Tuesday, September 3, 2024 

A few reminders: Students who have a first period, must wait outside the gates until 7:50 am unless you are dropping off your music instrument. Once you do that, you must exit the campus and wait until 7:50.  For students who start their day in the second period, you must wait outside the gates until the warning bell rings at 8:50 am. 

Also, there is no eating on the blacktop, field, or tennis courts.  This is true for the bleachers located in those areas. 

Please watch the short video on how to apply to be a part of the Lawson Student Body Cabinet. Applications and videos are due by 3:05 on Friday

Attention all students! Homework club has been approved and will be starting up soon! Stay tuned for more information!

The Library is officially open today.  Come in during brunch or lunch to check out books and study.  If you applied to work in the library, the schedule is posted on the library door.  If your name is on the calendar, come to the training session at the beginning of lunch on Wednesday, Sept 4.  Thank you to all our applicants.  Unfortunately there are usually more applicants than spaces so if your name is not on the calendar, you are welcome to sign the wait list.

The Fantasy Library contest has started.  Read a Fantasy book from now till Sept 30 and submit a Book Review.  The top 25 reviews will win a poster of your choice from Ms. Fujiki’s collection.  Forms are available in the library, on the library google classroom or with your ELA teacher.

Looking forward to reading all the great reviews!

One of our Lawson goals this year is to encourage students to start Composting. WEB Leaders will be by the composting bins all this week, to guide students on what should go in composting bins. Please watch the fun video put together by our WEB Leaders

Wednesday, September 4, 2024   

Student Cabinet application videos are due Friday by 3:05.  

Attention all students! Homework club has been approved and will be starting up soon! Stay tuned for more information!

One of our Lawson goals this year is to encourage students to start Composting. WEB Leaders will be by the composting bins all this week, to guide students on what should go in composting bins. 

The Library officially opened yesterday.  Come in during brunch or lunch to check out books and study.  If you applied to work in the library, the schedule is posted on the library door.  If your name is on the calendar, come to the training session at the beginning of lunch on Wednesday, Sept 4.  Thank you to all our applicants.  Unfortunately there are usually more applicants than spaces so if your name is not on the calendar, you are welcome to sign the wait list.

The Fantasy Library contest has started.  Read a Fantasy book from now till Sept 30 and submit a Book Review.  The top 25 reviews will win a poster of your choice from Ms. Fujiki’s collection.  Forms are available in the library, on the library google classroom or with your ELA teacher.

Looking forward to reading all the great reviews!

Thursday, Sep 5, 2024 

Attention all students! Homework club has been approved and will be starting on Monday, September 9! 

One of our Lawson goals this year is to encourage students to start Composting. WEB Leaders will be by the composting bins all this week, to guide students on what should go in composting bins.

The Fantasy Library contest has started.  Read a Fantasy book from now till Sept 30 and submit a Book Review.  The top 25 reviews will win a poster of your choice from Ms. Fujiki’s collection.  Forms are available in the library, on the library google classroom or with your ELA teacher. Looking forward to reading all the great reviews!

Student council application videos are due tomorrow by 3:05PM

Lawson Spirit Wear reminder- If you are interested in ordering Lawson sweatshirts, sweatpants, or other Lawson Logo wear, the deadline for orders is this week.  Ask your PE teacher to try on sample sizes if you are unsure of your size. There are no refunds on these special orders.  Also,  please ask your 2nd period teacher what color you are for Color Clash if you would like to purchase a shirt in your color.  

Friday, Sep 6, 2024

One of our Lawson goals this year is to encourage students to start Composting. WEB Leaders will be by the composting bins all this week, to guide students on what should go in composting bins. 

Are you interested in math? Do you want to further develop and enhance your problem-solving skills? It’s time to sign up for the American Mathematics Competition. Lawson will host two tests, the AMC 10B test in November and AMC 8 in January, both after school on campus. Please read the AMC 8 and AMC 10B Student Information posted in your math class’s Google Classroom to learn how you can register for the exams through your CUSD email. The last day to sign up is September 23rd!

Lawson Spirit Wear reminder- If you are interested in ordering Lawson sweatshirts, sweatpants, or other Lawson Logo wear, the deadline for orders is this week.  Ask your PE teacher to try on sample sizes if you are unsure of your size. There are no refunds on these special orders.  Also,  please ask your 2nd period teacher what color you are for Color Clash if you would like to purchase a shirt in your color.  

