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T/E School District Budget/Did You Know?
The T/E School District has cut costs by nearly $10 million over the past two years by implementing over 80 budget "strategies", such as eliminating or reducing educational programs and services, cutting 69 staff positions, eliminating raises, and reducing other costs while increasing operating efficiencies. And we're still facing a $6.2 million deficit for 2012-2013! Tough decisions will need to be made in the coming months. Stay informed by attending school board committee meetings or by checking out www.tesd.net for updates.
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Help Wanted 
Spring Fair Set Up Co-Chair - Help to organize the set up of the Spring Fair. Set up instructions are well documented. Email Jen Arnott at arnottx5@verizon.net if you are interested.
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 Grab Your Bowling Shoes And Get Ready For Some STRIKES! VFES PTO Bowling Party Social Tuesday, February 28th - 4:00pm to 6:00pm Take a bowling break during parent/teacher conferences and join us for an afternoon of bowling Click here for flyer. |
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VFES Yearbook 2011-12
Based on last year's success, the VFES PTO is once again pleased to offer a 48 page, full color, soft cover yearbook for sale for $20. All 4th graders will receive a complimentary copy courtesy of the PTO. Please click on the attached link for a yearbook order form. We are also looking for plenty of photographs of the children at school events, so if you have any, please contact your homeroom parents for details of how to get them to us.
Click here for yearbook order form.
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Kindergarten Bake Sale
Tuesday, February 28, click here for more information
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2nd Grade Bake Sale
Wednesday, February 29, to support our partnership with the Berwyn Fire Company. All snacks will be 50 cents each.
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4th Grade Bake Sale
Thursday, March 1, Enjoy a treat at the 4th Grade Bake Sale during in-school morning snack times and during afternoon conferences. All snacks and drinks will be 50 cents each and will benefit Valley Forge National Park.
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Save The Date And Hire The Babysitter
VFES PTO Annual Parent Social
And Silent Auction
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 6:30pm
Phoenixville Country Club
We hope you received your invitation via your child's back and we look forward to seeing your RSVP!
Don't roll the dice and miss out on a great time with friends - including silent auction, drinks, dinner buffet, casino games and dancing!
Adult Social Sponsorship Opportunities
JUST A FEW SPONSORSHIP REMAIN!!
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!
We are currently seeking additional donations of the following items: movie tickets, dining gift certificates, family outings, golf packages and more! Partner with a group of friends or neighbors, too! Please consider a donation to the Silent Auction!
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New Deadline For Falcon Submissions
Falcon submissions are due the MONDAY before the issue date. No exceptions. A revised submission schedule is attached here. In addition, you must now include a brief write up of the event (in text, not PDF format) 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. Thank you!
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Falcon Fun Camp
The Valley Forge Elementary PTO will be conducting summer afternoon day camp from 1pm to 4pm with 3rd grade teacher, Matt Diamond, and Physical Education teacher, Alex Johnson, for any child who currently attends VFE or NEES in grades Kindergarten (must be completing kindergarten this year and entering First Grade in Fall '12) through Fourth Grade (entering Fifth Grade in Fall '12). Click here for more information.
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Lost and Found Table
Parents, please check the Lost and Found table in the cafeteria. Items are beginning to accumulate, boots, sweaters, jackets, lunchboxes.... Unclaimed items will be donated.
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Counselor's Corner
Please click the link to the right to view this months Counselor's Corner.
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Valley Forge Middle School is presenting
Disney's Beauty & the Beast
March 6-10. Shows are Thursday and Friday at 7:30PM and Saturday at 10:30AM. Tickets ($8) will be available at the door; if you would like to reserve seats, tickets will be available in our main lobby from
7:30-8:00AM and in our main office from 8AM-4PM, five days only, beginning February 23.
For questions please contact Michele Simmoneau
Librarian, Valley Forge Middle School
simmoneaum@tesd.net
610-240-1306
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Stoga Theatre Presents: Titanic the Musical,
By Maury Yeston
Come and enjoy this Tony Award winning musical at CHS.
Feb 29: 7:30 pm, March 1: 7:30 pm, March 2: 7:30 pm,
March 3: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Tickets are on sale at www.StogaTheatre.com prices are $12-$15.
Click here to view flyer.
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 Conestoga Girls Soccer Clinics
February 26 and March 4 - click here for more information
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The Harlem Wizards Are Coming To Town!!
Friday, March 23 at 7pm At Conestoga High School
UPDATE: TICKETS ARE 75% SOLD ALREADY!!!!
The Harlem Wizards are coming to town!! And they're going up against some tough competition - your teachers!!! Come and cheer for Miss Kennedy, Mr. Diamond, Mr. Johnson and lots of other T/E teachers as they play in a game against the hilarious Harlem Wizards. The Wizards will be available after the game for autographs. Friday March 23 at 7pm at Conestoga High School. Tickets are $10 ($12 at the door) and will be available for purchase by contacting Erin Shine (MandEShine@comcast.net ) or you can order online at www.flite-pa.org (bottom right hand corner). And keep your eyes out - you just might see a Wizard in the VFE hallways in March!
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The Conestoga High School Baseball Team will be conducting a baseball clinic on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Conestoga High School. This clinic is available for all Little League age players  to attend. The clinic is scheduled to run from 1PM to 3PM in the High School gym.
Click here to view flyer.
Click here to view release. |
T&E Care Kids Clothing Grab Bag
Click here to view press release. |
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To All the Families & Staff,
We wanted to Say Thank-you for
your Holiday Gifts. We really do appreciate it.
Chris, Juie, Bess & Jennifer
Cafeteria Staff
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Upcoming Events
Feb. 28 - Parent Conferences 1/2 day of school. No Kindergarten Kindergarten Bake Sale
Bowling Party 4 PM
Feb. 29 - Parent Conferences 1/2 Day of School No Kindergarten Grade 2 Bake Sale
March 1 - Parent Conferences ½ Day of School No Kindergarten Grade 4 Bake Sale March 2 -No School Staff In Service March 6 -Class Picture Day
March 11 - Harlem Globetrotters
March 23 - Harlem Wizards
March 24 - Adult Social/Silent Auction 6:30 PM
March 27 - Cultural Arts Program "Science in Movies"
March 30 - No School Staff In Service
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Publication Date of Next Falcon
March 9, 2012 |
Questions or Comments?
Contact the Editors:
wendiballas@
yahoo.combloewengart@
gmail.com__________ Raquel Hunter, PTO President rioshunter@ yahoo.com
Rebecca Wills, Principal
willsr@tesd.net |
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