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 door
- 1st and 2nd grade will enter thought the other
- 3-5 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
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
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 Garibaldi
April 20th: Genis Ethiopian
April 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
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
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
