Episcopal Insider
Beaches Campus
August 8, 2025
All Campuses
Grandparents’ Day 2025-2026 will be held the first week of November 2025. Specific dates and times will vary by campus. Details will be updated as the school year begins.
Complete updates by September 1 to ensure grandparents receive all communications including the Grandparents’ Day invitation mailing that will provide them with additional details for each campus.
To update grandparent information in My ESJ:
Log in to the My ESJ Parent Portal
Click on “Update My Profile” located under My Tools
Click on “Grandparent Households” to update their information
New this week
Registration for Pre-K 3 – grade 5 After School Activities is now open. Registration closes August 11 and activities begin the week of August 18.
Register for Trimester 1 (Fall) After School Activities
Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s Lower School Campuses partner with Campus Cuisine to provide a convenient way for parents to pre-order and pay for fresh, nutritious lunches. The ordering process is extremely flexible, allowing orders, changes, and cancellations up until noon (ET) the day before! Student’s individually packaged lunches will be delivered to school daily and labeled with the student’s name. *When placing orders, please list their student(s) by the name he/she is called.
2025-2026 Lunch Partners
Monday – Flame Broiler
Tuesday – Sierra Grille
Wednesday – Homespun Kitchen
Thursday – Chick Fil A
Friday – Milano’s
Please follow the steps below to register and order your school lunches.
- Go to https://www.campuscuisine.net on your computer, phone or tablet then click register, enter access code BC904 and click sign up.
- Add your students.
- Click Order lunches on the student profile or choose Order from the Calendar to prevent duplication of orders.
- You may order in advance for as many days or weeks as you like, but the deadline to order or cancel lunches for the next day is Noon the day before. If your child gets sick after that, you may notify us by 8:00 AM that morning and receive a credit.
- Click the days of the week to view the dates and lunch options for that day. Then enter a quantity for each menu item that you wish to order.
- Click add to cart and repeat for each student.
- Click your cart and proceed to checkout. Payment can be made via Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Meta or by entering your credit card.
- Please view and confirm your orders by clicking “Lunches/Calendar”.
- To change or cancel lunches, click “Lunches Calendar”, select a lunch, and click “cancel”. You may also click “Lunch List” and “delete”. You will receive a credit that can be applied to your next purchase. Credits must be used to purchase other lunches, are not refundable and expire in June.
Reminders
2025-2026 Important Calendar Dates
- August 26 – Pre-K/K Chapel (Postponed to September 2)
- August 27 – First – fifth grade Chapel – July/August Birthday Book (New Location: Petway Family Performance Center)
- August 29 – July/August Birthday Free Dress Day/Noon Dismissal/Faculty Professional Development (Afternoon Eagles Available)
- September 1 – Labor Day (No School)
- September 2 – Pre-K/K Chapel – July/August Birthday Book
- September 3 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist
- September 4 – First Parent Association Meeting via Zoom
- September 5 – August Shoutout Free Dress Day
- September 9 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- September 10 – First – fifth grade Chapel
- September 12 – Spirit Dress Day/Parent Coffee with Dr. Fallucco at 8:30 a.m.
- September 16 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- September 17 – Parent/Teacher Conference Day (No School for Students)
- September 19 – Lower School Family Fun Night on the Munnerlyn Campus
- September 23 – Pre-K/K Chapel – September Birthday Book
- September 24 – First – fifth grade Chapel – September Birthday Book
- September 26 – September Birthday Free Dress/Coffee with Adam Greene at 8:30 a.m.
- September 30 – Pre-K/K Chapel/ Volleyball Clinic (third – fifth grade, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- October 1 – First – fifth grade Chapel
- October 2 – Blessing of the Animals (8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.)
- October 3 – September Shoutout Free Dress Day
- October 7 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- October 8 – First – third grade Chapel/Episcopal Schools Celebration (fourth and fifth grade)
- October 10 – Spirit Dress Day
- October 14 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- October 15 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist/Noon Dismissal
- October 16 – 20 – Fall Break
- October 21 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- October 22 – First – fifth grade Chapel – October Birthday Book
- October 24 – October Birthday Free Dress Day/Boo Bash (3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
- October 27 – Vision Screening
- October 28 – Pre-K/K Chapel – October Birthday Book
- October 29 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist
- October 31 – Halloween Parade (8:15 a.m.) and Class Festivities
- November 5 – Grandparents and Special Friends Day
- November 6 – Trimester 1 Ends
- November 7 – October Shoutout Free Dress Day/Noon Dismissal/Faculty Professional Development (Afternoon Eagles Available)
- November 11 – Pre-K/K Chapel – November Birthday Book
- November 12 – Veterans Day Chapel
- November 14 – November Birthday Free Dress Day
- November 18 – Pre-K/K Thanksgiving Chapel
- November 19 – First-fifth grade Thanksgiving Chapel and November Birthday Book
- November 20 – Spirit Dress Day/Fifth Grade Pasta Dinner
- November 21 – Professional Development for Teachers (No School)
- November 24-28 – Thanksgiving Break (No School)
- December 2 – Pre-K/K Chapel
- December 3 – First – fifth grade Chapel
- December 5 – November Shoutout Free Dress Day
- December 9 – Pre-K/K Christmas Chapel
- December 10 – First – fifth grade Chapel – Eucharist
- December 12 – December Birthday Free Dress Day/Lessons & Carols
- December 16 – Pre-K/K Chapel – December Birthday Book
- December 17 – First – Fifth Grade Chapel – December Birthday Book
- December 18 – December Shoutout Free Dress Day
- December 19 – Noon Dismissal/How the Grinch Stole Christmas Performance/Storytime/Caroling
- December 22 – January 5 – Christmas Break (No School)
- January 6 – School Resumes
SAVE THE DATE: New Parent Orientation
We cannot wait to welcome all of our new parents to campus in August! Please be sure to save the date.
