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End of Year Program
Hard to believe but we have come to the end of the school year and next Friday we will celebrate!
The End of Year Program starts at 11 am. Families are all invited and you are encouraged to come early for parking.
All students will participate in the musical program. Graduating 8th Graders will make their speeches and children moving up to new classrooms next year (Kindergarten, Third Grade and Sixth Grade) will be honored.
Please plan to join everyone for a lunch of pizza and salad following the program.
You are welcome to take your child home after the program. It would be appreciated if you will let your child's teacher know before you leave.
Summer Camp
BPS is once again offering weekly summer camp sessions for children ages 3 through 6 (entering first grade).
The camp day runs from 9 am to noon and camp sessions are taught by BPS staff.
Weekly themes include Creepy Crawly Critters, Music and Movement, Puppet Theater, Animals Around the World & more.
Your child may attend any or all of the ten weekly sessions offered. The registration form is available online at the BPS website.
Beach Day for Upper Elementary & Middle School
What a fun way to wind down the school year!
On Tuesday, May 21st, the Upper Elementary and Middle School sutdents will go to North Shore Park at 901 North Shore Dr NE in St. Petersburg for a day of art and fun in the sunshine.
Sand sculpture will take place on the beach facing Tampa Bay just north of the Vinoy Hotel and students will swim in the North Shore pool, a lifeguard supervised facility.
Children should wear bathing suits under clothes and bring a towel and change of clothes. Bag lunches should be brought for a picnic before return to school around 1:30 pm.
Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to drive and chaperone. Couldn't do it without you!
Ms. Lisa's Dance Recital
On Saturday, June 1st, the Beach Park School after-school dancers will join with others to perform in the annual dance recital for Ms. Lisa's Dance. The program starts at 3 pm at Jefferson High School and Ms. Lisa has asked for volunteers to help backstage with the children before and after their part in the performance. If you volunteer, you will receive a free ticket and will have plenty of time to take your seat and watch your child. Contact Ms. Lisa's at 253-5473.
More Summer Camps
The neighborhood Hubert Art Studio at 309 North Hubert Avenue is offering cool Kids Create weekly camps for older elementary and middle school age students this summer. The weekly camps include Magical Fantasy Art (ages 7-10), Mud & Modern Art (ages 11-14), Ushy Gushy Mush Art Fun (ages 9-12) and Creatures & Clay (ages 8-12) to name a few. The reasonably priced camps are two hours per day. Call the art studio at 282-2911 for more information.
Elementary age children are invited to half and full day weekly photography camps offered by Kim Hicks and Digi-Digi-Goo Children's Photography. Kim taught the BPS after school photo group this spring which our students loved. The summer camps will be held at KidzArt Hyde Park Village. For more information, contact Kim at kimhicks@digidigigoo.com or call her at 727-239-1234.
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Taking turns in the mornings, the kindergarten children have had a chance to visit the Lower Elementary class, the class they will join next year. They thoroughly enjoyed it and came back feeling very proud. 
Miss Kristen read 
Middle School went on their long awaited and well-planned end-of-year class trip this past week. 
LOWER ELEMENTARY: By popular demand we read the story of "The Magic Cane". This book not only has the element of surprise, but also brings up situations where magic is involved. The students are always fascinated with the evil Moconoco, the old lady, Karmelo and his three children with their unique elemental gifts of fire, water, and wind. We find many conversational phrases and sentences throughout the reading and we practice listening skills at the same time.