Principal Newsletter – October 21, 2022
This week saw air quality conditions that required changes in school routines and two surprise (to students) emergency drills. It was our
Direct Drive Fundraiser – 2022-2023
The Direct Drive is a way for all members of the Lawton community to come together and show our support for the students, teachers, staff, and families of our school.
The Direct Drive is our biggest and most important fundraiser of the year, and we encourage all families to participate. While financial donations are greatly appreciated, they are not required for participation. 100% of any donations go directly towards funding the PTA budget for the school year. See below for additional information regarding the important programs and needs funded by the budget.
Principal Newsletter – October 14, 2022
Partnerships among Lawton, our families, and greater Magnolia add to our overall sense belonging and community. In some instances, students are the recipients of community gifts – the grandma who visited Ms. McDonagh’s class to read aloud this week, the 5th grade camp scholarships provided by Lawton families, and the back-to-school clothing gift cards we were able to provide through partnerships with the Alliance for Education and Operation School Bell. Other times, Lawton students and staff share their gifts with others – Ms. Leache’s class artwork on display at the Magnolia library through the end of the month and some third graders serving as reading buddies with Kindergarteners. These are just a few examples of the richness of our community
Yearbook Cover Design Contest for 5th Graders
Calling all artists! The yearbook committee invites all fifth graders to participate in this year’s cover art contest. All designs need to be submitted to the front office by October 20th.
K-4th grade students will vote on the winning design that will be printed on the yearbook cover. All other artwork will be featured inside the book!
See below for the full flier of information.
Updated School Calendar – 2022 – 2023
The PTA understands that families have been awaiting updates on the school year calendar in response to school starting late this year. Below is the text from an email from Seattle Public Schools:
The updated school year dates have been agreed upon by Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and Seattle Education Association (SEA). The school calendar is always developed in collaboration with the educators’ union.
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, Seattle School Board approved the 2022-23 school year dates.
Five days must be added to make up the delayed start of the school
Spirit Wear – On Sale Now!
Spirit Wear for 2022 is here – with two new styles! All apparel is available in kids and adults sizes. Grab yours before they’re gone!
https://www.customink.com/fundraising/lawton-spiritwear-fall-2022
Halloween Guidance
Costumes
We’re hearing chatter in the hallways about what students want to dress up as for Halloween. As those of you who choose to celebrate this holiday prepare, please remember that not all costumes are school-friendly. We want to make sure our school is a safe and welcoming place for everyone. Your student’s teacher will share any plans for classroom celebrations directly with you. Students wishing to wear a costume at school on Halloween need to have a costume that follows these guidelines:
- No masks. Student faces must be visible and identifiable.
- No face paint.
No School on Friday 10/14!
This is a reminder there will be no school for students on Friday for Teacher In-Service Day.
This is the statewide training day for all public school educators. Teachers, administrators, and school support staff will spend this time working together to support student success.
School will resume on Monday.
Visit our online district calendar to view upcoming school year dates.
Principal Newsletter – October 7, 2022
We’ve fit a lot into the first 18 days of the school year! Teachers and students have been busy establishing learning routines, building community, and practicing school expectations. Yesterday, our 5th grade students returned from IslandWood where they spent four days participating in outdoor learning and community building activities. Today we had our first Spirit Day of the year and hosted our monthly WAVE store for students to redeem tickets they’ve earned. Ask your student if they visited the WAVE store today or decided to save their tickets for something later.
Safety News
Now Hiring: Morning Safety Patrol Lead. This position will supervise student safety patrollers to help keep kids safe and traffic moving during morning drop-off. Please email kmcerise if you’re
Principal Newsletter – September 30, 2022
We hope you’ll join the PTA for their back-to-school bash tonight from 5-7pm. It’s a great way to come together as a community to celebrate the start of a new year.
As we transition to October, we’re continuing the work of building classroom communities, growing our stamina as learners, and forming lasting habits.
We’re asking for your partnership to make on-time arrival a key habit for your student. On-time arrivals are important for both safety and classroom routines.
On time arrivals support building and student safety. Having all students in class and ready to learn at 7:55 is a allows us to lock all exterior doors promptly at the start of the school day and fully staff our office for timely attendance to
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Registration for fall After School Enrichment opens this Friday September 18 at 7am! Browse class options via the link in our bio.
ASE is made possible by our Lawton PTA - if you haven’t joined the PTA yet, you can do so now via the link in our bio!
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Lawton Elementary School PTA
We’ve hit our $60k goal prize and unlocked a Popsicle Party for all our Lawton Dolphins! 🍡 Details to come, but our kids will be enjoying their treat soon. ☺️
🗓️ There’s only TEN days left to donate to our 2026-2027 Direct Drive! If you haven’t already, please donate to support the work our Lawton PTA is doing!
🪩 Once we hit $100k, our kids will earn a School-Wide Glow Party!
Register and donate via the link in our bio.
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Our first School Spirit Day of 2026-2027! Thank you, dogs and Dolphins, for showing your Lawton pride! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Friday Sept 11 is our first School Spirit Day of the new school year! September’s theme is Lawton Dolphins! 🐬 Show your Lawton pride by wearing our school colors (blue, teal, green), blue tie dye, your favorite Lawton merch, or some fun dolphin gear!
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Lu had such a fun morning with our new classes of Kindergarteners! 🐬 Welcome to the pod, Dolphins! 💙
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Attn Kindergarten parents: We can’t wait to show you how much we love our school! 🩵 Please join us for Coffee with Ms Clagg at 8am on Tuesday Sept 8 (first day of school)! ☕️ See you there, and welcome to the pod! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
We’ve hit 25% ($30k) of our Direct Drive fundraising goal! 🥳 Our kids have earned a Pajama & Stuffed Animal Day at school - details to come! 🙏 A GIANT high-five and a mega THANK YOU to everyone who has already donated! You are absolutely amazing! ⏳ We only have a couple of weeks left to smash our grand total goal of $130,000, so let’s keep the momentum going! 🚀 Pro Tip: Don’t forget to check if your employer offers a company match! It’s basically like a real-life money multiplier spell that stretches your dollar twice as far! Let’s power
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Kids’ hoodies are back in stock! 🛍️ Check out our Spirit Wear Fundraiser on Custom Ink and load up on Lawton gear for back-to-school!
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Lawton Elementary School PTA
We are SO back, Dolphins! 🐬 School is in and our PTA has already launched our 2026-2027 Direct Drive to fund this year’s budget! 60% of our annual budget covers staff salaries, including front office staff, recess and lunch monitors, and academic interventionists for all grade levels. If you’ve been following the negotiations between SPS and SEA, then you already know what a hot button topic this already is. We’re proud to have such an active and invested community, passionate about making our school the best it can be for our kids. Please register and donate what you can to
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We’re ready when you are! Happy back to school season! 🍎✏️🎒
The Lawton PTA remains neutral during contract negations. We encourage all parties to continue doing the hard work of contract negations in good faith.
(Thank you to our friends at Whitman Middle School PTSA for crafting this message!)
