Hello family and friends! Welcome to another edition of Headlines, which is full of important information and a look at what our students are doing this week! Check it out!

 

SEPTEMBER EVENTS AT ESK

9/5                   Lower School Parent Night - 6:30 - 8 p.m.

9/11-13            Fifth Grade to Tremont

9/13                 Holy Eucharist Celebrating the Feast of the Holy Cross - 8 /10:15 a.m.

9/16                 Give Back at Outback Steakhouse - 4 - 9 p.m.

9/20                 Family Movie Night - 6:00 p.m.

9/27                 NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences

                        Used Uniform Sale - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Lower School Parent Night

Lower School parents, please join us tonight (Thursday, Sept. 5) for Parent Night. It's an opportunity to see the course of your student's day and become familiar with their teachers. The event will be 6:30-8 p.m., beginning in your child's classroom. No students should be in attendance.

 

Middle School Parent Night

On Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Middle School parents attended Middle School Parent Night, visiting their children's classrooms and gathering for refreshments in the Siler Great Room in Googe Hall. Special Thanks to all those who attended!   

  

Middle School teacher Macqueline Foss speaks with a group of parents during MS Parent Night.

 

Fall Smells Great at ESK!

The 22-day sprint is underway and orders are already rolling in for this year's exciting Yankee Candle Fundraiser! It's easier than ever to reach customers and boost our school to the top of our fundraising goal!  

 

 

1) Go to www.yankeecandlefundraising.com

2) Click "Seller Login"

3) Complete the "Signup to be a Seller" form

4) Use ESK's Group Number: 990033363

5) Follow instructions & send shopping emails to Friends & Family from your Electronic Contacts

 

It's really that easy! QUALITY products + a few CLICKS = PROFITS for our Kids!

 

Athletics in Full Swing

A number of ESK's fall athletic teams kicked off their seasons this week. Scroll to the athletics section of Headlines to make sure to catch up on how the competition is going so far!

 

New Promethean Board

ESK Spanish teacher Alicia Rojas and her students are enjoying the addition of a Promethean Activ Board in her classroom in the Brewington Family Lower School. Maestra Rojas would like to send special thanks to all those who helped to make it happen including Julie King, Nancy Laurence and Amy Schumaker. The students love it!  

 

  

 

Gather Your Friends...

 

6th Annual ESK Lobster Bake

 

Saturday, October 12th at 6:00 PM

ESK

Tickets: $60/person

Contact Alice Smith, 218-4494,  

for more information or to purchase tickets!

 

Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day

Make sure to update your students' Grandparent or Special Friend information so they will receive an invitation to attend the fun afternoon on October 11th.  Form is located under "Web Forms" on Parents Web. Invitations will be sent soon!!

 

The schedule for the afternoon:

1:00-1:30 Cookies and Tea

1:30-2:15 All School Chapel and Music Program in Kline Gymnasium

2:15-2:45 Visit to students' classrooms

2:45 Dismissal for Guests

Katerpillar Kids Camp

Registration is now open for the upcoming Katerpillar Kids Camp provided by Covenant Hospice and sponsored by Variety - The Children's Charity. The weekend camp is for children in grades 1-12 who are grieving the death of a loved one. Camp is a free community service. The camp is Oct. 5-6 at Camp Wesley Woods in Townsend, Tenn. Registration is available online at www.katerpillarkidscamp.org.

 

Speech Services Offered at ESK

ESK is proud to offer the services of Speech Language Pathologist Stacy McLemore to our students and families. McLemore offers a wide range of services including evaluation and treatment for the following: speech, language, auditory processing, phonological awareness and academic support. McLemore has a Masters' Degree in Speech Pathology and has her Clinical Certificate of Competence and current Tennessee License. For more information or to schedule a time to meet with Stacy, contact her

 

Spots are available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday for after school, private piano lessons with Rachel Dennis. Lessons are held at ESK, and both traditional and Suzuki instruction are offered. Please contact Rachel at rdennis2@utk.edu for more information.

 

PA News 

 

New Mixer

The Parent's Association is continuing the push raise money to purchase a new commercial mixer for the school's kitchen. Here are some quick and easy ways you can help:

 

Boxtops - We have collected over 800 boxtops in just the first week of school!  Continue sending boxtops to school with your child - each is worth 10 cents and they add up quickly!  ESK also automatically earns money if you do your internet shopping through www.boxtops4education.com.  Check it out and contact Rachel Hacker if you have any questions at rachel@mcbreartycapital.com
 
Target - Now through September 21st Target is donating $1 for every vote our school gets on http://givewith.target.com/.  You will need to use your Facebook login to vote - you are allowed to vote once per week to put it on your weekly calendar!
 
Coke Rewards - Inside the package of Coke Products (including DASANI water, Powerade, Coke Zero, Sprite, etc) you will find a coke rewards number.  Log on to www.mycokerewards.com and enter the codes to earn easy points.  You can then donate these points to ESK who can, in turn, trade points in for school supplies such as pencils, paper, erasers, footballs, bulletin boards, televisions, etc.
 
Kellogg - Inside Kellogg packages are Family reward codes that can be entered at www.kelloggsfamilyrewards.com.  You can then donate them to ESK to be traded in for school supplies.
 
Target Red (Visa) Card - Link your Target Red Visa Card online to ESK and our school will automatically earn money every time you make purchases with your Target Card.

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