Middle School students are on educational and fun class trips this week! All will return at appointed times on Friday. Fourth Grade also traveled to Nashville.

Eighth Grade

Eighth Graders at the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Seventh Grade

Seventh Graders are enjoying a fun-filled three days in Atlanta, Ga. They kicked off the trip with a visit to Turner Field for an afternoon baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Miami Marlins. Following the game, students visited the World of Coca-Cola, ate dinner at Hard Rock Café and got a 360-view of the city at the Sun Dial Observation Deck. Thursday featured trips to the Carter Center Library, the Fernbank Museum and a visit to the Alliance Theater for "Maurice Hines in Tappin' Thru Life". A visit to the MLK Center and St. Luke's Cathedral will wrap up the trip on Friday.

Seventh Graders at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga.

Sixth Grade

Sixth Grade girls at the Chattanooga Aquarium.

Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade on the steps of the Tennessee Capitol Building.

The 10th Annual Saints' Gala is this Saturday, April 26! This is the school's largest fundraising event to raise money for the Annual Fund, which provides resources for the classrooms, technology, athletics, and fine arts. Cocktail hour, Silent Auction, and Children's Art start at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is at 8:00 p.m., with the Live Auction to follow. Make sure you check out the event website for full details regarding items in the Silent and Live Auction.

The ESK Lower School Talent Show is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Kline Gymnasium. All participants need to review the program for the event to make sure their listing is correct. Call Susan Darby in the Lower School office with any changes.  

If you have any questions, please contact Lucy Tyler at tyler@esknoxville.org or Tina San Gil at two47@gmail.com.

Sustainability News

Bags to Benches

Thank you to those who brought in plastic bags for Bags to Benches this week. ESK is off to a great head start. We have collected around 25 pounds of plastic bags -- only 475 pounds to go. Keep collecting those bags throughout the summer so we can reach our goal of 500 pounds or 30,000 bags.

15th Annual Earth Fest

This year's event will take place on Saturday, April 26th, from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. at World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville. As always, Earth Fest is a FREE, "zero-waste" event with food, fun and entertainment for the whole family, including your pets!

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.