Byrd Elementary School

Located in Western Goochland County, Virginia

School News

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GCPS Bookmobile Visits

Reading can take you places! The GCPS Bookmobile is coming to a destination near you! This NEW program was developed to help continue the love of reading to the homes of our GCPS families. Students (preschool through middle school) may visit one of the following Bookmobile locations and select up to three books and an ice pop…for FREE!

Click here to view the flyer in English.

Click here to view the flyer in Spanish.

bookmobile flyer

WHEN: Mondays July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17

  • 9:15-9:30 Antioch Baptist Church (4712 River Rd W, Goochland, VA 23063)
  • 9:45-10:15 Goochland High School (3250 River Rd W, Goochland, VA 23063)
    • This is a GCPS food distribution site. Families will be provided with a 3 day meal supply on Mondays from 9:30 AM until 12:00 PM at the GHS/GMS complex.
    • The Bookmobile will only be at this location from 9:45-10:15 AM.
  • 10:30-10:45 Victory Christian Church (2850 Maidens Rd, Goochland, VA 23063)
  • 11:00 – 11:20 Centerville Fire-Rescue Company 3 (52 Broadstreet Rd, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103)
    • This is a GCPS food distribution site. Families will be provided with a 3 day meal supply on Mondays from 11:00 AM until 11:30 AM at this location.
    • The Bookmobile will only be at this location from 11:00-11:20 AM.
  • 11:30 – 11:45 Manakin Fire-Rescue Company 1 (180 River Rd W, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103)
  • 12:45-1:00   Hadensville Fire-Rescue Company 6 (4810 Three Chopt Rd, Louisa, VA 23093)
    • This is a GCPS food distribution site. Families will be provided with a lunch and snack on Mondays from 12:45 until 1:15 PM at this location.
    • The Bookmobile will only be at this location from 12:45-1:00 PM.

bookmobile photo
The Bookmobile stops at different locations around Goochland County and provides free books to readers from preschool through 8th grade.
SPECIAL EVENING TIME: On Wednesday, July 15, the Bookmobile will be at Goochland High School from 5:30-6:30 PM.
bookmobile photo
Students receive ice pops while visiting the Bookmobile.
To ensure the safety of all Bookmobile participants, masks and social distancing are encouraged.

Principal News, School News

Summer Hours and New Student Registration

important iconByrd Elementary School will be available by appointment only from 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Please call to make an appointment at 556-5380 or email the principal, James Hopkins jhopkins@glnd.k12.va.us.

 

New student registration should be completed here!

 

Due to building cleaning and maintenance, tours of the school are unavailable at this time. Registration paperwork can be held until July when we are able to accept paper documents. Some paperwork is able to be uploaded and this is detailed in the registration process. In July, we will begin contacting all new registrants with instructions regarding paper drop off.

 

Effective July 6th, all facilities will be available for walk-in service from 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. on Monday of each week and from 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday of each week.

 

Effective August 3rd, our facilities will be open M-Th for walk-in service from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

 

All guests at our division facilities are required to wear face coverings while conducting business. All GCPS staff will implement appropriate protective measures to include plexiglass partitions, face coverings, and transactions via phone and intercom whenever possible.

School News

Summer Reading Opportunities

Summer is a great time to read! We encourage all of our Byrd Eagles to read everyday.  Reading helps reduce stress, increase knowledge, increase vocabulary, improve memory, expand thinking skills and improve focus and concentration.  We hope that this summer, our students will participate in some of the Summer Reading Programs.

Visit the Bookmobile

bookmobile flyerThe Goochland County Public Schools BOOKMOBILE was developed to ensure that our students have access to great books and can continue to build their home libraries. School librarians will be on-hand to assist children (from preschool through middle school) select books that they can keep at home…and read over and over again! View the flyer here.

 

Goochland Public Library Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading flyer image

We would like to encourage all of our students to participate in the Goochland Library summer reading program called Imagine Your Story.  It is a virtual program this year.  For more information on how to sign up go to www.pamunkeylibrary.org and see the flyer for more details.

 

Reading Olympics

Rising 4th and 5th grade students, get a jumpstart on next year’s Reading Olympics.  To find out more about the Reading Olympics program and to view the list of books please check out the flyer. Many books are available on Epic and the Pamunkey Library through apps Libby and Overdrive.

 

Read and earn a FREE book!

Participation is a fun and easy way for kids to earn free books. They simply read a designated number of books – library books, books borrowed from friends or books bought at Barnes & Noble – write about their favorite part in our Reading Journal, and bring a completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble bookstore. Children then choose their free book from the books listed on the Reading Journal and collect their free book from a store near them. View the Reading Journal here or visit a local Barnes & Noble for more information.