Taco Tuesday – Jan 10th at 3-7PM
Join us for the first Taco Tuesday of 2023! This Tuesday (January 10th) from 3 PM – 7 PM, featuring our own Ms. Bowley and Ms. Hafzalla at the Nutty Squirrel!
Upcoming Lawton Tours for Incoming Kindergartners
Lawton has in-person tours for incoming kindergartners/new families for the 2023-24 school year coming up.
Lawton Tour Dates:
• Tuesday, January 31st at 5:30 pm
- Thursday, February 2 at 9am
No need to register. Just arrive at school 5-10 minutes before the tour and we’ll help you get where you need to go. Unable to make a tour but want a peek inside? Check out this video.
Please spread
Principal Newsletter – January 6, 2023
It was wonderful to welcome students back to school on Tuesday. We also welcomed our salmon eggs to the tank this week where we will get to watch them grow and change. We hope 2023 is off to a great start for your family and will be filled with curiosity, learning, and joy.
We have exciting things happening at Lawton in January:
- 3rd – 5th Grade Bike Unit. Lots of riding and skill growth happening on the field this week. Thank you, Mr. Peters, for making this happen!
- Secret Garden Book Fair January 17th – 20th. See detailed blurb below with hours and volunteer needs.
- 4th Grade Music Concert January 24th. This year we’re moving our music events from perform-ance to
Principal Newsletter – December 15, 2022
A friendly reminder that today is a one-hour early release – students dismissed at 1:25pm.
We wish you and yours a safe and joyful Winter Break – with plenty of time to relax and enjoy the people you love. We will look forward to welcoming students back to school on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Covid Tests Available at Pick Up Today
Reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 over break by testing if you feel sick, testing before attending large gatherings, and testing after any exposure. We will put a supply of rapid antigen tests on top of the lost and found rack in front of the building for those wanting to take a box home for break.
Bingo Night – Jan 19th
Join your Lawton friends for a fun night of Bingo, prizes and a bake sale! Bingo night is Thursday January 19th at 6:00 PM in the Commons!
Book Fair – Jan 17-20
- Tuesday 7:30-8, Lunch recess (10:50-12:30), after school until 3:00
- Wednesday 7:30-8, Lunch recess (10:50-12:30), after school until 2:00
- Thursday 7:30-8, Lunch recess (10:50-12:30), after
A BOOK FAIR is coming!!
An in-person book fair is returning to Lawton on January 17 – 20!
Ms. Gallegos would love help preparing for and hosting the event with Secret Garden, including setup and daily checkout cashiers.
If you would like to volunteer to help, please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4fadad29a4f94-book?scrlybrkr=2e0bb226#/Fair Hours (open to open to families and caregivers outside of school hours):
- Tuesday 7:30-8, Lunch recess (10:50-12:30), after school until 3:00
- Wednesday 7:30-8, Lunch recess (10:50-12:30), after school until 2:00
- Thursday 7:30-8, Lunch recess (10:50-12:30), after
3rd – 5th Grade Bike Unit – January 5th
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
Coming Soon: Registration for Winter After-School Enrichment (ASE) Program
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).
Holiday Cookie Drive For Lawton Teachers
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!
Principal Newsletter – December 9, 2022
As we enter the last week before break, let’s work together to finish strong and healthy despite respiratory illness season being here. Please keep students home when sick, following Department of Health guidance on when students are healthy enough to return to school.
Last Call for Sneakers: Donate by Tuesday, December 13th
Please support our fourth-grade community service project by donating your used sneakers. Sneakers get recycled or reused to keep them out
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
