Fall Festival
Lawton PTA invites your family to celebrate with us at our annual Fall Festival on Friday, November 6 from 5:00 – 7:00pm.
Join us in the commons and gym for crafts, cake walk, games, dancing and more! Dinner can be purchased on site.
Back this year – kids dance party! Our very own Mr. Peters will be leading the kids in fun group dances. They have been practicing in PE and it is sure to be a hit.
School Picture Day – October 1st
Lawton Picture Days have been rescheduled to October 1st! All students will be photographed for school files and the yearbook, so please come dressed in your best.
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Clothing Guidelines
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Recommended: Solid colors in medium to dark tones.
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Avoid: Neon colors and busy patterns, as they distract from the face.
Eyewear Guidelines
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Recommended: Glasses with anti-glare coating.
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Avoid: Glasses with sapphire coating (which reflect blue/purple) and Transitions lenses (which darken and look like sunglasses).
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Tip: If your child wears either of these glass types, consider having them remove their glasses for the photo.
Skin & Face
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Back to School Bash
Our Back to School Bash is less than a week away! Save the date!
4:30 – 5:30pm Curriculum Night in the Classrooms
5:00 – 7:00pm B2SB on the Playground
After School Class Registration Opens Next Friday @ 7a
Registration for Fall ASE opens Sept 18 at 7am (and closes Sept 27).
Classes begin Oct 5.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/m57scye7
📸 School Pictures originally scheduled for 9/17 and 9/18 are postponed!
Due to a recent change in district policy, Lawton is required to choose a new vendor for annual school pictures. As a result, picture days will be postponed until a new vendor is selected. Keep practicing those smiles – new dates will be announced as soon as possible! 
Kindergarten Popsicle Party
Come celebrate the first week of school with friends and popsicles at the upper Lawton playground!
We look forward to seeing you there!
-The Lawton PTA Board
Welcome Back! Direct Drive is on Now!
We are SO back, Dolphins! School is in and our PTA has already launched our 2026-2027 Direct Drive to fund this year’s budget!
🎉 Walk with Lawton Elementary in the Magnolia Summerfest Parade! 🐬🌊
Join your fellow Lawton families as we represent Lawton Elementary in the Magnolia Summerfest Parade! Wear your favorite Lawton gear, help hand out (not throw!) candy to the crowd, and celebrate our amazing school community.
This year’s theme is “Lu Riding the Wave,” and we’d love your help bringing it to life! There are lots of ways to get involved:
🚗 Help Decorate Our Parade Float
- Join the float planning committee!
- We’ll meet the week before the parade to finalize plans and gather again the evening before to decorate.
- Donations are also appreciated! We’re looking for:
- Large cardboard boxes
- Spray paint
- Pool noodles
- Portable speakers and playlist
🍬 Donate Candy
Help us spread some Lawton spirit by
Last Chance to Order Yearbooks!
Yearbooks will be delivered to classrooms soon.
If you have any questions, please contact yearbook@lawtonelementary.org
Order Now!
Figurehead Brewing and Midnite Ramen Fundraiser
Thursday April 23 is 
Lawton Night at Figurehead Brewing and Midnite Ramen! Stop by for a bowl of incredible ramen for dinner, grab a delicious drink, and toast with friends – 10% of your purchase will be donated to the Lawton PTA!
Thank you, Figurehead Brewing and Midnite Ramen, for bringing back one of our favorite community events! See you there, Dolphins!
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Congratulations to our yearbook cover art winner, T.T.! All the art this year was so fantastic; we don’t envy our K-3rd graders for having to choose just one! 📚
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Girl Scout Troop 41696, in partnership with the Lawton PTA, (and MES & Blaine), continues their Food Drive now benefitting low income seniors in the Magnolia neighborhood! They are assembling Thanksgiving Dinners in a Bag and are asking for the following:
🛍️2 gallon ziploc bags
🦃Cans of turkey or chicken
🍲Boxes of stuffing mix
🥔Bags of mashed potatoes
🥘Packets of gravy
🥫Cans of green beans
🍇Bags of cranberries
🥐Muffin/scone/biscuit mix
🧈Spray oil
🥣Rectangle baking trays
Drop off donations this week in one of the blue bins!
Lawton Elementary School PTA
It’s SPORTS DAY at Lawton! Go Sports! ⚽️🏀🏈⚾️🥎🏐🎾🏉
Fall Fest tonight! See you there, Dolphins! 🐬🍁
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Lawton’s PTA (and MES & Blaine) are partnering with Magnolia Girl Scout Troop 41696 for a holiday Food Drive! From now through December 11, Girl Scouts will be collecting specific donations to provide to local families and seniors experiencing food insecurity. 🚨Now through Friday Nov 6, the Girl Scouts are asking for donations of: 🎂Boxes of cake mix 🍰Jars of frosting 🥤12oz cans of lemon lime soda 🕯️Birthday candles 🍽️Disposable cake trays 🛍️Medium/large birthday bags These will be assembled and donated to the Ballard Food Bank as “Birthday Cakes in a Bag” in honor of GS founder Juliette Gordon Low’s
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Fall Festival is Friday! 🍁 We can’t wait to see you there, Dolphins!
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Happy Halloween from all our dolphins! 🎃 Magnolia Village Trick or Treating tomorrow from 4p-6p. Be safe and have fun! 👻
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Look familiar? 👀
All Lost & Found items that have not been claimed by Friday Oct 30 will be donated! Come take a peek by the end of the week!
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at .
Our Yearbook Cover Art Contest is on now! ✨
Our K-3rd graders will vote this week to choose which 4th/5th grader masterpiece will grace our 2026-2027 yearbooks. 🎨
Lu loves them all! How to choose?! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
You AUTumn sign up to volunteer at Fall Fest! 🍁 We’re in need of lots of FALLunteers! 🍂 Sign up to help on Konstella.
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Lawton Students Speak Up! 🗣️ After rumors circulated in our 4th and 5th grade classrooms that there would be no Halloween celebrations at Lawton this year (since Halloween is on a Saturday), our impassioned students wrote a letter to Ms Clagg, the staff, and our PTA. Ms Clagg’s response: “When I received this letter, I beamed with pride. As a former high school Social Studies teacher, this kind of civic action on the part of 10 and 11 year olds embodies my core values as an educator: to develop thoughtful, well-rounded citizens who engage in productive discourse and positively contribute
