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August 16th REMINDERS for the 26-27 School Year

POWES FamilyPressAugust 16th REMINDERS for the 26-27 School Year

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Good Evening Powhatan Elementary Families,


This year at POWES, we will 📈LEVEL UP🥇(our theme for the year)!


You will find a few quick reminders about the 26-27 school year. My regular Sunday communications will resume on Sunday, Aug., 23rd at 6pm! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!


  1. WELCOME BACK to the '26-'27 School Year
  2. Important Dates and Resources
  3. Powhatan PTO message!
  4. NEW Logos and building upgrades!
  5. Dr. Gill's Message
  6. POWES Celebrations
  7. Helpful Links for Parents

🏫 WELCOME BACK to the '26-'27 School Year 🏫 WELCOME BACK to the '26-'27 School Year

🏫 The school year kicks off with Open House on Thursday, August 20th.

  • 3-4 PM - VPI 3 & 4 Open House (visit teacher IF you missed the PK Open House on 8/13)

  • 4-5 PM - Kindergarten Orientation (starts in cafeteria)

  • 5-5:30 PM - New Student Orientation (grades 1st-5th in cafeteria)

  • 5:30-7 PM - Returning Students Open House (Grades 1-5)
    Class assignment postcards were mailed out Thursday, 8/13.

During Open House, families will pick up student folders with information about the school year and forms to return to school.

📆 Important Dates and Resources 📆 Important Dates and Resources

Here is a link to the 2026 - 2027 division calendar and important notes about the first few days of school. There will be a STAGGERED start to the school year. ALL other grade levels start on the first day of school.


  • Thursday, August 20th: Open House


  • Monday, August 24th: First Day of School Pre-K/Kindergarten last names A-K ONLY; First Day of School Grades 1-5


  • Tuesday, August 25th: First Day of School Pre-K/Kindergarten last names L-Z ONLY; Second Day of School Grades 1-5


  • Wednesday, August 26th: Second Day of School for all Pre-K/K


  • September 4th & 7th: School Holidays


  • September 17th: Back-to-School Night


***If a Pre-K or Kindergarten student arrives on the WRONG day, you will be notified to come pick up your child from school.


📝School Supply Lists:

View Supply Lists for PK (3’s & 4’s)
View Supply Lists for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd

View Supply Lists for 3rd, 4th, & 5th


Additional Information

  • View United in Prayer flyer from central office.
  • View Community Color Fun Run flyer

  • This Parent Guide has additional information about the school year, including the parent/student handbook, important school contact information, meal prices, and more detailed information about parent drop off and pick up. Parents will receive a copy of this in student folders during Open House. Please note that bus routes are not yet available.


  • If your student will require medication during the 26-27 school year, please plan to meet with the school nurse the week of August 17-21. You can contact the school nurse by email ashley.sloan@powhatan.k12.va.us.

  • If you do not currently receive text messages from the school messenger program and you would like to OPT IN to receive TEXT messages. Text the words OPT IN to 67587.


  • Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a substitute teacher for PCPS? Apply here if you are interested! Please spread the word so we can increase our substitute pool.

🧡 Powhatan PTO 🧡 Powhatan PTO

On behalf of Powhatan PTO, we want to extend a warm welcome back to you and your family and we look forward to a fantastic year! We already have so many ideas & events in the works! As you will see below we recently updated the cups in the front parking lot fence, which adds to the other "upgrades" to the front of the school! A HUGE thanks goes out to our board members and their families for doing this for the school.


Please stop by our table during Open House to learn more about the PTO, upcoming events, how to get involved, and even purchase some spirit wear! If you are interested in joining or want to know more about what we do please contact us at powhatanespto@gmail.com. We are excited to partner with you to make this a successful and memorable school year for our students and staff.


Mrs. Joani Rayl

PTO President

We Are Powhatan spelled out in orange and white cups in front parking lot fence.
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📸 NEW Logos and building upgrades! 📸 NEW Logos and building upgrades!

Window coverings with chief head and Powhatan Pride
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New POWES Logos

Thanks to our fabulous families for supporting our Reading Pals fundraiser we were able to work with Roudabush Branding to create our Powhatan Elementary logo.
Chief head
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Window coverings with chief head and Powhatan Pride
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Window Coverings on our gym windows near our front doors.

We had window coverings placed on our gym windows for both safety and beautification of the building. You are unable to see in, but you can see out of them when inside the gym. These coverings not only offer piece of mind but also cut down on the heat coming into the gym and are aesthetically appealing to make our school very updated and attractive.

View from inside the gym looking outside with trees and bushes.
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Looking out of windows closest to gym entrance

Window coverings with chief head and Powhatan Pride
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Window Coverings on our gym windows closest to the middle school.

View from inside the gym looking outside with trees and parking lot.
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Inside looking out of Window Coverings on our gym windows closet to the middle school side.

Avenue banner with Powhatan Elementary Indians written in white on an orange background
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Avenue banner (2 sided)

These avenue banners are also part of the same project all sponsored by our POWES families during our Reading Pals fundraiser. THANK YOU AGAIN to all of our families who supported us! We have made several upgrades as you can see...with MORE to come soon!
Avenue banner with Indian Chief head
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Avenue banner (2 sided)

🍎 Dr. Gill's Corner 🍎 Dr. Gill's Corner

A school principal smiling in a hallway, wearing a blazer and scarf, with a colorful student mural visible in the background.
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Dear POWES Families,

🎉 A few highlights from around our school:


  1. We celebrated GROWTH with our Spring '26 SOLs!

  2. Our School Attendance data was AMAZING!

  3. Our upcoming family events and important dates are posted above; we hope to see you there!


We are so excited to kick-off the 26-27 school year with all of you! Mrs. Gobble, assistant principal, and myself are so glad that each of you will be joining us as we 📈LEVEL UP🥇 this school year. As the school year goes on, I will send out the weekly message on Sunday evenings. Again, I am HONORED to be your principal and I cannot wait to see all of you VERY soon!


See you soon,


Dr. Jason Gill

Your PROUD Principal

🎉POWES Celebrations & Some 26-27 Math/Reading Updates! 🎉POWES Celebrations & Some 26-27 Math/Reading Updates!

POWES Attendance Data from the 25-26 school year. Overall 2.41 total percentage deduction and 4.11 chronic absenteeism rate
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Students excited about math
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Reading programs for students
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POWES Staff
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🔗Helpful Links for Parents 🔗Helpful Links for Parents

Breakfast & Lunch Menus & MySchoolBucks for lunch accounts

SchoolCashOnline for field trip and other payment

Powhatan Elementary School
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