AUGUST EVENTS AT ESK

8/11                 First Day of School (LS dismiss at 11:30 a.m./ MS dismiss at 12:00 p.m.)

                        All-School Chapel - 9:45 a.m.

8/20-22            MS Trip (Doe River Gorge)

8/27                 MS Parent Night - 6:30-8:00 p.m.

8/28                 LS Parent Night - 6:30-8:00 p.m.

8/29                 Holy Eucharist (8 a.m. / 8:50 a.m.)

                        School Picture Day

Safety First!
Our doors are locked during the day, so please use the main entrances of the Lower School and the Middle School. There the receptionists will buzz you in. Please note: This is a non-smoking campus at all times.

School Arrivals & Traffic Safety

In the morning, when parking to walk your child to class, please do not park along the inner carpool circle. For safety reasons, we ask that you not cross a lane of traffic with your children. Instead, park in the spaces provided on the outer edge of the traffic circle. Please drive in a counter-clockwise direction only, bearing to the right as you drive around the circle.

Please drive to the farthest point in the carpool circle. This means that Lower School parents may be directed to drive past the entrance of the Brewington Lower School to a place on the curb directly in back of the auto stopped in front of you. Be assured that a member of our faculty or administration will be on hand to open your car door and make sure that your child is headed on his or her way to the lower school steps. Likewise, Middle School students are asked to disembark at their vehicle's stopping point. This may mean a longer walk to Googe Hall; however this will allow us to keep up the pace of our car line. Once you arrive at the carpool circle, please make sure that your child (ren) are ready to leave your auto. This means that they are wearing their coats and have their backpacks ready. Also, please do not pass stopped cars in the line unless directed by a member of our staff. All of this is our attempt to ensure that your child arrives in class safely and without delay.

In the afternoon, Carpool Director Pansie Evans asks that drivers prominently display carpool folders on their passenger visors. Please be patient as we learn to recognize cars and family members!

Morning Care

Students who arrive before 7:30 a.m. should go to the Bishop Center Dining Room where they will be cared for by our morning care staff until the appropriate time. Lower school students will be escorted, and middle schoolers will be dismissed, to class. We ask this to ensure proper supervision and to allow our teachers to prepare for the day ahead. Students using Morning Care after 7:30 am will not be charged because of the short duration of care. Please remember that all students are welcome at Morning Care beginning at 7 a.m. (fee applies), where a delicious breakfast is served. Details: Call Jeanie Fewell at ext. 295 or 224.

KidZone!

Please pre-register for KidZone, even if you have no immediate plans to use the program. Pre-registration is free and will save you money later, should you decide you need it. The registration form is available in the forms section of Renweb.

KidZone Fall Enrichment Classes

The KidZone is excited to announce the fall activities for 2014. The class catalog can be found on ESKnoxville.org under KidZone After School Programs. If your child is interested in participating in a class, please contact Andrea Quaint via email at aquaint@esknoxville.org.

Doe River Gorge

All Middle School students must return their permission forms for the Doe River Gorge trip to Middle School Director Red Waller ASAP.

Yearbook Opt-Out Forms

For the 2014-15 school year, each ESK student account will be charged $40 for a copy of the 2014-15 edition of The Hilltop, the ESK yearbook. If you choose for your student NOT to receive a yearbook, please complete the Yearbook Opt Out Form included in the July mailing. The form is due back to the ESK Communications Office by Friday, August 15.

Eighth Grade Farewell Ads

Information regarding the purchase of Eighth Grade Farewell ads for the yearbook was sent home to all families in the July mailing. Please remember the final deadline is Friday, October 31. For additional info or with questions, please contact Director of Communications Melissa Callahan via email at callahan@esknoxville.org. 

School Picture Day

TSS Photography will be taking this year's school pictures for the yearbook. The scheduled date for this is Friday, August 29. Please keep in mind this is a formal uniform day. Junior Kindergarten through Fifth Grade will be taking class pictures in addition to individual portraits.

Middle School Parent Night

Please join the Middle School Faculty Wednesday, August 27, at 6:30 p.m., for Middle School Parent Night. Come visit the classrooms, meet the teachers and advisors, and gathering for refreshments and heavy hors d'oeuvres in the Siler Great Room in Googe Hall.

Lower School Parent Night

Lower School parents, please join us, Thursday, August 28, from 6:30-8:00 for Lower School Parent Night. It's an opportunity to see the course of your student's day and become familiar with their teachers. There will be a gathering in Withers Garden with refreshments and heavy hors d'oeuvres following.

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