It has come to our school leadership's attention that some people aren’t receiving email from our school. These emails are separate from this eNews and sent by Principal Thompson infrequently, but the most recent one was on Jan 26. If you did not receive that email, we encourage you to do the following:

1. Check your PowerSchool portal and make sure you have checked the appropriate box regarding all communication from the school.

2. E-mail Principal Thompson if you aren’t receiving e-mail from her specifically. 

BRITTHOMPSON@dallasisd.org

Dear Families, 

You may find a copy of the State of Texas 2021–22 School Report Card for Lakewood Elementary here. This report is required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. It provides information concerning student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR® ), as well as information on student enrollment, class size averages, and financial expenditures. We are very proud of students, staff and families for our progress at Lakewood!

Stallion Strong,

Principal Thompson

Who: All Lakewood Elementary- zoned families interested in kindergarten for 2023-2024 school year.

Where: Lakewood Elementary School. Check in will begin at 5:45 PM, Program 6pm

What: Parents will receive information on the following:

• Kindergarten curriculum
• A-Day-in-the-life
• 2023-2024 School year registration information
• Gifted & Talented (GT) program
• PTA membership & volunteer opportunities 
• Preparing your student for the Kindergarten
• Tour of school, visit a kindergarten classroom and meet kindergarten teachers

January 27, 2023

Dear Dallas ISD Families:

In today’s world, we all have a duty to protect students, parents, team members and the districts’ private information online. Dallas ISD takes this responsibility seriously and will continue the necessary measures to ensure confidential information remains secure.

Federal and state officials recently determined the video-sharing platform TikTok poses a serious security risk. To better protect against cybersecurity concerns, the district is removing access to TikTok from all devices and networks effective today.

This means TikTok will not be accessible on any device when connected to the district’s Wi-Fi. Though TikTok can still be used from private devices and networks outside of Dallas ISD, the app should not be opened when on district devices.

Experts believe the cybersecurity risk stems from the belief that TikTok’s parent company tracks data from users—including when, where and how a person uses the internet—that could be used to share sensitive information and ultimately harm our IT infrastructure.

In this ever-changing digital age, we know videos can provide a level of creativity for students to engage in learning. To support innovative instruction, other video-sharing platforms can be used on district devices within Dallas ISD’s networks.

Thank you for your understanding and partnership as we continue to secure sensitive information in our care.

Sincerely,

Tiffany Huitt

Chief of School Leadership

Dallas ISD

We are in need of volunteers to help spruce up the school gardens for the spring! Please sign up here for one hour shifts or more on February 25. Bring shovels, gloves, water bottle and wheelbarrows if you have any. 

Please sign up under parent name. Please include your children or extra family members under your individual sign up slot. 

Student volunteers will receive a free dress pass!

Interested in joining the party and becoming a House Party Sponsor? Click here to view all available sponsorships and their benefits. Questions? Email us! auctionparty@lakewoodelementary.net

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.

• 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! 

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. 

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 have been 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!

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)