Dear Parents, 

With heavy hearts, Lakewood Elementary joins in mourning the loss of those killed in the tragic shootings in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this week. We turn our thoughts to the families of the victims and hope for full healing for the countless others negatively impacted by this horrific event. Without a doubt, the challenges facing our communities today weigh heavily on students, parents, as well as our staff. School safety is a responsibility that we all share. This is not an issue that we take lightly, and it will remain our top priority.

As a Lakewood family, we want to assure you that we will continue to practice our building security protocols and student lock down drills with fidelity and reevaluate our procedures as needed. We take very deliberate steps every day to ensure that our children are safe. With the help of our parents and community, we continue to reinforce the use of the following precautions:

• Controlled, monitored entrances to our building with parent guests and volunteers checking at the front office at all times. 
• Video surveillance system to monitor grounds
• Volunteer background check in VOLY prior to volunteering in building 
• Front office check-in system (Raptor System Technologies and ID) to verify identification and screen for sex offenders
• PikMyKid dismissal system to secure students at pick-up location and notify parents of dismissal 
• Controlled, monitored front entrance with locked secondary security doors for entry from foyer. 
• All staff and district employees must have visible badges at all times
• Staff monitoring hallways throughout the day 
• Lockblocks on every classroom door to immediately secure the room from the inside in the event of an emergency
• Daily perimeter and door checks outside of the building
• Locked exterior doors accessible only by electronic keycard or front door buzzer
• Perimeter fencing on Wendover to secure the campus grounds 
• Regular safety drills to prepare for emergencies. 
• District and State-performed campus safety checks

Please know our Lakewood team is committed to protecting all of our children with all that we have. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team with any concerns, questions or thoughts. 

Stallion Strong, 

Principal Thompson and Lakewood Administration Team

Join the PTA! Click here to submit a google form of interest. We'd love to have you! 

Win a brand new golf cart with the option to swap colors or upgrade to a 6-seater?! Yes please! Click here to purchase your Raffle Tickets now! Need not be present at House Party to win.

Also! Tickets are still available to the Stallion Art Preview! Want to see what our little Picasso’s have been creating? Get your ticket today. Thursday, April 13 from 6-8PM (come and go).

It’s time to buy your yearbook! Head to this link here to purchase your book and design your custom pages. DEADLINE IS 4/14! 

Hey Fifth Grade Parents!

Yearbook committee here. As we ramp up to the end of the year and the LAST one for our fifth graders, we need a few things from you guys!

1. We need photos of your fifth grader! We need flashbacks, candids, fifth-grade trip, and any other ones you deem fit once you see the folders. Here’s where they need to go, and how to upload them:

- Click on this link and login into your TreeRing account. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ACCOUNT, you’ll need to start one, using this same link. The Lakewood code is 1016003731184401

- You will be in the content section and able to see the various folders. Go into the folder you want (ex: 5^th Grade Candids), and click "Add Photos" in the top right. You can add photos from a computer, Facebook, Instagram, etc. So add away!

2. The second thing we need is a short quote from your 5^th grader that centers on their future. What do they want to be? What do they hope to achieve? Have them fill out this google form.       

PLEASE HAVE ALL MATERIALS TO US BY APRIL 14^th!!!!!!!!!  If you submit them after that, unfortunately, we won’t be able to put them in the yearbook.

Thanks, everyone! Can’t believe we have almost junior high kids! Send any questions our way,

Sloan Dix (looneyes@gmail.com) and Carissa Byers 

The cast and crew would like to encourage families with younger kids to attend the Friday afternoon performance and not have a late evening, but all families are welcome at any performance April 12-14th. Break a leg, 5th graders! 

White Rock Spring Games Registration is open!

The White Rock Spring Games brings our East Dallas community together for a fun-filled day of friendly competition while raising funds for local schools. Thanks to generous sponsors that underwrite the games, 100% of registration fees go back to each participants' school!  The more participants Lakewood gets in the games, the more we raise for our school!

Get your teams of 4 together and register today! https://whiterockgames.com/

Celebrate inclusion by purchasing a Best Buddies t-shirt here — approved for Spirit Day/Fridays!

Join us for an unveiling of House Party’s inaugural collection of Stallion Art on April 13. Preview these 6 one-of-a-kind pieces created by our very own Lakewood students and bid on them early during the preview party! Click here to purchase preview party tickets.

It's time to Register for the J.L. Long Run!

Beginners and serious runners alike, please join this family-friendly event!

This is a Certified 5K, USATF (Track & Field) sanctioned event with the course having been recertified this year!

New this year is the Buc Brick Sponsor for $75!

Want a fabulous yard sign? Sponsors are also needed for our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year!

To choose a BUC FAMILY SPONSORSHIP - select the tab at the top of the registration page that says "Buc Family Teams"

The deadline to include sponsor logos in printed materials and T-shirts is March 10, 2023

CLICK HERE to Register:

https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Dallas/AnnualLongRun5K

CLICK HERE to Sponsor: https://jllongpta.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/03510/Long_Run/LONGRun2023_InfoSponsor_FORMS_1_30_23.pdf

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)