Campus – Beaches
Campus Celebrates with Valentine’s Day Activities
Valentine’s Day card exchanges, treats, crafts, and games were all part of the Beaches Campus classroom celebrations on Friday. Classes incorporated math lessons (calculating the area of their Valentine’s boxes) and writing lessons — creating “Reasons Why I Love You” jars for their parents, filled with slips of paper that stated a specific reason why they…
Read MoreStudents Participate in Super Math Bowl
Mrs. Cinnamond’s fifth and sixth grade math students participated in a Super Math Bowl last week before the big game. Students did rounds of fraction problems and minute-to-win-it games. Fractions and field goals were a winning combo with Coach Cinnamond and her players!
Read MoreThird Graders Create Gardens for Math Project
Ms. McGehee’s third grade students are studying perimeter and area in math. To demonstrate understanding, students created and drew their own “Area Gardens,” with beds of different sizes. Students were very busy calculating area and perimeter of each section before they could “plant” their flowers and vegetables.
Read MorePrayer for our Nation – Inauguration Day 1/20/2021
Prayer for our Nation Inauguration Day 1/20/2021 by The Rev. Teresa Seagle, Dean of Spiritual Life and Service, Chaplain Almighty God, ruler of the earth, who has blessed us as the people of this land: We seek you this day as our nation transitions. Acknowledging our citizens have many differing views and feelings on this…
Read MoreSaying Goodbye to Mrs. Peters
The Beaches Campus said farewell to beloved kindergarten teacher Marianne Peters this semester. The Beaches Campus welcomed Marianne Peters to the faculty in 2009. She came to campus with a wealth of experience in teaching all subject areas in the first grade curriculum. Through her experience and passion for teaching and nurturing, both the students…
Read MoreLower Schools Begin Conference Play
Lower Schools began practices for the teams participating in the North Florida Independent School Athletic Conference this week. The first sports season will consist of flag football and volleyball. This is the first year that our teams at the Beaches campus and the St. Marks team will be competing as Episcopal Eagles. Holly Joyner and…
Read MoreAfternoon Band Program Begins at Beaches Campus
The Band program at the Beaches Campus has begun meeting after school for rehearsal. The Beaches Campus is excited to offer this program to students in grades four through six. Students were able to choose an instrument and will practice each week to build musical skills and grow as musicians. They will perform band literature and develop…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Welcomes Three New Students
For the January 2021 semester Beaches Campus has welcomed three new students. We are so happy to have them join our Episcopal family!
Read MoreBeaches Campus Welcomes New Kindergarten Teacher
Christy Maurer joined the Beaches Campus as a new Kindergarten teacher this semester. Christy previously taught at Jacksonville Country Day School (JCDS) for more than ten years, and has a master’s degree in education from the University of North Florida. Her undergraduate degree is in elementary education from Western Kentucky University. Christy also served as…
Read MoreBeaches Presents Lessons and Carols
The Beaches Campus students filmed The Festival of Lessons and Carols this morning in the St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. Lessons and Carols is an annual event presented by Beaches Campus students. The Christmas story is told through scripture readings and Christmas songs. Each grade sings a carol together and older students act out the…
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