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,
Parenting Support Group: Thursday, May 30th (with childcare)
We’d like to invite you to the next meeting of our parenting support group, hosted by former Lawton parent and certified coach Kate Kiely. The meeting will take place in the library on Thursday, May 30th from 6:45-7:45pm.
The group discussion will be based on the second chapter of the book “The Whole Brain Child” by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. It’s not necessary to read the book/chapter in order to attend.
New: We will provide childcare during the meeting. For questions, please contact Birgit (presidents@lawtonelementary.org).
Talent Show Tryouts
Talent Show Tryouts: Wednesday, May 22nd (K-2nd) and Wednesday, May 29th (3rd-5th)
Ms. Kinder will be hosting a Lawton talent show in June! See the attached flier for more details.
- K-2nd tryout signups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4AABAC23A4F94-49400661-k2talent#/
- 3rd-5th tryout signups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4AABAC23A4F94-49401269-35talent#/
Please note: students must be accompanied by an adult during their audition.
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
Our first School Spirit Day of 2026-2027! Thank you, dogs and Dolphins, for showing your Lawton pride! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Friday Sept 11 is our first School Spirit Day of the new school year! September’s theme is Lawton Dolphins! 🐬 Show your Lawton pride by wearing our school colors (blue, teal, green), blue tie dye, your favorite Lawton merch, or some fun dolphin gear!
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
Lu had such a fun morning with our new classes of Kindergarteners! 🐬 Welcome to the pod, Dolphins! 💙
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
Attn Kindergarten parents: We can’t wait to show you how much we love our school! 🩵 Please join us for Coffee with Ms Clagg at 8am on Tuesday Sept 8 (first day of school)! ☕️ See you there, and welcome to the pod! 🐬
Lawton Elementary School PTA
We’ve hit 25% ($30k) of our Direct Drive fundraising goal! 🥳 Our kids have earned a Pajama & Stuffed Animal Day at school - details to come! 🙏 A GIANT high-five and a mega THANK YOU to everyone who has already donated! You are absolutely amazing! ⏳ We only have a couple of weeks left to smash our grand total goal of $130,000, so let’s keep the momentum going! 🚀 Pro Tip: Don’t forget to check if your employer offers a company match! It’s basically like a real-life money multiplier spell that stretches your dollar twice as far! Let’s power
Lawton Elementary School PTA
Kids’ hoodies are back in stock! 🛍️ Check out our Spirit Wear Fundraiser on Custom Ink and load up on Lawton gear for back-to-school!
www.customink.com/fundraising/lawton-spirit-wear-fall-2026
Lawton Elementary School PTA
We are SO back, Dolphins! 🐬 School is in and our PTA has already launched our 2026-2027 Direct Drive to fund this year’s budget! 60% of our annual budget covers staff salaries, including front office staff, recess and lunch monitors, and academic interventionists for all grade levels. If you’ve been following the negotiations between SPS and SEA, then you already know what a hot button topic this already is. We’re proud to have such an active and invested community, passionate about making our school the best it can be for our kids. Please register and donate what you can to
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Lawton Elementary School.
We’re ready when you are! Happy back to school season! 🍎✏️🎒
The Lawton PTA remains neutral during contract negations. We encourage all parties to continue doing the hard work of contract negations in good faith.
(Thank you to our friends at Whitman Middle School PTSA for crafting this message!)
Lawton Elementary School PTA
🐬Spirit Wear on Sale Now!🐬
Gear up for the 2026-2027 season with some fresh Lawton merch, including our new Kindergarten class color: Marine Green! Grab your spirit wear before the sale ends on Sept 12!
www.customink.com/fundraising/lawton-spirit-wear-fall-2026
Lawton Elementary School PTA is at Discovery Park Playground.
Our ✨last✨ Kindergarten playdate before the first day of school! Please join us and get to know your new pod! 🐬
🛝Discovery Park Playground
🗓️Saturday August 29
🕙10:00am-12:00pm
See you there, Dolphins!
