Stay tuned as we prepare to kick off this year's fundraiser called Raise Craze on October 6th. More details are coming regarding how to register your student for this year's inclusive fundraiser. The official start is October 6th and concludes on the 1st Lodge day of the year - October 24th!

👉 Questions? Reach out to our PTA at 📧 gesptavoice@gmail.com
about 15 hours ago, Morgan Noone
SAVE THE DATE #4 Raise Craze Fundraiser Social Media Announcement
🚑➗ Today our 5th grade students “checked in” to the GES OR (Order of Operations Room) for a special math experience! 🧮💉 Through role play, students became surgeons working together to carefully “operate” on math problems. Collaboration + critical thinking = a successful procedure! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️
about 16 hours ago, Morgan Noone
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🎉🚌 Congratulations to Bus 93 for earning the award of Best Bus Behavior for September! 🎉
A huge thank you to Mr. C for his outstanding leadership and care for our students each day. 💛👏

Way to go, Bus 93 – keep up the great work! 🚍✨
about 22 hours ago, Morgan Noone
Bus 93
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Display at GES 🇺🇸
We are creating a special tribute to honor the veterans in our GES families. 💙❤️

If you have immediate family members who are veterans (grandparents, parents, or siblings), please take a moment to fill out this quick form by Monday, October 27.
👉https://tinyurl.com/GESVeterans

Thank you for helping us recognize and celebrate the heroes in our community!
2 days ago, Morgan Noone
Veterans Day
✨ A big THANK YOU to our amazing PTA and our talented 4th & 5th grade students for creating such wonderful posters to kick off our Raise Craze fundraiser! 🎨👏 Your creativity and teamwork are helping spread kindness throughout our school community. 💛 #OtterPride #RaiseCraze #KindnessInAction
3 days ago, Morgan Noone
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Get ready for some Halloween fun! 🎃👻 Join us for An Otterly Spooktacular Event at Goochland Elementary School on Tuesday, October 28th, from 5-7 PM for this free family event! Dress in your favorite Halloween costume and trick-or-treat through our decorated hallways. It's going to be a night of safe, festive, and fantastic fun for the whole family! Don't miss out!

Interested in volunteering for event? Here is sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA4AA2DA1F94-58331853-anotterly#/
Interested in helping setup decorations for event? Here is sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA4AA2DA1F94-58575030-gespta

👉 Questions? Reach out to our PTA at 📧 gesptavoice@gmail.com

4 days ago, Morgan Noone
_Otterly Spooktacular Social Media Graphic 2025

The GES PTA would like to introduce you to Raise Craze - the kindness fundraiser! This year, our fundraiser promotes acts of kindness and will begin on October 6th and conclude on the 1st Lodge day of the year - October 24th! We can't wait to see the River Otter kindness in motion. Stay tuned for more details for registration!

Fourth & Fifth graders are invited to help us kick off this fundraiser and join our Poster Party after school on September 30th! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA4AA2DA1F94-58603436-raise

👉 Questions? Reach out to our PTA at 📧 gesptavoice@gmail.com

5 days ago, Morgan Noone
SAVE THE DATE #2  Raise Craze Fundraiser Social Media Announcement
🍃🐝 Goochland Outdoors 2025 🐝🌳
Last Thursday, all of our 5th graders from Goochland, Randolph, and Byrd Elementary Schools came together at Westview on the James for Goochland Outdoors — a day of hands-on learning in nature!

Students had the chance to:
🐝 Learn from one of our very own teachers (and beekeeper!) about the vital role bees play in our ecosystem.
🌳 Hear from True Timber arborists about the importance of trees and vegetation in keeping our environment healthy.
🌱 Work alongside Master Gardeners to explore native and non-native plants and their impact on our ecosystems.

This special day gave our students the chance to connect classroom learning with the natural world around them — sparking curiosity and appreciation for the environment. 🌎✨
5 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
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This is a friendly reminder that Fall Picture Day is Monday, September 29.

✅ All students will take individual pictures for the yearbook on this day.
📷 If you’d like to purchase pictures, please visit strawbridge.net
and enter the code FM490201.

