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
Move-a-thon: May 16, 2025
Our 2025 Spring PTA Move-a-Thon Fundraiser is on NOW! Our goal is to raise $35,000 to cover the remainder of our annual PTA budget.
When: Wed, Apr 30 – Fri, May 16
Where: Lawton Elementary School
On Friday May 16, our Dolphins will run, walk, skip, jump, or dance for 30 minutes to raise money for our school. Register your student(s) before the Move-a-Thon and spread their donation link far and wide! Donors can donate per lap or can donate a set amount.
This event is one of the most fun of the year, and we can’t do it without you! Sign up to volunteer.
The 2025 Lawton Move-A-Thon is a student-driven fundraiser with a goal of raising our remaining PTA budget!
Kendra Scott Mother’s Day Flash Sale & Fundraiser
Ready to buy mom her new favorite piece of Lawton Spirit Wear? 🐬
Our PTA is partnering with jewelry designer Kendra Scott for a five-day Flash Sale! Check out the attached PDF, curated by the Kendra Scott team, for some amazing Lawton-themed jewelry options(click on the item in the pdf catalog to purchase on the Kendra Scott website). All orders placed between April 9-13 will arrive in time for Mother’s Day! 🌷
Use code GIVEBACK-JCFNX at checkout for 20% of your purchase to be donated to the Lawton PTA. 💙🩵 Download the PDF Catalog
Regal Cinemas Movie Ticket Bundle Fundraiser
Looking for a fun way to pass the time over Spring Break? Grab two tickets to Regal Cinemas with our movie ticket bundle fundraiser – 2 tickets for $30 – and 25% of your purchase goes to our PTA! Purchase tickets via this link. (Hot tip: the Minecraft movie is out now)!
Grab your tickets at the link below for Minecraft or any other summer flick!
🎬 This deal lasts thru July 3, so plenty of time for summer fun! ☀️ Order your tickets today!
Principal Newsletter, 3.31.25
Lawton Families,
We are now two weeks away from Spring Break, and even with the excitement of spring and the coming school break, teachers are really noticing that our students are in their best “learning zone” this time of year. Last week we had a visit from the Superintendent, Dr. Jones, and he got the chance to say hello to 4th graders, see & hear 1st graders prepare for their music concert (and show off our Lawton Dolphin song for him), talk to 5th graders about their math work and about being school leaders, and see 3rd graders creating art with our visiting artist – as well as touring our school and meeting with staff – in all it was a great
Get Your Tshirts Today!
Save the date for our next PTA fundraiser and all around fun day for students – the Move-A-Thon is on Friday, May 16th! More details about participation and fundraising are coming soon, but in short, students walk/run/skip/jump – any sort of movement! – around the upper ball field at Lawton during the school day to raise funds for the PTA (funds for classroom size reduction, reading specialist, playground monitors, STEAM week and science exhibit, etc).
New this year, we are offering Lawton branded t-shirts that kids can wear for both Move-A-Thon and Field Day (Friday, June 13th). Order by Monday, April 7th to receive your shirt on time for Move-A-Thon and be a part of the Lawton rainbow!
Principal Newsletter 3/17/25
Lawton Families,
This week we welcome the start of spring on Thursday, and Trimester 2 of the school year will end on Wednesday. Teachers will then enter data into the Elementary Progress Report on the Source and families will be able to see the progress reports on the Source on or before Spring Break.
We Love Our Lawton PTA!
Last week we had our annual celebration of “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math” (STEAM) and it was both an exciting and an enlightening week of learning at Lawton. I loved seeing students sharing their creative cardboard challenge items with their peers, as well as playing fun math games, combining geometry and art, and learning about Space with the Pacific
After School Enrichment
It’s time to sign up for the spring session of our after school enrichment program! The spring session will run from March 31st until June 13th, 2025. Registration is open now and several classes still have availability. Registration closes on Thursday, March 20th at 11:59pm.
View after school enrichment schedule
Please support Lawton PTA with the See’s Candies Yum-raiser!
On now, orders will be shipping as early as 03/11. There is no minimum & your order ships directly to you. The virtual storefront is open until 4/4 and up to 50% of your purchase will go directly back to the Lawton PTA. Thank you for your ongoing support! Buy Sees Candy and Support Lawton
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Friday is School Spirit: Matching Day! 💙💙
You can match with a friend(s), you can match yourself, or you can match with a teacher! We know what will be matching - that Lawton spirit! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Get those smiles ready, Dolphins! 🐬 School Picture Day is tomorrow, October 1st! 📸
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
Thanks to the hard work of our volunteer fundraising team and the generosity of our supporters, our Direct Drive raised over $130,000 - which means Ms Clagg had a pie thrown in her face! Thank you to our incredible principal for being so supportive of our PTA and Lawton families! This will be a core memory for most of our Dolphins! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
✨B2SB 2026✨
Thank you to our teachers for opening their classrooms to our Lawton families! Thank you to our incredible volunteers for hosting our first PTA shindig of the year!
If you aren’t a PTA member yet, what are you waiting for?! Link in our bio to join. 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Thanks to our incredible Direct Drive donors, tomorrow is Pajama Day and Glow Party at Lawton! Wear your comfiest clothes and best dance shoes to celebrate us reaching these incredible fundraising milestones. 🪩
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
B2SB TONIGHT!
🍎Curriculum Night in the classrooms 4:30-5:30
🌭Bash on the playground 5:00-7:00
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
We are SO CLOSE to our $100k prize: a school-wide Glow Party! 🪩 If you haven’t donated yet, you might be the one to put these kids over the edge (and light up the dance floor)! 🕺
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Our Back to School Bash is less than a week away! Save the date!
🍎4:30 - 5:30pm Curriculum Night in the Classrooms
🐬5:00 - 7:00pm B2SB on the Playground
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.
