Yearbook Art Contest Winner

Congratulations to student A.Z. for drawing this year’s yearbook cover art!
Direct Drive Raffle Winner!

Congratulations to this winner! Thank you for participating in the Lawton Direct Drive!
Direct Drive Raffle Prizes

The Lawton PTA fundraising team continues to offer prizes to those who are participating in the DIRECT DRIVE!
Please participate – even if it’s just to indicate that you are unable to donate money at this time! Our goal is to have full participation from all Lawton families!
Direct Drive Raffle Winner

This year’s ask is $450 per child. The Dolphin Dreams Direct Drive is Lawton’s largest fundraising event of the year. Funds raised in this event are used to support critical programs and essential needs, including arts and science programs, technology licenses, as well as funding for our librarian and recess & lunch monitors. If you are not able to contribute financially, we ask that you still log on to the website and choose “participate only” to register support for your child’s classroom and to be entered in our weekly raffles. This also helps us reach our goal of 100% school wide participation.
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Spirit Wear!
The Lawton PTA is thrilled to announce the most recent launch of spirit wear! Use the QR code or THIS LINK to order yours today!


Direct Drive Raffle Winner!
Happy Halloween, Dolphins!
Congratulations to this winner of the Direct Drive raffle!

Principal Newsletter, October 30, 2023
Dear Lawton Families,
I’m really enjoying popping into our classrooms and learning spaces the last few weeks, and seeing our students excited about what they are learning! From Kindergarten students writing their first stories, first and second graders working in small groups on math practice problems, third graders learning about the life cycle of salmon both in the library and in the classroom, to fourth and fifth graders starting their Wednesday clubs (dance, newspaper, Student Union, & media study), and students in PE & Music learning songs and dances for upcoming school events, the school is abuzz with students driving their learning through their own choices and voice! This year our staff is using our professional development time on Wednesday Early
Dinner & Lawton Fundraiser – MOD Pizza
Join us in heading to MOD Pizza in Ballard on November 9th for a fundraiser for Lawton! Mention Lawton to ensure that MOD knows to donate to our school. 20% of your order goes back to Lawton. Thank you!
Direct Drive Raffle Winner!
Congratulations to this Direct Drive raffle winner!

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’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 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




