December 4, 2014

The mission of The Episcopal School of Knoxville is to prepare students for higher education and a lifetime of learning within the context of a loving, inclusive and family-centered community. We enrich our students' intellectual, physical, cultural and spiritual growth so that they may realize their potential as children of God and citizens of the world.

Welcome Back! We hope that every ESK student, family, teacher and administrator had a safe, healthy and restful Thanksgiving Break. The activity around the halls of ESK will continue at fevered pace over the next few weeks. Keep an eye on Headlines each week to keep up with the latest happenings around both the Lower and Middle Schools!

DECEMBER EVENTS AT ESK

12/4 Middle School Band Concert - 6 p.m.

12/5 Spelling Bee - 1:30 p.m.

12/6 Winterfest - 8:30-11:30 a.m.

12/9 Lower School Christmas Program (Grades 2-5) - 6 p.m. @ St. John's

12/11 1st Grade Christmas Program - 8:45 a.m.

Piano Recital - 5:30 pm.

12/12 Junior Kindergarten/Kindergarten Christmas Program - 8:45 a.m.

12/16 Middle School Christmas Program - 6 p.m. @ Ascension

12/19 Holy Eucharist - 10:30 a.m.

Christmas Break Begins - Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.

12/22-1/2 Christmas Break

Winter Band Concert

The ESK Band will host its winter concert tonight (Thursday, December 4) at 6:00 p.m. in Googe Hall. Come hear some of your favorite Christmas music!

Winterfest Set for SATURDAY!!

Winterfest is this Saturday, December 6 and we are excited for our Jingle Bell 5K trail run and a 1 mile fun run /walk. There will be a pancake breakfast with Santa as well as crafts for the kids and a basket silent auction for the adults. To pre-register for the Jingle Bell Fun Run and 5K Trail Run visit www.active.com and type in ESK Jingle Bell Run.

7:45-8:15 a.m. - Registration

8:30 a.m. - Jingle Bell Fun Run and 5k

9:00 -11:30 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast & Holiday Crafts

9:00-11:00 a.m. - Basket Silent Auction

10:00-11:00 a.m. - Pictures w/Santa

$5/person for Pancake Breakfast

$15 for children under 12 for race, breakfast & t-shirt

$20 for race, breakfast & t-shirt

Thank you for our race sponsors: Love Bus, Enroll Health, JA Fielden, Neyland Associates, Rusty Wallace Honda, Rusty Wallace Kia, Goodness to Go,

Abercrombie Radiology, Robert Kelso DDS, Premier Martial Arts, Tennessee Cancer Specialists, East Tennessee Pediatric Cardiologists, UES, Cynthia Barreira, Bob's Package Store, Melissa & David Harrison, and The Trust Company.

Lower School Christmas Program

The Lower School Christmas program will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. at St. John's Cathedral downtown. Students in Grades 2-5 will present a beautiful evening of traditional Christmas carols in the sanctuary, with a cookie and punch reception to follow in the Great Hall. Students should wear dressy holiday clothes- no jeans or sweatshirts please. Parents - the access code to avoid paying for parking in the two St. John's lots is 413. Please enter the code at the meter on lot and then place the ticket on the dash.

Following the Lower School Christmas Program (and other upcoming school events) be sure to check out ESK's new SmugMug page for pictures from the event. Just follow this link! The page will be update periodically with pictures from events across campus.

Thanksgiving Assembly

Before dismissing for the Thanksgiving holiday, ESK held its annual Thanksgiving Assembly with Grades 1-8 each sharing a special presentation with the student body and family in attendance. Thanks to the students for all their hard work- it was a great event!

Earlier in the day on Friday, the Kindergarten students shared a special program with their family before eating a Thanksgiving Feast prepared by the kitchen staff!

Headmaster's Dinner & Auction

The planning of 11th Annual Saints' Gala, "Headmaster's Dinner & Auction" is underway. This year's event will be held on April 18, 2015 on The Episcopal School of Knoxville's campus. The evening will be held in honor of retiring Headmaster, Jay Secor. The event will include a Silent Auction, Student Art Auction, Live Auction, and entertainment by the Vibraslaps. Be on the lookout for more information.

We would like to thank our Presenting Sponsor Rusty Wallace Honda, Rusty Wallace Kia, Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville, Rusty Wallace Toyota, Ray and Jane Huffaker, and Lee and Brandi Henson.

