What’s Happening

The 3rd – 5th Grade Bike Unit Starts January 5th The Lawton PE bike and pedestrian safety unit for grades 3-5 will begin after winter break and run for most of January (January 5-25). This unit assumes most students know how to ride a bike but teaches learn-to-ride skills to students who need them. To prepare for this unit, please: Read letter from Cascade Bicycle Club Bring your helmet to school if you have one (properly fitted and marked with your name) but leave your bike at home Dress for the weather (e.g., gloves, clothes that can get wet and dirty) so that we can ride outside on the upper field

Registration for Winter After-School Enrichment (ASE) Program Starts Soon! The Lawton PTA is continuing to partner with 6Crickets to bring students a variety of classes. Registration opens Wednesday, December 14th at 10am. The Winter session runs Monday, January 9th through Friday, April 7th.  Check out the Lawton ASE portal to see the schedule, class descriptions, and fees. Spaces are limited and will be available first come, first serve. Contact afterschoolprograms@lawtonelementary.org with questions. Scholarships are available for families in need. Send scholarship requests to kmcerise@seattleschools.org (be sure to include your first and second choice clubs). 

No matter how the cookie crumbles, we have the best teachers around! Let's show them how much we appreciate them by baking holiday cookies for them to eat and share.Like to bake, please SIGNUP to whip up a couple dozen cookies or snacks!

We are excited to have a mini vaccine clinic at Lawton for Flu and Covid-Boosters! Monday, December 12th from 2:30 – 4pm Anyone eligible person 5 years and older can attend. Find out if you or your loved ones are eligible for the Covid booster by visiting CDC. Sign up for the clinic here: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1669850170677. 

Please support our fourth-grade community service project at Lawton Elementary School by donating your used sneakers!  It is a win-win-win!  YOU get to clean clutter and smelly kicks from your closets; sneakers get recycled or reused to keep their toxic chemicals out of landfills, and money earned supports our pen pals at the Balo English Medium School which serves the children with the fewest opportunities from preschool - 12th grade in Kolkata, India.   Our goal is to collect over 1,000 pairs of sneakers (sorry, no boots or sandals)!  We can do it together! Shoes will be collected the week of December 5-9th and can be dropped off in the blue bin at the main entrance to the school.  

Thank you to Jessica, Kimberly, and Kate for teaming up to help guide our 5th Grade safety patrol squad. These students will be training over the next couple weeks, with plans to officially start directing school-goers on Monday, Nov. 28. In the meantime and always, please be mindful of other people and their children when dropping off and picking up yours.

Minted The holiday season is right around the corner, and we are excited to announce we are again partnering with Minted. Please support the Lawton PTA by ordering your holiday cards & gifts from Minted using promo code FUNDRAISELAWTONELEMENTARY. You’ll get 20% off your order and 15% of every purchase made using our code will be donated back to us at the end of the year. AmazonSmile Another great way to support the Lawton PTA both during the holiday season and year-round is by using AmazonSmile. For every eligible purchase 0.5% is donated back to the Lawton PTA. More information is available here and don't forget to turn on AmazonSmile in your mobile app.

Our Lawton community welcomes Dina Clagg as our new acting principal beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15. Ms. Clagg enjoys cooking, reading, and gardening. Family time with her husband and 12-year-old son is spent traveling, skiing, riding bikes, playing games, and watching the Sounders! She has 25 years of experience in education and 20 years with Seattle Public Schools, most recently serving as Assistant Principal at Loyal Heights Elementary. She has a BA in Psychology from Smith College and a Master’s in Education from University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As we offer Ms Clagg a WAVE of a welcome, we also wish Dr. Deno success in her new job with the Tukwila School District!