Today is the day! Andy the Armadillo from Texas Roadhouse came to carpool today and made our school arrival the best one yet! A huge thank you to all of our families and friends for ordering/visiting Texas Roadhouse today for our school spirit night. All you have to do is tell the restaurant that you are with Lawson, and they will send 20% of sales back to our school!
Happy National Boss's Day to our extraordinary principal! ☀️💛
To a leader who is literal sunshine on a cloudy day: thank you for everything you do for our school family. Your bright energy, steady leadership, and deep love for our students extend far beyond the final bell of the day.
We are so lucky to learn, teach, and grow under your guidance every single day! 🍎✨We love you Susie Towber!
We had a special visitor at Lawson today! Thank you so much for landing the helicopter in our field so that the students could see first hand the power, function, purpose, and efficiency of this mode of transportation. These in-person experiences are creating lasting memories for our Sea Lions!
Happy Instructional Specialist Day to our very own Emily Black. The list of things she does for our staff, students, and school is endless. We love having you at Lawson and are so appreciative for all the love, thoughtfulness, and insight you bring to our school culture. Thank you!
The Lawson Sea Lions had a special delivery from Walmart Neighborhood Market Store number 6966 yesterday! 45 pumpkins were donated so that so that each class could choose a pumpkin from our library pumpkin patch coming up in October. What a treat! So grateful and thankful. A special thanks to Misty and Will and all the employees who hand delivered these to our school!
Who loves Texas Roadhouse?
Save the date: October 20th is Lawson Texas Roadhouse Day!
Dine in or order to-go and present this flyer (or tell them you're with Lawson) at the McKinney location and Texas Roadhouse will donate 20% of your total purchases to Lawson! What a great way to support our school while having a delicious lunch/dinner.
Can't wait to see you there!
Save the date: October 20th is Lawson Texas Roadhouse Day!
Dine in or order to-go and present this flyer (or tell them you're with Lawson) at the McKinney location and Texas Roadhouse will donate 20% of your total purchases to Lawson! What a great way to support our school while having a delicious lunch/dinner.
Can't wait to see you there!
Happy National Custodial Workers Day to our Ms Lupita! The Lawson staff provided lunch and a basket of goodies to let her know just how much she is appreciated. She is truly the reason our school runs so smoothly. We couldn't do it without you.
McKinney ISD Election 2026 is here! Mark your calendar for Election Day, November 3. You can find more details on our website: https://www.mckinneyisd.net/page/election-2026
Proud to be a Project ADAM Heart Safe School!
We are excited to share a fun week coming up not only for Lawson but for McKinney ISD.
September 14-18 is College and Career Spirit week.
We want to celebrate all of the possibilities for our youngest learners' future.
Monday- "Follow Your Dreams" Wear pajamas to school
Tuesday- "Heading Toward Success" Wear a hat to school
Wednesday- "Dress For your Future" Wear clothes for your future career
Thursday- "College Pride" Wear a college shirt or college colors
Friday- "Proud to Be a Sea Lion" Wear your Pod color: Blue, Yellow, Green, or Red
We can't wait to celebrate your Bright Future!
This Wednesday day we are holding our first POPS meeting of the year! This optional, parent meeting is a great way to meet with you all and answers some questions about all things Lawson and our services that we provide. We will meet in the Lawson library on September 2nd at 8:30am in English and 9:30am in Spanish. Please don't forget your ID to enter the building. We look forward to seeing you!
Please use RSVP link so that we may prepare.
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Please use RSVP link so that we may prepare.
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Who has the best principal in MISD? We do! What a lasting memory for these kids.
Thanks for the sing-a-long Mrs. Towber.
Thanks for the sing-a-long Mrs. Towber.
Lawson Meet the Teacher
August 6th 4pm-5pm
This is a great time to see the classrooms and meet our amazing staff. Our principals would like 15 minutes of your time before or after seeing the classroom. Here are the times for a brief information session about Lawson. We look forward to seeing each of you.
Principal Meetings in the Cafeteria
● ECSE Parent Meeting-3:30
● Head Start 4:00
● Pre-K 4:30
● Bilingual 5:00
See you there!
August 6th 4pm-5pm
This is a great time to see the classrooms and meet our amazing staff. Our principals would like 15 minutes of your time before or after seeing the classroom. Here are the times for a brief information session about Lawson. We look forward to seeing each of you.
