Support the Chautauqua Jog-a-thon!
Support the joggers by donating here!
Vashon PTO is hosting a Jog-a-thon for Chautauqua Elementary School students on June 20 (families are welcome to cheer on their joggers - specific jog times by grade outlined below) at the McMurray Field!
Through the Jog-a-thon we are raising money to support the programs your kids love, such as:
-Spirit Wear Sales
-Popcorn or Hot Cocoa Fridays monthly throughout the year
-Harvest Festival
-Holiday Shop
-Bingo Night
-Poetry Slam
-Scholastic Book Fair
-Orca Reads program
-Chess Club
-Field Day
In addition to funding the many fun and community building events listed above, Vashon PTO provides the funds to ensure equity for low-income students and families so all Chautauqua students are able to receive spirit-wear, year-books, school pictures, and participate in activities like Harvest Festival, the Holiday Shop, and the Scholastic Book Fair.
We are excited for this opportunity that will allow our entire elementary student body to work together towards a common goal that will directly benefit and sustain the programs they love. Our Jog-A-Thon will be a fun and empowering experience for all students and will be facilitated as a part of the normal school day. The program is meant to be a cooperative effort and will not be a competition. Donations will be accepted without attribution to a single student or classroom and will all be allocated to one "pot" that will benefit the entire student body! But when you make your donation, be sure to add a 'shout out' to your jogger (or all joggers!) - Shout outs will be shown on the screen in the front entryway leading up to June 20.
Jog times by grade:
Grade 1 - 11:15 - 11:25
Multi Age - 11:25 - 11:35
Grade 2 - 11:35 - 11:45
Grades 3 and 4 - 11:50 - 12:00
Kindergarten - 12:00 - 12:10
Grade 5 - 12:10 - 12:20
Vashon Parent-Teacher Organization
Vashon PTO puts on your favorite school activities at CES, McMurray & VHS, including:
- Spirit Wear
- Popcorn or Hot Cocoa every month throughout the year
- Parent/Community PTO meetings monthly throughout the year
- Chautauqua Harvest Festival
- McMurray Haunted Hallway
- Holiday Shops at Chautauqua & McMurray
- Bingo Night
- Poetry Slam
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Science Night
- Staff Appreciation Week
- Orca Reads program
- Chess Club
- Field Days at Chautauqua & McMurray
- Fund low-income students to receive spirit wear, yearbooks, school pictures, and participate in activities
Save Your Receipts!
We collect Thriftway and IGA receipts from our Chautauqua and McMurray families that we then tally up and turn in to Thriftway and IGA for a generous donation of 1% of the total sales from those receipts. It's a great way to support Vashon PTO just by doing your normal shopping.
At Chautauqua: Drop them off at the Orca Pod (the structure just inside the front doors of the school with the daily joke) where you will find a wooden box with a label for the Thriftway receipt program.
At McMurray: Drop them off to the box in the front office.
Ways to Help
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Find out available volunteer openings! Both on-going commitments and one-time spots are needed.
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Come to a PTO meeting or bring your kids to one of Vashon PTO's fun events!
Vashon PTO's Equity Focus
The Vashon PTO strives to ensure that all students have equitable access to school events and activities. To support students and their families, the PTO works behind the scenes to ensure that all students have access to yearbooks, activities and spirit wear.