Last Day of School is Tomorrow! Post School Year Info IncludedWe hope you are enjoying this Spirit Week as we finish out the 2019-2020 school year with joy and anticipation for the summer and beyond. The Virtual Challenge Day today was so well received, and we applaud our students for completing tasks with enthusiasm and dedication. Remember to tag your photos with #BESCHALLENGEDAY2020. Our students, parents, and teachers have shown such resiliency, determination, and patience as we have persevered together through uncertain times in our world, and we have undoubtedly grown closer in the process. We are grateful for every act of kindness, every thought-provoking question, every assignment completed, and every word of encouragement in the last couple months as we have partnered together with distance. We celebrate our students being persistent in the face of uncommon challenges, and we know that our best days lie ahead as we complete one task and move on to others beyond the bend. Have a safe and enjoyable summer with your family and friends, and we pray for God's blessings on you and your families in the days ahead. Remember about the following post school information noted in Jennifer Ketchum's letter on Wednesday. Exchange Day Thursday, May 28 will be an “Exchange Day.” Between the hours of 9:00 and 2:00, please… Drop off:
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New Uniforms The new ESJ uniforms should be available for online purchase through Mills Uniform company beginning June 1 at the following website: www.millswear.com. Please use the school name "Episcopal School of Jacksonville" when you are searching for our school's online page. Mills had originally planned to come to the Beaches campus this spring for an introduction and fitting. However, due to the Covid-19 situation, the reps were not able to do so. Mills is still planning on coming out to our campus this summer on the following dates:
Summer Assignments Please look for summer assignments/projects to be given to students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. These assignments will be posted by next Thursday online. Any materials that need to be sent home will be available at Thursday’s Exchange Day. Report Cards Final report cards will be mailed home during the first week of June along with the awards the students in Grades 4, 5, 6 were presented at this week’s virtual awards assembly. Yearbooks and Class Photos Yearbooks and class photos will be ready at some point in July. Once the school receives them, we will organize a pick-up day for families. As a reminder, we have an extensive summer camp offering list for 2020, so please register your students by reading the details below and registering through the ESJ Summer website. All that's left to say is, "Yay for summertime!" Register for 2020 BES Summer Camps Now! New On-Campus and Virtual Offerings for Various Grade Levels!BES Summer Camp is getting closer, and we don't want your student to miss out! In addition to our already popular day camp for rising Pre-K 4 through 3rd grade students, we are excited to share that we have added incredible on-campus and virtual offerings for BES students and the beaches community all the way up through rising 6th graders! We are prioritizing the health of your child, camp faculty, and staff through proactive measures. Camp staff are undergoing training for health precautions and best practices in regard to COVID-19, and we will have additional safety protocols in place that you can read here. We are excited to welcome students for a fun and safe camp experience at BES. Please see the full list of current Summer Camp offerings at BES (soon to be ESJ Beaches Campus), and then register your students to guarantee their spot. Camp costs, start and end times, grade level ranges, and availability will vary depending on the offering. Some of our on-campus offerings can become virtual if necessary, and refunds will be provided if camp offerings are canceled. We will continue to make decisions about camp availability based on guidance from state and local government guidelines. New Offerings (On Campus) FACE4Kids (K-Grade 2 on June 1-5 and June 15-19, Grades 3-6 on June 8-12 and June 22-26) S4 Sports Academy
(Grades 1-6) FALA Spanish (Pre-K 4 - Grade 6) I’m Telling! The Art and Craft of Storytelling (Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, depending on the week) 3D Printing with Mrs. Devers (Grades 3-6) Bricks and Bots with Mrs. Devers (Pre-K 4 - Grade 2) New Offerings (Virtual) Dollars and Sense (Grades 1-3) Budding Entrepreneurs (Grades 4-6) Lower School Day Camp (Grades Pre-K 4 - 3rd Grade) Our popular day camp program gives rising PreK4-grade 3 students an exciting mix of age-appropriate outdoor and indoor activities in Jacksonville Beach. Campers will enjoy playing games, arts and crafts, participating in IDEAStudio and science activities, and having fun with new friends. Each week’s program focuses on a particular theme. As an added bonus, each Friday is Water Day, a fun time to celebrate summer together. This camp is a Morning Program (8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.), but parents may also select an optional extended care Full-Day Program for their students through 3:00 p.m. Students staying in extended care should bring a lunch from home. Camp will provide snacks. Parents may walk their students in between 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. and pick up their students a either 12:00 p.m. (Morning Program) or 3:00 p.m. (Full-Day Program). Dallas Skornia, Director of Summer Camp, will be the on-site director of on-campus camp programs at the Beaches Campus. Each week’s day camp program focuses on an awesome theme. Weekly Themes for BES Summer Day Camp 2020
Register now through the ESJ Summer website for all four weeks of camp in June (June 1-5, June 8-12, June 15-19, June 22-26). Look for all of the camp offerings under Beaches Campus. Contact Chad Senesac, Director of Summer Programs at ESJ, at (904) 396-5751, x1935 or senesacc@esj.org with camp registration questions. Turn In Your Used 100% Cotton Uniforms to BES on Thursday, May 28 During Exchange DayBES is partnering with Rethreaded so that our families will be able to drop off used 100% cotton uniforms for a good cause. Rethreaded provides a second chance at life through employment for survivors of human trafficking in Jacksonville. Women have employment opportunities in different facets of the company including production, inventory, sales, marketing and finance/admin. Bring in your students' used uniforms that are 100% cotton only on Thursday, May 28 from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. during Exchange Day at BES. Note: Khaki bottoms may continue to be worn in the 2020-2021 school year and beyond. More details about new uniform ordering from Mills will be released in the weeks to come. Watch a Sixth Grade Minecraft Project Showing BES Campus ReplicaA group of sixth grade students came together for a voluntary end-of-year project to produce an astounding Minecraft replica of the BES campus. Watch their project video and be amazed at the attention to detail and the creativity of our amazing students. |