- New Parent Orientation (parents only)
- August 11, 5:30 p.m.: New Parent Orientation (Pre-K 3 – Fifth Grade)| Petway Family Performance Center
Save the Date: Meet Your Teacher Morning
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Meet Your Teacher Morning is a time for parents and students to explore their new classroom and meet their new homeroom teacher. Families will receive their carpool tag and students’ spirit shirt (that can be worn during special Friday Spirit Days) during Meet Your Teacher Morning. All students should be accompanied by an adult during this time. *Questions and expectations will be reviewed during Back to School Open House August 21, 2025 | 5:30 p.m.).
Note: Teacher assignments will be released on Saturday, August 9 on the My ESJ Parent Portal.
Whether you are planning to shed a happy or sad tear, come join us for a meet up to kick off the new school year!
Details:
Thursday, August 14, 2025
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Frequently Asked Questions about Uniforms for Beaches Campus Students (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5)
We are looking forward to the upcoming 2025-2026 school year and would love to hear from you about volunteer opportunities you are interested in learning more about.
Please complete the Volunteer Interest Form Here!
BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, August 21 | 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
At least one parent is required to attend this parent only orientation to help familiarize yourself with your child’s classroom routines and expectations, and to get to know the teachers. *Afternoon Eagles will close at 5:30 p.m. for this event.
SCHEDULE
5:30 p.m. Session 1
6:00 p.m. Session 2
Teachers will offer two sessions which will include the same information in order to accommodate parents of multiple children. Enrichment teachers will also present during these session times, in their respective classrooms.
Please stay tuned for details about a parent meet-up immediately following Parent Open House.
With the addition of Largura Hall, we will now have two carpool lines. The new directions for carpool are as follows:
- Students with a homeroom in McCormick Hall – Pre-K, kindergarten, first, and second graders – will be dropped off and picked up in the McCormick Hall carpool loop, just as they have in the past. However, the cars in this carpool line will need to begin lining up on 8th Ave N. and 5th St. (instead of 9th and 5th). After drop off and pick up, the cars in this carpool line will make a left onto 4th St. and head away from the school. These cars are prohibited from turning right onto 4th St.
- Students with a homeroom in Largura Hall – third, fourth, and fifth graders – will be dropped off and picked up on 4th St., the west side of Largura Hall. This carpool line will begin lining up on 9th Ave. N. and 4th St. After drop off and pick up, the cars in this carpool line will turn right onto 11th Ave. N. and head away from the school. These cars are prohibited from turning left onto 11th Ave. N.
- Families who have students with homerooms in both buildings will follow the above directions for the McCormick Hall carpool line during morning arrival. The younger children will enter McCormick Hall directly from the carpool loop and the older students will walk to the corner of 11th Ave N. and 4th St., where they will cross the small intersection with the assistance of a crossing guard.
- For the afternoon dismissal (3:10 p.m.) carpool, third, fourth, and fifth grade students going home as a walk-up will be accompanied by a teacher to the walk-up area in front of Hope Hall (as described below). Third, fourth, and fifth grade students with one or more younger siblings at McCormick Hall who are going home in carpool (not walk-up) will be accompanied by a teacher to the youngest sibling’s classroom in McCormick Hall and wait to be called for carpool pick-up.
- On Friday mornings, third, fourth, and fifth grade students will meet their teachers in the gym in order to be ready for the Friday Flag ceremony. Each class will have a designated spot for backpacks. After the Friday Flag ceremony, third, fourth, and fifth grade students will pick up their backpacks and head to Largura Hall with their homeroom teachers. In order to keep our carpool running smoothly and efficiently, these third, fourth, and fifth grade students will be dropped off on 4th St., on the west side of Largura Hall, and they will cross the intersection with the assistance of a crossing guard and head to the gym through the McCormick Hall entrance.
Walk-Up Dismissal Protocol
To ensure a safe and orderly dismissal process, the following protocol has been established for walk-up pickups at ESJ Beaches Campus:
Walk-Up Dismissal Guidelines
- Arrival Time:
- Parents/Guardians who wish to pick up their students via walk-up must arrive at the designated patio area no later than 3:05 PM.
- A staff member will be present to facilitate the release of students to their approved guardians.
- Identification and Safety:
- Parents/Guardians must show their car tag or identification to confirm authorization for student pickup.
- Students will only be released to individuals listed on the approved pickup list.
- Severe Weather Policy:
- In the event of severe weather, including but not limited to lightning, heavy rain, or other safety concerns, ESJ reserves the right to cancel walk-up dismissal.
- Every effort will be made to notify families of cancellation by 2:45 PM on the affected day.
- In such cases, students will remain indoors and should be picked up through the regular carline dismissal process.
- General Reminders:
- Please do not park in carline or block traffic when walking up.
- Be respectful of staff and other families, and follow all directions given by school personnel.
- Timeliness and cooperation are essential to maintaining a smooth and safe dismissal process for everyone.
Thank you for your understanding and support in helping us ensure the safety and efficiency of our dismissal procedures.