Episcopal Insider
St. Mark's Campus
November 8, 2024
All Campuses
- Survey link for Lower School parents
- Survey Link for Middle and Upper School parents
- * For families with students on a Lower School campus and the Munnerlyn Campus, each parent is able to take a survey for Lower School and a survey for Middle and Upper School.
The ESJ Fine Arts Department is proud to present Shrek the Musical. The performances are at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25, and at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in the Deming Theatre (located in the Munnerlyn Center for Worship and Fine Arts on the Munnerlyn Campus).
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure of a green ogre and a wise-cracking donkey who embark on a journey to save the land from an evil lord and rescue a lovely princess from a terrible fate. But why does the princess keep running away?
As part of our celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Munnerlyn Center for Worship and Fine Arts, Shrek the Musical will also feature an appearance by alumni from Peter Pan, the first production ever in the Deming Theatre.
General admission tickets are now available for $20 at esj.booktix.com. ESJ students are free. Shrek the Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Come see us Thursday, April 3, and Friday April 4, in our temporary location in the Buck Center Lobby (located on the Munnerlyn Campus) and shop for 25% – 50% off select merchandise (including Dennis/Mills uniforms) with additional items marked down lower!
Check our Instagram account @esj.campusstore for more details and shop early for the best selection!
New This Week
St. Mark’s students who register for the one or five-mile Ortega River Run will be entered into a weekly drawing for a chance to win a free dress day and a special surprise!
Drawings for students in grades one through five will be held on Wednesdays at the end of our gathering, while Pre-K 3 and kindergarten students will have their drawings on Monday mornings at the end of their chapel service.
To register for the race, click here.
Wednesday, November 13
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Lori Schiavone Commons
- Led by Coach Wyatt Walker, ESJ girls basketball program director, and Munnerlyn Campus players
- Open to second – fifth grade girls
- No experience necessary
- RSVP to flakusm@esj.org
Episcopal is closed from November 25 – 29 for Thanksgiving Break. Holiday Care is available on November 25 and 26 with advanced registration. Please contact Betsy Porter at Porterb@esj.org with questions related to Holiday Care.
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.
Reminders
2024-2025 Important Upcoming Calendar Dates
- April 1 – Second Grade Visit to Cummer Museum
- Apri 2 – Head of School Awards (2:30 p.m., Lori Schiavone Commons)
- April 7 – Eucharist Chapel (First – Fifth Grades)
- April 10 – Celebrating Service Day
- April 15 – ELP 2 Performance (9 a.m., Lori Schiavone Commons)
- April 15 – ELP 1 & 2 Egg Hunts and Parties
- April 16 – ELP 2 – Fifth Grade Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Morning
- April 17 – Pre-K 3 Easter Show (9:00 a.m., Lori Schiavone Commons)
- April 17 – Pre-K & K Egg Hunts
- April 17 – Early Dismissal (Noon). Eagle Afternoon Program Closed
- April 18 – Good Friday. School and Extended Day Closed
- April 21 – Easter Monday. School Closed. Holiday Care Open.
- April 22 – ESJ Munnerlyn Campus Robotics Club to Visit Campus
- April 25 – Chapel in the Park (Grades K-5, Stockton Park)
- April 29 – Jacksonville Day (Third Grade, Lori Schiavone Commons)
- May 2 – Second Grade Bike Rodeo
- May 2 – Third Grade Courthouse Field Trip
- May 5 – 9 – Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 9 – Mothers’ and Special Friends’ Chapel (Pre-K 3 – Grade 5)
- May 13 – First Grade Sea Animal Presentation
- May 16 – Chapel in the Park
- May 16 – Uniform Recycle Event (7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
- May 20 – Field Day
- May 21 – Splash Into Summer
- May 21 – Fifth Farewell Reception
- May 22 – Fifth Grade Celebration Ceremony (9:00 a.m., Church)
- May 23 – Trimester 3 Ends
- May 23 – Early Dismissal (Noon). Eagle Afternoon Program Closed.
Faculty will participate in professional development on Friday, November 8. Early Dismissal is at 12:00 p.m.
The Eagle Afternoon Program will be open until 6:00 p.m. for pre-registered students. Please contact Betsy Porter at porterb@esj.org with questions.
Monday, November 11
8:25 a.m. in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
All families are invited to join kindergarten – fifth grade students during a special chapel honoring veterans and current military personnel. Commander Doug Hale, US Navy (ret) will speak to students about his experience serving nearly 22 years in the military.
Along with a special Veterans Day Chapel , St. Mark’s Campus will prominently display photos and information about veterans special to the St. Mark’s Campus community. Faculty, staff and families are encouraged to submit information about loved ones. If you previously submitted information, you do not need to resubmit.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville, St. Mark’s Campus is fortunate to have a JSO field office, called a “Stop Station,” located adjacent to the school. To thank police officers for their service to the community, ESJ, St. Mark’s Campus is holding a Stop Station snack drive.
Collecting Snacks November 11-19
Drop off items in bins will be located by Little Loop, Main Carpool, and the School Office.
Snack Suggestions:
- Individually bagged chips
- Individually bagged mixed nuts/trail mix
- Individually bagged pretzels
- Kind bars
- Granola Bars
- Small chocolates
- Individually bagged Chex Mix
- Individually packaged peanuts
- Individually packaged almonds
- Individually packaged crackers
- Bottled water
- Hot tea packets
- K cups for Keurig
Supporting Young People in Our Digital Age
Episcopal School of Jacksonville Lower School parents are invited to attend a panel discussion on The Anxious Generation: Supporting Young People in Our Digital Age, addressing the impacts of mental health issues, pressure, and technology on today’s youth and exploring how parents and the school community can respond.
Tuesday, November 19
8:15 a.m.
Lori Schiavone Commons
Panel discussion led by:
- Dr. Elise Fallucco, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, ESJ Director of Health, Safety, and Well-Being
- Amy Burrows Perkins ‘92, LMHC, ESJ Director of Student Services
- The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School
The W.W. Gay Ortega River Run is February 8, 2025! Don’t miss one of the biggest fundraisers and friendraisers for ESJ, St. Mark’s Campus, benefiting the school’s financial aid program.
Register before November 30 to secure the best rate of the year!
Each month, first – fifth grade students are recognized by peers and teachers for demonstrating qualities of the Fruit of the Spirit that the Apostle Paul writes about in his letter to the church in Galatia. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23. Parents are welcome to attend these afternoon gatherings, as they are all Chapels and gatherings.
Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.
Lori Schiavone Commons
- April 23 – Fruit of Gentleness Gathering
- May 14 – Fruit of Self-Control Gathering
Pre-K 3—Grade 5 students receive a book for their birthday that is added to the Steve Williams Library Collection. Please be on the lookout for an email from Mrs. Trumpler regarding book selection. After a special bookplate is placed in the book, it will be blessed at the Birthday Chapel. Your child will be the first person to check out the book, and we ask them to return it after reading it for a few weeks so other children can enjoy it! Please join us at their special birthday Chapel.
8:25 a.m.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
April and May Birthdays
- April 14 (Grades 1-5)
- April 23 (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
A St. Mark’s Campus fundraising event, A Vision for Art is a premier art exhibition for avid art collectors and casual buyers. It exhibits new and original works by well-known and emerging artists. If you know an artist you want to see at this event, please encourage them to apply! The Event is March 21-24, 2025.
www.avisionforart.com/opencall