Principal Meetings in the Cafeteria
● ECSE Parent Meeting-3:30
● Head Start 4:00
● Pre-K 4:30
● Bilingual 5:00
See you there!
Summer 2026
Wonderful Lawson Parents,
We are so excited to open the doors for our Sea Lions on August 13 for another year of learning and building friendships that will last a lifetime. Here is our summer newsletter. Enjoy!
Want a screen-free idea around the house while beating the summer heat?
How about Camping Indoors!
Craft a "Safe" Indoor Campfire: You can't have camp without a fire, but you can make a perfectly safe, glowing version. Use empty cardboard paper towel or toilet paper rolls as the wood logs. Gather red, orange, and yellow tissue paper for the flames. Place a battery-operated tea light or a flashlight underneath the tissue paper to make the fire "glow."
Shadow Puppet Storytelling: Once you're tucked inside the tent, use your camp flashlight to project shapes onto the blanket walls. Use your hands to make simple animals (like a bird or a dog), or cut out simple shapes from black construction paper and tape them to popsicle sticks.
Indoor "Solar" S'mores: You don't need a real fire to get the classic camp flavor. Provide graham crackers, a smear of marshmallow fluff (or mini marshmallows), and chocolate spread. Let your preschooler assemble their own treat.
Enjoy!
How about Camping Indoors!
Craft a "Safe" Indoor Campfire: You can't have camp without a fire, but you can make a perfectly safe, glowing version. Use empty cardboard paper towel or toilet paper rolls as the wood logs. Gather red, orange, and yellow tissue paper for the flames. Place a battery-operated tea light or a flashlight underneath the tissue paper to make the fire "glow."
Shadow Puppet Storytelling: Once you're tucked inside the tent, use your camp flashlight to project shapes onto the blanket walls. Use your hands to make simple animals (like a bird or a dog), or cut out simple shapes from black construction paper and tape them to popsicle sticks.
Indoor "Solar" S'mores: You don't need a real fire to get the classic camp flavor. Provide graham crackers, a smear of marshmallow fluff (or mini marshmallows), and chocolate spread. Let your preschooler assemble their own treat.
Enjoy!
Happy Monday Sea Lions! We hope you have a great week. It looks like there are chances of rain every day this week. This calls for some screen-free, water fun!
Rain Painting: Design a piece of art using paper and markers. When complete, place paper outside (no storm or lightning present) and let the raindrops hit the surface, creating a watercolor look of art. Remove from the water when your drawing has met desired result.
Make a Rain Gauge: You can create a preschool rain gauge using an empty clear plastic bottle, pebbles, a ruler, and a permanent marker. Cut off the top third of the bottle, invert it to act as a funnel, and fill the base with pebbles to keep the gauge steady. Add a strip of tape, mark simple measurement lines with a ruler, and fill with water to the "zero" line.
Enjoy!
Rain Painting: Design a piece of art using paper and markers. When complete, place paper outside (no storm or lightning present) and let the raindrops hit the surface, creating a watercolor look of art. Remove from the water when your drawing has met desired result.
Make a Rain Gauge: You can create a preschool rain gauge using an empty clear plastic bottle, pebbles, a ruler, and a permanent marker. Cut off the top third of the bottle, invert it to act as a funnel, and fill the base with pebbles to keep the gauge steady. Add a strip of tape, mark simple measurement lines with a ruler, and fill with water to the "zero" line.
Enjoy!
Hello Lawson Sea Lions! We hope you are having a great summer break! We miss you. If you're looking for some more fun things to do around the house, here's an idea: Puzzle Challenges
The Puzzle Piece Hunt: Instead of handing them the puzzle box, hide the pieces around the room first. Hide the pieces of a familiar wooden peg or chunky floor puzzle in plain sight (under a couch cushion, on a low shelf, next to a toy). Your preschooler has to hunt down the pieces one by one and bring them back to the puzzle board to assemble it.
The Popsicle Stick Puzzle Craft: Combine crafting with problem-solving by letting them design their own puzzle. Line up 5 to 6 jumbo popsicle sticks side-by-side and secure them temporarily with tape on the back. Flip them over and let your child draw a big picture across them using markers, or glue down a favorite coloring page page and cut down the lines. Un-tape the back, mix up the sticks, and challenge them to put their own artwork back together.
Enjoy!
