Register Now for the 2019 BES Boo Bash on Oct. 31; Order Forms Due Oct. 11One of the most exciting events of the school year is coming soon at BES! The Boo Bash will take place on Thursday, October 31 from 11:45 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. We can't wait to welcome our BES community and special guests for a fun and festive event for all ages. Enjoy carnival games, a dunk tank, face painting, airbrush tattoos, inflatable slides, obstacle courses, and so much more! To be a Family Sponsor or to order your general admission tickets, please click here for the Order Form. Don’t have time to drop off the form? Email the form to Stacy Nash directly. General admission student tickets include two slices of pizza, bottled water, chips, and dessert. Order forms are due by Friday, October 11. We hope to see you there! Invest in Your Child's Future by Giving to the BES Starfish Fund Annual Giving CampaignThe Starfish Fund Annual Giving Campaign for Beaches Episcopal School has officially begun! We are honored to have 100% from our amazing faculty and staff, as well as our Board of Trustees. This is our largest fundraiser every year, and all gifts directly benefit our students. You will be receiving a letter from our Annual Giving Chairs, Phillip and Amberlee Hewett, along with a pledge card in the next few days. In this letter, they share all the wonderful ways your gifts are at work. To learn more about why BES has an annual fund and how your donations make a difference in the lives of your students, watch this short video. In addition to traditional pledge cards, you may go to the BES website. Gifts and pledges can be made on the "Starfish Fund" page of the BES website. Please join our school community by making a gift to this year’s Starfish Fund, and help us meet and exceed our $75,000 goal! The campaign runs through December 31, 2019, and all gifts are tax deductible. Thank you for investing in your children's future. If you have any questions about the campaign or ways to give, please contact Stacy Nash, Director of Development, at (904) 246-2466. Be the one…make the difference. Important Information from ESJ and BES Our families received a letter by email from The Reverend Adam Greene of ESJ and Jennifer Ketchum of BES last week concerning the merger of our two schools. Please take a moment to read their full message. In addition, we will hold a Coffee Q&A with The Reverend Adam Greene on Thank you for your partnership as we move closer toward becoming one school in 2020. BES and ESJ Partner with Baptist Health to Offer Pediatric Care Panel on November 19 at St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal ChurchBeaches Episcopal School, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, and Baptist Health will host a panel of pediatric care medical professionals on Tuesday, November 19 at 8:15 a.m. at St. Paul's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church. Panelists include Dr. Bethany Atkins, President of the NE Florida Pediatric Society; Robert Sefcik, Executive Director of the Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program (JSMP), a non-profit community health care coalition focused on youth sports injury prevention; and Dr. Stephanie Kinnare, a psychologist for Baptist Health at Wolfson Children’s Center for Behavioral Health, who specializes in working with children and adolescents, with particular emphasis on anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, grief/bereavement, coping with medical illness, and school-related stresses. Jennifer Ketchum, Interim Head of School of BES, will also sit on the panel, which will be moderated by Amy Burrows Perkins '92, ESJ Director of Student Services. The event is FREE and open to the public. We hope you can join us for this informative event. Upcoming Events and Dates of InterestSpeech and Language Screening Available for PK3-1st grade students Coffee Q&A with The Reverend Adam Greene Individual Picture Day in Music Room October Birthday Free Dress Day Vision Screening Hurricane Make-up Day: Regular school day with Early Dismissal at 11:30 a.m., No Wednesday Chapel, Conference Day in the afternoon, Extended Day Open with Reservations Conference Day/Planning Day/No regular school classes/Extended Day Open with Reservations Fall Holiday/School and Extended Day Closed Birthday Book Chapel (October) Costume Parade at 8:10 a.m. on church lawn, Early Dismissal at 11:30 a.m./Extended Day by Reservation Only, Boo Bash from 11:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Hixon Field |