David Spates

ESK fifth grade math + science teacher

[David Spates @eskspates]

If you can’t afford a trip on the Vomit Comet, you can always simulate the experience of zero G using a bottle and a model astronaut! That’s what my fifth grade science students did this week. We start investigating the outer planets next week. #ThisIsESK #nasa #astronomyrocks

[David Spates @eskspates]

How does the Earth’s tilt affect how much sunlight a particular location receives? Ask an ESK fifth grader! They used flashlights, protractors and graph paper to measure how angle differences affect solar energy coverage. #ThisIsESK #eskadmissions

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Merry Equinox to all residents of planet Earth. On this day, Earth’s tilted axis points neither towards nor away from the Sun.

Astronomically, that gives us Spring north of the equator, and Autumn south of it.

Also 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of nighttime - worldwide.

[EpiscopalSchoolKnox @esksaints]

Tomorrow is Jersey Day! Sport your favorite team jersey or shirt tomorrow with uniform bottoms.

#1dayuntilfallbreak #tshirtfriday #thisisesk

[David Spates @eskspates]

The ESK fifth grade wanted to play full-field soccer at recess today, so we made it happen! #Thisisesk #esksaints

[David Spates @eskspates]

Today’s faculty vs. kids flag football game has been changed into an indoor kickball game due to weather. We will start at 4. See you there! Some days you win. Some days you lose. Some days it rains.

[David Spates @eskspates]

Attention former Saints flag football players! We will have an alumni and faculty team play against our current flag football players in a game on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 pm at ESK. All previous flag football players are welcome to attend. See you there! #ThisIsESK @esksaints

[EpiscopalSchoolKnox @esksaints]

Sophia and her dad wanted to create an easier way to keep track of time as you wash your hands. They invented the @SinkBlink20! Check out the story!

#thisisesk #CleanHandsClub

https://t.co/MVViZVHanM

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It's National Vote By Mail Day. Voting by mail is easy and safe. Take a few minutes to request your vote-by-mail ballot, then get your family and friends to do the same. Request your ballot early, send it back early, and fill it out carefully. Get started: https://t.co/pmWQqs4PbB

[ESK Lovely @EskLovely]

Using a courtyard as a temporary outdoor classroom is just one of the creative ideas the Episcopal School of Knoxville has for the upcoming school year https://t.co/rNWKy3onxs

[Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt]

When seat belts were first introduced in 1968, there were idiots who insisted they “infringed on their freedoms” and would physically cut them out of their cars. We make fun of those people now. Can you guess who we’ll be making fun of in 2072?

[HokieSports @hokiesports]

We will prevail.

We are Virginia Tech.

[David Spates @eskspates]

If one screen is good, two screens must be better! The fifth grade students and I are gearing up for another great week of Virtual ESK. See you in the cyberspace! #ThisIsESK @EskLovely

[NASA @NASA]

If you look out your window this evening, you might be rewarded with a brilliant view of Venus, which will pass near a star cluster known as the Pleiades. Don’t miss your chance — Venus won’t make another appearance this close to the Pleiades until 2028: https://t.co/nUPLUgnaT0

[David Spates @eskspates]

Class looks quite different these days, but we’re still getting things done. Ratios, proportions, unit rates, complementary vs. supplementary angles — you name it! #ThisIsESK @EskLovely @eskadmissions

[David Spates @eskspates]

In another life, I had a career very different than the one I have now. I was a newspaper editor/writer, and I used to publish a weekly column for fun. This one seems apropos in 2020. Ignore the call for TP hoarding at the end; 2008 was a simpler time. https://t.co/2lBu3mKjMN

[David Spates @eskspates]

Three virtual math classes are in the books! I will follow up with my ESK fifth graders again later this afternoon, but the morning classes went well. Now, it’s time for some lunch and a stroll outside! @eskadmissions #ThisIsESK

[ESK Admissions @eskadmissions]

Good morning Saints! Looking forward to seeing you during Virtual Roll Calls today. Check your grade level emails middle school. #ThisIsESK @esksaints

[EpiscopalSchoolKnox @esksaints]

Welcome back from Spring Break, Saints! We are so excited to launch Virtual ESK on Wednesday. Our teachers have been busy bees here at school preparing their virtual classrooms. Please keep your eyes on your emails for our virtual check ins and updates. Go Saints! #thisisesk