The Puzzle Piece Hunt: Instead of handing them the puzzle box, hide the pieces around the room first. Hide the pieces of a familiar wooden peg or chunky floor puzzle in plain sight (under a couch cushion, on a low shelf, next to a toy). Your preschooler has to hunt down the pieces one by one and bring them back to the puzzle board to assemble it.
The Popsicle Stick Puzzle Craft: Combine crafting with problem-solving by letting them design their own puzzle. Line up 5 to 6 jumbo popsicle sticks side-by-side and secure them temporarily with tape on the back. Flip them over and let your child draw a big picture across them using markers, or glue down a favorite coloring page page and cut down the lines. Un-tape the back, mix up the sticks, and challenge them to put their own artwork back together.
Enjoy!
It's the first day of July, and there is no better way to kick off the month than with a new, screen-free activity- Painting Rocks! Here are some ideas:
Story Stones: Paint basic elements on different rocks—like a house, a tree, a star, a car, or a smiley face. Once they dry, your preschooler can mix and match the rocks to tell you a story.
Rock Monsters: Paint the rocks a solid, bright color. Once dry, let your preschooler squeeze a drop of glue on them and stick on various sizes of googly eyes. This is always a massive hit and requires very little precision.
Alphabet & Number Rocks: Paint a few rocks and write simple uppercase letters or numbers on them with a thick permanent marker. Kids can use them to practice spelling their name or stacking them in numerical order.
Enjoy Sea Lions!
Story Stones: Paint basic elements on different rocks—like a house, a tree, a star, a car, or a smiley face. Once they dry, your preschooler can mix and match the rocks to tell you a story.
Rock Monsters: Paint the rocks a solid, bright color. Once dry, let your preschooler squeeze a drop of glue on them and stick on various sizes of googly eyes. This is always a massive hit and requires very little precision.
Alphabet & Number Rocks: Paint a few rocks and write simple uppercase letters or numbers on them with a thick permanent marker. Kids can use them to practice spelling their name or stacking them in numerical order.
Enjoy Sea Lions!
Good afternoon and happy sunny summer! Here's an indoor activity that you could try with your Sea Lion this week. Enjoy!
Build a Blanket Fort
The "Glow Cave" (Night Sky Theme): Use a dark sheet or blanket for the roof. Inside, line the floor with pillows and string up battery-operated fairy lights or push-button tap lights. You can even stick glow-in-the-dark stars to the underside of the blankets.
The Tunnel Maze: Instead of one big room, use the dining room chairs lined up in a row to create a long, low tunnel. Preschoolers love crawling through tight spaces, and it doubles as an obstacle course.
The Book Nook: Keep it simple by draping a large sheet over a flipped-over couch or a table. Fill the inside with a mountain of pillows, a basket of their favorite picture books, and a small flashlight so they can look at the pictures in the dark.
Build a Blanket Fort
The "Glow Cave" (Night Sky Theme): Use a dark sheet or blanket for the roof. Inside, line the floor with pillows and string up battery-operated fairy lights or push-button tap lights. You can even stick glow-in-the-dark stars to the underside of the blankets.
The Tunnel Maze: Instead of one big room, use the dining room chairs lined up in a row to create a long, low tunnel. Preschoolers love crawling through tight spaces, and it doubles as an obstacle course.
The Book Nook: Keep it simple by draping a large sheet over a flipped-over couch or a table. Fill the inside with a mountain of pillows, a basket of their favorite picture books, and a small flashlight so they can look at the pictures in the dark.
Happy Monday Sea Lions. It's time for another screen-free activity that you can do at home with your family.
Make Homemade Popsicles
The Science: You start with a liquid (juice, blended fruit, or yogurt) that takes the shape of its container. After time in the freezer, it turns into a hard solid that holds its own shape.
Taste Test: Use different flavors and have your child close their eyes to guess what they taste and/or the color of their popsicle.
The Melting Race: Put one popsicle on a plate in the shade and one in the sun. Ask your preschooler to predict (hypothesize) which one will melt back into a liquid first.
Enjoy!
Make Homemade Popsicles
The Science: You start with a liquid (juice, blended fruit, or yogurt) that takes the shape of its container. After time in the freezer, it turns into a hard solid that holds its own shape.
Taste Test: Use different flavors and have your child close their eyes to guess what they taste and/or the color of their popsicle.
The Melting Race: Put one popsicle on a plate in the shade and one in the sun. Ask your preschooler to predict (hypothesize) which one will melt back into a liquid first.
Enjoy!
