Episcopal Insider - Munnerlyn Campus
November 15, 2024
Enter or update grandparent information in your Household Profile on the My ESJ Parent Portal prior to July 10.
Save the date information for Grandparents’ Day events on each campus will be mailed in early August to grandparents with mailing addresses on file.
Need some reading for Thanksgiving Break? Pick up this year’s Parent Book Study book or come borrow a past Parent Book Study book from the Parent Library located in the College Counseling Office.
This year’s book is Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-And What We Can Do About It by Jennifer Breheny Wallace. We have read through Chapter 4 during the 1st Semester and will resume in January 2025 reading and discussing this book together. If you’d like to be added to our Parent Book Study group email please contact Beth Collins Himes at bcollinshimes@alumni.duke.edu.
Parent Book Study started meeting in the fall of 2016 and has read the following books:
2023-2024
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour
2022-2023
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
2016-2017 and 2021-2022
Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
by Amy Ellis Nutt and Frances E. Jensen
2017-2018
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure And Material Advantage Are Creating A Generation Of Disconnected And Unhappy Kids by Madeline Levine
2018-2019
The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
by Steiner-Adair EdD., Catherine and Teresa H. Barker
2019-2020
How to Raise an Adult: Break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kid for success
by Julie Lythcott-Haims.
Summer 2020
Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
by Frank Bruni
Summer 2020
The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers
by Wendy Mogel
2020-2021
Generation Z Unfiltered: Facing Nine Hidden Challenges of the Most Anxious Population by Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak
The goal of Parent Book Study is to promote parent learning through reading and discussion. Not only do we meet in small groups to build relationships and learn from each other, but we also provide a book each year as a community read to increase knowledge and connection in the wider ESJ community. Even if parents aren’t able to attend our meetings, perhaps they are talking with other parents or their students about the information from Parent Book Study books. Enjoy reading and learning!
Exam Information & Schedule:
Upper school students will take exams in all core subjects. Teachers will notify students of the location of individual course exams.
Standard exams will be administered 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Monday through Friday. Students must arrive on campus by 8:15 AM and be picked up by 10:45 AM for standard exams or use the library for quiet study.
Exams administered with accommodations will begin at 11:30 AM Monday through Thursday and students should arrive on campus by 11:15 AM. Friday’s exams with accommodations will begin at 8:30 AM; students should arrive by 8:15 AM.
Upper School Exam Schedule:
- Monday, December 16
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – Science
- 11:30 AM start for Science exams with accommodations
- Tuesday, December 17
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – History
- 11:30 AM start for History exams with accommodations
- Wednesday, December 18
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – World Language
- 11:30 AM start for World Language exams with accommodations
- Thursday, December 19
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – Mathematics
- 11:30 AM start for Mathematics exams with accommodations
- Friday, December 20
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – English
- (Standard & exams with accommodations)
Exam Week Quiet Study
The Bryan Library will be open Monday through Thursday 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM and Friday 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Questions and Absences
If you have any questions or your child is ill during exam week, please contact Stephanie Day, the Registrar, at days@esj.org or 904.396.5751, extension 1138.
6th Grade Information:
Sixth grade students do not take exams during Exam Week and do not come to campus. Students will have ERB testing administered the last week of classes during the school day. The last day of class will be Friday, December 13.
7th Grade Exam Information & Schedule:
Seventh grade students will take exams in Math, English, and World Language at the beginning of the exam period and ERB tests (standardized tests) at the end of the exam period. Exams for seventh grade students will be administered in the Alumni Gym.
Standard exams will be administered 8:30 AM -10:30 AM on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Students must arrive on campus by 8:15 AM and be picked up by 10:45 AM for standard exams or use the library for quiet study. ERBs will be on Thursday and Friday 8:30 AM – 10:45 AM. Students should arrive by 8:15 AM and be picked up at the conclusion of the testing time.
Exams administered with accommodations will begin at 11:30 AM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Students should arrive on campus by 11:15 AM. ERBs will be administered beginning at 8:30 AM on Thursday and Friday.
