Randolph Elementary School

Crozier, Virginia

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Make-Up Snow Day Info

With the possibility of more inclement weather on the horizon, we wanted to keep you up to date with the Goochland County Public Schools make-up day information. So far, GCPS has been closed for four days (one for a hurricane and three for snow). If the school system needs to close for a fifth day, the Teacher Professional Day/Student Holiday scheduled for February 15 will be our first make-up day. Should the schools need to be closed for a sixth day, the President’s Day holiday on February 18 will become a second make-up day. We will update the website with more information if this happens.

For more detailed information about make-up days, please click here to access the 2018-19 GCPS Calendar.

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Goochland Reads… Nim’s Island

The 2019 Goochland Reads title is… Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr!

During the month of January, Byrd Elementary, Goochland Elementary, Randolph Elementary, and the GCPS Central Office personnel will be joining together to read the same book at the same time! Bus drivers, cafeteria workers, teachers, nurses, school secretaries, principals, custodians…everyone! 

Photo of Mr. Gardner holding a copy of Nim's Island
Mr. Gardner hopes you are excited to read this year’s Goochland Reads book, Nim’s Island!

Be sure to continue reading the assigned chapter each night. We will have a daily trivia question on the morning announcements – with prizes for one student from each class every single day! Click here to access a digital copy of our calendar.

Book cover for Nim's Island

For more information about the Goochland Reads program, please read this message from GCPS Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Geyer. Thank you for helping to promote a life-long love of reading!

Goochland Reads Logo - One Book, One Project, One Community

Principal News, School News

RES Update 1-13-19

Hey there Randolph Family,

This message was created before the weekend started.  So keep that in mind if snow has an impact on what this week will look like.

I thought I’d start us off with a short letter I’ve written to Nim.

Dear Nim,

We were all excited to hear that Jack was able to send you a letter on Galileo’s leg.  It is neat that you have so many animal friends like Selkie and Fred.  Alex Rover seems like a kind person too.  It is nice of you to work on the coconut raft experiment for her.  It sounds like some of the STEM projects we do in Goochland.

Sincerely,

Randolph Roadrunners

So – if you were clueless about that letter, then you need to catch up on our Goochland Reads book, Nim’s Island!  We’ve read chapters 1-4.  Even if we miss a day of school, make sure to keep up with the schedule.  It will be chapters 5-8 this week.  A chapter a day.

A few announcements before the calendar:

  • Can you help out with a staff meal for this coming Thursday?  Several teachers will have a staff meeting and then an evening event.  Please click on this link to sign up to bring something.  Thank you!
  • Staring on Monday, January 22nd we will have a 2nd breakfast location for 3rd and 4th graders.  In order to get the day kicked off right we will have grab and go breakfast items down by the 4th grade and 3rd grade exit door.  Students can access their meal account at the mobile cart.  2nd and 5th graders will still get their grab and go items from the cafeteria. Our younger grades eat in the cafeteria.  A reminder to those that qualify for free and reduced lunch.  This also applies to breakfast!  We will send home a flyer with this information.  The nutrition services director also wanted me to point out that the original menu had food listed for January 21st.  This is a school holiday, so don’t let that confuse you.
  • One other announcement – we could really use your help on the PTA Board.  There are big and small opportunities.  I can put you in touch with our PTA president if you would like more information.  Send me an email and well get you connected!

The calendar:

Report cards come home on Monday.  On Wednesday Tammy Burns from the Parent Education Advocacy Training Center will host a workshop for parents of students with disabilities at the High School.   Please see the flyer for more details and RSVP through this link if you plan to attend!  We have a PTA meeting, Thursday, January 17th at 6:30pm.  3rd Grade will present their Journey Back to the Ancient World, the sequel to last year’s movie, where students return to the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Mali to learn about their relationships to the modern world. After the presentation, in the spirit of our American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge Campaign, Ms. Hanna will get our blood pumping with some fun aerobic exercising!