Please Attend a Principal Meet & Greet!  The PTO is hosting four Meet & Greets in October to give parents an opportunity to meet and chat with Principal Matt Gibson and teachers and staff from their child's grade. Each Meet & Greet will feature a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. The Meet & Greets are hosted by PTO volunteers, and a bit of additional volunteer help is requested to assist the hostesses.
Please choose from the following grade levels and dates to RSVP to a Principal Meet & Greet:
A meet & greet for 8th grade parents with Principal Matt Gibson will take place in the winter. ~WE NEED HELP WITH THIS EVENT! If you are able to offer any assistance, please click here and let us know!~
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VFMS Parent's Network
Valley Forge Middle School Parents... Let's MEET for Coffee and Conversation on September 22 at 8:30 AM at Starbucks located in Gateway!
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VFMS Parent Social! 
Tailgate and Chili Cookoff
Join us for a night of friends, food and fun at the Historic Tivoli Farm on North Valley Road in Malvern, PA Ticket price of $50 includes a southwestern bar-b-que dinner, all your drinks and a dessert bar. Don't forget about the mechanical bull rides, live music & dancing by Common Bond and 50/50 Raffle!
Are you "hot" enough to take on the Chili Cookoff? Your entry fee of $25 and a pot of chili for all to taste enters you into the Cookoff with CASH prizes for the winners!
Please RSVP today via the attached link or submit payment via the PTO Website at www.vfmspto.org.
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Parenting Teens With a Positive Twist
Wednesday, September 24
Parents are invited to hear and discuss the often turbulent middle school years. Karen Moon (fellow parent and local psychotherapist) will be sharing tips and tricks for not only surviving these years - but helping you and your child to thrive. The Community Conversation is presented by ARCH.
All are welcome. Click here for more info. |
T/E's Children's Dental Clinic
The Children's Dental Clinic is a not-for profit organization supported by community donations, fundraisers, do  nations from local dentists and more. Students who come to The CDC receive preventative dental care as well as extensive restorative work of their teeth. Volunteers are the backbone of this organization and are needed to transport children to the clinic at T/E Middle School on Thursdays. Click here for more information or contact our CDC school representative, Cathy Mauro, directly to find out how you can help. |
Directory Orders and Other Contributions to the PTO  . We graciously accept direct donations any time throughout the year via a check or on-line PayPal payment. It is with your generous support that we are able to offer cultural arts programs, gifts to the school such as our recent purchase of iPads, and more. And, you don't have to deal with helping your child sell candles, wrapping paper, candy or the many other time consuming fundraisers that many schools participate in! We have eliminated these types of fundraisers and have selected just a few others to supplement our direct donation program. More information will be coming soon on the different ways you can help our PTO in whatever fashion you are comfortable with.
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 Open PTO Positions
Please consider taking on one of these positions and becoming more involved in your children's school!
*Executive Vice President - Work alongside the President to oversee the workings of the PTO Board with a view to taking over the position of President the next school year. A great way to get your feet wet before full immersion!
*8th Grade Principal Meet and Greet (Winter 2015) - Provide the venue for the 8th Grade Principal Meet and Greet.
Attendees will bring food and drinks. The 8th Grade event is usually held in late January/early February.
*Grade Graduation Coordinator - Communicate with 8th
grade parents to produce a slideshow to show at the graduation as well as helping to organize the event itself in liaison with the Beautification Committee.
*Teacher Appreciation Luncheon - Enlist the help of VFMS parents to provide a luncheon at the end of the school year to show our gratitude for the hard work of the teaching staff.
*BUILD Coordinator - BUILD stands for Better Understanding of Individuals with Learning Differences and is a group of parents and professionals of TE School District who have formed a support group for parents of children with learning differences.
The coordinator helps spread the word about Build meetings, forwards meeting announcements to LD teachers/counselors at VFMS and puts announcements into the VFMS Blast.
*Audit Review Committee - Once a year review the expenditure of the PTO and verify expenses tally with receipts. This is not an official audit per se and does not require accounting experience.
