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The School Store, run each year by Lucy Tyler's and
Nancy Laurence's second grade classes, is in full
swing! The store that sells school supplies and
delicious snacks opened for business for its eighth
year on Wednesday. Stop by any day between 8 and
8:15 a.m. to do your shopping.
Second graders who run the school store get
experience at being business proprietors and good
citizens too. They set out the inventory, sell it, and put it
up each day. Each student has bought stock in the
business and will get a share of the profits at the end
of the year. Each student will tithe on the profits of the
store to a beneficiary chosen by popular vote.
Children keep two cash registers going, selling gel
pens, hand sanitizer, glitter pencils, glue sticks,
animal crackers and trail mix, among other items, to
customers of all ages. Prices range from 25 cents for
rulers to $1 for highlighters, with most items priced at
around 50 cents.
Pictured are (l-r) Connor, Crosse and Mark working at the Supply Store. |
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Episcopal School of Knoxville students, faculty
members and families shrugged off cold weather and
snow to march in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Parade for the seventh year on Monday, Jan. 19. They
gathered at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 600 S.
Chestnut St., and had breakfast with St. Luke's
parishoners and students from Austin East Magnet
School and Vine Middle School. Members of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew at St. John's Cathedral
prepared eggs, sausage, grits and biscuits for all
comers.
Deborah Thompson Wise, a parishioner of St. Luke's
and mother of ESK student Jamie Wise, helped
spearhead the breakfast. "This really gives us at St.
Luke's the opportunity to provide that link between our
kids and kids outside the community. It lets them
meet ESK and West Knoxville kids, and vice versa."
The Episcopal School marchers were part of a larger
Episcopalian delegation that included representatives
from the Episcopal Diocese, the Episcopal Peace
Fellowship, and members of the Episcopal churches
in f East Tennessee.
Members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew of St. John's Cathedral prepared breakfast for marchers at St. Luke's Church before the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Monday. |
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While recently completing a TRIBES training
workshop at the beginning of this year, I was
welcomed back from the winter holidays with a brisk
reminder of how well this process works. Needless
to say, I was ready to 'get back to my desk' as it were
and begin planning for the new year, however the day
spent in TRIBES training was an unexpected bonus
and more than ample preparation for the new year. As
it has been said before, TRIBES is a process which
focusses on building a positive culture within a
classroom setting while at the same promoting self
exploration from students, engaging them where they
are and encouraging further development of concepts
or ideas on their own. The idea obviously being to
attract the students to take ownership of their own
education, and to be excited about such a prospect.
This was the focus of the workshop attended by faculty
members on January 13.
Walking away from this workshop, we all had new and
fresh ideas to implement in the classroom. As an
example, allow me to tell you about one such TRIBES
strategy that was posited by Lois Ross and
implemented in my classroom. I have begun the new
year focussing on perspectives of religion in my
Seventh grade comparative religions class in order to
have the students identify with the people behind the
religions we are covering. Beginning this week, we
have begun to focus on Islam, and as a way to break
into this subject I used a group inquiry strategy from
TRIBES. By having the students break up into four
groups and then to send delegates to one of three
stations, where they learned about specific areas of
the Islamic faith, we were able to cover more material
in relatively the same amount of time. The idea is
simple, as educators, we want to be able to empower
our students to be learning for themselves, teaching
with the goal that every student takes ownership of his
or her own education. The TRIBES process offers a
wonderful template to employ strategies in the class
room to this end. - By Mat Luce. Pictured are
seventh graders in comparative religion class.
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The Episcopal School is blessed to have wonderful
sponsors for the Fifth Annual Saints Gala! Our
sponsors now are:
Presenting Sponsor: Integrated Benefits Group LLC, Shelley Rodefer, Independent Benefits Specialist Other Gala Sponsors: Pilot Corporation Shoffner Mechanical Blair and Katie Kline TIS Johnson and Galyon Clayton Bank Dr. Charlie and Mrs. Jane Gouffon Peter and Jacque Clem Oliver and Sarah Smith |
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The Gala is just two short weeks away and volunteers
are busy putting finishing touches on this exciting
event! Cirque du ESK--Reaching New Heights!, the
music of Atlanta's New South Players, and exciting live
and silent auctions await all who attend the Fifth
Annual All Saints Gala on Saturday, February 7 from
6:30 until midnight at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Take note of more of the fabulous auction items!
· The Ultimate Martini Basket · 2 one-day passes to the Knoxville Zoo · TRY Duffle Bag from Swim & Tri · 3' x3' Framed Art from Bill Cox Furniture · Book Autographed by Al Gore · Titans Game Chair from World Futon · Hand-Crafted Acid Etched Silver Pendant from Artisans For more info on the Gala, to volunteer, or donate
items please contact Jackie Schrubb Greenthum
b2@chartertn.net, Carmen DiSanto DiSanto@Comc
ast.net, or Elizabeth Hurst thehursts@cha
rtertn.net. Co-Chairs will also be in Googe Hall
every Monday and Thursday, before pick-up, from 2:30-
3:30.
