Lawton Move-a-Thon Newsletter
The Lawton Move-a-Thon is right around the corner – on May 10th! Read below for more information about the day of, fundraising, and logistics!
Lawton PTA 2024 Standing Rules
Every year, the PTA publishes the approved Standing Rules. Please see below for the Standing Rules approved by the 2023-2024 PTA.
Reminder: Upcoming Events at Lawton
Birds & Bees Talk with Amy Lang
The PTAs of Lawton, Blaine and Magnolia Elementary have partnered up to bring you an online talk by award-winning author and speaker Amy Lang on how and when to start the famous birds and bees talk. This talk is geared towards parents only.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 3 from 7-8:30pm and join via Zoom. To learn more about Amy, click here. See the attached PDF for more info!
Parenting Support Group – Thursday, April 25th at 6:45pm in the Library
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Principal Newsletter, 4.1.24
Lawton Families –
It’s April already (no fooling!). In March we celebrated all things STEAM, and in April we highlight reading, poetry, and literature at Lawton. We’ll have poetry readings by Library Leaders in a variety of settings (whole school and in classrooms), a Spirit Day to dress like a favorite literary character, and Library lessons will focus on developing a joyful appreciation of poetry.
Library Leaders are part of our 4th/5th grade clubs, and this month we also have our Lawton Student Union (club) visiting K-3 classes to teach about Ruby Bridges, our Capoeira club teaching us about the practice at an assembly, our Newspaper club just published their 2nd “Lawton Times” edition, and our Book/Movie club has decided this month
Move-A-Thon May 10th!
Get your sneakers ready because the yearly Lawton Move-A-Thon is almost here! The Move-A-Thon will be a fundraiser this year – and our goal is to raise $35,000. Mark your calendars!
PTA General Membership Meeting & Budget
If you were able to join the PTA General Membership meeting, thank you for attending! If you were not able to join, please feel free to review the presentation and budget in the below file.
Principal Newsletter 3.18.24
Lawton Families –
Spring has sprung! Hope you are enjoying the gorgeous weather, and there was a wonderful buzz in the air last week at Lawton as we focused on STEAM (and Pi/pie!). We are so grateful for the gracious support of the PTA, parent volunteers and passionate staff to make the events of this week possible, and this week really showcased how powerful the partnership between our school and family community is at Lawton. Our celebration of science, technology, engineering, art and math is a Lawton tradition that helps promote academic enrichment, innovation, and inquiry for students at all grade levels, and we loved seeing the creative cardboard challenge entries, math challenge sheets and focus on learning at a time
Birds & Bees Talk with Amy Lang
The PTAs of Lawton, Blaine and Magnolia Elementary have partnered up to bring you an online talk by award-winning author and speaker Amy Lang on how and when to start the famous birds and bees talk.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 3 from 7-8:30pm and join via Zoom. To learn more about Amy, click here.
General PTA Membership Meeting
PTA members, mark your calendars: Our General Membership Meeting will take place on Thursday, 3/21 at 6pm in the Lawton Library. We will discuss updates to the current year budget, plans for the 2024/25 budget and give an overview of the process for approving the budget as well as answer any questions you may have. Our wonderful librarian and reading specialist, Ms. Gallegos, will be in attendance to share more about the importance of her work at Lawton.
Parenting Support Group
Following our Membership Meeting, we will be kicking off our first Lawton Parenting Support Group. It will take place on 3/21 at 7pm in the Lawton Library. From facilitator Kate Kiely: “Join us for a monthly parenting support group where you can share your experiences, learn new strategies, and get and give support in a safe space. When we raise kids in the context of community and connection, we learn to be more compassionate to ourselves, supportive of one another, and more present for the kids in our lives. We’ll exchange resources and read and discuss a parenting book together. It’s also a great way to make and strengthen connections within the Lawton community. The group
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
Our first School Spirit Day of 2026-2027! Thank you, dogs and Dolphins, for showing your Lawton pride! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Friday Sept 11 is our first School Spirit Day of the new school year! September’s theme is Lawton Dolphins! 🐬 Show your Lawton pride by wearing our school colors (blue, teal, green), blue tie dye, your favorite Lawton merch, or some fun dolphin gear!
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
Lu had such a fun morning with our new classes of Kindergarteners! 🐬 Welcome to the pod, Dolphins! 💙
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
Attn Kindergarten parents: We can’t wait to show you how much we love our school! 🩵 Please join us for Coffee with Ms Clagg at 8am on Tuesday Sept 8 (first day of school)! ☕️ See you there, and welcome to the pod! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
We’ve hit 25% ($30k) of our Direct Drive fundraising goal! 🥳 Our kids have earned a Pajama & Stuffed Animal Day at school - details to come! 🙏 A GIANT high-five and a mega THANK YOU to everyone who has already donated! You are absolutely amazing! ⏳ We only have a couple of weeks left to smash our grand total goal of $130,000, so let’s keep the momentum going! 🚀 Pro Tip: Don’t forget to check if your employer offers a company match! It’s basically like a real-life money multiplier spell that stretches your dollar twice as far! Let’s power
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Kids’ hoodies are back in stock! 🛍️ Check out our Spirit Wear Fundraiser on Custom Ink and load up on Lawton gear for back-to-school!
www.customink.com/fundraising/lawton-spirit-wear-fall-2026
Lawton Elementary School PTA
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! 60% of our annual budget covers staff salaries, including front office staff, recess and lunch monitors, and academic interventionists for all grade levels. If you’ve been following the negotiations between SPS and SEA, then you already know what a hot button topic this already is. We’re proud to have such an active and invested community, passionate about making our school the best it can be for our kids. Please register and donate what you can to
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
We’re ready when you are! Happy back to school season! 🍎✏️🎒
The Lawton PTA remains neutral during contract negations. We encourage all parties to continue doing the hard work of contract negations in good faith.
(Thank you to our friends at Whitman Middle School PTSA for crafting this message!)
Lawton Elementary School PTA
🐬Spirit Wear on Sale Now!🐬
Gear up for the 2026-2027 season with some fresh Lawton merch, including our new Kindergarten class color: Marine Green! Grab your spirit wear before the sale ends on Sept 12!
www.customink.com/fundraising/lawton-spirit-wear-fall-2026
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Discovery Park Playground.
Our ✨last✨ Kindergarten playdate before the first day of school! Please join us and get to know your new pod! 🐬
🛝Discovery Park Playground
🗓️Saturday August 29
🕙10:00am-12:00pm
See you there, Dolphins!
