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Lake Champlain at golden hour

CHAMPLAIN ELEMENTARY PTO · BURLINGTON, VT

Together, we make Champlain shine.

We are the families, teachers and neighbors behind the field trips, the yearbook, Harvest Fest and a hundred small things that make our school feel like home.

Champ, the friendly Lake Champlain monster

HAPPENING SOON

Three dates for September

PTO Meeting

Thu, Sept 10 · 6:30 to 8 PM

Our monthly meeting is virtual and everyone is welcome. Bring ideas, questions, or just listen in.

Harvest Fest

Fri, Sept 18 · 5 to 7 PM · CES campus

Our favorite community night of the fall. We need plenty of hands to pull it off.

Background Checks

Thu, Sept 24 · 5 to 7 PM · at CES

On-site fingerprinting in about ten minutes. Required before you volunteer with students.

GET INVOLVED

Three ways to be part of it

Big or small, every bit of help shows our kids that their whole community is invested in them.

Volunteer

An hour a month or a morning a week. Morning Champs, lunchroom, recess, yearbook, events and more.

Calendar

Meetings and events for the whole year. Everyone is welcome, always.

Donate

Field trips, classroom supplies, teacher grants and celebrations for every student.

YOUR IMPACT

What your PTO made possible last year

None of this happens without the energy, creativity and generosity of Champlain families. Thank you.

  • $3,000 in teacher grants for special projects and classroom equipment

  • Free yearbooks for every student

  • Field trip transportation, the 5th grade class trip and the Step Up Ceremony

  • Harvest Fest, Taiko drumming, the 4th and 5th grade play and community sing-alongs

  • Staff appreciation lunches and lounge goodies for 60 teachers and staff

  • Holiday meal support for Champlain families

  • The Fun Run, Community Dinner, pumpkin patch trips and the Golden Dome Readers celebration

  • Fresh garden and Charlie Cart supplies, outdoor picnic tables and first period kits for the nurse

  • Parent education nights, the Gear Swap, Field Day and mini-miler registration fees

Champlain yearbook

YEARBOOK

The 2026-27 yearbook is already in the works

Every student gets a free yearbook in June. Share your favorite school photos with us so we can consider them. Questions? Email champyearbook@gmail.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Dates to know this fall

  • Sept 9  Generator maker space program for the upper grades

  • Sept 10  Virtual PTO meeting, 6:30 PM

  • Sept 11  PTO coffee in the garden, 8:10 AM

  • Sept 13  CES Art Hop, 9:30 AM to 4 PM

  • Sept 18  Harvest Fest, 5 to 7 PM on the CES campus

  • Sept 24  Volunteer background check event, 5 to 7 PM

  • Oct 2  Four Winds volunteer training, 8:15 to 10:15 AM

  • Monthly  PTO meetings, second Thursday, 6:30 PM

MEET THE BOARD

The people behind the PTO

Beth + Matt Bradley

President, co-chairs

Sarah Clowes

Vice President, volunteer coordinator

Brettan Martelle

Treasurer

Tori Danushevsky

Communications

Cassie Lindsay

Secretary

Celia + Simon Bird

Yearbook

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Champ, the friendly Lake Champlain monster

Volunteer. Connect. Celebrate.

The PTO supports the whole Champlain community: parents, teachers, staff and students. When families show up, kids see that their education matters and that their community is behind them.

Mural at Champlain Elementary
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