Lawton Families,
As we head into June, we are wrapping up testing and heading into field trip season. All of our grade levels will head out into the community in May and June for experiential learning, from as close as Lawton and Discovery Parks, to as far as a state capitol tour in Olympia. Our yearbooks have also been printed, and we will aim to hand them out on June 7. If you did not pre-order a yearbook for your student, the PTA will sell them in person at Lawton the week of June 10 (more details to come). June is a fun month at Lawton, so check out the events list below to keep track of it all!
Last ask – snacks for the Main Office
We are out of goldfish crackers in the Main Office – a very popular student request – so any donations are appreciated!
Lost Tortoise
Room 108’s pet tortoise, Bruce, got out of the building last week and we suspect he’s burrowed under a shrub in the parking lot area. If you are in that area, keep an eye out for him and let us know if you suspect his location!
Talent Show(s)
We are excited to have our last two Wednesday WAVE Assemblies be student Talent Shows! Students must sign up to audition, and parents must be present for the audition. We will have rehearsals the afternoon before the two talent shows, and we’d really like to have families come to rehearsals so the student have an audience to perform in front of; note there is very limited standing room for guests in the Commons for the student assembly shows.
- Wednesday, May 27 – 3rd -5th Talent Show Auditions, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm (parent needs to be present)
- Wednesday, June 5 – K – 2nd Talent Show, 8 am (Rehearsal is after school on Tuesday, June 4)
- Wednesday, June 12 – 3rd – 5th Talent Show, 8 am (Rehearsal is after school on Tuesday, June 11)
PTA Parenting Support Group: Thursday, May 30th (with childcare)
We’d like to invite you to the next meeting of our parenting support group, hosted by former Lawton parent and certified coach Kate Kiely. The meeting will take place in the library on Thursday, May 30th from 6:45-7:45pm.
The group discussion will be based on the second chapter of the book “The Whole Brain Child” by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. It’s not necessary to read the book/chapter in order to attend.
New: We will provide childcare during the meeting. For questions, please contact Birgit (presidents
Upcoming Events
Friday, May 31 – Lawton Night @ the Mariners
June 7 – Author Ellie Peterson visits Lawton Library (thank you to PTA for making this experience possible!). If you would like to order Ellie’s books for your students from the Secret Garden Bookstore in Ballard, use this order form: Ellie Peterson form 2024.docx .
June 7 – Is also Tropical Spirit Day
June 14 – Lawton FIELD DAY
Thank you to all who have signed up to help with this fun-filled event –signup genius is still live but almost full!- please make sure you have approved SPS volunteer status to signup.
- K-2 students participate from 9-11 AM
- 3-5 students participate from 12:15-2:15
** T-shirt update: the deadline of May 22 for the Lawton Logo grade color shirts was firm in order to ensure that shirts will arrive on time for the event. If you missed that cutoff you could consider buying a solid color shirt that closely matches your grade assigned color at Michaels – limited sizes are in stock in Interbay with more online. Kindergarten is royal blue, first grade red, second is orange, third is yellow, fourth is lime green and fifth is light blue. Please remember that grade color t-shirts are 100% optional for this day and your child will still have fun wearing any Lawton spirit gear if you have it or any shirt at all!
June 18 – 5th grade promotion, 5pm, Lawton Commons
June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday (No School)
June 21 – last day of school, 1 hour early release
2024 – 25 school calendar link: https://www.seattleschools.org/news/school-calendar/#g8e9f16ff6581
September 4 – 1st day of school for grades 1-5
September 9 – 1st day of school for Kindergarten
