

Beach Haven School Weekly Update
January 30th, 2024
Upcoming Events and Activities:
February 9th, 2024- Early Dismissal 12:30 PM (PM Staff In-Service)
February 12th, 2024- 100th Day of School!
February 14th, 2024- Happy Valentine's Day!
February 15th, 2024- School Dance (Arabian Nights theme)
February 17th, 2024- BH Fire Department Turkey dinner fundraiser. Volunteers needed (Students and Adults). Email -markoskifamily34@gmail.com if interested.
February 19th, 2024- President's Day- No School
February 23rd, 2024- Bunco game night fundraiser @ BH Firehouse
February 29th, 2024- Family Fun Night, Book Swap, Minute to Win It! - Kick Off for Read Across America week.
Congratulations to BH Students!
We are so proud of our students for how well they performed this past weekend at the Surflight. We are grateful to our P.T.A. for providing our students with this wonderful opportunity. Mr. Elmo did an outstanding job leading the production with help from our students, former students, P.T.A., parents, Beach Haven staff and Surflight staff.
Community Outreach
Hello BHS Community!
The 6th-grade community outreach team will organize a soup collection in honor of the upcoming “Souper Bowl”! Now the “Souper Bowl” is not the football game you are thinking of, instead, it is an opportunity for our Beach Haven School community to give back and help our fellow neighbors!
This is how it will work: The entire school has been divided into two teams. The Movin’ Monkeys and the Cruisin’ Capybaras! Over the next 4 weeks, we will ask everyone to bring in any canned goods. This can be canned soup, vegetables, etc. Just like the football game, we will have four quarters. After every quarter we will announce to tell everyone how many cans each team has collected so far. At the end of the four quarters, we will announce the winner!
Remember this is not just a friendly competition, but also a way to support our local community and those in need. At the end of the 4 weeks, we will bring the canned goods to the Saint Francis food pantry. Thank you in advance for your participation, and may the best team win!
Upcoming Character Theme for February- Kindness
From Beach Haven to Beyond!
Preschool Learning Through Sensory Play
Preschool Science- Magnets
Beach Haven Kindergarten is Out of This World!
1st Grade Monument Tour
1st Grade and 4th Grade Math Buddies
2nd Grade Bucket Filling
1st Grade and 5th Grade Math Buddies
4th Grade Mountain Investigation
6th Grade Literary Essay Peer Editing
5th Grade Diving into Division!
6th Grade Graphing with Decimals and Fractions
Every Day Matters- Attendance
Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear early in a child's school career. A recent study looking at young children found that absenteeism in kindergarten was associated with negative first grade outcomes such as greater absenteeism in subsequent years and lower achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge
Chronic Absenteeism is defined by the U.S. Department of Education as missing 15 days or more a year. If your child reaches 18 or more absences, it then has to be reported to the State of New Jersey for our School Performance Reports.
Substitute Teachers Needed
School Counselor Request Form
If you wish to have a student seen by our school counselor, please fill out this form. The responses to this form will be checked once a week. If you have something more urgent to inform the school about, please get in touch with the school's main office during business hours at 609-492-7411. (If your child is in crisis, please dial 988 for support and 911 for emergencies).
Sign up to join and support our P.T.A.
Its time to become an official member of the Beach Haven PTA, complete this form. Becoming a PTA member does not mean you are volunteering for anything, it means you support the PTA and it’s activities – although we are in need of volunteers and welcome any help! It is important to complete this form so that you are included in our emails & messages! Memberships must be paid every year!
Dues are $5 per adult or $10 per family. After completing this form, please pay dues via Venmo (@BeachHaven-Pta) and indicate "member" in the notes.
Speech and Language Support
Here are some resources to help you understand and to support your child's speech/language development at home. (See the links below)
Speech and Language Milestones
Community Support
Heating/Energy Assistance- If you know someone who is having difficulty paying their energy bills this winter to stay warm, see the resource below to refer that person to for assistance.
Home Academic Support
Here are some resources to help support your child during homework. These are not designed to provide answers, but to help students who may struggle gain a better understanding through finding the explanation behind the answers when they get stuck or confused. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. I can be reached at shenry@beachhavenschool.com.
Brainly is a homework helper site students can use to ask question(s) to a community of teachers and students. https://brainly.com/
Socratic provides homework help with most subjects. It gives visual explanations, video tutorials and detailed step by step guides to help students understand complex concepts. https://socratic.org/
Quizlet provides students with the tools they need to learn any skill. It has step by step solutions and flashcards to help students prepare for quizzes or assignments. https://quizlet.com/latest
WolframAlpha Provides students with step by step solutions and skill development for understanding simple and complex learning for all subjects. https://www.wolframalpha.com/
Health Office
Family Preparedness
Life on the Island is glorious. We also know that weather can pose risks here unlike other areas. In order to help keep your family prepared, here are some resources to consider.
Family Support and Community Opportunities
The BH BOE is not affiliated nor do we endorse the following resources. The information is only for support to provide access to potential outside resources for families.
Crisis Help
NJ Hopeline
1.855.654.6735
Whatever you’re going through, feeling, or thinking, we are here to listen and support you.