Happy Halloween!We thank everyone who attended our Costume Parade and Boo Bash event today. This is such a special day in the lives of our students, and we are grateful to our many parent volunteers, vendors, and teachers who made it possible. Please be safe tonight and have fun celebrating Halloween with your families and friends! Deadline to Bid on Fall Pottery is 2:30 p.m. TodayOur PSO Fall Pottery fundraiser will close TODAY at 2:30 p.m. during the Boo Bash at BES. Each class has shared their artistic talents by creating these wonderful bowls for Halloween candy, and Mrs. Henson, the school’s art teacher, has been a tremendous help along the way. These are special keepsakes that you will enjoy forever! To register, please click here or at the button link below. Thank you for supporting our students as they share their gift of creativity. Important Information about After-school ActivitiesNo after-school activities scheduled for Thursday will meet today after Boo Bash. Also, our make-up week for ALL after-school activities is the week of November 11. Please adjust your pickup schedule accordingly for that week. Thank you. Invite Military Members in Your Family or Circle of Friends to the BES Veterans Chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 6BES will hold a special Veterans Chapel on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:10 a.m. at St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church to honor veterans and military members in our school community. Please invite any veterans or military personnel in your circle of friends and family to come to this chapel service. We will express our gratitude for their service to our country. Place Your Order Now for the Sixth Grade Spaghetti Dinner on November 14Start making plans for your family to attend the Sixth Grade Spaghetti Dinner on Thursday, November 14th 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. Click here to download and print the Spaghetti Dinner Order Form. Reservation orders are due by November 8. Seatings are at 5:00 p.m., 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and take-out dinners are available as well. Come support BES and our sixth grade grade class as they serve and entertain you. 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 UpdatePlayoff games are underway for all of our BES basketball teams. The girls team won their opening playoff game last night! Here is the schedule for the JV and Varsity teams games happening next week.
Our student athletes have made huge improvements throughout the season, and they're not done yet. Great job, Rays! Upcoming Events and Dates of InterestMake a Difference Monday: Honoring Our Heroes (Students create cards for military service personnel serving on the USS Farragut on deployment until March 2020)/End of Trimester Veterans Chapel (families and military members from BES and the community welcome) 6th Grade Trip to Jekyll Island Veterans Day Holiday/School and Extended Day Closed Coffee and Conversations with Mrs. Ketchum: 4th & 3rd Grades in Hope Hall Music Room Individual Retakes Picture Day Admissions Open House at 9:00 a.m. in Hope Hall Sixth Grade Spaghetti Dinner in the Parish Hall of Stormes Hall BES/ESJ/Baptist Health Pediatric Care Panel (BES parents and community welcome) |