Tomorrow is movie night! Smallfoot will start right around 6pm. Don't forget to bring a blanket to sit on, and for safety reasons, please help the children refrain from playing on the playground during this event. Pizza, hot chocolate, waters and a candy table will be provided! Additional snacks carried in are permitted. See you all there, Lakewood! 

National School Counseling Week is Feb. 6-10, 2023. The purpose of this week is to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems.

Kinder & 1st Graders: Join the Lakewood Best Buddies chapter by following the instructions in the Parent Letter. There will be volunteer opportunities and events for you to join throughout the year.

2nd-5th Graders: If you’re interested in applying to be a Buddy please ensure your application is turned in at the TC Classroom or in the folder on the TC bulletin board by 2/1.

Click here for the Parent Letter, Application and a new FAQ document provided by Best Buddies. Still have questions? Email Emily Hildebrand (emilykhildebrand@gmail.com).

The White Rock Spring Games will be back and better than ever on May 7th! White Rock Spring Games was created with one idea in mind: to improve local schools. With the help of parents, faculty, and many generous sponsors, this community event raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, benefiting students and programs across 31 East Dallas area schools, including Lakewood Elementary. 

The games are open to boys and girls in grades K-5. Registration fees for each four-person team is $120, with every penny going back to the participant’s school. Save the Date and be on the lookout for registration information in the near future.

• As we begin the process of looking ahead to creating well balanced classes for the 2023-2024 school year, we would like to streamline input provided by families through this form. Please know that we are not able to take specific teacher requests.
• As we work through this process, we keep our Lakewood Vision at the forefront: We are a community of leaders, valued individuals and problem solvers, who advocate for all. Note this will be viewed and analyzed by the current Lakewood Staff . We ask that you refrain from any disparaging comments and remain focused on your student's needs.
• This form will close on Sunday, February 5, 2023

New Year, new Lunch Bunch! You asked, and we have made one BIG change from fall—SHORTER SHIFTS!  But we are still in need of parent volunteers!  Even if you haven't previously volunteered or been to a training, Lunch Bunch is open for ALL parents to step in and take a shift.

10:15-12:00 for K-2 (6 spots)

11:45-1:30 for 3-5 (4 spots)

Volunteers supervise the students in the cafeteria so the teachers don't have to. This is a critical role to give teachers back time to lesson plan and work. Please sign up to be a lead volunteer if you have attended training or if you volunteered in the fall.  

The sign up for February is available now here! 

(and a few spots still available for January here)

The previously mentioned training session on February 1 is being rescheduled. Please be on the lookout for additional details soon and attend if you are able!  

Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade parents!!

Award-winning children's author Varian Johnson is coming to Lakewood Elementary on February 8th to do a presentation to our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders!

Order his books through this link: 

https://www.interabangbooks.com/article/author-varian-johnson-visit-lakewood-elementary

Use the promo code "lake" and 15% of each sale goes to Lakewood Elementary. Order by January 31 for best results.

You have the opportunity to ship your order to Lakewood Elementary. In the shipment field, enter: Lakewood Elementary, 3000 Hillbrook St, Dallas, TX 75214

If you choose to have your books shipped to Lakewood Elementary, the books will be collected by the LECPTA. The books will then be signed by the author and distributed to your child in class. In the order NOTES section - please type your child's name, section, and teachers name.

To ensure your books will be signed by the author, your order must be placed before January 31st.All orders placed after January 31st should be shipped to your home address.

Varian Johnson is the author of several novels for children and young adults, including The Parker Inheritance, which won both Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor awards; The Great Greene Heist, an ALA Notable Children’s book and Kirkus Reviews Best Book; and the graphic novel Twins, illustrated by Shannon Wright, an NPR Best Book.

We are so excited to welcome Mr. Johnson to our campus on February 8th!! Thank you to the LECPTA for bringing such a wonderful author to our campus!

Attention live concert-lovers, the Buc Band Bash is Sunday, February 5th from 1 to 4 p.m. It's a family-friendly live music event that includes local bands, as well as performances by our JL Long students! Tix are on sale now. We are also looking for sponsors! ALL money raised goes to the Buc Band for new instruments, competitions, lessons, etc. Hope to see you there! To purchase tix or sponsor, please go to our website! https://buc-band-boosters.square.site/ The deadline to sponsor is 1/19/23!

After movie night on January 27, head on over to the Woodrow Wilson Boys Basketball game to catch the end of Elementary Night! 

Our nature-themed LOLA education classes will begin in February for our Kinder, 1st, and 2nd grade classes.

We’d love for parent volunteers to help assist!

All volunteers MUST have an updated VOLY registration.

Check in at the front office and meet Lisa Dolliver (Dallas Arboretum) in the LOLA 5-10 minutes before your child's LOLA session starts for instruction. Volunteers may help with set up/clean up, take action photos, assist students with hands-on activities, etc. 

2nd Grade Parent LOLA Letter

2nd Grade LOLA Sign Up Genius

1st Grade Parent LOLA Letter

1st Grade LOLA Sign Up Genius

Kinder Parent LOLA Letter

Kindergarten LOLA Sign Up Genius

We sincerely appreciate your support of LOLA! Please email lola@lakewoodelementary.net with any questions.

3000 Hillbrook Street, Dallas, TX 75214

Campus Contacts

Main Office: (972) 749-7300

Nurse, Jessica Sundin: Jsundin@dallasisd.org (972-749-7309)

K-2 Counselor, Princeton Cobb: Pcobb@dallasisd.org (972-749-7316)

3-5 Counselor, Dana Booth: Dbooth@dallasisd.org (972-749-7319)

K-2  Asst. Principal, Melissa James: Mjames@dallasisd.org (972-749-7310)

3-5 Asst. Principal, LeAnna Bentley: Leamiller@dallasisd.org (972-749-7384)

Academic Coordinator (504/MTSS/SST), Jade Flaherty: jflaherty@dallasisd.org

Special Education, Courtney Dexter: codexter@dallasisd.org 

Principal, Brittany Thompson: Britthompson@dallasisd.org

PTA Contacts

Lakewood PTA President

Lakewood PTA Official Facebook Page

Friends of Lakewood Website (FOL)

Lakewood Early Childhood PTA (LECPTA)

Lakewood Outdoor Learning Area (LOLA)

Dual Language Parent Association (DLPA)

Site-based Decision Making Committee(SBDM)