Beach Haven School Weekly Update
August 11th, 2023
Welcome Back!
Good Afternoon Beach Haven Families,
We are excited to begin to welcome you back to the 2023-2024 school year. There is still plenty of summer left to enjoy, but we wanted to begin to get you information to help make your upcoming school year successful.
Some key items included in this update are the following:
- Playground/Construction Update
- Important Dates and Events
- 2023-2024 Student Handbook
- New Staff Introductions
- New Child Study Team Services partnership with Stafford Township
- Updated School Calendar (Back to School Night is now 9/13/23)
- September Character Trait
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the school. We are looking forward to seeing you soon.
Regards,
Theodore Loeffler
Superintendent/Principal
Upcoming Events/Activities
Notice:
School Property Closure- Our building envelope project is nearing completion on the playground side of the building. As soon as we get clearance, I will make an announcement that it is back open. We anticipate the re-opening will take place sometime next week. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Our boiler project will continues inside and our envelop project will shift to the front of the building.
August 30th, 2023- Board of Education Meeting 5 PM.
September 5th, 2023- Preschool and Kindergarten Open House1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
September 6th, 2023- First Day of School. Welcome Back!
Regular School Hours are 8:20 am-2:45 pm
PreK3 School Hours are 8:20 am- 11:45am
Lunch and Recess is from 11:38 PM – 12:25 PM
September 13th, 2023- Back to School Night 6 pm (Changed to avoid conflict with Southern Regional)
Please take time to review our 2023-2024 Student Handbook with your child. In addition to the link included, you can access the handbook posted on our website. Please return the included acknowledgement/permission forms by September 8th. Please call or stop by the main office if you would like a paper copy. Students in grades 3-6 will have a paper copy of the handbook included in their student planners.
Welcome New Staff!
Makaela Gevaras- Kindergarten
Melanie Buda- Preschool
Dan Chandler- Substitute Custodian
Ashley Garcia-Romero- Student Teacher
Special Education
We have partnered with Stafford Township Schools in a shared services agreement for special education services for this coming school year. We are in the process of having the Stafford Township Director of Special Services and CST transition records with the Southern Regional special education Department who we previously worked with. You will be receiving more information about meet and greet meetings set up for families of students with IEP's within the first 7 days of the school year. We want to help you to get to know the new case manger and to help support your children to succeed.
School Calendar
September Character Trait- Empathy
Realtime
Our Realtime parent portal will allow you to view your child’s schedule, daily attendance, and teacher's gradebook once the school year has begun.
https://www.fridayparentportal.com/portal/security/login.cfm
The Realtime link can be always accessed from our homepage under the Parents tab. You will need your Username and Password. If you do not have or remember this information, please contact the main office.
Beach Haven PTA- Get involved and make a positive impact for our children!
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.
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 link and attachment below)
https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/3119102/Steps-A4.pdf
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
Crisis Help
NJ Hopeline
1.855.654.6735
Whatever you’re going through, feeling, or thinking, we are here to listen and support you.