Bulldog Thursday (Spirit Gear)

Please take a picture of yourself themed-out and tag Dr. Collier on Twitter (@GHSCollier) or Instagram (@ghscollier and @ghs_bulldogs). We look forward to seeing your school spirit throughout the week as we celebrate Kindness Month!

As a reminder, the end of Marking Period 1 is Friday, October 16th. Students, please make sure that all of your marking period 1 work is completed and turned in to your teachers. Parents, feel free to reach out directly to your son’s or daughter’s teachers with any specific questions about grades and assignments.