An Ode to Lakewood as my term as PTA President comes to an end.....
A question for our parents from the President of the PTA,
Can you believe there are only 8 more school days?
This year has been so incredibly busy,
That on more than one occasion, my head has felt dizzy,
And just when I thought I would wave the white flag,
Something special would happen, worth quite a brag,
From our crossing guards driving new wheels,
To the beautiful green grass on our new soccer field,
Remember the mud pit and weird giant metal box?
There are so many moments when I’ve thought, “This school rocks!”
Like when the students treated multicultural day like a celebration,
They were all so excited to learn about other nations,
We had some amazing field trips - to Austin, to Fort Worth, and Samuel Farm, too,
The Arboretum, the DISD Nature Center, and the Dallas Zoo,
Dallas Children’s Theater, Nasher, Perot, and Klyde Warren, just to name a few,
And when DISD had no buses for our trip to the Frontiers of Flight,
PTA chartered the buses to make everything right,
Even our Special Ed students were able to take two trips,
And my heart was full at the 1st ever Walk for Best Buddies Friendship,
How about our food drive that was such an amazing success,
That we filled the Woodrow Peace Pantry and gave North Texas Food Bank the rest,
We brought a talent show to Fall Fest, which drew quite a crowd,
And the Lost and Found fashion show made this model proud,
Don’t forget House Party at Birdies, what an amazing night,
Where we blew the previous fundraising record out of sight,
Speaking of birdies, the kids loved seeing the LOLA Night critters,
Yes, the owl was cute, but the the tarantula gave me jitters,
I love our students and love seeing them smile,
It even makes wearing that Stallion costume worth all the while,
Our teachers our awesome, so is our staff, and, of course, our principal, too,
And all of the members of the PTA, I couldn’t have done it without you,
A special shoutout to my VPs - Elizabeth Hintlian, Alex Fergus, and Shannon McKee,
Thanks to your hard work, I’ll always cherish this year at Lakewood Elementary,
So before my wits completely unravel,
I present to you, Shannon McKee, the Lakewood PTA presidential gavel!