Lawton Elementary

Coming Soon: Registration for Winter After-School Enrichment (ASE) Program

Registration for Winter After-School Enrichment (ASE) Program Starts Soon!

The Lawton PTA is continuing to partner with 6Crickets to bring students a variety of classes. Registration opens Wednesday, December 14th at 10am. The Winter session runs Monday, January 9th through Friday, April 7th.

Check out the Lawton ASE portal to see the schedule, class descriptions, and fees. Spaces are limited and will be available first come, first serve. Contact afterschoolprograms@lawtonelementary.org with questions.

Scholarships are available for families in need. Send scholarship requests to kmcerise@seattleschools.org (be sure to include your first and second choice clubs).

Holiday Cookie Drive For Lawton Teachers

No matter how the cookie crumbles, we have the best teachers around!

Let’s show them how much we appreciate them by baking holiday cookies for them to eat and share.
Like to bake, please SIGNUP to whip up a couple dozen cookies or snacks!

COVID Booster Clinic Monday, December 12th from 2:30 – 4pm

We are excited to have a mini vaccine clinic at Lawton for Flu and Covid-Boosters! Monday, December 12th from 2:30 – 4pm

Anyone eligible person 5 years and older can attend. Find out if you or your loved ones are eligible for the Covid booster by visiting CDC. Sign up for the clinic here: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1669850170677.

Got Sneakers? Fourth Grade Fundraiser

Please support our fourth-grade community service project at Lawton Elementary School by donating your used sneakers! It is a win-win-win! YOU get to clean clutter and smelly kicks from your closets; sneakers get recycled or reused to keep their toxic chemicals out of landfills, and money earned supports our pen pals at the Balo English Medium School which serves the children with the fewest opportunities from preschool – 12^th grade in Kolkata, India.

Our goal is to collect over 1,000 pairs of sneakers (sorry, no boots or sandals)! We can do it together!

Shoes will be collected the week of December 5-9^th and can be dropped off in the blue bin at the main entrance to the school.

Safety Patrol is Coming to Lawton!

Thank you to Jessica, Kimberly, and Kate for teaming up to help guide our 5th Grade safety patrol squad.

These students will be training over the next couple weeks, with plans to officially start directing school-goers on Monday, Nov. 28.

In the meantime and always, please be mindful of other people and their children when dropping off and picking up yours.

PTA Fundraising – Minted & AmazonSmile

Minted

The holiday season is right around the corner, and we are excited to announce we are again partnering with Minted. Please support the Lawton PTA by ordering your holiday cards & gifts from Minted using promo code FUNDRAISELAWTONELEMENTARY. You’ll get 20% off your order and 15% of every purchase made using our code will be donated back to us at the end of the year.

AmazonSmile

Another great way to support the Lawton PTA both during the holiday season and year-round is by using AmazonSmile. For every eligible purchase 0.5% is donated back to the Lawton PTA. More information is available here and don’t forget to turn on AmazonSmile in your mobile app.

Welcome New Principal – Ms. Clagg!

Our Lawton community welcomes Dina Clagg as our new acting principal beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Ms. Clagg enjoys cooking, reading, and gardening. Family time with her husband and 12-year-old son is spent traveling, skiing, riding bikes, playing games, and watching the Sounders!

She has 25 years of experience in education and 20 years with Seattle Public Schools, most recently serving as Assistant Principal at Loyal Heights Elementary. She has a BA in Psychology from Smith College and a Master’s in Education from University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

As we offer Ms Clagg a WAVE of a welcome, we also wish Dr. Deno success in her new job with the Tukwila School District!

Principal Update – Email from Dr. Deno

Dear Lawton Families:

It is with mixed feelings that I write to announce that my last day at Lawton will be November 14th. I have accepted a position as an executive director with the Tukwila School District. It is a position that aligns with my background and passions and will allow me to support preschools and the development of a dual language program. I’m grateful for the new opportunity, but leaving Lawton is hard.

As I reflect on my years at Lawton, I feel honored to have been part of a community that gives so generously of its time and talents to support students. To have been part of a staff who pivoted with grace and creativity to remote teaching, then to hybrid, and back again to in-person learning – with unwavering commitment to keeping students and their well-being at the center of our work. To have led a staff that has built systems and habits and a school culture that endures through staffing transitions.

Our Director of Schools, Dr. James Mercer, will be in touch soon with information about the person who will be stepping into the principal role here at Lawton. I am confident that our school community and staff will continue to work together to support students throughout this transition and that everyone will make the new principal feel as welcome as you made me feel.

My very best wishes to all of you and your families.

Warmly,

Allison Deno

Lawton Yearbook Cover Art Contest

A huge thank you to all our 5^th grade artists for submitting their gorgeous work for the Yearbook Cover Art Contest! We had a great turnout with 19 beautiful designs from the following artists: M.B. & E.B. (as an artist team), E.C., M.S., P.S., M.C., M.G., S.P., E.W., E.R., C.H., E.H., F.C., C.B., R.H., A.F., L.L., F.S., A.S., and E.S..

All artwork will be included in the yearbook.

We would also like to thank all of the K-4^th grade students who helped by voting for the winning design that will be printed on the cover. This year’s winner is Miriam S. from Mr. Swartzman’s class! Congratulations!