We look forward to seeing our Otters’ bright smiles on picture day! 💙🐾
6 days ago, Morgan Noone
Picture Day
“Shoutout to Gordon Brothers Construction for treating our GES teachers to lunch on their professional development day! 🍴🍎 We are so grateful for your support of our Otter staff! If your business would like to sponsor a teacher lunch, please reach out to our school office—we’d love to partner with you!”
7 days ago, Morgan Noone
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🍔🌭 Before kickoff at Goochland High School’s first home football game, our GCPS family came together for an employee cookout! Superintendent Armstrong and Assistant Superintendents Waggener and Geyer fired up the grill, serving burgers, hot dogs, chips, and drinks for staff and their families. 💛🐾❤️

It was a great night of food, fun, and Bulldog spirit! 🏈
7 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
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📚 Reminder: Tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 26) is a Professional Learning Day for staff.
✅ No school for students.
We look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday!
8 days ago, Jennifer Waggener
No Schools on 9/26

Stay tuned for the Kindness Fundraiser coming to GES October 6-24th! During the fundraiser, students pay it forward by completing Acts of Kindness for others. Spend time serving, not selling!

Fourth & Fifth graders are invited to help us kick off this fundraiser and join our Poster Party after school on September 30th! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA4AA2DA1F94-58603436-raise

👉 Questions? Reach out to our PTA at 📧 gesptavoice@gmail.com

8 days ago, Morgan Noone
SAVE THE DATE #2  Raise Craze Fundraiser Social Media Announcement
🥗 Hungry for answers? Find our lunch menu anytime on the school website!
👉 https://schools.mealviewer.com/school/GoochlandElementarySchool
8 days ago, Morgan Noone
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The Kindness Fundraiser is Headed our Way!
October 6- 24, 2025


What Is Raise Craze?
Raise Craze is an online platform enabling students to set up secure, custom websites where they request donations via email, text, or social. During the fundraiser, students pay it forward by completing Acts of Kindness for others. Spend time serving, not selling! GES will be serving these acts of kindness on the 1st lodge day of the year - October 24th!

Why Is It Important? We want to continue to make our school a better place by providing helpful and enriching benefits to our students & families, but that takes money! We’ve chosen Raise Craze to help with these needs because it keeps kindness and inclusivity at the center!

To learn more about Raise Craze and how it works, visit raisecraze.com/how-it-works-video!

Fourth & Fifth graders are invited to help us kick off this fundraiser and join our Poster Party after school on September 30th! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA4AA2DA1F94-58603436-raise

👉 Questions? Reach out to our PTA at 📧 gesptavoice@gmail.com

10 days ago, Morgan Noone
SAVE THE DATE Raise Craze Fundraiser Social Media Announcement
🍂🐾 Now that it’s officially fall, it’s the perfect time to order your new Goochland Elementary sweatshirts! Stay cozy, show off your Otter pride, and save while you do it — enjoy 25% off sitewide when you order today! 🧡❤️

👉 Don’t wait — stock up now! https://tinyurl.com/OtterSpiritWear
10 days ago, Morgan Noone
Spirit Wear Sale
A huge shoutout to our amazing PTA and Yardbirds for gifting us this lovely birdhouse! It’s the perfect addition to our outdoor space. 🪺💚
10 days ago, Morgan Noone
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💙🦦 Today, GES Staff wore TEAL in support of Ovarian Cancer Awareness as part of our Staff September Step Challenge.

We are walking this month in honor and memory of our Occupational Therapist, Dr. Newlon’s mother, Caroline, with a goal of 2 miles per day. Each step is a reminder that Otters support each other through it all. 💙
11 days ago, Morgan Noone
TEAL

✨ Get ready to dance! ✨
GHS Dance Camp is happening Friday, September 26 (student holiday) from 9am–2pm for kids ages 7–12.

💃 $40 (online payment only)
🎶 Learn styles like Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop & more with the GHS Dance Company
👟 Wear active clothes, bring lunch, snack, & water
🎭 Showcase for families at 1:45 pm

Spots are limited (min. 12, max. 50) – secure your child’s spot today!

https://tinyurl.com/GHSDanceCamp

14 days ago, Morgan Noone
GHS DANCE CAMP
✨ Show your Lodge pride! ✨
Need a new Lodge shirt? Order through the GES PTA by THIS Sunday, September 21, 2025: https://tinyurl.com/GESLodgePTA

💡 Tip: Wearing your Lodge color counts too! No shirt? No problem. We want everyone to feel the spirit—without the stress.
14 days ago, Morgan Noone
Lodge Shirt Orders Due September 21