 

 

Monday, September 9, 2024  

Mathcounts season is here! Mathcounts is a national math competition which Lawson participates in every spring. Practices will be held on Wednesdays throughout the year until February when chapter competitions begin. If you are interested in trying out for the Lawson Mathcounts team, we will be holding tryouts from 3:10-4:15 tomorrow through Thursday by grade level: 8th grade tryouts will be tomorrow, September 10th. 7th grade tryouts will be on Wednesday, September 11th, and 6th grade tryouts on Thursday, September 12th. All tryouts will be held in rooms 51, 55, and 56 (Mrs. Bernat’s, Mr. Montes’s, and Mrs. Jiang’s rooms, respectively). Please bring a pencil, eraser, and a charged iPad, and charge your iPad at lunch if you use it a lot throughout the day. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Note: If you cannot make it to your scheduled tryout date due to other commitments, please email Mr. Chen (chen_aletheia@cusdk8.org). 

Please don’t forget to compost the appropriate items.  Look for the green bins and do your part!!!

Please remember there is no food allowed on the blacktop, tennis courts, and field.  

Tuesday September 10, 2024    

Mathcounts tryouts begin after school today for 8th grade in rooms 51, 55, and 56. 7th grade tryouts will take place after school tomorrow, and 6th grade after school on Thursday, September 12th. Please bring a pencil, eraser, and a charged iPad. If you typically run out of charge by the end of the day, please ask one of your teachers if you can charge it in their classrooms during lunch. Remember that if you cannot make it to your scheduled tryout date due to other commitments, please email Mr. Chen at chen_aletheia@cusdk8.org. We look forward to seeing you at the tryouts!

Students, please take care of our new volleyball nets and stay off them—that is, do not hang on them, pull them down, or try to jump over them. Also, do not lower or raise the volleyball nets without asking a PE teacher to help you, as they are set up for PE classes. 

Please remember there is no food allowed on the blacktop, tennis courts, and field.   

Wednesday, September 11, 2024  

Students, please take care of our new volleyball nets and stay off them—that is, do not hang on them, pull them down, or try to jump over them. Also, do not lower or raise the volleyball nets without asking a PE teacher to help you, as they are set up for PE classes. 

The Lawson Homework Club starts on Monday, September 16! (Show video - LINK)

Please remember there is no food allowed on the blacktop, tennis courts, and field. 

Thursday, September 12, 2024  

6th grade Mathcounts tryouts will take place after school today in rooms 51, 55, and 56 (Mrs. Bernat’s, Mr. Montes’s, and Mrs. Jiang’s, respectively).  Please bring a pencil, eraser, and a charged iPad. Remember that if you cannot make it to your scheduled tryout date due to other commitments, please email Mr. Chen at chen_aletheia@cusdk8.org. We look forward to seeing you at the tryouts!  Please note: For those who make the team, practices were previously announced to have been held on Wednesdays, but they will be held on Friday afternoons instead. Apologies for the confusion. 

Attention Lawson LIghtning!  Spirit Week is coming!   Next week, September 16th -19th the Leadership class will be hosting this year’s first Spirit Week. Every day at lunch there will be something fun to participate in, as well as Spirit Days to help our Lawson Spirit.  Homeroom classes will earn points for having the most participation in these fun days.  

Monday, the spirit day is Malibu Monday.  Come to school in your beach/ Hawaiian gear (please make sure they are dress code appropriate). Come to the quad at lunch on Monday for the Cup Maze Noontime.  Candy prizes will be given.

Tuesday, the spirit day is Anything but a Backpack.  Bring your school supplies in any sort of creative container that is NOT a backpack!  Come to the quad at lunch on Tuesday for Music in the Quad.  

Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday.  Come to school with crazy mismatched or inside out  clothes, crazy hair, and mismatched socks. Come to the Quad at lunch Wednesday for Flip Tac Toe!  Come try your hand at quick cup flipping and tic tac toe.  Candy prizes will be given!

Thursday is Anything but School Shoes.  Wear some crazy creative footwear including slippers, kleenex boxes, or anything crazy!  

Our Homeroom Competition will be held on the blacktop at lunch on Thursday.  Two participants from each homeroom will try their luck at the water balloon toss.    Let’s see which homeroom will toss their way to victory!

Get ready for a super fun spirited week!

