PTA Position Needed: Advocacy Chair
The Nominating Committee is still looking for someone to fill the Advocacy Chair role on the PTA Board next year. This is an important role on the board so we kindly ask any community member who has been on the fence about joining to please step forward to ensure that the PTA board will be able to run smoothly next year. This is a flexible position that you are free to make your own. If you have any questions or are interested in the position please reach out to the Nominating Committee: nominations@lawtonelementary.org
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
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
