Happy New Year and welcome to the new and improved Falcon!  We are sending this to you via Constant Contact and we are hoping that you find this new format cleaner and easier to read, especially those of you who check email on your smart phones.  We are still experimenting with this format, but hope to send this out once a week to keep you updated on all of the latest PTO news and school events.  We welcome any comments and suggestions you may have and hope you find the Falcon to be a helpful school resource.  2012 is going to be a great year!

Fancy Dress and Stylish Blazer Sale 

January 20th, 3:30 - 7:30 PM

Donate your kids' outgrown fancy dresses, shoes and blazers for a sale to help the 4th grade party.   Stop by and buy a dress or outfit on the 20th or help us by making a clothing donation from January 4th to January 18th.  Get a great outfit at a bargain price!  For more details about this fun event click here .

VFES PTO Annual Parent Social  

and Silent Auction

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 6:30pm

Phoenixville Country Club

Invitations will be delivered via your child's backpack on February 1st. Don't roll the dice and miss out on a great time with friends - including silent auction, drinks, dinner buffet, casino games and dancing!

Chairperson and Volunteer opportunities are available - please see the attached link.  We'd love for you to join our committee!

Adult Social Sponsorship Opportunities 

We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to promote your business to over 400 families in the VFES PTO community as a sponsor of the Adult Social to be held on March 24, 2012. The cost of a sponsorship is $350 and will provide exposure to your business in several ways.  Please click on the attached link for additional information on Sponsorship benefits and to download a Sponsor Form!

Silent Auction Donations Welcome!

Are you a member of a local zoo or museum?  Do you have an extra pair of Phillies tickets that you can't use?  A dining gift certificate or movie tickets?  A shore home waiting to be rented for a weekend?

Please consider a donation to the Silent Auction!  Click on the attached link for a Donor Form and additional information.

Based on the new newsletter format, Falcon submissions must now include a brief write up of the event in addition to your flyer or volunteer form.  Your flyer must be submitted in PDF format only.  You may submit clip art to appear next to your summary.  Your write up will appear on the front page of the newsletter and your flyer/form will appear as a link in the text.   The Falcon editors do not write copy, so all materials must be formatted and ready to go.  Deadlines will remain the same.  Thank you for your cooperation.

The T/E Elementary School PTOs Present:  The Mobile Lojack - Tech Savvy for Parents

January 19th at 7 PM, Devon Elementary School Auditorium

Grab a friend for this must see presentation!  Katie Koestner is a national student safety expert and will lead parents through a tour of popular websites and their risks of use for children.  In exploring the technologies that have grown up alongside our children, parents will better understand how to protect them from possible addictions and exploitations.  Click here for a full description of this important program.

Thank you to Dalia Osman for organizing a splendid luncheon for our faculty and staff that they enjoyed as they walked through the Wardrobe and in to the winter wonderland of Narnia.  Turkish Delights were enjoyed by all!  Thank you also to our many parent volunteers who created delicious dishes and desserts fit for kings and queens!

We are grateful to our winter club coordinators:  Adrienne Miller, Monica Moore, Angelica Riley, Stacey Alperin. Laura Wurzer, Michelle Wang and Janet Plastino.  Thanks for getting our great line up of winter clubs up and running.

Finally, we need to thank Wendi Ballas and Barbara Loewengart for moving the Falcon over to this new great format!