Friday, September 13, 2024  

Attention Lawson LIghtning!  Spirit Week is coming!   Next week, September 16th -19th the Leadership class will be hosting this year’s first Spirit Week. Every day at lunch there will be something fun to participate in, as well as Spirit Days to help our Lawson Spirit.  Homeroom classes will earn points for having the most participation in these fun days.  

Our first Spirit Day is Monday, Malibu Monday.  Come to school in your beach/ Hawaiian gear (please make sure they are dress code appropriate). Come to the quad at lunch on Monday for the Cup Maze Noontime.  Candy prizes will be given. Don’t forget to wear your spirited clothes and wear them all day on Monday!

Are you interested in math? Do you want to further develop and enhance your problem-solving skills? It’s time to sign up for the American Mathematics Competition. Lawson will host two tests, the AMC 10B test in November and AMC 8 in January, both after school on campus. Please read the AMC 8 and AMC 10B Student Information posted in your math class’s Google Classroom to learn how you can register for the exams through your CUSD email. The last day to sign up is September 23rd!

The Lawson Homework Club starts on Monday, September 16! 

Monday, September 16, 2024  

The Lawson Homework Club starts today after school in the library! (Show video - LINK)

Welcome to Lawson’s Spirit Week!  Today during 2nd period, Homeroom teachers will be counting the total number of students wearing their “Malibu Monday” spirit wear.  Any student wearing Hawaiin or Beach gear gets points for their class.  Teachers, please fill out the spirit day form sent to you this morning and submit it by the end of 2nd period.  

Tomorrow is “Anything but a Backpack” Day!  Come to school carrying your supplies in a creative vessel.  Be as creative as you can and create anything but a backpack.  Show your school spirit!  

Come to the quad at lunch for some fun music and even show your dancing skills!   It is important that you get your lunch BEFORE coming out to the activity. Grab your lunch and head out to the quad.

The September Fantasy Book Library Contest has started.  Read a Fantasy book, submit a review for a chance to win a poster from Ms. Fujiki’s collection.  Contest ends on September 30.

SAVE the DATE:  The Book Fair will start Sept 30- Oct 4 with a PTA Family Night on Oct 3.  Buy a book for yourself or your teacher and it will help the Library buy books for the school.

Monday, August 19, 2024       

Congratulations to the following 6th grade classes for placing in the Scavenger hunt:  1st: Ms. Wynnell, 2nd: Ms. Jiang, and 3rd: Mrs. Jackson.  The following 7th grade classes were placed… 1st:  Ms. Orlando, 2nd:  Mrs. Jensen, and 3rd: Ms. Younker.  The following 8th grade classes were placed… 1st:  Mr. Butler, 2nd:  Ms. Davis, and 3rd:  Mrs. Stibbard.  Thanks to everyone for your participation!  

The Hungry Hippo Homeroom activity was a great success!  The first place winner was Mr. Jensen’s homeroom, and the second place was Mr. Boardman’s class.  Thanks for playing!

Tuesday, August 20, 2024    

Season #1 After school sports will start next Monday. Season #1 will be Boys Basketball and co-ed Cross Country. If you are interested in trying out for boys’ basketball there will be an informational meeting on Wednesday August 21st at brunch in the Fitness Room. Please come to the Fitness Room to learn more about the tryout process.

Picture day is this Friday, 23rd August during your PE period.

Please walk around all planters, especially the rose planter near the elective wing. Be nice to our plant friends. Also let’s be better at leaving no trace and pick up all stuff at brunch and lunch

Wednesday, August 21, 2024  

Attention Students! Please follow these directions if you would like to request a change in elective:

1. Pick up the "Elective Change Request Form" from the office either today (Wednesday, August 21st ) or tomorrow (Thursday, August 22nd).  

2. Follow all directions on the form, fill it out completely, and have it signed by a parent or legal guardian. 

3. Turn it into the office by the end of Brunch, Friday, August 23rd.

We cannot promise that your elective request will be honored. Forms that are not filled out completely and signed by parents/legal guardians will not be considered. Thanks!

If you are interested in trying out for the Boys Basketball team, please come to the Fitness Room today at brunch. You will learn about the tryout process and be able to ask questions.

Do you like to run competitively or for joy?  Cross Country Season is here, and Lawson needs you!!  Do you think you are an athlete, but not a runner? Cross Country will help build your stamina so that you are prepared for future seasons like Volleyball and Soccer.  Start now by joining the team and you will go into future tryouts with a fitness advantage. If you are interested, please come to the Fitness Room at brunch tomorrow. Come meet your great coaches, Mr. Jensen and Mr. Sanford. Fast, Fun, Family, Fortitude, Fury, Go Lightning!!

