Welcome to all new and returning students at The Episcopal School of Knoxville! Back-to-school is always an exciting time of year and at ESK it is no different! Faculty and staff are excited about the start of the 2013-14 school year and look forward to a great year ahead. Please read and enjoy Headlines, which will arrive in your email box full of school news each Thursday afternoon.

AUGUST EVENTS AT ESK

8/18                 Back to School BBQ - 5:30-7:30 p.m. ($5/person)

8/21                 PA Meeting - 8:15 a.m.

8/23                 Holy Eucharist - 10:30 a.m.

                        School Picture Day

8/27                 Ordination of Father Josh Hill - 10:00 a.m.

                        Brownie Girl Scout Parent Information Meeting - 3:15 p.m. (LS)

8/28-30            Middle School Trip (Doe River Gorge, Elizabethton, TN)

Parent Lunch Reservations

We always welcome parents, siblings and other family members or special friends to each lunch with our students here at ESK. Beginning with Thursday's first full day of school, it is now required that those wanting to eat lunch at ESK must fill out a reservation form at least 48 hours in advance. There will also be a $5 per person cost. The form is available here and on the front page of ESKnoxville.org.

Back to School Barbecue

Make plans to attend the annual Back to School Barbecue on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Faculty, staff and school families will gather in a white tent in front of Googe Hall. Dinner will include hot dogs, veggie burgers, barbeque, homemade buns, cole slaw, baked beans, and brownies and cookies, along with lemonade, tea and water. There will also be a bounce slide and bounce house in the gym. About 500 are expected! Please RSVP on   RenWeb. The cost is $5 per person.    

Father Josh's Ordination

All ESK family and friends are invited to join the school, along with several special guests, for the ordination of Father Josh Hill on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 10:00 a.m. in the Kline Gymnasium. It will be a very special day at ESK.

Holy Eucharist

We will celebrate our first Holy Eucharist (in honor of St. Bartholomew) of the school year on Friday, Aug. 23. The entire school will attend Eucharist in the Kline Gymnasium. Parents are always invited to attend chapel services. All students (Grades K-8) will participate in communion education in religion class during the first two weeks of school.

"Its Back....6th Annual ESK Lobster Bake"

10/12/13. Details to follow.

True Colors

The week before school started for students was filled with lots of both serious and fun activities for faculty and staff. One of the fun activities was a workplace personality inventory tool called True Colors, led by Chaplain Fr. Josh Hill and School Counselor Lois Ross. Teachers completed and scored a questionnaire on personality characteristics. Based on the results, teachers fell into one of four color categories: Gold, Orange, Blue, and Green. Faculty members met with their color group and discussed their characteristics and the commonly held misperceptions about them. Teachers were instructed to come up with typical workplace scenarios, and these were acted out by members of each color group. It was a fun and lively way to learn more about each other in the ESK workplace environment and to appreciate the diversity and gifts that make our faculty so wonderful.

ESK Faculty members participate in the True Colors inventory. (L-R) Jennie Hoover, Ann Ramsey, Philip Hoffman and David Spates.

Brownie Parent Information Meeting

There will be a Brownie Girl Scout parent informational meeting on Tuesday, August 27th at 3:15 p.m. in Mrs. Parham's classroom.   Brownies are open to all 2nd and 3rd grade girls. This year, the troop will be participating in community service projects, hosting guest speakers, earning a variety of scouting badges, building positive self-esteem and gaining leadership skills while having fun and strengthening friendships. Please contact Kimberly Stapleton (Fiona, 3rd Grade) at (865) 316-4854 with questions.

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