Otter Trot

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2026 Otter Trot: Thursday, October 15

Otter Trot 2026 is almost here! Join us on Thursday, October 15 for a morning of movement, music, and major Otter energy.

The Otter Trot is a fun run for all Meadow View students and a fundraiser to support students, teachers, and our Otter community. Students run and walk from 8 to 20 minutes and celebrate physical fitness.

We hope you will join us to cheer on your student and all our Otters on October 15.

Where: Students will be running around the bus circle located by the Meadow View playground.

When: Each grade has its own designated time to run. Below are the times each class will be participating:

4K AM | 8:00-8:15 a.m.
Kindergarten | 8:15-8:45 a.m.
First grade | 8:45-9:15 a.m.
Second grade | 9:15-9:45 a.m.
Fourth grade | 9:45-10:15 a.m.
Third grade | 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Fifth grade | 10:45-11:15 a.m.
4K PM | 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

What to bring:

Students should wear their gym shoes and should not wear sandals or other footwear that is not good for running or walking.
Send your student with their water bottle so they can stay hydrated before and after the event.
Every student will get an Otter Trot t-shirt on October 15 to wear at the event.
We encourage caregivers to bring signs to cheer on your student. Don't have paper or forget to make a sign? Don't worry, we have you covered. You can make a sign at the Otter Trot.

Learn about our why: supporting the Meadow View community

The Otter Trot supports Meadow View students, families, and teachers. This year our goal is to raise $12,000.

Here's a little bit more about our why and what we plan to do with the money we raise - it's all about our students, our teachers, and our families. The money we raise will go a long way to help us support our mission to strengthen our school community so that every Otter learns, every Otter leads, and every Otter belongs. To do that, the SCO hosts meetings and events for families to connect and build community. We also work to directly meet the needs of our teacher, students, and families as well as support student success.

If we raise $12,000 through the Otter Trot, we will use the money on the following activities:

Support events for students and families like STEAM night, literacy night, the end of year celebration. ($3,000)
Celebrate and show appreciation for Meadow View staff during teacher appreciation week and support classroom needs. ($3,500)
Help the Student lighthouse implement their ideas and projects ($2,000)
Support the needs of the Otter community (specifically basic needs of families) ($2,500)
Invest in Meadow View to building enrichment improvements, like a little free library, sensory path, or another idea ($1,000)

We know some Otter families will not be able to donate and that is ok! We hope families who can donate will. Every dollar counts and every donation will get us one step closer to meeting our fundraising goals.

We have fun rewards and incentives planned to celebrate meeting our fundraising goals

This year, we are not only tracking the overall amount we raise, we are also going to be tracking fundraising by grade level teams. The teams are based on Meadow View's ecosystems in the building that designate the grade and classroom locations across the building. Otter families will donate to the grade team or teams of their students.

Here are the grades that are teaming up:

Kindergarten and 3rd Grade
1st Grade and 4th Grade
4K, 2nd Grade, and 5th Grade

We will have incentives for the entire school as we meet fundraising milestones. For example, all students will get an extra recess if we reach $4,000. We will also have incentives for when our grade teams reach certain fundraising milestones. For example, students on the grade teams will get small tokens like a sticker when the grade team reaches $1,000.

Thank you for helping us support our Meadow View Otters. By working together, we can ensure every Otter learns, leads, and belongs.

It’s almost here!

It’s a wrap!

2026 Otter Trot: Thursday, October 15

Volunteers Needed: Cheer on your Otter and help support the Otter Trot

Learn about our why: supporting the Meadow View community

The Otter Trot supports Meadow View students, families, and teachers. This year our goal is to raise $12,000.

We have fun rewards and incentives planned to celebrate meeting our fundraising goals

Join Us

Thank you for helping us support our Meadow View Otters.