Principal Newsletter May 13, 2022
As we get closer to the end of the year our school comes alive with activities – from end of year reading and math assessments to classroom celebrations and fun. Our partnerships with families are what makes it successful for our students. Today’s outpouring of volunteers for the Move-a-thon was joyful and an excellent way for our community to come together in person. Thank you for all the ways you support our students and our entire Lawton Dolphin community.
5th Grade Music Concert – Tuesday, May 17th at 3pm
On May 17th, 5th graders will present a short instrumental music performance in the Commons beginning at 3pm. This will showcase the hard work students have done during instrumental music sessions with Mr.
Lawton Elementary PTA Standing Rules
The PTA Standing Rules are voted upon by PTA members. Please review the rules listed and linked below. These will be up for vote at the next PTA general meeting.
Standing Rules for Lawton Elementary School PTA
- Name and Identity
The name of this PTA is the Lawton Elementary School PTA (“Lawton PTA”), Washington State PTA number 6.15.205. Its National PTA number is 00023313.
- PTA Purpose and Community
This
Move-A-Thon!
Lawton Move-a-Thon is THIS Friday, May 13
It’s BACK! The Move-a-Thon is a festive, supportive opportunity for our kids to run, walk, skip and dance around the upper field until the music stops. It’s a fun-filled event with lots of parent involvement, and a big accomplishment for our kiddos.
We need lots of parent helpers (at least 3 per class) to track laps, run with the kids and otherwise encourage our movers to keep on keeping on. This is a high-reward, quick and easy outdoor volunteer opportunity—the more the merrier! MAT volunteers are required to be vaccinated and have completed this short
Student Talent Show
Lawton will be holding two school-day assemblies for students to showcase their talents:
- 3-5 Talent Show on June 8th
- K-2 Talent Show on June 9th
Auditions will be after school on Thursday, May 12th from 2:45 – 3:45 in the gym. To sign up, CLICK HERE.
Talent Show Guidelines:
- Acts must be under 2 minutes
- No lip syncing
- Four or fewer performers
- Minimal equipment from home only
- Skits/poems memorized
Once we know how many performers we have, we’ll review space available to determine capacity for non-student audience members.
Principal Newsletter – May 6, 2022
Thank you to all the families who showered the staff at Lawton with appreciation this week. We enjoyed the delicious treats, thoughtful notes, and beautiful flowers. It was great to see students so excited to share their appreciation of teachers and staff and rejuvenating to bask in the glow of our warm and welcoming community.
It’s Time to Update Your Volunteer Approvals
We’re entering the time of year with lots of events and volunteer needs. Field trips, move-a-thon, and field day … oh my! Hoping to participate in the fun? Please make sure you have a complete and updated volunteer approval on file a minimum of two weeks before any event: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/volunteer/volunteer-application-process/
Many of those with past approvals need updating for new
Principal Newsletter – April 29, 2022
Student Talent Show
Lawton will be holding two school-day assemblies for students to showcase their talents:
- 3-5 Talent Show on June 8th
- K-2 Talent Show on June 9th
Auditions will be after school on Thursday,
Planning For Next Year
- Your plans for next year (K – 4th grade families only). Please complete THIS ONLINE FORM by May 6th to let us know if you are returning to Lawton next year.
Having a good idea of our enrollment numbers helps us when building classes and assigning staff to grade levels. You are welcome to provide feedback on your student’s strengths, challenges, and learning style. We consider many factors when building balanced classrooms. While we do not take teacher requests, we value your expertise about your student. Great care and consideration is given to each child’s placement, whether you submit input or not. However, the information you provide helps us build balanced
Principal Newsletter – April 22, 2022
- Your plans for next year (K – 4th grade families only). Please complete THIS ONLINE FORM by May 6th to let us know if you are returning to Lawton next year.
Having a good idea of our enrollment numbers helps us when building classes and assigning staff to grade levels. You are welcome to provide feedback on your student’s strengths, challenges, and learning style. We consider many factors when building balanced classrooms. While we do not take teacher requests, we value your expertise about your student. Great care and consideration is given to each child’s placement, whether
Principal Newsletter – April 8, 2022
- Student newspaper made by our 4th and 5th grade newspaper club
- Covid testing kit for testing the last day of Spring Break (blue instruction sheet included)
We look forward to seeing you all again on Monday, April 18th.
Lost and Found
Last call for lost and found. All unlabeled items remaining at the end of the day will be donated.
Contribute to our Spring Book Drive on now through May 31st by clicking this link.
Health Updates
Spring Break Test-to-Return Supplies. Each student bought home a Covid testing kit this week
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! 💙
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
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!)