Thursday, August 22, 2024   

Do you like to run competitively or for joy?  Cross Country Season is here, and Lawson needs you!!  Do you think you are an athlete, but not a runner? Cross Country will help build your stamina so that you are prepared for future seasons like Volleyball and Soccer.  Start now by joining the team and you will go into future tryouts with a fitness advantage.

If you are interested, please come to the Fitness Room at brunch today. Come meet your great coaches, Mr. Jensen and Mr. Sanford. Fast, Fun, Family, Fortitude, Fury, Go Lightning!!

Dear Music Students, this is a quick reminder of our instrument drop off and pick up policy:

• Instrument Drop Offs: 

  • Students are allowed to drop off instruments before school in the music building's instrument locker room.

  • Students who have band or orchestra for their first class of the day are allowed to stay in class to practice after drop off, otherwise they will have to exit the gate and re-enter when the warning bell rings. 

• Instrument Pick Up: Please pick up your instrument at the end of each day by 3:15PM to practice. 

• If you forget to bring your instrument, your parents/guardians are not allowed to drop it off at the front office. Please be responsible. 

Don’t forget about the sweet rewards competition to raise money for our PTA.  There are prizes for students that raise a lot of money.  Check out this flyer for more information.

Friday, August 23, 2024  

Picture day is today!  Get your picture taken  during your PE period. Teachers, please get your picture taken during your prep period some time today!

6th graders: Please remember to walk when you are on campus. This includes when you are walking from one class to the next, and on your way to brunch and lunch. Many students are running and it is not safe.

Dear Music Students, this is a quick reminder of our instrument drop off and pick up policy:

• Instrument Drop Offs: 

  • Students are allowed to drop off instruments before school in the music building's instrument locker room.

  • Students who have band or orchestra for their first class of the day are allowed to stay in class to practice after drop off, otherwise they will have to exit the gate and re-enter when the warning bell rings. 

• Instrument Pick Up: Please pick up your instrument at the end of each day by 3:15PM to practice. 

• If you forget to bring your instrument, your parents/guardians are not allowed to drop it off at the front office. Please be responsible. 

Hello Lawson Students! Starting next week, the counselors will fully open the Zen-Den for students during lunch! 

Monday, August 26,2024    

Hello Lawson Students! Zen-Den is open this week  for students during lunch! Come check it out! 

Important iPad usage: Students please write down your iPad passcode if you have one set and your Google account password.  Keep it somewhere safe in case you forget.   Note: Before you can set up Touch ID, you need to create a passcode for your device.  For easy identification of your iPad, the wallpaper or background  will be changed tonight to display your name and iPad tag number. Lastly, only install the apps you need for your classes.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 

Hello Lawson!  Just a reminder to walk on campus and pick up your trash!  Let’s keep Lawson safe and beautiful!

We also have wonderful news to share with you. Last week our own Vihaan S, a 7th grade student at Lawson, was invited to speak at the CUSD Engie Solar Project GroundBreaking Ceremony. Please congratulate him!

Wednesday, August 28, 2024   

Are you interested in math? Do you want to further develop and enhance your problem-solving skills? It’s time to register for the American Mathematics Competition. Lawson will host two tests on campus, the AMC 10B test in November and AMC 8 in January, both after school on campus. Please read the AMC 8 and AMC 10B Student Information posted in your math class’s Google Classroom to learn how you can register for the exams through your CUSD email. The last day to register is September 23rd!

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Hello Lawson! Please remember that PTA needs your donations in order to help fund all of the many amazing activities that this year entails.  The Sweet Rewards Competition is in effect! If we raise $75,000 by September 30th, the class and individuals that donate the most can win some great prizes.  Ideally each student would donate about $250.00, but any donation is good.  Check out the prizes here!  

Friday, August 30, 2024    

Students!  Remind  your parents about the PTA Sweet Rewards Competition and get those donations in as soon as possible.

A few reminders: Students who have a first period, must wait outside the gates until 7:50 am unless you are dropping off your music instrument. Once you do that, you must exit the campus and wait until 7:50.  For students who start their day in the second period, you must wait outside the gates until the warning bell rings at 8:50 am. 

Also, there is no eating on the blacktop, field, or tennis courts.  This is true for the bleachers located in those areas.