Campus – St. Mark’s
Gobbles and Goodies
Gobbles and Goodies Saturday, November 13 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Current and prospective families are invited to join us for a fun morning on the St. Mark’s Campus creating some fun fall art activities. There will be a pumpkin and pinecone painting station, a turkey craft, jelly prints with leaves, and fall cookie decorating.…
Read MoreElectrical Circuits Unit Brings a Spark to Curriculum
Fourth grade students recently held an open house on St. Mark’s Campus to showcase homemade wired houses they constructed in science class. As part of an electrical circuits unit, students learned about parallel and series circuits, conductors and insulators, and additional related technology. They started off building their own flashlights to apply their knowledge. From…
Read MoreExtended Day Registration & Lunch Registration
Links for Extended Day Registration and Ordering Lunches are now located on the MyESJ Parent Portal. Visit esj.org/myesj to login.
Read MoreDads’ Club Social
Dads’ Club promotes fellowship in our school community and offers opportunities to volunteer throughout the school year. The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School, will host a Dads’ Club social at his home in Ortega. Please mark your calendar! Dads’ Club Social Thursday, November 4 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 4620 Algonquin Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32210…
Read MoreClasses Without Quizzes and Book Fair Opening Night Bring Hundreds to Campus
On Thursday, October 21, faculty, staff, and teachers welcomed over 300 parents, grandparents, and students to campus for Classes Without Quizzes Family Open House and the Book Fair Opening Night. Classes Without Quizzes was an interactive event that provided parents and grandparents the opportunity to visit three different classes their child(ren) participate in during the…
Read MorePlease Submit Grandparent Information
Pre-K 3 – Grade 5 Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ morning is Friday, November 19! To ensure all grandparents and/or special friends receive an invitation, please address the envelopes provided to your child with your child’s grandparents and/or special friends information and return to your child’s teacher as soon as possible.
Read MorePlay Therapist Supervisor Provides Behavioral Management Skills
ELP 1 – Grade 5 faculty and staff participated in training focused on understanding and effectively addressing diverse behaviors in children on Monday, October 18. In the course, called “Learn to Speak Child”, participants learned additional strategies for communicating and responding to behavioral challenges in a way that strengthens teacher/child relationships, meets children’s emotional needs,…
Read MoreCoffee Chat with The Rev. Adam Greene and Beville Anderson
The Rev. Adam Greene and Beville Anderson would invite parents to attend a Coffee Chat. This is a great opportunity to enjoy fellowship with families, ask questions, and hear about campus updates and programming. Wednesday, October 20 9 – 9:45 a.m. School Library
Read MoreESJ Fifth Grade Retreat
St. Mark’s and Beaches Campus fifth graders spend Tuesday, October 12, at a fifth grade retreat on the Knight Campus. Faculty from all three campuses helped facilitate the day, which included different team building and fine arts activities and lunch. The Rev. Teresa Seagle, Dean of Spiritual Life, also worked with students. Katherine Donahoo Nott…
Read MoreStudents Combine Art and Social Studies to Create Globe Pumpkins
Second grade students recently mastered the geographic placement of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia thanks to a social studies unit all about continents. They also learned about oceans using map skills, memorized a catchy song to help them remember the largest to smallest land masses, and practiced directions with a…
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