There are Corporate Sponsorships available. If you are interested in supporting this event through a sponsorship, please contact Alice Smith, Director of Special Events (smith@esknoxville.org).

Parent Reminder

Please remember to avoid parking in the fire lane when dropping off or picking up, or when attending games and school functions. Many thanks.

All School News

Spelling Bee

Join us tomorrow (December 5) at 1:15 p.m. in the Kline Gymnasium for the school wide Spelling Bee. Individual class spelling bees have taken place to determine the participants for this year's event. Join us Friday at 1:15 p.m. in the Kline Gymnasium if you can take the suspense!

Upcoming Author Visit

On Monday, December 8, ESK will welcome author Jessica Young to speak about her award-winning book, My Blue is Happy, as well as some of her upcoming titles. Jessica lives in Nashville and was an elementary/middle school art teacher until her writing career started taking off this year. My Blue is Happy is her debut picture book that recieved glowing reviews and was awarded the Charlotte Zolotow award by the Cooperative Children's Book Center for its writing. Jessica's second picture book, Spy Guy: the Not-So Secret Agent, comes out this spring. Two new early reader chapter book series, Finley Flowers and Haggis and Tank Unleashed, are also expected this spring and fall. Young will speak at three different times from 12:15-12:30, 12-45-1:30 and 1:45-2:45 p.m.

Fantasy of Trees

A big thank you goes out to Lower School art teacher Marie Gibson and Middle School art teacher Philip Hoffman for their hard work that went into ESK's submission for this year's Fantasy of Trees event. We say thanks as well to ESK parents, Lori and Mickey Johnson. They purchased the tree and have donated it to ESK. The Christmas tree is on display at the entrance to the Lower School Dining Hall. Please stop to take a look. The tree is truly a work of art!

Support ESK Through Amazon

While getting a jump on your holiday shopping, or at any time for that matter, please remember that if you click on the Amazon.com link on the ESK home page a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the school. It's as easy as clicking the link- visit esknoxville.org today!


Lower School News It was another busy week in the halls of the Brewington Family Lower School. Click here to see it all!	Middle School News Googe Hall was full of activity this week with Middle School students having fun! Follow this link to see all the hard work!

Athletics News

For all the latest on all ESK sports, be sure to check out this athletics update section of Headlines. Click here to read all the important info as basketball season and bowling are now in season.

Music News

ESK Christmas Programs

First Grade will hold their program at ESK on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 8:45 a.m. in Googe Hall. Children will present a variety of Christmas carols and secular holiday favorites for their families. Students may wear holiday clothes.

The Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Christmas program will be Friday, Dec. 12, at 8:45 a.m. in Googe Hall. Children will present a variety of Christmas carols and secular holiday favorites for their families. Students may wear holiday clothes.

Middle School Evening Prayer and Carol Service will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at Church of the Ascension on Northshore. Students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade choruses will present an evening of Christmas music in the lovely setting at Church of the Ascension. The Chorus will be accompanied by piano, flute and violin. All are invited to attend this beautiful evening worship. A reception will follow.

Please contact Dr. Sousa at sousa@esknoxville.orgwith any questions regarding our Christmas programs. Thank you!

Library News

Thank you for Shopping!

Your purchases made our Scholastic Book Fair a huge success. A sincere thank you goes to Chrissy Faught, Susan Miller, Laura Browning, Peggy Vermillion, Jennifer Tramontana, Elizabeth Campbell, Pam Buhl, and Danielle Fritts who all helped ring up sales in the frenzied shopping sessions before and after school. Sales in the lower school totaled just over $7700, which translated to a $1600 profit. With that money 4 iPad minis will be added to the lower school library. These devices will be equipped with the mobile app for our new online library catalog, making it so much easier for the students to search for books and do online research in the library. Come by next week to try out the iPad mini search stations.

The Middle School Book Fair was an exciting success. Students enjoyed purchasing new books for their personal reading. Mrs. Lovely appreciates the helpful attitudes and assistance from several kind ESK folks including: Julie King, Melissa Kirk, Erika Letsinger, Brett Tannhauser, Cam Basden, Barb Quaint, Abby Pensky, Melissa Callahan, Sharon Cassada and many student volunteers. Sales were brisk and we will use our profits to purchase materials and tech equipment to the MS Library and Collaborative Learning Lab. Happy Reading!

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Have a great weekend!

Best wishes,

Melissa Callahan

Communications Director

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