Principal Communication

From: Allison Deno <andeno@seattleschools.org>Date: Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 9:02 AMSubject: Principal Newsletter - October 9, 2020 Thank you for sharing your students with us for another great week of remote learning. Last Friday’s whole school library and packet pick up day was a success. Students now have library books for the next month as well as musical instruments for applying their new music knowledge at home!  This week, Lawton 5th graders Talia Wilson and Naomi Haddad were featured in a Seattle Times article. Inviting and amplifying student voice is a key feature of the work our teachers put into designing engaging instruction for students across content areas. While your students are enjoying a well-deserved day off today, teachers at Lawton are spending time learning

From: Allison Deno <andeno@seattleschools.org>Date: Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 9:02 AMSubject: Principal Newsletter - October 2, 2020 Thank you for another great week of partnership in supporting students at Lawton. Teachers and staff at Lawton continue to take opportunities to learn and grow so that we can provide high quality learning experiences for all students. How we interact and encourage students affects their attitudes toward learning. A positive/growth mindset is the difference between a student giving up because they’re “not good at math” or engaging in a productive struggle that yields growth. A growth mindset allows students to value what they’re doing regardless of the outcome. Students with a growth mindset recognize that they are tackling hard problems, charting new courses, and working on

From: Allison Deno <andeno@seattleschools.org>Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 9:02 AMSubject: Principal Newsletter - September 25, 2020 We’re doing it! Learning is happening. Friends are connecting. Students are bonding with their teachers and having those “ah-ha” moments that make learning so fun. Thank you for the critical role you are playing in these successes! Next week Lawton will have our first spirit day of the school year. Please join us in wearing tie-dye!  Productive Struggle – Why it Matters Thank you for partnering with us to help students learn and grow. You know your own children better than anyone and this year you are getting a bird’s eye view of them as learners. Learning is the construction of new understandings. Productive struggle, a