7th Grade Exam Schedule:
- Monday, December 16
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – Mathematics
- 11:30 AM start for Mathematics exams with accommodations
- Tuesday, December 17
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – English
- 11:30 AM start for English exams with accommodations
- Wednesday, December 18
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – World Language
- 11:30 AM start for World Language exams with accommodations
- Thursday, December 19
- 8:30 – 10:45 AM – ERB
- 8:30 AM start for ERBs with accommodations
- Friday, December 20
- 8:30 – 10:45 AM – ERB
- 8:30 AM start for ERBs with accommodations
8th Grade Exam Information & Schedule:
Eighth grade students will take exams in Science, History, World Language, Math, and English. Exams for eighth grade students will be administered in the Semmes Gym. The eighth grade exam schedule is below.
Standard exams will be administered 8:30 AM -10:30 AM on Monday through Friday. Students must arrive on campus by 8:15 AM, and be picked up by 10:45 AM for standard exams or use the library for quiet study.
Exams administered with accommodations will begin at 11:30 AM on Monday through Thursday. Students should arrive on campus by 11:15 AM. Friday’s exam with accommodations will begin at 8:30 AM; students should arrive by 8:15 AM.
Eighth Grade Exam Schedule:
- Monday, December 16
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – Science
- 11:30 AM start for Science exams with accommodations
- Tuesday, December 17
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – History
- 11:30 AM start for History exams with accommodations
- Wednesday, December 18
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – World Language
- 11:30 AM start for World Language exams with accommodations
- Thursday, December 19
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – Mathematics
- 11:30 AM start for Mathematics exams with accommodations
- Friday, December 20
- 8:30 – 10:30 AM – English
- (Standard & exams with accommodations)
Exam Week Quiet Study
The Bryan Library will be open Monday through Thursday 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM and Friday 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Questions and Absences
If you have any questions or your child is ill during exam week, please contact Ms. Stephanie Day, the Registrar, at days@esj.org or 904.396.5751, extension 1138.
The ESJ Parents’ Association is collecting gently used artificial Christmas Trees, working lights not required. Please contact Katie Athey (904.333.5606) or Melanie Davis (904.898.8343) if you are able to donate. We would love to have them by November 15 but will be collecting through exam week.
The official Episcopal Graduation Announcements are now available to order from Jostens. Please visit Jostens.com to place your order. The deadline to place your order is December 1.
Junior Class Rings are now available to order on Jostens.com. The deadline to order is December 1.
Join us on Wednesday, December 4, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. for our Holy Night Youth Event. This is an opportunity to prepare for Christmas and prepare for Christ in the midst of all the busyness. Upper School students, invited Middle School groups, and invited local youth groups with a youth group leader(s) may attend.
Admission is free with a donation of a new toy or non-perishable food item. Students will gather in the Deming Theatre at 6:30 p.m. We will watch Christmas with the Chosen: “Holy Night”. After the mini-movie we will venture outside for fun, fellowship, and food. A food truck and tasty treats will be on site.
Please RSVP to The Rev. Teresa Seagle, seaglet@esj.org, by December 1.
Eagle Track Club
WINTER SEASON 2024-2025
Langford Track, Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s Munnerlyn Campus
All events – throws, jumps, sprints, and distance – welcome.
Open to the public, grades 4 through 12.
DECEMBER 2024
- Monday – Thursday, 12/2-12/5, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Jacksonville Athletic Club Indoor/Outdoor Season Opener, Sunday, 12/8
- Monday – Thursday, 12/9-12/12, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 12/16-12/19, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
JANUARY 2025
- Monday – Tuesday, 12/30-12/31, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 1/6-1/9, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 1/13-1/16, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 1/20-1/23, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- RADD Sunshine Showcase, Gainesville, FL 1/25-1/26
See Eagle Track Club at eagletrack.net
Click HERE for registration.
The FHSAA season for Track and Field opens January 20, 2025. If your school does not offer spring track and field programming, please contact Coach Stacy Brunell, brunells@esj.org, for more information about Eagle Track Club programming in February 2025 and beyond.
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