Goochland Middle School

It is Assistant Principal Week and GMS appreciates all Mr. Gordon does for us! #SOARingToGether

Mr. Montgomery's 8th Grade Video & Media Technology students had the opportunity to visit GHS, where they collaborated with Mr. Rose's Video & Game Design course. During the visit, students engaged in hands-on experiences by playing and evaluating games developed by high school students, providing constructive feedback to enhance game quality. Additionally, they toured the Video Production room, gaining valuable insight into high school-level media programs. This experience not only fostered their interest in game design and video production but also provided an exciting preview of the opportunities available to them in high school. #SOARingToGether

This past Friday, GMS had some visitors all the way from Suffolk! Mr. Seneca and Mr. Rau came up to put on an amazing break out room for Mr. Beasley's Technology Foundations classes. There was a Mastermind in the room who stole a gem and students had to figure out who it was! #SOARingToGether

Congratulations to Ms. Parks for being awarded the Innovative Teacher Award by GRAETC during the EdTechRVA Conference! #SOARingToGether

Mr. Beasley's class had a guest speaker today, Mr. Bedder from UVA! He brought Roversa Robots for students to built and experiment with. Students will be able to use these robots continuing through the rest of the school year. #SOARingToGether

Last Wednesday, Ms. Voss, Mr. Rorrer, Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Howard, and Ms. Miller all presented during the Demo Slam at EdTechRVA. Ms. Voss and Mr. Rorrer's presentation was voted the winner of the Slam! #SOARingToGether

Our lost and found is once again overflowing! Please have your students check for their missing jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, etc. All items not claimed will be donated on March 28, 2025.

Ms. Voss' class is learning about trench warfare through an immersive learning experience in the Learning Commons! Students went through images, watched movie clips, and experienced trench sounds as they went through questions and discussed what it might be like to experience war in the trenches. #SOARingToGether

Mr. Rorrer's QUEST class works on a logo project with RES utilizing Google Meet so students can talk virtually. #SOARingToGether

Friday, we invited 5th graders from RES and BES to GMS for some tours around the school! We started the morning with a performance from our amazing band and then members from NJHS led groups of students around to see our school!

We are raising funds for the American Heart Association. Together, we can fight for healthier ❤️ lives for all. Donate today! http://www2.heart.org/goto/GoochlandMiddleSchool

GMS will hold its Spring Book Fair March 3-7, in the GMS Learning Commons! Check out the book fair website to set up an eWallet and to get more info about the fair (https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/goochlandmiddleschool). We are so excited to see our students there!

Don't miss out on our Read Across America spirit week next week! #SOARingToGether

Students in Ms. Jones' fall semester Creative Writing class published a short story anthology all student created using their GEF grant. It's called 'If You Give a Preteen a Pencil.' Swing by GMS to check one out! #SOARingToGether

Don't forget to place your order for your yearbook! Final orders for the 24-25 Yearbook must be placed by Friday, 2/28. Any questions, please contact Ms. Burns at kburns@glnd.k12.va.us #SOARingToGether

Due to weather cancellations over the last couple of weeks, the due date for National Junior Honor Society applications has been EXTENDED to Wednesday, February 26th, 2025. No applications will be accepted after this date. For questions please contact Mr. Rorrer, Ms. Potter, or Mrs. Voss.

It's National Love Your Pet Day! We love our pets here at GMS - let us show off our furry family members! #SOARingToGether

GMS baseball tryouts will be held Feb 26-28th immediately after school. Students will need a current physical on file to participate. Students will need to bring all necessary equipment to the tryouts. There will be a meeting FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21st during Eagle Block.

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.

Happy SRO Appreciation Day to Deputy Leabough! #SOARingToGether