Mrs. Hofman's first-graders featured on WBIR's Live at Five at Four

Writing letters and baking cookies for a soldier in Afghanistan...that's our first grade class! Check it out.

FLS Kindergarten teacher Ann Bushur featured in News Sentinel article
How do you teach children self-control? Kindergarten teacher Ann Bushur weighs in. Check out the article in the Knoxville News Sentinel!

A new study shows that an experienced Kindergarten teacher and small classroom can set you up for life. See what we have to offer at FLS.

FLS Hosts K-town Throwdown
Basketball and cheerleading teams from Louisiana and North Carolina are coming to Knoxville this Feb. 24-26, 2011 for the K-town Throwdown basketball tournament. FLS parents and students have been busy cleaning and painting to get the school ready to host. Below are some of our hard workers!

Use GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com to earn money for FLS
FLS has partnered with GoodSearch.com to earn money for the school. All you have to do is click on the GoodSearch.com link on the FLS website (or type goodsearch.com into your web browser) and do a search, plugging in "First Lutheran School Knoxville" for your cause. GoodSearch.com is powered by Yahoo!, so you get great search results, and each time you search, GoodSearch makes a donation to your cause!

GoodShop.com is a new online marketplace that donates a percentage of your purchase to the nonprofit or school of your choice. You can choose from hundreds of popular merchants and the experience of shopping through GoodShop is exactly the same as going to the retailer's websites directly. Click on the GoodShop.com link on the FLS homepage or type goodshop.com into your web browser.

Former Dallas Cowboys Linebacker and FLS alum D.D. Lewis is coming to town!
It’s football time in Tennessee! Come meet D.D. Lewis, a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969-1981 who played in five Super Bowls, on Sunday October 11 from 7-10 p.m. in the First Lutheran School gymnasium, 1207 N. Broadway. D.D. Lewis is a graduate of First Lutheran School and Fulton High School and is a Knoxville native. Lewis will do a meet and greet, sign autographs, and do a short talk at 8:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. See you there!

Building Faith...One Child at a Time
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. (3 John:4)

Our 2009-2010 school theme is Building Faith...One Child at a Time. The illustration depicts how the church, home, school, grandparents, alumni, and the community of believers work together in a family atmosphere to help a child grow and develop their faith.

The bottom represents the tap root of the Holy Spirit growing deeper in faith. It also shows how that faith branches off to create a stronger hold in the word. It is this area that really makes the education at First Lutheran School unique. At First Lutheran School we expand, enhance, and reinforce the work of the church through the congregations.

God may have blessed a child academically. The nutrients the children need to develop this gift are at First Lutheran School. Or the child may be blessed in athletics; again, the nutrients needed to grow that gift are here. Basically almost any gift God has given to a child can be nurtured and tended to at our school.

It is important that this “root” system is developed deep and wide. In this way children learn to relay on God when life’s storms his. At First Lutheran School we educate for the future and beyond!

FLS Staff Dedication August 16

Front row: Erin Rodgers (4th), Karen Tessendorf (8th), Lindsey Knolhoff (1st), Julie Haynes (2nd/3rd), Cathy Price (Development Director), Penny Wright (ECE Director), Shirley Eimmerman (ECE 3), Christina Boatman (ECE 5), Laura Broyles (ECE).

Back row: Roger Tessendorf (Principal, 7th), Michelle Tillman (Athletic Director), Melanie Lelle (ECE 4), Tim Wolfram (6th), Roger Wright (ECE), Laura Dudley (K assistant), Ann Bushur (K)

The First Lutheran School staff was rededicated on Sunday, August 16, 2009, during worship at First Lutheran Church. We pray for a productive, fun, and faithful year for our teachers and staff!

Gym is Looking Up
Thanks to a generous gift from an alumnus, First Lutheran's gym ceiling has been cleaned up and repainted white. It is a remarkable improvement to the facility. Next time you're in the gym, look up, and thank God for the help He provides through gifts like this one.

Additionally, First Lutheran Church hired Keith Denton to repaint the gym exterior. What a great improvement!

Parking Lot Repaved
Have you noticed the newly repaved and repainted parking lot for the school? We love it. Thanks again to our anonymous alumnus who donated funds for this project. And thanks be to God!

Energy Conservation
First Lutheran Church and School entered into a contract with Energy Conservation Consultants, Inc. (ECC) in order to help First Lutheran save money on the energy bill and be good stewards of the resources and environment God has provided us on earth. ECC installed new lower powered, yet higher output lights all over the school and plan more work for this fall and winter.