Third Grade Food Drive

The Annual Third Grade Food Drive to benefit FISH Hospitality Pantry begins on Monday, November 11. Third Grade will be collecting food and supplies for the two weeks leading up to Thanksgiving break. In addition to the regular class collection this year, students will have the opportunity to participate in 3 different ways:

Wednesday, November 13: Spirit Dress day. Bring 5 or more items from your class assignment, or other nonperishable items, and receive a pass for purple and white dress.

Friday, November 15: Free Dress day. Bring 5 or more items and receive a free dress pass.

Wednesday, November 20: Pajama Day. Bring 5 or more items and receive a pajama day pass.

ESK appreciates and accepts all donations, but to ensure that we provide the FISH Pantry with a variety of items, we have assigned certain items per class. Here are class assignments.

K: Paper products (paper towels, toilet paper, diapers, etc.)

1st: Canned vegetables

2nd: Hygiene products (toothbrush, deodorant, toothpaste, hair/body soaps, detergents)

3rd: Dried goods (beans, pasta, rice, etc.)

4th: Hygiene products (toothbrush, deodorant, toothpaste, hair/body soaps, detergents)

5th: Canned meat products

6th: Canned fruit (easy open tops that can be opened without can opener is best)

7th:Canned meat products

8th: Peanut butter and canned vegetables

LS and MS Office: Canned fruit and peanut butter

Third grade and FISH thank you so much for your support!

The Scholastic Book Fair is Next Week

ESK will host the Scholastic Book Fair from Nov. 11th-15th in both the Jane L. Pettway Library in Googe Hall and the Clayton Family Library in the Brewington Family Lower School. The fair in the Lower School will run from 7:45 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each day, while the fair in the Middle School runs from 7:45 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Both will run through Thursday, November 14. Information regarding students shopping during class time was sent home in an email this week.

Scholastic Book Fairs get our students excited about reading, as well as supplement our library budget. It is also a great deal for customers because there is NO TAX on book fair purchases. You might consider making some of your holiday gift purchases here, and we will be happy to get your books to you discreetly.

If you are unable to come to the fair, you may also shop at our online Book Fair. Online purchases are subject to sales tax; however, there is no shipping charge. Your purchases will be shipped directly to ESK, where we are happy to hold on to them discreetly until the holidays. Follow the link or get to it from the ESK homepage.

Sixth Grade Dinner Theater

"No Body to Murder"

Tuesday, Nov. 12 * 6:00 p.m. * Googe Hall

Winterfest to Include a Block Party for Charity

Four years ago Ryan Steadman, a current ESK fifth grader, started a business named Work Builders, which makes building block sets for kids. All along he's shared half his earnings with local charities. Wanting to do more for kids less fortunate, he then created the "Work Builders Block Party", a community volunteer project making building block toys for kids in need. Through his two previous block parties Ryan has donated over 200 sets of building blocks to charity. This year,

you can help him make block sets that will go to Helen Ross McNabb Center. While you're at Winterfest spend a little time at the block party and help support kids in our community!

Congratulations, Lucy!

Congratulations to Lucy Tyler, our founding second grade teacher, for being named the statewide Educator of The Month! We all agree it is well deserved and couldn't happen to a nicer person. Lucy has always gone the extra mile to bring out the best in her students. It is apparent in the number of students who return to visit her each year. A teacher touches many lives, and Lucy has been a positive force for all those who know her.

AfterCare Service Project

ESK AfterCare Director, Sarah Dew, would like to ask all students and families to collect labels from SunnyD products to help AfterCare earn free books! Twenty Sunny D labels equals 20 free books! For a complete list of eligible products, please visit SunnyD.com. Labels can be turned in to your grade-level teacher or advisor until Wednesday, November 20.

AfterCare is also looking for any portable sewing machines that families would be willing to donate. They are trying to begin a new sewing program for students. Please contact AfterCare Director Sarah Dew for more details.