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The Bath Beach School
Welcome to The Bath Beach School
Jared Shapiro, Principal
April Danks, Assistant Principal
Samantha Premmana, Assistant Principal
Our mission is to educate, inspire, and support students in a collaborative learning environment. By fostering a strong home-school partnership, we help each child thrive, develop a love of learning, and gain the skills needed to become a lifelong learner and responsible, contributing citizen.
Summer Rising 2026
Summer Rising Applications are now open! Students in Summer Rising will have access to both academic and enrichment programming over the course of the day, including field trips, arts activities, and outdoor recreation. Please continue to monitor the page in the link below for important updates for you and your family.
Books of The Month: April 2026
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle isabout a bad-tempered ladybug who, after refusing to share aphids with a friendly ladybug, travels the world picking fights with increasingly larger animals, only to be humbled by a whale and return home to learn the value of manners, friendship, and sharing.
Mrs. Hartwell is preparing her class to take the Big Test. Knowing they have studied and are well-prepared, she helps the students practice how to sit quietly, fill in the bubbles, and follow the directions. She even instructs them on proper morning-of-the-test nutrition. As her students grow increasingly anxious about the Big Test, Mrs. Hartwell realizes she has to teach the most valuable test-taking skill of all: learning to relax!