Direct Drive Starts NOW!
Our biggest fundraiser of the year starts NOW! Head to the link in our bio and donate to the Lawton PTA if you love 
the Art Docent program 
Recess Monitors 
P.E. equipment 
Library books 
PTA events 
small class sizes 
Jump Start 
the Wave Store 
Field Day 
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School Spirit Day: Tropical Day
Tomorrow is Tropical School Spirit Day at Lawton! 🌴 Who else has sunshine on the brain? 🌞 See you there, Dolphins!
Lawton’s Bike, Walk, or Roll to School Day is on October 7th
Bus Riders: You are included!
Car Riders: Consider parking a number of blocks away that matches your grade level, then walk to school.
School pick-up and drop-off times can be hectic with many idling cars in the same area. Walking, biking, or rolling to school helps reduce congestion and makes the air cleaner to breathe.
Fun Facts:
- Walking to school can help you feel more awake and ready to learn.
- Kids who walk to school often do better in class because exercise helps improve concentration.
- Walking with friends is a great way to start the day and can make the walk to school more fun.
- Walking helps build strong bones and muscles, which
Back to School Bash & Open House
Back to School Bash
Lawton PTA invites your family to stay after the school open house to gather with others and enjoy the start of the new school year.
DATE: Thursday, September 25th (right after the Lawton Open House)
TIME: 5:00-7:00 pm
LOCATION: Lawton Playground (we will move inside to the gym and commons if it is pouring rain).
Please note: When the open house ends at 5:30 pm, all other areas of the school building will be closed to families. Children must be under parent/guardian supervision during the Back to School Bash.
FOOD/ACTIVITIES:
- Secret Sausage food truck
- PTA Bake Sale (cash or card accepted)
- Glitter Tattoos
- PTA Merchandise Sale
- Spin the Wheel to win a
Fall After School Enrichment
The Lawton PTA is proud to offer our After School Enrichment program, beginning in October, a variety of classes that promote creativity, athleticism, and skill building are available to your children on Monday thru Thursday afternoons. The information on all of the classes offered and registration details can be researched at 6Crickets.com.
Registration opens September 23rd at 7:00am, register early as classes can fill up quickly.
Scholarships are available if needed, please email afterschoolprograms@
Lawton Family Update September 19, 2025 – Letter from the Principal
Lawton Families,
What a great start to the year we are having! Our new arrival procedure on the playground is going great, and we appreciate all the families who have paid the Student Supply fee so far this month! Our classes are busy working on the first units of study in all subjects (including Music and PE), and we have given our first WAVE winner recognitions at our weekly school-wide Wednesday assembly this week!
Our 4th and 5th grade students learned about the options for Wednesday clubs this week, and all of our students have been to the library and have
Final Food Distribution & Summer Resources
Free Summer Meals
The Free Summer Meals site map is not currently live but when it is, you can text FOOD to 509-509 for help locating the site nearest you.
Sun Bucks
- The sun bucks program provides $120 in grocery benefits per eligible child to use over the summer months. Note that SUN bucks expire 4 months after the date of issuance. We encourage families to spend SUN Bucks before other funds like SNAP.
- Most children will be automatically enrolled through free/reduced lunch eligibility at school or participation in assistance programs like SNAP or TANF.
- Sun Bucks cards will be reloaded this year. If families have lost their cards, they should reach out to the SUN Bucks
Principal Newsletter, 6.9.25
Lawton Families,
This has been a fantastic year and I can’t believe it is almost over! Please note that on the last day of school, Wednesday, June 18, we will dismiss at 1:25pm, not 1:10pm, as it is not an early release day but rather is a 60-minute early dismissal day.
End of Year Celebrations
Field Day is on Friday, June 13, so be sure to send a water bottle and apply sunscreen at home! We are so grateful to our amazing Lawton PTA for running this all-day event – and appreciate the volunteers who make it happen!
In addition to everyone who volunteers with PTA, I want to also thank the volunteers who helped us with school activities
Principal Newsletter, 5/27/25
Lawton Families,
Hope you enjoyed the gorgeous long weekend – only 3 ½ more weeks left in the school year, and there is lots of learning and fun happening at Lawton!
Author Visit
On Friday, May 23, authors Kelly McWilliams and Jewell Parker Rhodes visited Lawton and spoke to all classes about their many books. In addition to being renowned for their writing and scholarship, the authors are mother and daughter, and are the family of a Lawton student, making this visit even more special! Students in K-3 had the book Soul Step (co-written by the authors) read aloud by Jewell Parker Rhodes, and the students in grades 2-5 engaged with the authors about writing historical fiction. We were
Principal Newsletter, 5.5.25
Lawton Families,
We had a really great Family Career Night this week, and I want to thank Ms. Barry for organizing it, and especially thank all of the amazing Lawton families who participated!
Returning to Lawton Survey
Now that it is May, we are starting to plan for next school year already!
We have an electronic Returning to Lawton Next Year? survey that we need all families to complete for each of your Lawton students by May 9. This replaces the paper survey we have sent home in past years, and this data helps us plan classrooms for next year.
Talent Show
Attached is the Talent Show Poster 2025.pdf . Below are
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
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!
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
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!
www.customink.com/fundraising/lawton-spirit-wear-fall-2026
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
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
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!)
Lawton Elementary School PTA
🐬Spirit Wear on Sale Now!🐬
Gear up for the 2026-2027 season with some fresh Lawton merch, including our new Kindergarten class color: Marine Green! Grab your spirit wear before the sale ends on Sept 12!
www.customink.com/fundraising/lawton-spirit-wear-fall-2026
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Discovery Park Playground.
Our ✨last✨ Kindergarten playdate before the first day of school! Please join us and get to know your new pod! 🐬
🛝Discovery Park Playground
🗓️Saturday August 29
🕙10:00am-12:00pm
See you there, Dolphins!
