What’s Happening

There was plenty to celebrate at Lawton this week – a bit more daylight, third graders performing at Benaroya hall, students rollerblading in the gym, leprechauns causing mischief in downstairs classrooms, and heaps of fun STEAM activities, culminating in our fun and interactive assembly and class visits from the Pacific Science Center!

I want to thank all the families and Lawton staff who helped us make our 1st ever Pi Night such a fun and tasty evening! It was so wonderful to see students playing games with each other and with families, and we appreciate all the delicious pies that were contributed!

Looking to continue the science, tech, engineering, art, and math fun at home? Try to memorize The Pi Song,

The period between Mid-Winter Break and Spring Break is one if our longest, uninterrupted stretches of learning and Lawton students are doing exciting things with this time!

Students are engaging in research, collaboration, and creative problem-solving all over the school. Kindergarteners have been doing activities related to the 100th day of school. 1st graders have been creatively exploring gymnastics stations in PE. Second grade’s great conversations about Black History in February have transitioned to Women’s History in March. You can now ask a Lawton 3rd grader for PowerPoint tips – they’ve been learning to make well-designed and visually attractive presentations to share their research on animals. 4th graders are researching countries and making persuasive and well-supported arguments in essay form. And

Lawton celebrates STEAM Week (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) March 13 – 17th and we are getting excited about it!

We’d love your support with this fun week filled with special learning activities. Here’s how you can help:

• Get your student excited about the Cardboard Challenge
• Mark your calendar for Pi Night and sign up to bring a pie
• Sign up to help with exhibits during our Friday Science Center extravaganza

Cardboard Challenge

Cardboard Challenge is optional and starts now! You can begin planning and building your creation right away. Check out our flyer here. Students who choose to participate should plan to bring their creations to school to share on Thursday, March 16th.

Pi Night

Mark your calendars for Tuesday,

We enjoyed celebrating Valentine’s Day this week. Thank you to all the volunteers who donated time and treats to classroom celebrations, and to the PTA bakers who treated our staff to sweets as well!

We hope next week’s mid-winter break gives you quality time with the ones you love. We look forward to seeing students back in class on Monday, February 27th.

Global Reading Challenge

Congratulations to the fourth and fifth grade readers who completed the Global Reading Challenge on Wednesday! Team Snow Leopards (Dalia, Eloise, Lucy, Madeline, Marte, Naiya, and Serenity) had the highest score. They will travel to the Seattle Central library in March to represent Lawton

This week marked the beginning of the second half of the school year. We are off to a great start at Lawton and looking forward to a strong second act! 

On Tuesday evening, our fourth graders showcased their singing and instrumental skills. Thank you, Mrs. Cooper, for organizing this concert. Yesterday, all students watched a Book It Theatre performance of “Tiara’s Hat Parade” which connected with our Black Lives Matter at School Week lessons. Thank you, PTA, for your partnership bringing in this artistic performance.

The Seattle Education Association (SEA), the SPS Ethnic Studies Task force, and community partners have developed Black Lives Matter at School Week lessons to support educators and