Happy Thursday! Welcome to another edition of Headlines! Highlights this week include some new additions to the Pettway Library, information on Parent Teacher Conferences and two different Parents' Association events open to all students and families next week! Also be sure to check out the Athletics News for an update on all teams currently in season!

SEPTEMBER EVENTS AT ESK

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

On Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Lower School parents attended Lower School Parent Night, visiting their children's classrooms and gathering for refreshments in the Siler Great Room in Siler Hallway.  

Fourth Grader Teacher Jeannie Hoover shares about the upcoming year during Lower School Parent Night.

New Additions to Pettway Library and FLEx Design Lab

Through a generous grant by the Pettway Foundation, we have been able to place an LCD TV and 4 new iMacs in the collaborative learning space shared by the Pettway Library and the FLEx Design Lab. Students will now be able to participate in online learning classes, as well as stream content via airplay from the library's Apple machines, or their own devices, to share with the whole class. They also have access to the school's 3D printer, which was a gift from the Parents' Association. Feel free to stop by and check our exciting new space out!

Student Donation

ESK Fifth Graders Alexa McCarren and Chloe Johnson have been running a lemonade stand in their neighborhood over the last few weeks, and they have donated the money they raised to ESK. A few weeks back, the girls made a $30 donation to the Annual Fund before recently making a $100 gift for a future high school at ESK. A big thank you to both Alexa and Chloe!  

It's Candle Time in Tennessee! Let's Light Up the Board with Sales!

14 days remain in our Fabulous Fall Fundraiser which nets 40% in pure profit$ for our kids! That's right...FORTY PERCENT in PROFIT$! 

With just a few quick clicks, you can spread the word to all your friends!

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

With TEN NEW FRAGRANCES the selection is better than ever!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Just a reminder to all families that Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up on Friday, Sept. 27. Lower School families, please check with your individual teachers about scheduling a meeting. Middle School teachers will be available in the Kline Gymnasium from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm for conferences with parents. There is no school for students that day.

The University of Tennessee women's soccer team invites all kids to a free soccer clinic on the field at Regal Soccer Stadium following Sunday's UT vs. Western Kentucky match at 1 p.m. Sunday is also Kids' Day and the first 100 kids receive a voucher for a hot dog and a drink.

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 

For all the latest on flag football, volleyball, cross country and tennis, be sure to check out the new athletics update section of Headlines. Click here to read all about this week's competition and to see pictures from all the action.  

PA News 

Eat Dinner and Give Back to ESK at Outback

Don't make dinner plans on September 16th!! Visit the Outback Steakhouse, at 330 N Peters Rd, from 4-9 p.m. to do your part in this fundraiser for the Parents' Association. Twenty percent of the night's profits will be given back to ESK. Please note: Call ahead for seating for parties of 6 or more.

Movie Night: Madagascar 3

Bring your family to the PA's second annual Movie on the Lawn on Friday, Sept. 20! Madagascar 3 will be the feature film for the evening. Carnival games and food will start at 6:30 p.m. with the movie to follow at 7:45. Hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and goody bags will be available. Concessions are cash only. T-shirts and stadium blankets will also be on sale! Bring your blanket and enjoy a family-friendly evening on the lawn!

Sustainability Fact of the Week

DID YOU KNOW?

Energy Vampires don't feed on blood-they drink up electricity, and they are VERY real. In our homes, schools, and businesses, we have lots of electrical products that cannot be switched off completely unless they are unplugged. These are things like televisions and cell phone chargers. When plugged in, they use electricity 24 hours a day, just sitting and waiting for you to turn on a switch or recharge something.

The "standby power" these items use can be as much as 15 or 20 watts for each one, which is a little more than a night-light uses. That might not seem like much, but it adds up fast. In fact, when we figure the cost of standby power used by everyone in the United States, it comes to more than $4 BILLION a year!

Did you know that your microwave oven uses more electricity to power the digital clock than it does to cook your food? Although heating food requires more than 100 times as much power as running the clock, most microwave ovens sit idle 99% of the time.

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!

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