Campus Beautification

This is a fun way to get your child volunteering during their grade-level campus clean-ups throughout the school year.  These take place one Sunday afternoon per month in the afternoon.  

Chicken Coop

Volunteer to help at recess or to check on the chickens over the summer.  Be sure to sign up for Chicken 101 before volunteering at the Coop!

Counselor Advisory Committee

The Lakewood Counselors host various events throughout the year like Red Ribbon Week (fall), Career Day, and Angel Tree (holidays).  These events are run with the help of parent volunteers.  

Fall Fest

Lakewood’s Fall Fest, a community event for the whole family needs volunteers, prizes, cake walk items and more!  

• Find out more here!

Field Day

Lakewood’s spring field day takes place during school hours and needs volunteers to run the activities for the kids.  

FOL Math Maniacs and More

FOL is our school dad’s group that supports the school in so many ways. Math Maniacs (Tutors) are needed throughout the school year to support our students and families.  Crossing Guards supplement the ones provided by DISD and keep our kids safe.  The Fall Fest FOL Haunted Hallway is epic and needs volunteers to make it happen.  

Garden Spruce-Up

Our Lakewood Gardens need sprucing up throughout the year and need your help to keep them maintained and looking nice.

LECPTA Home Tour

The LECPTA Home Tour (November 9-10, 2024) is a fundraiser that benefits our school and Woodrow feeder pattern schools. Docent and check-in volunteers are needed to make this event successful.

Library 

Our school library needs help with re-shelving books throughout the year.  Also, the Book Fair takes place in the fall and needs volunteers to make it happen. 

LOLA 

The Lakewood Outdoor Learning Area needs parent volunteers to assist every class during their LOLA time as well as LOLA night in the Spring.  Room reps will send out the volunteer signups through class communications.  

Lost & Found

Lost and Found frequently gathers and organizes lost items on campus in efforts to reunite students with their belongings. Lost items are tagged and posted on various platforms and name-labeled items are delivered to students' homeroom classrooms.  

Lunch "Buddies"

Join your child for lunch! Lunch Buddies will occur on Tuesdays and broken down by grade level. There will be open spots for your class each Tuesday, depending on holidays and test dates. 

• 2nd and 3rd grade (October, November, December)  SIGN UP

Lunch Buddies Rules:  

• Limit lunch visit to one guest to allow time for all to participate.  No siblings.

• Must check in at front desk with acceptable ID (Drivers license, passport).

• Students will meet you in the cafeteria. Arrive 10 minutes early to get checked in and be escorted to the cafeteria.

• Outside food only for you and your child (No friends, please!).

• No 3rd party deliveries (Ubereats/DoorDash) for students due to safety concerns.

• Follow Cafeteria Rules while participating:

  • Sit at designated visitor tables (outside tables weather permitting)

  • Visitors are not permitted in lunch line

  • Quiet time first 10 minutes of lunch (Adults and students)

  • Leave campus when the lunch period is over

Lunch "Bunch"

Volunteer for lunch duty to work alongside teachers and admin during lunch AND see your child in action.  Join the GroupMe here.  Read about expectations here.  Access lunch bunch training here.  

• 1st shift 10:15-12 - SIGN UP
• 2nd shift 11:45-1:30 - SIGN UP

Monthly Lunch

This monthly lunch is a grade-level effort to supply lunch for the teachers and staff in the teacher workroom.

Peace Pantries

Many schools in our Woodrow feeder pattern have peace pantries that support economically disadvantaged students with food, uniforms and other supplies. These items are needed throughout the year, especially around holidays.

• WW Peace Pantry
• J.L. Long Peace Pantry

Room Rep

Two room rep volunteers are needed per class to facilitate communication with classroom parents and to support your teacher all year.

Secret Pals

We need volunteers to sign up for EVERY teacher and staff member to shower them monthly to show how much we appreciate them.  

Stallion Store

Volunteers are needed to be “sales associates” at the Stallion (reward) Store for all students that happens at the end of each 9 week grading period.  

• Friday, October 3 - SIGN UP

Teacher Workroom

“Stock the Workroom” is a monthly, grade-level effort to supply our teachers and staff with all they need in their workroom space.

• 3rd grade, September 8 & 22 - SIGN UP

Thanksgiving Pies

A Lakewood tradition is to give each teacher and staff member a pie to take home for the Thanksgiving holiday.

And MORE!!

There will be more class specific sign up geniuses throughout the year that will come via class communication.  Examples include mystery reader or class party items.