Enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year has opened – this is for incoming Kindergarteners as well as anyone else who wants to enroll (or re-enroll) in Seattle Public Schools for the upcoming school year. Registration in January is very helpful to Lawton because new families for next year who register now show up in enrollment projections which impact budget and staffing.
Read more at the SPS web site.
Each year, Seattle Public Schools accepts referrals from parents and staff of students who may be eligible for participation in Advanced Learning/Highly Capable programs offered by the District. The deadline for referrals for this year (for participation next school year) is December 7th. Learn more at the Advanced Learning page from SPS.
Join the sessions to share your experiences during this pandemic period.
All sessions will be facilitated, and language supports will be available.
Additional sessions will be scheduled in spring of 2021. All sessions run from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Register by emailing specialed@seattleschools.org or calling 206-252-0058.
• Vietnamese & Chinese Bilingual Family Community: Friday, December 4
• Spanish Bilingual Family Community: Friday, December 11
• Native Indian and Pacific Islander Family Community: Tuesday,
December 15
• Black Family Community: Tuesday, January 12 2021
• Somali & Oromo Bilingual Family Community: Friday, January 15 2021
• BIPOC Family Community: Tuesday January 19
• Amharic & Tigrinya Bilingual Family Community: Friday, January 22 2021
• All Special Education Families: Tuesday, January 26
This year for Thanksgiving Weekend, Fleet Feet Ballard (owned by a local public elementary school family) is donating $10 per pair of shoes sold in-store to neighborhood elementary schools. At the register, they’ll ask which school should receive the donation and will include Lawton among the choices.
This will take place Thanksgiving Weekend from Friday, Nov 27 – Sunday, Nov 29.
https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/seattle/news/shop-give-to-local-elementary-schools
| Spirit wear is now available for purchase! T-shirts and sweatshirts are available in youth and adult sizes, with improved sizing of the graphic on the smaller youth sizes this year. Orders can be placed HERE and will be shipped directly to your home approximately two weeks after our campaign closes on Sunday, November 22nd.If you have questions, please contact Carrie Bruno spiritwear@lawtonelementary.org. |
Did you know that this year you have the opportunity to donate to a partner school along with your support of Lawton Elementary?
Lawton PTA has chosen Bailey Gatzert Elementary as our SPS partner school and we hope that this is the beginning of a long-term partnership between our schools. Our partnership with Bailey Gatzert developed out of an existing relationship cultivated by Lawton’s PTA Outreach Committee. Located in the Central District, Bailey Gatzert serves a population of ~300 pre-K through grade 5 students. At Gatzert, 94% of the population are students of color, 33% of students are English Language Learners, and 18% are students with disabilities. You can help Bailey Gatzert’s Family Partners Group break down education barriers by ensuring families have access to key learning resources, such as translation services, critical materials to improve at-home learning and additional academic assistance for their diverse population of students.
Watch these videos to learn more about a Day in the Life of a Bailey Gatzert student. The Kindergarten Welcome video is an introduction to the teachers and administrative staff. You may find this to be a good way to connect with the Bailey Gatzert community.
Please help support our partner school with a supplemental donation to the Bailey Gatzert’s Family Partners Group here. Your contribution to Bailey Gatzert is in addition to any donation you make to the Lawton PTA Direct Drive.Â
Our Dolphin Dreams direct drive fundraiser is an important opportunity for the community to come together to support programs such as library books & support, school counselor, student technology licenses and so much more. The primary goal of the Dolphin Dreams campaign is to reach 100% participation so that all members of our community come together to support the students, teachers, staff, and families at the school. Please participate today!
Member voice matters — please take a few minutes and complete our Lawton Elementary PTA e-survey. There’s a wide range of advocacy issues and we need your voice to help our PTA delegates vote on the Top 5 issues that are most important to us. The survey also includes other proposed positions that delegates will vote on to develop the WSPTA platform. The issues all support the health, education, and welfare of children and youth but the proposed platform covers a wide spectrum of advocacy positions and legislative policies from increasing access to mental health to preventing gun violence and suicide to closing the digital divide. There are also eight resolutions with topics ranging from access to recess and unstructured play to improving outcomes in special education to dismantling institutional and systemic racism. Plus one new principle against racism, discrimination, and oppression. Take the e-survey and let us know what’s important to you.
There’s also a WSPTA Voters’ Guide to give you more information on all the issues as the survey just has the titles. Take a few moments to review that information as you take the e-survey.
Your replies will help guide our PTA’s delegates when they vote at the upcoming WSPTA Legislative Assembly in late October where the new 2020-2021 Platform will be set. The e-survey closes on October 9.
Interested in representing Lawton PTA as a delegate at the WSPTA Legislative Assembly on October 24th and 25th?
Any PTA member is welcome to attend the WSPTA Legislative Assembly. The registration cost of $25 includes access to all classes, educational opportunities, caucusing and materials. For an attendee to also have the privilege of participating in the debate and vote during general session, they must be designated as an authorized voting delegate by the president of their PTA by 11:59 pm, October 6.
Please contact Mikelle Nuwer if you are interested in being one of the delegates from Lawton Elementary.
