COVID Booster Clinic Monday, December 12th from 2:30 – 4pm
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.
Principal Newsletter – December 2, 2022
We’re entering a busy month with several school-based initiatives you may want to support. Please read below for information on community giving, a fourth-grade service project, a Spirit Wear collection effort, and a booster clinic.
We are searching for a new instructional assistant to join the Special Education team at Lawton. If you know someone who would be a good fit,
Got Sneakers? Fourth Grade Fundraiser
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
Safety Patrol is Coming to Lawton!
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.
PTA Fundraising – Minted & AmazonSmile
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
Welcome New Principal – Ms. Clagg!
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!
Principal Newsletter – November 18, 2022
I’ll be hosting an informal coffee chat in the commons on Friday, December 2nd at 7:30am. Looking forward to having a chance to meet more of you then.
No School Next Week
There is no school for students next week. Our teachers are looking forward to meeting with families during conferences. We will see students back
Principal Update – Email from Dr. Deno
Dear Lawton Families:
It is with mixed feelings that I write to announce that my last day at Lawton will be November 14th. I have accepted a position as an executive director with the Tukwila School District. It is a position that aligns with my background and passions and will allow me to support preschools and the development of a dual language program. I’m grateful for the new opportunity, but leaving Lawton is hard.
As I reflect on my years at Lawton, I feel honored to have been part of a community that gives so generously of its time and talents to support students. To have been part of a staff who
Principal Newsletter – November 10, 2022
Welcome Dina Clagg
Ms. Clagg is excited to begin serving as Lawton’s acting principal. Her first official day will be Tuesday, November 15th. Ms. Clagg 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.
Lawton Yearbook Cover Art Contest
A huge thank you to all our 5th grade artists for submitting their gorgeous work for the Yearbook Cover Art Contest! We had a great turnout with 19 beautiful designs from the following artists: M.B. & E.B. (as an artist team), E.C., M.S., P.S., M.C., M.G., S.P., E.W., E.R., C.H., E.H., F.C., C.B., R.H., A.F., L.L., F.S., A.S., and E.S..
All artwork will be included in the yearbook.
We would also like to thank all of the K-4th grade students who helped by voting for the winning design that will be printed on the cover. This year’s winner is Miriam S. from Mr. Swartzman’s class! Congratulations!
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
