Principal Newsletter – April 1, 2022
Ways to support literacy month at home:
- Submit a picture of your student being “caught reading” for us to display on a hallway bulletin board. Email photos to kmcerise.
- Contribute to our Spring Book Drive on now.
- Check out one or more of the books nominated for a Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award this year.
- Do a family read aloud. Kids are never too old for this! Click
Principal Newsletter – March 25, 2022
Health Updates from Nurse Somi
Allergies and inhalers. If your student needs an inhaler or has developed allergies since you last updated our school records, please email Nurse Somi so that we have the forms and current information on file. It’s helpful if daily allergy meds are managed and administered at home.
Staying home when
Principal Newsletter – March 18, 2022
Looking to continue the science, tech, engineering, art, and math fun at home? Check out the frog jump activity we sent home, try to memorize The Pi Song, do the math to double your favorite recipe, or choose a science or math-themed movie to watch together.
Volunteers
We are looking for volunteer support for during lunch recesses. If you’re interested, please:
- Update/complete your volunteer application on the SPS Volunteer web page.
- Sign up for
Masking at Lawton – Updates
- What is changing: Starting Monday, March 14th:
- Masking will be optional for staff and students in most settings, including yellow buses (masks are still required for those visiting the nurse’s office and while singing in music).
- Students and staff who have been exposed (close contacts) will not be required to quarantine, regardless of vaccination status.
- Close contacts will continue to be notified, but classroom-wide notifications will end.
- What is staying the same: Many layers of
STEAM Week
Student Led Open House During STEAM Week. March 14-18th is STEAM week at Lawton. In addition to fun STEAM oriented activities for each student during the day, we’ll be offering afternoon open houses from 2:30 – 3pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. This is a chance for students to show their adults all the places where they learn at Lawton each day. If you’d like to attend, please:
- Sign up here for a day and time;
- Come to the Lawton main entrance at 2:30pm on your selected day; and
- Be prepared to show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test for entry.
Cardboard Challenge
The annual Cardboard Challenge begins now! Read the flyer below for more information!
Principal Newsletter – March 11, 2022
- What is changing: Starting Monday, March 14th:
- Masking will be optional for staff and students in most settings, including yellow buses (masks are still required for those visiting the nurse’s office and while singing in music).
- Students and staff who have been exposed (close contacts) will not be required to quarantine, regardless of vaccination status.
- Close contacts will continue to be notified, but classroom-wide notifications will end.
- What is staying the same: Many layers of protection remain in place:
- Students showing Covid symptoms must stay home; students who develop symptoms
- Students showing Covid symptoms must stay home; students who develop symptoms
Principal Newsletter – March 4, 2022
Students and staff alike brightened our school with neon today. Monthly school spirit days are just one way we build community across the school. We also can’t wait for next week when students will get to start singing again in music class. Ask your student what they most look forward to singing.
Visitors and Volunteers
We are excited that SPS has started allowing building visitors and volunteers. We know many of you have never seen the inside of Lawton and we want you to have a chance to do so.
Student Led Open House During STEAM Week. March 14-18th is STEAM week at Lawton. In addition to fun STEAM oriented activities for each student during the day, we’ll be offering afternoon open houses
Principal Newsletter February 25, 2022
We hope you all had a healthy and happy break. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday, February 28th.
Just a short and sweet newsletter this week with reminders to help us have a safe and smooth return to school.
- Email lawton if your student will be absent or late.
- Arrive on campus between 7:40 and 7:50. Supervision starts at 7:40. Students enter the building when the bell rings at 7:50. Students should be in class by the 7:55 bell.
- Keep your student home if they have any Covid symptoms. Give them a home test (and send a picture to lawton) or email to request a drive-up rapid test at school.
- If you traveled over break,
2022-2023 Proposed PTA Budget
Below is the proposed PTA budget for the 2022-2023 school year. This budget will be voted upon during the general PTA meeting on Monday, February 28th.
Please remember that you need to be a member of the PTA to be able to vote on the budget.
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!)
