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HERSHEYPARK Tickets!
The VFMS PTO has the opportunity to purchase Hersheypark tickets at a discount and pass it on to you while raising funds for the PTO.
Come celebrate the end of school with friends at Hersheypark on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Can't make it on June 14? No problem!
Tickets may be used anytime before the close of the Hersheypark season on September 28, 2014.
Encourage family and friends to purchase tickets through you! You won't find cheaper tickets anywhere this season!
Tickets will be delivered to your child's homeroom by mid-May unless otherwise specified.
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Starbucks Coffee Time - Valley Forge Parent's network!
 Please join middle school parents for a coffee and chat on April 8th at 9:00 a.m. at Starbucks in Gateway! It is a great way to share ideas and concern of bringing up middle schoolers! |
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The 24 Competition is Coming for Our 6th Graders!! Need Volunteers!
To Volunteer - Click Here!
It is just a few short weeks until our 6th graders will be involved in our annual "24 Game School Tournament". "24" is a critical thinking game in which students must make mental computations and find patterns. 
The VFMS 6th Grade 24 competition is coming Friday, April 25th. Volunteers will need to be available from 12:15 - 2:30 p.m. on the day of the event. The proctors will oversee the game and will help tally scores at the end of each round.
WE NEED YOU - without the support of approximately 50-60 volunteers, we are unable to hold the competition.
We are accepting proctors immediately-- MARK YOUR CALENDARS now and decide if you are able to help us out! We will certainly take more than one family member from each household. In the past, we have had aunts, uncles, grandparents, and college-aged siblings, who themselves participated in this fantastic event in middle school-make it a family event!!!
Your child doesn't need to be in 6th grade for you to volunteer. Parents who wish to proctor should simply click below and fill out the online form. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Allison Long.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO VOLUNTEER!
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Attention 8th grade students!
If you are interested in applying to be a
peer mediator at Conestoga, applications are available now and are
due on Friday, April 11. Please see Miss Hickey or Ms. DeMaris for an application and if you have any questions.
Link to the application.
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Golden Apple Grants
Do you know what a Golden Apple Grant is? Ever heard of them? Well, here is your chance to find out! The VFMS PTO has created a fund to support outstanding and innovative programs, ideas and/or purchases which will enrich the educational experience at VFMS. The  standard Golden Apple Grant is $200 and typically up to 10 grants will be made available during each school year.
Do you have an idea we can support? We are accepting grant applications now for the 2013-14 school year. Any member of the VFMS community is welcome to apply including teachers, staff, administrators, parents and of course students. The PTO Board will review submitted applications and grant recipients will be notified and receive funds on a 'first come, first served' basis until all budgeted funds have been allocated.
Please send completed applications to Tarina Mahtab
via email or by hardcopy to the PTO mailbox in the VFMS main office. Questions? Please contact Tarina.
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T&E Care Grab Bag Great Success!
 The recent T&E Care Kids Clothing Grab Bag was a great success! Thanks so much to all those who made donations of clothing in support of the event, as well as to all those who volunteered to help and to those who came and shopped!! The quantity and quality of the clothing was amazing - offering great selections to everyone who came. T&E Care made around $3400 as a result of the event, but even more importantly, it was a chance to offer great clothes to everyone in our community! Start saving your clothes for next year's Grab Bag! |
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FLITE doesn't take the summer off!
FLITE provides scholarships for Tredyffrin/Easttown
students to attend academic and leadership camps.
 If you are interested in more information and the qualifications, please contact your child's T/E school guidance counselor at your earliest convenience. The Foundation for Learning In Tredyffrin/Easttown's camp scholarship assistance, based on financial need, is available for students of the Tredyffrin and Easttown schools. www.flite-pa.org. |
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ARCH Movie Screening: The Anonymous People
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
9:00 a.m.
T/E School District Administrative Offices (Rm 200)
- THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE is a feature documentary film (88 minutes) about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
- The goal of the film is to get people talking about this issue and to ultimately change public response to the addiction crisis.
- ARCH invites the TESD community to this (free) screening event.
Flyer is attached.
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Upcoming Events!
4/14 - 4/18 - Spring Break No School
4/21 - All Students Report
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| Blast Editor Wanted! | |
VFMS PTO is seeking a skilled and creative parent who is willing to put together a weekly communication to the VFMS Parent Community. Knowledge of Constant Contact or like software is helpful but not a requirement.
If interested please contact
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| Box Tops for Education! |
Box Tops for Education
are an easy way to help raise money for VFMS.
Just clip Box Tops
and drop them in the collection box located in the main office.
Help us reach
our goal this year!
If you have any questions, contact
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| This Week at VFMS |
Tuesday
PSSA Testing Gr. 5 & 8
Periods 2.3.4
Wednesday
PSSA Testing Gr. 5 & 8
Periods 2 & 3
Thursday
Reading Olympics Competition 5:30 p.m.
Friday
Grade 7 CHS Peer Mediation
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| Keep Your Kids Safe | |
Saturday, April 12th
10:00 a.m.
Tredyffrin Township
Police Department
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Tredyffrin Township
Parks & Recreation Tennis/Squash |
Learn fundamentals of the sport, including forehand, backhand, serve & volley as well as basic offensive & defensive strategy.
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| Important Numbers | |
VFMS Main Office:
610-240-1300
Attendance Line:
610-240-1330
T/E Transportation:
610-240-1680
T/E District Office:
610-240-1900
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Blast Submissions
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If you have school news you want to have published in the Blast, please write it up exactly how you want it to appear and send it in email to the editor, at
sydneyruth@me.com by the preceding Friday afternoon. Blast will go out each Sunday afternoon.
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