Principal Newsletter, 6.10.24
Lawton Families,
This week I have news and information related to the end of this school year, and next week I will send a final family newsletter with information about summer activities and the new Fall 2024 school year.
Device Collection – all school devices must be at Lawton starting this week. We check them back in for the summer and your student will have a new device issued to them in the fall.
Staff Updates – While I am delighted that the vast majority of our staff are returning next year, we do have some staff leaving us in order to pursue new opportunities: Erica Collis will be the PE teacher at Cascadia next year, and SLPs Victoria White & Brett Myles
Lawton at the Magnolia Summerfest Parade
The Summerfest Parade is always a blast, and this year will be even better because Lawton will be a part of it! Join us on August 3rd in the Village. The parade line-up begins at 9am at 34th Ave W and W Raye St. We don’t have our position number yet but will announce it before the event (keep an eye on our website).
In order to participate, you need to sign the waiver, and an adult needs to accompany their child(ren), drop off is not available.
Wear your Lawton spirit
Thank you, Volunteers!
The Lawton PTA wants to extend a warm, heart-felt ‘thank you’ to all volunteers who have assisted this school year. This school and community wouldn’t be the same without you!
Volunteering: Lawton Grounds Keeping
Join the Lawton Community for a Grounds Keeping work party 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!
Lawton PTA Positions Needed!
Please contact nominations@lawtonelementary.org if you are interested in joining the Lawton PTA board! We have several key positions open and need volunteers like you to help keep the PTA at Lawton running!
Taco Tuesday Fundraiser: 6/11
Hi Dolphins – Coming up on June 11th is the final Nutty Squirrel fundraiser of the year! Please come out and support Lawton PTA
Principal Newsletter
Lawton Families,
As we head into June, we are wrapping up testing and heading into field trip season. All of our grade levels will head out into the community in May and June for experiential learning, from as close as Lawton and Discovery Parks, to as far as a state capitol tour in Olympia. Our yearbooks have also been printed, and we will aim to hand them out on June 7. If you did not pre-order a yearbook for your student, the PTA will sell them in person at Lawton the week of June 10 (more details to come). June is a fun month at Lawton, so check out the events list below to keep track of it all!
Last ask –
Field Day: Friday, June 14th
- Students will be outside on the playground and upper field for games and fun supervised by staff and PTA volunteers.
- The schedule is K-2nd students from 9-11am and 3rd-5th students from 12:15-2:15pm
- T-shirts will be offered again this year – participation is completely optional, but if you want your child to have a Field Day shirt, please order by May 22. We did
Friday, June 14th is just around the corner and your kid’s favorite event day is coming up – Field Day!
Things to know for Field Day:
- Students will be outside on the playground and upper field for games and fun supervised by staff and PTA volunteers.
- The schedule is K-2nd students from 9-11am and 3rd-5th students from 12:15-2:15pm
- T-shirts will be offered again this year – participation is completely optional, but if you want your child to have a Field Day shirt, please order by May 22. We did
Earth Month: Ridwell Opportunity
????♻️The PTA has teamed up with Ridwell to celebrate Earth Month and provide you with a one-time opportunity to drop off or send in your *plastic film.* Please start collecting your *clean and dry* plastic film for this event. Here is our school’s link, and attached is a graphic showing what kind of plastic film they take.
Collection will happen in front of Lawton on Friday May 17 from 7:30-8:30 am and from 2-:15-2:45 pm. Feel free to drop off your items yourself or to send them to school with your child.
Let’s reduce, reuse
Principal Newsletter, 5/13/24
Lawton Families,
Last week was very exciting around here, with our staff spoiled by delicious food, and lovely thoughts and gifts (thank you so much to our students, families and PTA – and a special shout out to Mikelle Newer for coordinating the wonderful buffets). Our students got lots of exercise biking/walking/rolling to school on Wednesday and doing the Move-A-Thon on Friday too! This week we return to our focus on academics, with some of our classes starting state testing, and others starting final units in math, ELA and science as we start to head into the last 6 weeks of the school year.
5th grade promotion – June 18, 5-6pm
This event has been on our Family Calendar since last spring,
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.
