Tiger Talk
TES Weekly Newsletter for the week of November 9-13, 2026
This Week's Cafe Menus
Specials Schedule
Afternoon Traffic
Please be sure not to block driveways or the road from through traffic on Mountain Avenue while waiting in the pickup line. If stopped, please just make sure you're not blocking a driveway. Thanks so much!
Free and Reduced Lunch
Families may apply for free or reduced meals by completing a free or reduced lunch application. You can do so online using the link below (the fastest method), or you may complete a paper application (available in the TES office). Families must re-apply each year, unless you were "Directly Certified" previously. Guidelines for qualifying are described in the link below.
Truancy and Chronic Absenteeism
Please remember that parent notes for absences must be for sickness to be excused. Please refrain from taking family vacations during the school year. A list of excuses is in the policy below detailing what absences I (Mrs. Ivens) am allowed to excuse. If it's not for one of these reasons, I am not allowed to excuse the absence, no matter how I feel about it. They are listed here:
"A student shall be excused for:
1. The child's personal illness. A parent's signature is sufficient for ten (10) days for each school year. After ten (10) days per school year, a physician's statement will be required;
2. Death in the family;
3. Family illness requiring temporary help. (physician's statement is required);
4. Religious observances;
5. Absences excused by the principal (if prior to the student's absence, the parent or guardian consults the principal and both principal and teacher agree that the absence is legitimate, the absence shall be excused);
6. School-endorsed activities; or
7. Circumstances which in the judgment of the principal create emergencies over which the student has no control.
If the student's absences do not come in one of the above categories, he or she will be given an unexcused absence. Principals shall check regularly to see that this is closely followed. Admission slips, notes from parents, doctor's statements, etc. shall be kept on file either in the principal's office or by the homeroom teacher."
Please see the Blount County School Board Policy on K-5 Attendance at the link below. Thank you!
Third and Fourth Grade Veterans Day Program
We hope that you can join us at 1pm for our Veterans Day Program, presented by 3rd and 4th grades on Tuesday at 1pm in the gym! In honor of Veterans Day, ALL students are invited to wear their red, white, and blue!
NO SCHOOL Wednesday, November 11th for Veterans Day!
Toy Drive
Help us collect toys, coloring books, crayons, and other children's play items for the Junior Service League! They put together many of the Angel Trees in Blount County. Even several small items from the Dollar General could make a child's Christmas! Thank you!
We would love your help in providing for our teachers! If you would like to contribute, you can send cash or a check to the front office. We are no longer allowed to use funds allowed in the past, so we need your help for a Christmas lunch and gifts for our faculty and staff! Thank you!
Water Bottles
At TES, we DO allow water bottles in the classroom. Please be sure that your child's name is on the water bottle that he/ she brings each day. Water bottles should have WATER ONLY in them. Flavored water is NOT ACCEPTABLE due to its stickiness when spilled. Thank you for your understanding!
Trot for Education Registration NOW OPEN!
Registration NOW OPEN!
Join us for the 2026 Trot for Education on Saturday, November 14th at our new home, Eagleton College & Career Academy!
And this year, we’re adding something new to the Trot…
UPPER GRADE DIVISION
We’re adding a separate upper grade division with trophies AND cash prizes up for grabs!
Follow us on our BCEF Facebook Page for race announcements, prizes, updates, and other fun!
NEW LOCATION. SAME TURKEY.
See you November 14th!
Updated Basketball Schedule
iReady Info!
Save the Date:
New Items are Italicized
November 9: 6pm: Away Basketball Games at Walland
November 10: Third and Fourth Grade Veteran's Day Program in the Gym 1pm
November 10: 6pm: Home basketball games against Prospect (moved from 10/22)
November 11: Veteran's Day; No students report
November 12: 6pm: Home Basketball Games against SESI
November13: Career Fair with HHS Students 12:30-2:30 (Parents can sign in at the gym lobby)
November 14: Trot for Education
November 16: 4th & 5th Field Trip to BizTown
November 16: 6pm: Home Basketball Games Against Rockford
November 18: Progress Reports Come Home
November 19: 6pm: Away Basketball Games at Fairview
November 23-27: Thanksgiving Break
December 3: School Board Meeting at CO 5:30pm
December 4: Fun Friday: Camo Day (Come to school dressed in your best camo attire!)
December 8: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Kindergarten Christmas Program in the library 1pm
December 21-January 1: Christmas Break
January 4: PD Day; No students report
January 5: All students report; beginning of second semester
January 8: Fun Friday: Pajama Day (Come to school relaxed in PJs after a long break!)