Please make plans to attend our Middle School Open House on Thursday, August 29, at 5:30 p.m. Open House provides an opportunity for parents to meet each of your child’s current teachers and proceed through your child’s schedule of current classes. Eagle Ambassadors will be on campus to help you find your way around the campus. Each class will be a ten-minute period where the teacher will present information about the course. 

This evening is a parent-only event, and we ask you to wear your parent nametag to help us welcome you. The Open House schedule and a campus map may be viewed here. Please access your student’s schedule in the Parent Portal of My ESJ prior to arrival. To access your student’s schedule in the Parent Portal, beside your child’s picture select Classes & Reports and then select Current Class Schedule. If you need assistance that evening, a welcoming committee will be available in the Bryan Library 5:00 – 5:25 p.m. As part of our sustainability efforts, paper copies of schedules and maps will not be available. Advisory will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. and the evening will conclude at 7:30 p.m.

While time will not allow for discussion about individual students, please note Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Friday, October 11, when you will have the opportunity to meet with teachers individually.  Additional information regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences will be available in the Insider at a later date.  If you feel there are issues or needs you wish to discuss prior to conferences, please reach out to your child’s advisor.

Please make plans to attend our Upper School Open House on Thursday, September 5, at 5:30 p.m. Open House provides an opportunity for parents to meet each of their child’s current teachers and proceed through their child’s schedule of current classes. Eagle Ambassadors will be on campus to help you find your way around the campus. Each class will be a ten-minute period where the teacher will present information about the course. 

This evening is a parent-only event, and we ask you to wear your parent nametag to help us welcome you. The Open House schedule and a campus map may be viewed here. Please access your student’s schedule in the Parent Portal of My ESJ prior to arrival. To access your student’s schedule in the Parent Portal, beside your child’s picture select Classes & Reports and then select Current Class Schedule. If you need assistance that evening, a welcoming committee will be available in the Bryan Library 5:00 – 5:25 p.m. As part of our sustainability efforts, paper copies of schedules and maps will not be available. Advisory will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. and the evening will conclude at 7:30 p.m.

While time will not allow for discussion about individual students, please note that Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Friday, October 11, when you will have the opportunity to meet with teachers individually.  Additional information regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences will be available in the Insider at a later date.  If you feel there are issues or needs you wish to discuss prior to conferences, please reach out to your child’s advisor.

We are excited to announce that flu shots will be available on picture day (September 3) for all students, including seniors, thanks to Dr. Freedman and Medical Express Corp. 

Please fill out this consent form, and email it to Nurse Carter at [email protected].  Your student’s account will be charged $28 after the shot is administered. For seniors, he/she must remember to come to the Semmes Gym anytime between 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. We will not call into the classroom.  Students in 6th through 11th grades will be given the vaccine after their picture is taken ONLY IF the consent form was received. Please reach out to Nurse Carter if you have any questions.

Vision Is Priceless will be screening for risks of eye disease at Episcopal School of Jacksonville Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 8:00 a.m.

Before the screening:

• Tell your child’s teacher if you do NOT want your child screened.
• Make sure your child wears his/her glasses or contacts, if needed, on the day of the screening.

After the screening:

• Your child’s results are confidential and will only be shared with you and the school.
• Please remember, vision screening is only the first step and does not replace a full eye exam.
• If we find a concern, we will send you a letter explaining what to do next. Early detection can make a difference in your child’s vision, so any vision problems we identify should be assessed by an eye doctor.

A follow-up reminder will be sent, if necessary. Together we can ensure that your child’s eyes are healthy.

Vision Is Priceless is a local, nonprofit agency that serves as the premier community resource for improving the vision health of First Coast children and adults through screening, referral and education. The services we provide are FREE to our clients and are supported through the generosity of organizations, schools, and individuals like you. If you would like to make a contribution, please contact us.

Do you have a New Year’s resolution to read more, meet new people or reconnect with old friends? Pick up the book and come to Parent Book Study! Our next meeting is on Thursday, January 30, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and we will discuss the second half of Chapter 5-Taking the Kettle off the Heat: Confronting Grind Culture, pages 125-140 from Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-And What We Can Do About It by Jennifer Breheny Wallace. 

Come right after drop off to St. John’s Cathedral, 256 Church St E, 32202 as the doors open at 8:00 a.m., and we will meet from 8:30-9:30 a.m. The other dates for the 2nd Semester are Thursday mornings: 2/13, 2/27, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, and 5/1.

Please let Beth Collins Himes P’21, P’25 know if you have questions or want to be added to the email group, [email protected] or 404-918-0949.