Principal Newsletter – April 9, 2021
Students, families, and staff have all be adjusting to new learning schedules this week. Thank you for all you’ve done to ensure your students get to class on time virtually or in-person! This has allowed our teachers to stay focused on social emotional and academic learning. My highlights this week were seeing students inside our doors and getting to say hi to Ms. Misner’s virtual class as she took them on a mini-tour of Lawton! I hope everyone has a restful and rejuvenating spring break. Are you traveling? Click HERE for SPS’s travel and quarantine guidance. Grab & Go Breakfasts and Lunches SPS is providing free shelf-stable breakfasts and lunches to students who need them for the remainder of the year. Students may not eat on campus but can pick up a meal to take
In-Person Drop-off/Pick-Up Info
April 2nd's Principal Newsletter details the protocol for in-person drop-off and pick-up! : New Arrival and Dismissal Procedures There will be 3 separate entrance points for students: Kindergarten will enter through one downstairs door1st and 2nd grade will enter thought the other3-5 will line up on the playground and enter with their teachers when the bell rings Please Note: Parents and caregivers may not enter the building.Students may arrive on campus without an adult as long as the daily health screening is completed at home.Vehicle drop off will be possible on 27th but please remember that no parking is allowed.If you want to park and walk your student to the line, please leave extra time since street parking in the neighborhood is limited.No entry through the playground off 26th. That gate entry is reserved for
Principal Newsletter – April 2, 2021
Subject: Principal Newsletter - April 2, 2021 April 2, 2021 This week has been a whirlwind of action both on and off the Lawton campus. Teachers and staff have been busy preparing to welcome students on April 5th whether they return to us in person or remotely. Students have been working hard this week – both asynchronously and in live meetings – to keep their learning moving forward. For any student who completed the Sweet Math Challenge be sure to return those to be entered into the drawing for a fun family math game! Monday morning will feel like the first day of school for each of us! I am grateful for the strength of our entire community as we make this transition together. Thank you to all the families for attending their teacher meetings
Another Takeaway Tuesday – April 6th!
Lawton's Takeout Tuesday is a perfect way to support our school and our local businesses, while also having an easy way to put dinner on the table! Pre-order your taco bar from Plaza Garibaldi by April 5th at 10pm for pick-up Tuesday April 6th! Mark your calendars for upcoming Takeout Tuesdays:April 6th: Plaza GaribaldiApril 20th: Genis EthiopianApril 27th: Baked in Bosnia
Want to return to in-person? Respond by Tonight @ midnight!
Do you have a child in K-5 that wants to return to in-person learning on April 5? Do you plan on staying remote? Fill out the District's Intent to Return survey. Check your email for your personalized link. Responses are due on March 24 at 11:59 p.m.
More Takeaway Tuesdays!
Mark your calendars for upcoming Takeaway Tuesdays: March 30th: Secret Sausage April 6th: Plaza Garibaldi April 20th: Genis Ethiopian We are partnering with local businesses to create meals for the whole family and raise funds for Lawton! Place your order a day or more ahead directly with the restaurant and pick up at Lawton just in time for dinner! - we will provide contact details in posts each week.
Principal’s Newsletter – 3/19/2021
From: Allison Deno Last week, Governor Inslee signed an emergency proclamation intending to ensure all students across the state have the option of some in-person learning. This week, the District and Seattle Education Association (SEA) reached a Tentative Agreement, setting in motion plans to offer an in-person hybrid learning model starting Monday, April 5th. We recognize this creates a range of emotions among families and staff. Lawton is beginning to plan based on what we see in the Tentative Agreement, recognizing that both SEA and the School Board must ratify the agreement before it’s final. This is a fast timeline with a lot of moving parts and communication pieces coming at families. I want to share the below information so that you can have conversations within your family about what the best next move is for your student(s).
Information Sessions: return to in-person learning
Information Sessions. Attend a question and answer session on Monday, March 22nd to ask questions you might have prior to selecting the hybrid or remote model for your student(s). You are encouraged to carefully review all information provided by Seattle Public Schools within the survey emails you have received, prior to these sessions. Lawton Q&A Sessions for School-Specific Questions · March 22nd at 8am Click here to join · March 22nd at 11:30am Click here to join You can read much more about the return to in-person learning in this week’s Principal’s Newsletter
PTA Budget Update
The results are in. The proposed PTA Budget for the 2021-2022 school year was approved with 90% of votes in favor. · 55% voted to approve budget as presented · 35% voted to approve and would like an increase in Community Outreach · 10% did not approve the budget, but would do so without Community Outreach Thank you to the 33 families who completed the ballot and all our PTA members for showing your support of Lawton PTA and our teachers. We also want to remind our community of our continuing efforts to fundraise for THIS year. We still need to raise approximately $50,000 to fund our librarian and counselor and fulfill other commitments we’ve made to Lawton teachers and programs. We plan to raise these funds through the spring Move-A-Thon (1st week of May) and passive fundraising events
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