Orange and White Day

To celebrate the Vols and Lady Vols basketball teams in the Sweet Sixteen, tomorrow (Friday, March 28) will be Orange and White Spirit Day at ESK. Students may wear orange and white with appropriate non-uniform pants/shorts/skirts or may wear their regular school uniform.

4th Grade Service Project

Students on Wacky Hat Day 2013.

The Fourth Grade will begin their community service project, Hams for the Hungry, next week. The project provides Easter dinners through Second Harvest Food Bank for those who cannot afford it. The schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, April 1 - Bake Sale (Morning car pool- All Items $.50)  

Wednesday, April 2 -Wacky Hat Day ($1 Tickets sold at car pool) -- Prizes are awarded. Thursday, April 3 - $5 Jazzy Jars (Morning car pool, one per child)

Friday, April 4 - Free Dress Day ($2 Tickets at car pool/Fourth Grade rooms)

Thank you for your support and participation! For more information, please contact Fourth Grade teachers Jeannie Hoover and Melissa Bornemann.

Great Llama Race

All ESK students and families are invited to come out and cheer on the ESK llama in The Great Llama Race on April 5, 2014 at World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville. The events will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Great Llama Race is a foot race in which local celebrities are paired with a Knoxville school and a llama provided by Southeast Llama Rescue. The race will be run in heats, with the final heat determining 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Proceeds will benefit Southeast Llama Rescue and Casa de Sara, an international non-profit with headquarters in Knoxville. All proceeds will go to sponsor their elementary school in La Guardia, Bolivia. Other activities will be going on throughout the day in addition to the main race. Vendors, entertainers, food, music, a children's section, crafts, games, and other competitions will be spread out around the grounds.

A special thank you to Ullrich Printing, whose generous donation enabled ESK's participation in this event.

Covenant Kids Run

The BIG DAY is almost here!! The Covenant Kids Run is this Saturday, March 29, at 6:00 p.m. Lower School PE teacher Pansie Evans is anticipating nearly 40 runners representing ESK! Specific instructions regarding race procedures, parking, etc. can be found at www.knoxvillemarathon.com. Even if you haven't been tracking your mileage to this point, you can register at the event. Check it out, put on your ESK shirt and join your fellow Saints on Saturday!  

Hairspray Jr.

The ESK Middle School Chorus will present "Murder at Crooked House" on Tuesday, April 1, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Please join us for this wonderful production in the Kline Gymnasium. The cast of characters includes Grace Taylor, Will Betz, Alex Carter, Bailey Dew, Addison Jones, Lauren Reed, Damon Rodefer, Calder Woodward, Ashton Mayo-Beavers, Alllie Hull, Addy Bonovich, Zach Stivers and Buchanan Underwood ! Admission is free, but donations to Hams for the Hungry are welcome!

Show Recordings Avaliable!

ESK will record and have copies of the middle school musical Hairspray Jr. available for $10. This will be a basic non-professional video for parents who wish to watch the show and not worry about having to videotape it. Please email Brett Tannhauser at   tannhauser@esknoxville.org, if you would like to order a copy.

New Library Catalog

The ESK Libraries have upgraded the library catalog software to a new web based catalog that is accessible from anywhere, including your mobile device. The URL is https://esknoxville.follettdestiny.com and the app is called Destiny Quest from Follett. As we continue to work with this software, we will be able to allow both Lower and Middle School students to create accounts, place holds and check the status of their library accounts.

CTP Achievement Testing

Please make note of achievement testing coming in April. After piloting the online version of the ERB's CTP in grades 3 and 6 last year, all students in grades 4-8 will take the assessment online this year. Grades 4 and 5 will test April 8-10 using the school's iPads and devices, and Grades 6-8 will test the following week, using either the student's own device or a school device. For any questions about assessments, please contact your child's teacher or Lois Ross, Director of Testing. You may also learn more about the assessments from the website.  

Kindergarten Camp

ESK will hold its annual Kindergarten Camp for rising (or new) Kindergarten students June 2-5, Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Theatre Camp -- "Cantamos Americanos: A Salute to the Music of Latin America"

Students in rising grades first through sixth are invited to participate in this camp June 9-13, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Singing, dancing, acting, improv, costumes and set design are part of activities for this exciting week. The final performance will be on Friday, June 13 at 11:30 a.m., with a potluck luncheon to follow. Registration began Monday, March 3, by emailing Dr. Sousa at sousa@esknoxville.org.

Minecraft Camps

This summer's camps will be held at ESK the week of June 9-13. A morning session, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., will be held for beginning players, and an afternoon session 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. for intermediate/advanced skills. Campers are welcome to sign up for both sessions, but afternoon attendees will want to have basic game skills already mastered. For more information, or to register, please go to www.techtutortime.com.