UPCOMING DATES

FEB 8: Kindergarten Music Showcase

FEB 8: PTA General Meeting (6:15)

FEB 9: Inclusion Project Kick Off

FEB 9: Total Solar Eclipse T-Shirt Designs Due

FEB 9-14: GT Testing Make-ups

FEB 12-16: Random Acts of Kindness Week

FEB 12-16: Secret Pal Drop

FEB 14: LOLA After School

FEB 14, 21, 28: FOL Math Maniacs (7:15am)

FEB 15: Spirit Wear Pre-Order closes

FEB 15 & 29: SEL Parent Book Club

FEB 16: Picture Day (wear uniforms)

FEB 19:NO SCHOOL

FEB 22: Lakewood Author Series

FEB 23-25: FOL Camp Lakewood

FEB 27 & 29: 3rd Grade Peter and the Wolf

MAR 1: House Party Tickets on Sale (9AM)

MAR 11-15:NO SCHOOL

MAR 21: World Down Syndrome Day

MAR 21: SEL Parent Book Club

MAR 21: LOLA Night

MAR 25: Lakewood Vertical Team DISD Budget Meeting

MAR 26 & 28: 4th Grade Tales from the Oregon Trail

MAR 27: Kinder Round-up

MAR 28: Career Day

MAR 29 & APR 1: NO SCHOOL

APR 27: Lakewood House Party

(The full calendar of dates can always be found on the PTA site)

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General PTA Meeting TONIGHT at 6:15 pm

Please plan to join in the auditorium TONIGHT, February 8 at 6:15pm for a quick and important PTA meeting in between the Kindergarten performances. If you missed the last meeting, meeting notes for this meeting (and all prior this year) can be found here.

 NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

A Note from our School Nurse

Hi Lakewood Stallions,

Below you may find information that can help answer some of your questions regarding safety protocols. If you have any questions, you may always e-mail or call me at rtregre@dallasisd.org or 972-749-7315.

ABSENCES DUE TO COVID:

You will need to contact the School Nurse, Rachel Tregre at rtregre@dallasisd.org or 972-749-7315 for your child’s absence to be excused. Nurse Rachel will let the CRC, admin and student’s teacher knowwhen student is allowed back to campus.

SICK STUDENT AT HOME:

If your student is sick at home, they should not come to school. Please assess your student daily at home before sending them back to school. As a reminder, if your student is sent home for fever, they should not come to school the next day. They should be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing measures (example: Tylenol).

MOST COMMON ILLNESS THIS MONTH: Strep (see image for signs and symptoms of strep throat)

We appreciate everyone’s effort in keeping students who are sick at home and not exposing other students to illness.

As always,

Stay Stallion Strong!

Nurse Rachel Tregre, RN, B.S.N

Join us in front of the school by the marquee TOMORROW, Friday, February 9at 7:45am to kick off the Inclusion Project! Wear your “Lakewood is Inclusive” or “Inclusion is my Jam” t-shirt! Our mission is so spread the spirit of inclusion and kindness across campus throughout the month of February and beyond!

National Random Acts of Kindness Week

During the week of February 12-17, Lakewood Elementary will be celebrating National Random Acts of Kindness Week. The goal of this week is to improve schools, the workplace, families, and society through kindness. National Random Acts of Kindness Week encourages us to put kindness first and share it everywhere we go. Everyone needs a little kindness sometimes and we never know when to expect it. Be the unexpected gift to someone this week.

Throughout this week we will have special activities for our students that help them focus on spreading kindness to others. To learn more about National Random Acts of Kindness week and to explore new ways of being kind, check out the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation at the following link: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org

Girls on the run starts Monday!

Please note the days of the week have changed and it will now be held on Monday and Thursday. Contact Ms. Carpenter with any questions: kcarpenter@dallasisd.org.

