Principal Newsletter – May 20, 2022
Health Updates
Covid notifications. We sent five classroom notifications in the past week. You can find district-level information on the SPS Covid Dashboard.
PTA Updates
Field Day. The PTA is excited to bring back Field Day on June 10th. Please consider volunteering to help with set up, take down, and/or game stations. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0445acad2ea7f58-lawton
Yearbooks. The PTA purchased yearbooks for every
Yearbooks are coming!
The weather is (finally) getting warmer and the school year is winding down – which means it’s yearbook time! After a pandemic-related hiatus of one year, we are more than happy to bring back this beloved tradition. And we have more great news: The PTA is financing the books this year, and every student will receive a copy for free!
The books are currently being printed and we are planning to distribute them on Field Day, June 10th.
There will be a small supply of extra copies that will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in an extra copy, please send an email to
End of the Year Celebration!
Come join others in the Lawton community as we finally gather in-person to celebrate the end of the school year!
We’ll have Zumba, face painting, tattoos and sweet treats galore. Secret Sausage will be available for purchase. We need your help to make this event run smoothly; please consider signing up for baking treats or helping during the party.
Where: Lawton playground and upper fields
When: June 3rd, 5 – 7 PM
Why: to see old friends, meet new friends and gather together!
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,
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
