What’s Happening

Lawton Families,

We’re off to a great start in the new year at Lawton!  As I pop into classrooms this week, I see 3rd –5th grades starting new writing units, K-2 students finishing up the 1st book in their math curriculum, and 4th and 5th grade students having Art class with our Visiting Artist Valencia Carroll (all other grades will do Art this year as well!).  Looking forward, I have lots of announcements for events coming up:

Lawton MLK Jr. Assembly – Wed., 1/15 (and no school for MLK Jr. Day on 1/20)

Lawton Book Fair – Tues. 1/21 – Fri. 1/24

The Secret Garden Book Fair is back!  Book fairs raise money for the library and build excitement around reading. The Lawton fair will be held

Lawton Families,

Hope that you have had a fantastic Winter Break, and we are excited to see your students on January 6, 2025!  Just a few reminders for you as you prepare to send your students back to school on Monday:

School Devices Must Be Returned

It is not likely that we will have an inclement weather day on January 6, so the devices (iPads for K-2, laptops for 3-5) AND chargers that were sent home over break must return with your student on January 6.  We use the devices for both instruction and for assessments and our students need to have access to them at school every day.

Report Absences, Late Arrival/Early Dismissal and Bus Changes to both Teachers and the Main Office

Please,

Lawton Families,

As we head into the next two weeks, Lawton classrooms are buzzing with lots of learning and lots of excitement for the upcoming Winter Break!

On that note, we have been asked by the district to send home school devices and chargers with students over the break in the event there should be inclement weather on January 6 (when we are due to return to school). The district will move to remote learning in lieu of cancelling school days for inclement weather, and you can read more about their policy and procedures here.

Remote learning will be conducted on Teams, and links to the Teams meetings will be emailed to you and your students should we shift to remote. The devices

Lawton Families,

Fall is definitely here, and with the change of season comes cooler, wetter weather (so send labelled coats with your students), beginning of year academic assessments in all grades, and fun PTA traditions like the Direct Drive and the Fall Festival (more info on those below).

But First – Some New Lawton Staff

We have new staff that have joined our Lawton team since the start of the school year that I’d like to make sure you know about – please give a warm welcome to:

Tamara Siler, who is our new Multilanguage Learner Teacher – she will be at Lawton on Wednesdays and Fridays. We also have Marisol Munguia de la Cruz filling our new MLL IA position as a long-term

Lawton Families,

As we enter into the 2nd month of school, it is so inspiring to see and hear our students eagerly engaging in learning and playing together in our classrooms and on our playground.  While all of our students are diving into the first academic units and social emotional lessons of the year, it has particularly been so fun to see the 4th and 5th grade students start their “clubs” on Wednesdays, to see 2nd and 3rd grade students reading chapter books and engaging in complex math work, and to see how mature and confident the 1st graders are this year!  And our Kindergarteners – they are hands-down the best hallway walkers in the school, and are adjusting