Principal Communication

Lawton Families,We are now two weeks away from Spring Break, and even with the excitement of spring and the coming school break, teachers are really noticing that our students are in their best “learning zone” this time of year.  Last week we had a visit from the Superintendent, Dr. Jones, and he got the chance to say hello to 4th graders, see & hear 1st graders prepare for their music concert (and show off our Lawton Dolphin song for him), talk to 5th graders about their math work and about being school leaders, and see 3rd graders creating art with our visiting artist – as well as touring our school and meeting with staff – in all it was

Lawton Families, This week we welcome the start of spring on Thursday, and Trimester 2 of the school year will end on Wednesday.  Teachers will then enter data into the Elementary Progress Report on the Source and families will be able to see the progress reports on the Source on or before Spring Break. We Love Our Lawton PTA! Last week we had our annual celebration of “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math” (STEAM) and it was both an exciting and an enlightening week of learning at Lawton.  I loved seeing students sharing their creative cardboard challenge items with their peers, as well as playing fun math games, combining geometry and art, and learning about Space with

Lawton Families, As we enter into March, students in all of our classes at Lawton are really blossoming academically, and are demonstrating so much growth in social emotional learning skills!  This year our staff has been really intentional about inviting families to school to celebrate student learning in a variety of ways, and we love seeing you visit our classrooms, come to our assemblies, and join us at evening class events lately and throughout this year - so thank you for your partnership and engagement at Lawton! This time of year we also get very excited about extension or enrichment opportunities for students to dig deeper into academic areas, like student writing and research projects, our recent Book Fair

Lawton Families, I feel like you're hearing from me every day - but it is time for my bi-weekly message!  Thanks for supporting your children during remote learning last week - it's a challenge, but we like to keep students learning as much as possible, and it saves us from adding days to the end of the year!  And please be sure to always send the devices back to school after they are sent home - thank you! Request from the Main Office We'd love donations of applesauce and bars to have on hand! From Ms. Barry - Counselor Corner Classroom Lessons  Our classroom lessons on Kelso’s Choice (problem solving), Personal Safety and Bullying are ongoing in

Lawton Families, It was so fun to see so many families in the building this week at our PTA Bingo Night and Lawton Book Fair!  Events like these really support a sense of community and reinforce our love for learning and for play at Lawton, and we appreciate the all hard work that our PTA and staff (shout out to Ms. Gallegos!) give to make our school events possible! On that note – as we are at the mid-year mark, I have created a really short Family Engagement and Feedback survey that I would love you to click on and fill out.  I will share the anonymous responses with our Building Leadership Team, PTA and staff in February

Lawton Families, We’re off to a great start in the new year at Lawton!  As I pop into classrooms this week, I see 3rd –5th grades starting new writing units, K-2 students finishing up the 1st book in their math curriculum, and 4th and 5th grade students having Art class with our Visiting Artist Valencia Carroll (all other grades will do Art this year as well!).  Looking forward, I have lots of announcements for events coming up: Lawton MLK Jr. Assembly – Wed., 1/15 (and no school for MLK Jr. Day on 1/20) Lawton Book Fair – Tues. 1/21 - Fri. 1/24 The Secret Garden Book Fair is back!  Book fairs raise money for the library and build excitement around reading. The

Lawton Families, Hope that you have had a fantastic Winter Break, and we are excited to see your students on January 6, 2025!  Just a few reminders for you as you prepare to send your students back to school on Monday: School Devices Must Be Returned It is not likely that we will have an inclement weather day on January 6, so the devices (iPads for K-2, laptops for 3-5) AND chargers that were sent home over break must return with your student on January 6.  We use the devices for both instruction and for assessments and our students need to have access to them at school every day. Report Absences, Late Arrival/Early Dismissal and Bus Changes to

Lawton Families, As we head into the next two weeks, Lawton classrooms are buzzing with lots of learning and lots of excitement for the upcoming Winter Break! On that note, we have been asked by the district to send home school devices and chargers with students over the break in the event there should be inclement weather on January 6 (when we are due to return to school). The district will move to remote learning in lieu of cancelling school days for inclement weather, and you can read more about their policy and procedures here. Remote learning will be conducted on Teams, and links to the Teams meetings will be emailed to you and your students should we

Lawton Families, Fall is definitely here, and with the change of season comes cooler, wetter weather (so send labelled coats with your students), beginning of year academic assessments in all grades, and fun PTA traditions like the Direct Drive and the Fall Festival (more info on those below). But First - Some New Lawton Staff We have new staff that have joined our Lawton team since the start of the school year that I’d like to make sure you know about – please give a warm welcome to: Tamara Siler, who is our new Multilanguage Learner Teacher - she will be at Lawton on Wednesdays and Fridays. We also have Marisol Munguia de la Cruz filling our new

Lawton Families, As we enter into the 2nd month of school, it is so inspiring to see and hear our students eagerly engaging in learning and playing together in our classrooms and on our playground.  While all of our students are diving into the first academic units and social emotional lessons of the year, it has particularly been so fun to see the 4th and 5th grade students start their “clubs” on Wednesdays, to see 2nd and 3rd grade students reading chapter books and engaging in complex math work, and to see how mature and confident the 1st graders are this year!  And our Kindergarteners – they are hands-down the best hallway walkers in the school, and are