TONIGHT! August 24th (Adults Only - PreK3-2nd Grade) from 6:00-7:30 p.m. General Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the church and then in the classrooms from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Childcare available with reservation. Please call the school office at 246-2466 to request this free service.

Denim Day - students may wear jeans and either Spirit Day shirts or uniform tops OR regular uniform tops and bottoms (no donations necessary)
Friday, August 25th

Coffee and Conversation wtih Martha
Wednesday, August 30th after morning chapel

PreK3 through 2nd grade parents are welcome to join us TONIGHT for Parent-Faculty Night from 6:00 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. Parents will hear from Mrs. Milton and others during a General Meeting at 6:00 p.m. and then will have the opportunity to hear directly from their students' teachers in the classroom. This evening is only for parents, but childcare will be available with a reservation. Please call the school office to request this free service. Below is the schedule for the night.

Thursday, August 24th
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.: General Meeting in the church for parents of students in PreK3 through 2nd grade.

6:30-7:30 p.m.: Parents of students in PreK3 through 2nd grade in the classroom with teachers.

Beaches Episcopal School has a wide variety of paid After-school Activities available for our students, and they are offered by trimester. Parents will want to register early to secure their child's spot.

Session/Trimester dates for 2017-2018 school year:

Session #1 will run from August 28, 2017 through November 3, 2017. (no programs will be offered the following Monday: September 4th)

Important:
Parents will be billed by the FACTS system for BES teacher run offerings, including sports league programs. Email Mrs. Lilly, Director of After-school Activities, with any questions about offerings.

After-school Activities offered for 2017-2018 school year (Session 1):

Mondays: Flag Football, Cheer, Minecraft

Tuesdays: FACE4Kids

Wednesdays: Chess Club, Kids Yoga, Tennis

Thursdays: Battleball, Act It Out, Running Club

Piano Lessons with Mrs. Larson are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at specific times. Contact Mrs. Larson by email directly to schedule your students' time with her.

All after-school activities are offered from 3:15-4:15 p.m. on their respective days, unless otherwise stated by the offering instructor.

Click here to be directed to the After-school Activities page of our website for fliers and more details.

Thank you so much for being so patient during morning and afternoon carpool. We are still adjusting to a combined campus with a few more children. It would be very helpful if you would keep the flow of traffic moving forward during the carpool line. Our patrols are allowed to unbuckle children in the morning, but they cannot buckle them in the afternoon. Afternoon carpool will ease up as soon as after-school activities start.

In the morning, if you feel like you must get out and escort your children out of the car, we ask that you park and cross the street at the crosswalk.

Lunch on the patio is a little smoother now with the change of lunch times. The majority of the children are enjoying eating outside, and it will improve greatly as fall approaches. Our teachers have been giving feedback that it is comfortable with the blue awning in place. On days when the heat is overwhelming or on rainy days, students may eat in their classrooms.

The new school year has arrived, and we're ready to get started with this year's Rays Athletics program!

A full list of Rays Athletics 2017-2018 offerings can be found here.

Basketball
Basketball season for our BES Rays team is here! See below for more details on how to register your students.

Basketball Season

Boys
3rd - 4th: Jr. Varsity
5th - 6th: Varsity Team

Girls
4th - 6th Grade

• Practice starts week of August 28th
• Dates and time of practices still to be determined
• Games start week of September 11th
• Games played: JV on Mondays, V on Tuesday, Girls on Thursday
• Tournament games are the weeks of October 30th and November 6th

Download, print, and return the Basketball Registration Form 2017 and Parent Waiver and Consent Form 2017 to get your student signed up. Email Mrs. Tricia Novak, Athletics Director, with any questions. We need more 5th and 6th grade boys and 4th to 6th grade girls to play so that we can have a team. If you have any interest, we invite you to join us.

Running Club
The first session of Running Club will be starting up on Thursday, August 31st. The group will meet Thursday mornings at 7:00 a.m. Click here for the registration form or email Mrs. Glasser or Mrs. Doughty if your student is interested in participating.

As always, check out the Athletics page on the BES website for details on current offerings for your students.

Tricia Novak
Athletics Director

BES is excited to take part in a Shoe Drive for Soles4Soles, an organization that provides gently used shoes for people of all ages, locally and internationally. BES families may bring in their shoes to the front office now through September 17th. We hope many of you would give generously to those in need. St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will be taking our donations and sending them to Soles4Souls after the Shoe Drive concludes.

Watch the "Power of a Pair of Shoes" video.

Learn more about Soles4Souls here.

Soles4Souls was founded as a disaster relief organization after philanthropists and shoe executives provided footwear to those most impacted by The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Soles4Souls was officially formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2006. They continue to act as second wave responders providing footwear and clothing to those In need during times of disaster.

Sandals, Shorts and Steel Drum Service:
Check out this new Sandals, Shorts, and Steel Drum Service video about an exciting opportunity to worship in a casual environment on Sunday mornings!

Every Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., we invite you to put on your sandals and shorts and join us for a more casual worship service! All are welcome to come and celebrate the Eucharist and enjoy the tropical sound of Steel Drum music. We hope you will join us for this short, but wonderful service!

Yoga Class:
Join us for our weekly Yoga class at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays in the church! Feel free to bring a mat if you have one, or use one of the chairs that we provide. All ages and skill levels welcome! We hope to see you there!

Ministry Fair:
Looking to get involved at St. Paul’s but don’t know where to start? Come see us at our Ministry Fair Sunday’s (August 27th, September 3rd, September 10th)! After the 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. services, all of our ministries will have information on how you can get involved, as well as an opportunity to sign up.

Luau:
On September 17th, we invite you to join us for a Luau! Put on your Hawaiian shirts and beach attire and join us as we celebrate the beginning of a new year! Enjoy the steel drum band, play some games and enjoy some delicious Barbeque. This event will be from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. after services have concluded for the day.