Episcopal Insider
Beaches Campus
September 27, 2024
All Campuses
The ESJ Fine Arts Department invites students, families, and community members to attend The Art of Art, a night of creativity and exploration of visual arts. Come try throwing a pot on a ceramics wheel, participate in a photography demonstration, or create artwork that you can bring home.
This free event takes place on January 16 from 5-8 PM on Arts Row on St. Elmo Drive at the Munnerlyn Campus.
Applications for the 2025-2026 school year are open and now is the time to apply for siblings at all ESJ campuses!
Episcopal families interested in a sibling applying to the Beaches Campus (Grades Pre-K 3 – 5), St. Mark’s Campus (Age 1 – Grade 5) or Munnerlyn Campus (Grades 6 – 12) should follow the steps below and complete the process by January 31. Siblings receive priority consideration, but space is limited, so be sure to complete the application process early.
View Steps to Apply for a Sibling
New This Week
Spirit Day is Friday, January 17, 2025! Don’t forget to wear your ESJ Spirit Shirt with athletic, denim, or uniform bottoms!
Early dismissal for all grades is Noon on October 16.
The Eagle Afternoon Program is not open that afternoon.
- October 17 – 18 – School closed
- October 21 – School resumes*
* Given the unprecedented disruption to learning this fall with two hurricanes, students will be in school on October 21. Read more from the parent email sent October 11.
Boo Bash
Boo Bash is a Beaches Campus annual tradition and is a family friendly event to kick off the fall season. Boo Bash will be held on Friday, October 25, 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. This is a free event for all Episcopal families. Students can wear Halloween-themed Free Dress (jeans and a Halloween top, and/or a Halloween dress, bottoms, and/or accessories)
Boo Bash Flyer 2024
Get ready for Halloween festivities including Trunk or Treat (which is a part of Boo Bash) on Friday, October 25!
The Beaches Campus is excited to announce sign ups are now open for Trunk or Treat on Friday, October 25th from 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat will be located this year in the Chaucer Court Carpool Loop . There are limited opportunities and spaces this year. All vehicles are welcome! There will be an award for best decorated vehicle voted on by ESJ Faculty.
For questions and information about Trunk or Treat, please email Ashley Davis, Director of Marketing and Development at [email protected].
Register for Trunk or Treat Here!
Reminders
2024-2025 Important Calendar Dates
- January 10 – December Shout Out Free Dress/Beach Bash Tickets on Sale!
- January 14 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- January 15 – Chapel (first – fifth grade)
- January 16 – Parent Association January Meeting via Zoom
- January 17 – Spirit Dress
- January 20 – MLK Day (No School)
- January 21 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- January 22 – Eucharist Chapel
- January 23 – Family Open House (5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
- January 28 – Class Picture Day (Wear Maroon)/Pre-K/K Chapel
- January 29 – January Birthday Book Chapel
- January 31 – January Birthday Free Dress/Parent Coffee with Elise Fallucco (after Friday Flag)
- February 3-7 – CTP 5 Testing (second – fifth grade)
- February 4 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- February 5 – Fruit of the Spirit Chapel
- February 6 – Parent Association February Meeting via Zoom
- February 7 – January Shout Out Free Dress
- February 11 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- February 12 – Chapel (first -fifth grade)
- February 13 – Winter Wonderland Daughter Dance (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
- February 17 – Presidents Day (No School)
- February 18 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- February 19 – Eucharist Chapel (first – fifth grade)
- February 21 – Spirit Dress Day/Noon Dismissal/Trimester 2 Ends)
- February 25 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- February 26 – February Birthday Book Chapel and Head of School List Recognition
- February 28 – February Birthday Free Dress/Beach Bash Parent Social (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
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The Beach Bash Committee will have its first planning meeting on Friday, September 27, 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on the covered Pavilion. The Beach Bash will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Ashley Davis, Director of Marketing and Development at [email protected]
Students who celebrated birthdays in September are welcome to dress down on September 27th for school. Examples of dress down would be play clothes or non uniform clothing.
Attention Beaches Campus Parents!
Fall Picture Day will be Monday, September 30th. Please wear your maroon ESJ shirt or dress.
Dear Beaches Campus Parents,
For the upcoming school year, the PA has organized activities that will enrich our students’ school experience and support our faculty and staff. It is our goal to create school spirit and a joyful sense of community, organize appropriate events, and honor Beaches Campus traditions.
MEETINGS:
The Beaches Campus PA will hold its next meeting of the 2024-2025 school year, via Zoom October 3 at 9:00 a.m.
Upcoming Parent Association Events:
- Boo Bash – Friday, October 25, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Daughter Dance – Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 6:00 p.m.
- Son Event – Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 6:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
Laura Smith
2024-2025 Beaches Campus PA President
The Beaches Campus is excited to hold its annual Blessing of the Pets service in conjunction with St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Friday, October 4 at 8:15 a.m. (event will be in lieu of Flag). Students and families are welcome to bring a pet, picture of a pet, or stuffed animal to be blessed by clergy of St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. The service will be held on the church lawn and parents can utilize the Grade Level signs to gather before the ceremony.
Students in fourth and fifth grade from Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Beaches Campus will gather for worship with other local Episcopal schools at a joint service:
Wednesday, October 9
10:00 a.m.
St. John’s Cathedral, (256 E. Church Street in downtown Jacksonville).
Students are invited to wear their Episcopal maroon polos for this service. At 9:15 a.m., a bus will depart from the Beaches Campus for the Cathedral.
Each student is asked to bring one item that will be donated to the Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Click here for a list of needed items.