Pictured is the Hand-Crafted Acid Etched Silver Pendant from Artisans. A one-of-a-kind original from ESK mom Dana McAlister. |
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The Knoxville Hilton is proud to partner with The
Episcopal School of Knoxville to offer special room
rates to attendees of the 2009 Saints Gala, February
7, 2009. The Knoxville Hilton offers its guests
unmatched hospitality, exquisite service, and truly
unforgettable service. Conveniently located in the
center of downtown Knoxville, Hilton is connected the
Knoxville Convention Center via covered sky bridge.
Hilton is pleased to offer the following arrangements.
Single Rate: $92.00 Double Rate: $92.00 When booking your reservation mention code ESK to
receive the special group rate. Reservations may be
made by calling: Hotel: 865-523-2300 (8:00 a.m.-4:00
p.m.)
Direct: 865-251-2578 (8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) Toll-free: 800-HILTONS Website: www.hilton.com Dr. and Mrs. Gouffon are among this year's Gala sponsors. |
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Ashe's Wine and Spirits
Bill Cox Furniture Biltmore Estate Mary Ellen Brewington Len & Sharon Butterfield Carolina Pottery Cedar Springs Christian Store Charles Garvey Photography Peter & Jacque Clem Coal Creek Armory Crouch's Florist Jim & Carmen DiSanto Dollywood Domino's Pizza Dr. Patrick & Leslie Downey Downtown Grill & Brewery John J. Duncan Educational Outfitters ESK Events at Sherlake The Fabric Market The First Tee of Knoxville Fisher Tire Fitness Together Fusion Tanning Salons Gift & Gourmet Interiors Glass Bazaar Hobbytown USA Ironic Junk Bee Gone Keva Juice Knox Rocks Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville Racquet Club Knoxville Zoo Lands' End The Little Gym of Knoxville The Lost Sea Maggie Moo's Dana McAlister McCallie Sport Camp Julia Mullaney May Nadrous Dr. Brian Parker Picture It Artistic- Photography Premier Martial Arts Premier Pawn Salon West Darlene Schrubb The School Box Scoles Family Chiropractic Seaton Photography Skin Care Center The Skin Wellness Center Smart Toys and Books Space Makers Neal & Anne Stapp Nick Stevens Swim & Tri Tataru's TCBY Tennessee Football Dr. Sharon Thompson The Town Framery UT Baseball Camp Laura Wallace Michael & Jeannine Wehrenberg Wolfgang Interiors World Futon |
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On Tuesday right after Chapel, the first grade classes
will take toys, clothing, bikes and books to the Holiday
Bureau in Oak Ridge. This volunteer organization
collects used items and cleans them up to distribute
to needy families in Anderson, Roane and Knox
Counties in December. The Episcopal School has
participated in this worthwhile effort for 10 years. We
appreciate your support of this project! If you have any
questions please email Chris Bishop at
bishop@eskno
xville.org or Christy Babbit at
babbit@esknoxv
ille.org
First graders launched rockets made of 2-liter bottles pumped full of water and air. Look below to see what happened to this one. |
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Episcopal School's Cub Scout Pack 926 will be
joining the Boy Scouts of America in collecting food
donations for our community. This year, more than
ever, we need your help in supplying food to those
less fortunate in our area. From all reports in the
news, the need has become overwhelming for those
in the Knoxville area and our school pack would like to
do its part in helping our friends and neighbors.
Please help us by donating non-perishable food and
toiletry items to this worthy effort. We know the state of
the economy has hit everyone hard, some worse than
others. Any donations, from one can or box of food to
larger donations are appreciated. There will be a
collection box in front of the dining hall on Monday,
January 26 until Friday, February 6. Send in your
donations in your child's backpack or back your car up
to the donation box, we can all help our community by
participating in this project.
The rocket left a trail of steamy exhaust! |
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The Middle School Science Fair will be Feb. 19. If you
are a scientist or engineer, or have an interest in
science education, please consider joining our
science department for one day as a Middle School
Science Fair judge! This rewarding volunteer
opportunity lets you see our students' work and visit
with them one-on-one about the fascinating projects
they have chosen and will have completed
themselves! At least ten percent of our students will
qualify to enter the Southern Appalachian Science and
Engineering Fair.
Parents of Lower School students and Middle School
students are needed to judge projects on Thursday,
February 19, from 7:45am until approximately
12:15pm. Training is provided, and judging
experience is not necessary. (Lower School parents
are especially valuable for judging the Middle School
projects, but any interested parent is welcome. We
also need volunteers to help with setup and tabulation
of scores, so nonscientists are welcome to help!)
Please contact Cary Busby, Middle School Science
teacher, by January 16, to volunteer.
busby@esknoxvi
lle.org
Spearheading the MLK breakfast at St. Luke's Episcopal on Monday were (l-r) Rick Roach, Deborah Wise, and Stephanie McIntosh. |
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Gymnast, Kristie Martyn, recently competed at Flip
Fest which was held at the Knoxville Convention
Center. She received at gold medal with a score of
9.425 on the floor exercise. She also received a silver
medal with a score of 9.50 on the balance beam.
Kristie stood on the podium to receive a bronze for
both the vault and bars. She was back again to
receive the silver medal for all-around athlete in her
age class.
Marchers in the parade Monday included (from left) Alec and Andi Teter. |
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Make plans to join your friends at the Gala Feb. 7!
Kelly Norrell
Communications Director
email:
norrell@esknoxville.org
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