What’s Happening

Lawton Families,We are now two weeks away from Spring Break, and even with the excitement of spring and the coming school break, teachers are really noticing that our students are in their best “learning zone” this time of year.  Last week we had a visit from the Superintendent, Dr. Jones, and he got the chance to say hello to 4th graders, see & hear 1st graders prepare for their music concert (and show off our Lawton Dolphin song for him), talk to 5th graders about their math work and about being school leaders, and see 3rd graders creating art with our visiting artist – as well as touring our school and meeting with staff – in all it was a great opportunity to showcase our amazing school!Career Exploration Night- Volunteers needed!Come participate in our favorite Lawton

Lawton Families, This week we welcome the start of spring on Thursday, and Trimester 2 of the school year will end on Wednesday.  Teachers will then enter data into the Elementary Progress Report on the Source and families will be able to see the progress reports on the Source on or before Spring Break. We Love Our Lawton PTA! Last week we had our annual celebration of “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math” (STEAM) and it was both an exciting and an enlightening week of learning at Lawton.  I loved seeing students sharing their creative cardboard challenge items with their peers, as well as playing fun math games, combining geometry and art, and learning about Space with the Pacific Science Center Community Educators.  On behalf of our Lawton teachers and students, I want to

Lawton Families, As we enter into March, students in all of our classes at Lawton are really blossoming academically, and are demonstrating so much growth in social emotional learning skills!  This year our staff has been really intentional about inviting families to school to celebrate student learning in a variety of ways, and we love seeing you visit our classrooms, come to our assemblies, and join us at evening class events lately and throughout this year - so thank you for your partnership and engagement at Lawton! This time of year we also get very excited about extension or enrichment opportunities for students to dig deeper into academic areas, like student writing and research projects, our recent Book Fair (where our amazing community not only bought hundreds of books for students, but also provided 13 scholarships

Lawton Families, I feel like you're hearing from me every day - but it is time for my bi-weekly message!  Thanks for supporting your children during remote learning last week - it's a challenge, but we like to keep students learning as much as possible, and it saves us from adding days to the end of the year!  And please be sure to always send the devices back to school after they are sent home - thank you! Request from the Main Office We'd love donations of applesauce and bars to have on hand! From Ms. Barry - Counselor Corner Classroom Lessons  Our classroom lessons on Kelso’s Choice (problem solving), Personal Safety and Bullying are ongoing in all grades! Students are practicing their conflict resolution skills, learning safety rules and exploring strategies to navigate