AUGUST 23: Spirit Store Preorder Window Closes

AUGUST 26: GT Info Night for 1st-5th Grade (5:00 pm)

AUGUST 27: Grade Level Info Night - 2nd & 5th (5:00 pm); K (6:15 pm)

AUGUST 28: Grade Level Info Night - 1st & 4th (5:00 pm); 3rd (6:15 pm)

AUGUST 30: Best Buddies Info Meeting for Students (7:20 am)

AUGUST 30: DISD College Colors Day

SEPTEMBER 2: LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER 4: DISD Attendance Awareness - Back to the Future

SEPTEMBER 6: WW Feeder Pattern Football Game

SEPTEMBER 9: Theater Auditions

SEPTEMBER 10: Theater Auditions

SEPTEMBER 11: DISD Attendance Awareness - Mix & Match

SEPTEMBER 11: LOLA After School

SEPTEMBER 11: FOL Fall Kick-Off Happy Hour

SEPTEMBER 15: Hispanic Heritage Month begins

SEPTEMBER 15: 4th Grade Campus Clean-Up

SEPTEMBER 18: DISD Attendance Awareness - Go for the Gold

SEPTEMBER 19: PTA General Meeting & LWE Talks Speaker Series (6:30-8:30 pm)

SEPTEMBER 20-22: FOL Campout (Camp Grady Spruce)

SEPTEMBER 25: DISD Attendance Awareness - Be Present. Be Powerful.

SEPTEMBER 25: WW Homecoming Festival

SEPTEMBER 27: LW Dreams Spirit Wear Day

SEPTEMBER 27: WW Homecoming Game & Tailgate

OCTOBER 10-14: FALL BREAK - NO SCHOOL

OCTOBER 18: FOL Mother and Son Dance

OCTOBER 20: Fall Fest

NOVEMBER 5: ELECTION DAY - NO SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 8: LECPTA Auction Party

NOVEMBER 9 & 10: LECPTA Home Tour

NOVEMBER 15: Family Movie Night

NOVEMBER 22-NOVEMBER 29: THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

FULL LWE CALENDAR

'24-'25 DISD CALENDAR

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Dear Lakewood Families:

Thank you for another wonderful week together. As each day passes, we continue to improve our systems and routines. It’s been a blast getting to know our new classes and diving into our curriculum.

As we embark on this journey together, we want to remind you that safety continues to be our priority. Please know that students and team members will participate in safety drills throughout the year. These trainings help students practice safety procedures for various scenarios, including bad weather, fires, lockdowns, and crisis situations.

In the unlikely event of a crisis, we will carefully conduct a comprehensive process, which can at times be slow yet necessary, to ensure campus safety. This may include a school sweep lasting up to four hours and, when necessary, a reunification process that could take several more hours. At this time, we will keep you informed with emergency alerts within the hour.

To receive updates and important communication, especially during a crisis, it is crucial that your contact information is current in Parent Portal. You may also opt-in to receive text messages for additional notifications.

We are honored to serve your children and our community. It’s always a joy to witness the energy and enthusiasm that each new year brings. Together, we will make it happen for all students to have another successful and safe school year.

Sincerely,

Principal Thompson

Lunch Buddies Update for the 2024-2025 School Year!

Lunch Buddies is a chance for a parent to join their child for lunch once a semester. After classes are set, PTA will circulate a Sign-Up Genius for parents to claim their date!
NEW! For Fall of 2024, Lunch Buddies will occur every Wednesday from September 4, 2024 - December 4, 2024.
NEW! Lunch Buddies will only happen on Wednesdays in the Fall, rather than five days a week, but each grade will NOT have an assigned month like last year, so parents can pick a date across the entire semester. There will be two spots for your class each Wednesday.
Parents are asked to limit their lunch visit/sign-up to one guest per semester.
PLEASE NOTE: Lunch Buddies is not the same as Lunch Bunch. Lunch Bunch parents volunteer to help teachers oversee and clean the cafeteria. Two Lunch Bunch volunteers for each section (K-2 and 3-5) are needed EVERY DAY to help lunch run smoothly and allow teachers a much-deserved break

Rehearsals will take place Mondays and Tuesdays until 4:45pm. “Into the Woods” performances will be May 7th & 8th.

**Info Nights are for parents only**

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS!

A big THANK YOU to all who donated sports equipment to Pelota at Meet the Teacher! Your generosity is greatly appreciated! See below for info about our next Pelota Sports Equipment Drive!

***WE NEED MORE 3RD GRADE VOLUNTEERS***

Room reps are such an essential part of our school community. Thank you in advance for volunteering! One Team, One Dream!

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BY AUGUST 23.

Room Reps will be chosen randomly and announced on the evening of August 27. Be on the lookout for a post on instagram!

Pre-Orders close TOMORROW, AUGUST 23!

Don't delay!

Click image above to order now!

Best Buddies is a 501(c)(3) organization that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendship, leadership development and integrated employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). At the elementary level, Best Buddies offers a rich and diverse way to teach awareness, integrate students with disabilities with their peers and nurture genuine friendships of all abilities. The goal of the Best Buddies Elementary program is to introduce opportunities for peers with and without disabilities to learn, play, and grow together.

We look forward to seeing everyone and are excited for the Best Buddies program to continue at Lakewood, to create a more inclusive and accepting school and community that acknowledges and values all abilities.

**Location subject to change based on interest in this event**

Have a question for one of our PTA Committees?

Click HERE for a list of email addresses.

Student Safety

As we focus on excellent instruction and joyful classrooms, I want to remind our community of our top priority: student safety. With the help of our staff and community, we continue to reinforce the following precautions:

Controlled, monitored entrances to our building with parent guests and volunteers checking in at the front office at all times.
Commissioned Security Officer stationed on campus during school hours.
Shatterproof window filming.
Video surveillance system to monitor grounds.
Volunteer background checks in VOLY prior to volunteering in the 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 the pick-up location and notify parents of dismissal.
Controlled, monitored front entrance with locked secondary security doors for entry from the foyer.
All staff and district employees must have visible badges at all times.
Staff monitoring hallways throughout the day.
Lock-blocks 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.

FOL’s Camp Lakewood Fall 2024 takes us back to the astonishing cool Grady Spruce campground! We take over the camp for a weekend and enjoy the cabins that rest along the shores of Possum Kingdom Lake. Take a short boat ride over to Hells Gate and hike to the top or enjoy a slow horseback ride or even a zoom down a zip line! It’s going to be an amazing weekend.

GET IT TODAY - Lakewood Dreams Limited Edition Merch!

Fall is (hopefully) coming soon! Get your kids ready for cool mornings by pre-ordering your limited-edition here!

These can also be worn on Lakewood Spirit Day on 9/27. All pre-sale online orders end on 9/8. Order today!

The East Dallas Community needs YOUR help filling up the Peace Pantry!

Please bring non-perishable food items to this Drive By Donation Event on Friday, August 23rd from 10AM-6PM in the Burger House parking lot. If you can not make it, please donate via links below! Thankyou!

PEACE PANTRY

WALMART WISHLIST

AMAZON WISHLIST