Welcome to Lakewood Elementary School,

where our motto is: "Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe."

Our mission is to instill in our students high standards for academic achievement, integrity, leadership and responsible citizenship.

We believe all students can and want to learn; those who learn today can lead tomorrow and collaboration and teamwork build success.

At Lakewood, we also use the research-based “Seven Correlates of Effective Schools” to guide our specific achievement goals: 

1. Strong Instructional Leadership
2. Clear and Focused Mission
3. Safe and Caring Environment
4. Climate of High Expectations
5. Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress
6. Positive Home-School Relations
7. Opportunity to Learn and Student Time on Task

Building Character

Each month, we focus on a different character trait throughout school to provide positive guidelines for behavior. Monthly assemblies and recognition encourage students to use these important life skills.

-INTEGRITY: To act according to a sense of what's right and wrong

-INITIATIVE: To do something because it needs to be done

-FLEXIBILITY: To be willing to alter plans when necessary

-PERSEVERANCE: To keep at it

-ORGANIZATION: To plan, arrange and implement in an orderly way; to keep things orderly and ready to use

-COMMON SENSE: To use good judgment

-PROBLEM-SOLVING: To create solutions in difficult situations and everyday problems

-RESPONSIBILITY: To respond when appropriate, to be accountable for your behavior

-PATIENCE: To wait calmly for someone or something

-COOPERATION: To work together toward a common goal or purpose

-CARING: To feel and show concern for others

-COURAGE: To act according to one's beliefs

-PRIDE: Satisfaction from doing your personal best