Sixth Grade Spaghetti Dinner is Tonight!We hope to see your family at tonight's Sixth Grade Spaghetti Dinner from 5:00-7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. This event is always an enjoyable time as our sixth grade students serve a delicious Italian meal and entertain our guests during a memorable evening of music, food, and friendship. Seatings are at 5:00 p.m., 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and take-out dinners are available as well. Don't forget to bring cash tips to support the BES sixth grade class. Register Your Students Now for Session #2 of After-school ActivitiesBeaches Episcopal School has a wide variety of After-School Activities available for our students. Parents, register now for offerings in Session #2, which will start the week of November 18. Please see the flyers below for dates and registration details. In Their Own Words: "How the Sixth Grade Jekyll Island Trip Changed Me"Our sixth grade students had a wonderful time at Jekyll Island this past week learning about ecosystems, participating in hands-on science projects, and studying coastal, marsh, and maritime forest habitats. Below are excerpts from a writing assignment our students completed called "How the Jekyll Island Trip Changed Me."
Give to the BES Starfish Fund Annual Giving Campaign; Free Class Pizza Party for 100% Parent ParticipationThe Starfish Fund Annual Giving Campaign for Beaches Episcopal School is well underway! Thank you to all who have already given to the Starfish Fund. As an incentive for our families to give, BES is offering a FREE Pizza Party from Jumpin' Jax House of Food to any class who has reached 100% parent participation in the Starfish Fund by Giving Tuesday on December 3. For the first class who reaches that 100% threshold, that class will receive a Movie Party with Pizza. Important: One donation per family is allowed. School administrators will decide the exact date of the parties. 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. 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. Athletics Update: Basketball Wrap-up; Flag Football and Volleyball Registration Begins Now!Basketball Wrap-Up JV and Girls basketball teams made it to the playoffs this year! All of our basketball players have improved since the start of the season, and making the playoffs is a tremendous accomplishment! Great job to all of our teams and coaches! Flag Football (Spring 2020) - Requires registration form and Parental Waiver and Consent Form returned to the school office. Registration Form for Flag Football Volleyball (Spring 2020) - Requires registration form and Parental Waiver and Consent Form returned to the school office. Registration Form for Volleyball ChurchChat: St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal ChurchSt. Paul’s by-the-Sea invites you to celebrate St. Andrew’s Day on Sunday, November 17 at 10 a.m. with pipes, drums, Scottish dancers, and tartan banners. Wear your family’s tartan or adopt one for the day! Upcoming Events and Dates of InterestSixth Grade Spaghetti Dinner in the Parish Hall of Stormes Hall BES/ESJ/Baptist Health Pediatric Care Panel (BES parents and community welcome) Salvation Army Toy Drive Blessing of the Toys Coffee and Conversations with Mrs. Ketchum: 6th & 5th Grades Fourth Grade Field Trip to Tallahassee Lessons and Carols Service at 9:00 a.m. in the church Pajama Day and Classroom Parties/Early Dismissal at 11:30 a.m./Extended Day Closed Christmas Break Classes Resume |