Please contact Sarah Culbert at president@vfmspto.org if you are interested in any of the above positions. |
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VFMS Athletics
For regular information and schedules about VFMS Athletics, please visit vfms.digitalsports.com. You can view the full season game schedule and sign up for email alerts for any changes to the schedule. You will also find a link to our twitter feed (@VFMS_Athletics), which is updated daily with a practice/game schedule. You can follow us directly and sign up for push alerts to receive those daily tweets as they are sent. Please contact the athletic office at 610-240-1311 if you have any additional questions.
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Keystone Seminar
Not quite sure what is involved with the Keystone Exams required for graduation? Attend the Keystones Exams parent seminar on
October 7th at 7:00pm at the Radnor Municipal building to educate yourself. Click here to learn more. |
Shop Amazon / Support the PTO!
If you love to shop on Amazon, we have a fantastic way for you to help VFMS at the same time. On the VFMS PTO homepage, you will see an Amazon.com graphic. When you want to shop on Amazon, we are asking that you simply usethis link which will send you directly to the regular Amazon.com home-page. However, it will mark that your order is associated with our school and Amazon will donate a certain percent o  f your sale to VFMS! It is that simple and takes just one extra step! You do not need to sign up or register with the program and if you are already an Amazon Prime member, you will still receive all of your Prime benefits. VFMS has already earned roughly $650 with just a few parents participating and we bet there are more Amazon shoppers out there! Think how much more we can earn by just one extra click!
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PTO Volunteer Opportunities
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Volunteer opportunities are still available at the Middle S chool level! Please contact us and let us know how you'd like to stay involved. All information is here on our website. Looking forward to working with you!
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| This Week at VFMS |
Monday: Fall Sports Parent Meeting @ 4:30
Tuesday: Grade 6 Blue USTC Field Trip
Wednesday: Grade 6 Gold USTC Field Trip
Thursday: No School
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Gratitude Corner
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Our grateful thanks go to the following parents at VFMS:
Jenni Dimaio for organizing the New Family Breakfast
Monica Staniz, Cecilia Cole, Melody Pentz, Kathy Wynn,
J  en Thomas, Judy Weintraub, Laura Reed, Silvia Manoukian, Domenica Hottenstein, Lisa Murphy, Kim Harris,
Janine Stern,
Maritza Guillocheau,
Kristin Courtney and
Linda Spickler for helping out at the health screenings.
Big thanks also to Cathy Mauro for taking on the role of Dental Clinic Coordinator and
Anne Callis for becoming our TEMPO representative.
VFMS thanks you!
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| Parent Seminar! |
Interested in protecting childhood and family relationships in the digital age? Come to the BIG DISCONNECT seminar on November 11th hosted at The Agnes Irwi n School. Space is limited so click here for information on registering.
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Trash Vocal Performance
| Delta is sponsoring a fabulous performance that you won't want to miss! Described as a cross between "Glee" and "Stomp" this green-minded ensemble entertains with a unique type of "Urban Broadway!" Takes place on Friday, November 14th. Click here for more information or check out Delta's website. |
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Valley Forge
Basketball League
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Fall Indoor Tennis Classes
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Fall Indoor Tennis Classes sponsored by Tredyffrin Township Recreation are available at Radnor Racquet Club - ages 4 thru adults. Click "Registration" and then Tredyffrin Township on www.davidbroidatennis.com
or check out schedule and registration information here. If interested, remember to fill out this waiver.
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Falcon 5k/1mile Fun Run!
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Participate in the VFES Falcon 5K & 1 Mile Kids' Fun Run!
Sunday, September 28th, 2014 in Wilson Farm Park Enjoy a beautiful Sunday morning exercising with your family at the VFES Falcon 5k Run/Walk (9:00am) and 1 Mile Kids' Fun Run (9:45am) on September 28th! There will be music, prizes for the winners in each age category, a pre-run warm up and refreshments after the race. To register visit VFESfalcon5k.com. |
| 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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| 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, Lori Benedict, at lori.mb@gmail.com by 4PM the preceding Friday afternoon. Blast will go out each Sunday afternoon.
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