Lawton 4th Grade Used Sneaker Community Service Collection
Our goal is to collect and recycle or reuse 1,000 pairs of sneakers this year! Please bring your old athletic shoes and place them in the blue bin at the entrance to the school.
Sneakers do not decompose in environmentally friendly ways. They clog landfills, leach chemicals into our soil, and take 40 years to break down. Your donated sneakers will be recycled or reused.
Boots, dress shoes, sandals, cleats, and other footwear are not accepted. Please only donate sneakers, ie Vans, Nike, Adidas, Brooks, Converse. Thank you!
Principal Newsletter, 9.20.24
Lawton Families,
This year I plan to continue sending this email every two weeks, and this version is really the 9/23 message. Because we have some timely info that I want you to have today, I’m sending it off-cycle; my next email will be Oct. 7, followed by Oct. 21, etc. I also will be sending you a separate email with PTA info and news today, as the PTA has just transitioned to a new communication platform called Konstella, and has stopped sending Dolphin Tales.
I also want to share that this morning one of our staff members experienced a medical emergency and we did call SFD and EMTs for assistance. During the time that they transported the
After School Enrichment classes
The Lawton PTA is bringing back our popular after school enrichment program. You will see a variety of familiar and popular classes from past years, as well as a few new classes, such as Lego Robotics, Piano and a second Arts and Crafts class.
The fall session will run from October 7 till December 12, 2024.
Registration opens on Friday, September 20 at 7:00am and closes on Monday, September 30 at 11:59pm.
To register and to find more information on each class as well as the schedule and pricing, please visit the Lawton After School Enrichment portal. Spots are limited and
Lawton Picture Days – September 25th and 27th
All students will be photographed for school files and the yearbook-so dress your best.
Solid colors in medium to dark tones photograph well.
Avoid neon and busy prints-they draw attention away from the subject.
A note about glasses: glasses with anti-glare are recommended. We work really hard to avoid glare but some glasses make it impossible. AVOID glasses that do not have anti-glare coating, sapphire coating (reflects blue/purple) and Transition glasses (they photograph like sunglasses in many cases). If you have any of these, consider removing your glasses for the photo.
You may preorder your photos online here:
(This preorder link closes on 9/29.)
If the preorder link has expired you will need to wait until the images are posted into the online gallery-about 3 weeks
FREE National Parks Pass for 4th Graders
Visiting public lands is healthy and fun. Learn about your heritage, and connect with nature. No matter where you live in the U.S., you’re within two hours of an included site.
Every Kid Outdoors was created so fourth graders and their families could discover our wildlife, resources, and history for free.
Visit the Every Kid Outdoors website to get your 4th grader a FREE Parks Pass!
Lawton Drop Off Safety
Lawton Families,
First – welcome Kindergarten Families! The students are doing great in their classes, and we are so happy to have you join our school!
Next – Our PTA-run Safety Patrol program will start on Wednesday, and when the Patrol students are present at drop off, we ask that all adults and students follow their signs, movement and directions. This applies to people in cars as well as people walking to school.
Additionally, here are some reminders and tips about having a safe and efficient morning drop off at Lawton:
1. Drop off is between 7:40am and 7:55am. There is no staff supervision of students who are dropped off before 7:40am, and that is a safety risk for students waiting outside the building
Principal Newsletter 9.3.24
Lawton Families!
After a classic PNW Labor Day weekend, we hope your first through fifth grade students are ready to start school on Wednesday, Sept. 4! Please note that this is a full school day, with no Early Release. Our Kindergarten families will meet with their teachers next week, and then we’re excited to welcome all 65 new Kindergarten students on Monday, Sept. 9!
New staff, staffing updates
Academic Intervention Specialists – Over the summer we have hired Hannah Hansen, former 3rd grade teacher at John Hay, as an AIS. She will work with small groups of students to strengthen literacy and math skills at all grade levels this year. Hannah joins Audra Gallegos, our School Librarian, who also provides academic
Magnolia Summerfest Parade Information
The Summerfest Parade is right around the corner, and Lawton will be part of it. Please join us on August 3rd in the Village!
The parade line-up begins at 9am at 34th Ave W and W Raye St. Our position number is 10 (that number will also be marked on the street).
An adult needs to accompany their child(ren), drop off is not available.
There has been a change of rules and waivers are not needed anymore.
Wear your Lawton spirit wear, bring candy
Principal Newsletter 6.18.24
Lawton Families – This is the last Family Newsletter for this school year – please remember that tomorrow is a holiday with no school, and on Friday we release 1 hour early at 1:25pm!
Paper report cards come home June 21, and you can also view progress reports and spring assessment results on the Source in July.
Lost and Found will be donated the last day of school!
Poster for Lawton Family Outdoor Work Party 6.2024.pdf on Sunday, June 30th, from 9am to 1pm. Let’s come together to weed, prune, and beautify Lawton. While most tools will be available, feel free to bring your preferred gloves and trimmers. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Our playground gates are now
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
