Category: principal-communication

We’re sending our newsletter early this week so that you have the information you need before the unexpected long weekend. This week, students in all grades spent time learning about Veterans Day through activities including read-alouds, letter writing, and poppy art inspired by the poem In Flanders Field by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. Schedule Change …

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On the first Friday of each month we celebrate the spirit of Joining the WAVE at Lawton. Students and staff dress up for spirit days and trade their WAVE tickets for items from the WAVE store. Today’s silly socks were such fun! As we move into the gloomier winter months these traditions keep our Lawton …

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This week at Lawton, 2nd and 3rd grade students read scary stories in the library, 4th and 5th graders practiced their composition skills in music, and Kindergarten and 1st graders jumped rope in PE. The time students spend learning from specialists is key to our educational programming. Ask your students what they did in music, …

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Lawton students and staff participated in the Great American ShakeOut Drill on Thursday. Everyone did a great job when asked to drop, cover, and hold. Ask your student to show you how – and you can practice at home! Counselor Corner Every six weeks, our counselor Erica Barry rotates through all Lawton classrooms to do …

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One of the joys of coming back to school is in person music and PE. Ms. Cooper and Mr. Peters are curating engaging and safe learning experiences that maximize learning new skills while adhering to our health and safety protocols. Ask your student about what they learned this week! Family Night October 19th – Focus …

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We hope your family is having a safe and joyful Friday. While your students are home, Lawton staff are busy planning for strong and engaging math instruction, attending assessment trainings, collaborating as teaching teams, and working on an all-school student engagement project. Students spend approximately 1,000 hours at school each year. We want to make …

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Lawton Dolphins have had a great week! We emphasize showing the WAVE at school and our students are doing just that: Welcome everyone Act responsibly Value learning Encourage each other On Monday, we had our second flood of the rainy season downstairs. District staff came quickly to assist in clean up and attempt to stop …

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Thank you for attending our Curriculum Connections meetings this week with teachers. Students are continuing to engage in learning activities that connect community building and social emotional learning with academics. Examples of this include “I come from” poems in 4th grade and other writing prompts like: who am I, I can tame the beast by, …

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This week, students began visiting the library with our librarian, Ms. Gallegos. The re-opening of our library to students is exciting for all of us. Ms. Gallegos did a great job keeping books in student hands during remote and hybrid learning last year but it’s so much more fun for them to browse the shelves …

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Happy Friday Lawton Dolphins! This week we had a chance to welcome our kindergarten students to campus this week. Students and teachers are thoughtfully creating class charters, continuing community building, and learning all within our new normal. HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION The health and safety of our entire community is important. We’ve had confirmed COVID …

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