Order Books Here

2024-2025 Dallas ISD Budget Meetings

You are invited to join us to discuss Dallas ISD’s 2024-2025 budgeting process. Meetings are listed below by high school campus vertical teams. Lakewood's vertical team is scheduled on March 25, but if this date does not work for you, please feel free to be part of the conversation at any location.

26th Annual Long Run on April 4th

The Long Run is the JL Long PTA's annual (and only!) fundraiser. Proceeds are used to help support Long students, teachers, and organizations by bridging critical gaps in the JL Long Middle School budget. Click here to find more information and to register by March 22. https://jllongpta.membershiptoolkit.com/longrun

 PREVIOUSLY SHARED INFORMATION

Lakewood Celebrates African Americans and the Arts

We are excited to celebrate the rich history, stories, and achievements of African Americans throughout our nation, state, county, district, and campus during Black History Month. Visit the website daily to see how we celebrate this year’s theme, “African Americans and the Arts." There are some great virtual read aloud to check out with your families this month, as well as other great resources! You can also follow #DallasISDBlackHistory on social media.

https://sites.google.com/dallasisd.org/lakewood-elementary-learns/black-history-month

**Please note the date of the first book club meeting has changed to 2/15**

Join the party and support LWE with a House Party Sponsorship!

House Party raises money for items not covered by the school’s operating budget (think field trips, extra supplies for teachers and nurses, LOLA, theater program and more!).

Click here to learn more, or contact us at auctionparty@lakewoodelementary.net with questions!

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada; and Lakewood plans to celebrate in a BIG way! All students in grades K-5 are invited to design a one-of-a-kind shirt for this special occasion. The winning shirt will be a limited time pre-order special design available in Lakewood’s Spirit Store and it will be printed on posters marking the event for all to see! Get all the contest details here!

Click here for all info and sign ups!

Kindergarten Music Showcase Performance

TONIGHT, Thursday, February 8!

-5:30PM - KA, KG, KH, KJ, and KL

-6:30PM - KB, KC, KD, and KF

Updated Dates for 3rd Grade PETER and the WOLF

Due to some unexpected challenges from our recent weather, we have made adjustments to our upcoming 3rd Grade Performances of PETER and the WOLF:

Tuesday, February 27th

-5:00PM - 3B and 3C and selected students from 3A

-6:30PM - 3D and 3E and selected students from 3A

Thursday, February 29th

-5:00PM - 3H and 3J and selected students from 3A

-6:30PM - 3F and 3G and selected students from 3A

More information will come directly from your teacher.

Calling all future Stallions! This *IS* their first rodeo. Come mosey on over to KINDER ROUND-UP 2024! Save the date for March 27 for parents and their little buckaroos to tour the school, meet other future kinders, and receive tons of helpful tips and information to start your Stallion journey. Please register here to let us know you are planning to attend.

2nd grade: February is your month to keep our Lakewood staff fueled and energized throughout the day! While completely optional, please consider signing up to send in snacks and/or drinks on the link below! Let’s show our support and school spirit as CLASS of 2034!

Also, THANK YOU 3rd grade for doing such a great job stocking the workroom in January.

1st Grade Sign Up

Google Form for 5th Grade Quotes

5th Grade Picture Link

Are you new to Lakewood this year? Here is a little yearbook registration how to. Head to https://tr5.treering.com/validate and enter passcode: 1016003731184401 to create your account. From there you can add your student(s), upload photos into the content folders, order your yearbook and design personal pages. If you have purchased a yearbook in years past, you will just need to login and can purchase or upload photos from there. Need help? Email: yearbook@lakewoodelementary.net

FOL’s Camp Lakewood Spring 2024 takes us out to the astonishing cool Grady Spruce campground! We take over the camp for a weekend and enjoy the cabins that rest along the shores of Possum Kingdom Lake. Take a short boat ride over to Hells Gate and hike to the top or enjoy a slow horseback ride or even a zoom down a zip line! It’s going to be an amazing weekend. Feb 23-25 Registration is open now! http://www.foldallas.org/CampLakewood