Principal Meet and Greets - Last Call for RSVP's for 5th grade!
Please RSVP no later than 10:00am on Monday, October 6th if you are planning to attend one of the 5th grade Princi pal Meet and Greets on Tuesday 10/7 or Thursday 10/9.
Currently the attendance is very light and unfortunately, we will need to make a decision on Monday afternoon as to whether we will have to cancel or combine the 5th grade coffee dates.
For all grades, please also check to ensure that if you volunteer(ed) to bring a refreshment that you ALSO clicked on the separate link to register to attend the event, so that we can ensure that we are not missing your RSVP.
We appreciate your support! Please contact VP_Socials@vfmspto.org with any questions.
~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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Directory Orders-Last Call!The deadline for ordering a VFMS student directory  was this past Friday. If you would still like to purchase a directory and have not yet placed your order, please do so no later than tomorrow (10/6). The PTO orders a very limited number of extra copies from the printer and we sold out last year. If you have any questions, please contact Janine Stern .
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Kiwi Yogurt Fundraiser
Come on out & enjoy a sweet treat while helping out  our great middle school! Kiwi Yogurt has generously offered to give back 15% of sales to VFMS on Wed, Oct 8th from 3-9. Please remember to bring the Kiwi Flyer (we will not earn the 15% without it!) which will be given out in home base & is available on the VFMS PTO website. Feel free to give copies to friends & family too!
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Picture Day
School Picture Day is on Friday, October 10. Students will have their pictures taken during their science classes. All students should have brought home an envelope from Barksdale Photo with the available picture packages. All students should bring their envelopes with payment into school on picture day and hand it to the photographer. Extra envelopes are available in the main office.
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VFMS Parent Social! 
Tailgate and Chili Cookoff
Please join your fellow middle school parents on Saturday, October 18th from 7-11 pm at the VFMS Adult Social Tailgate!
The venue is great - such a cool barn on North Valley Rd in Malvern. Cap't Dick's BBQ out of Malvern will be there with all you can eat pulled pork, ribs, and beef brisket all smoked on site. Of course meal includes sides and dessert bar. Beer, wine, and soda also included in the ticket price; no cash bar as in previous years.
For entertainment, we have live music by Common Bond, a local band that people love with plenty of room for dancing. Put your balance to the test with a ride on the mechanical bull, or try your arm at horseshoes or corn-hole.
The cost per ticket is $50 and includes EVERYTHING, even a chance to win the $100 Nectar gift card just for attending!
Everything is included EXCEPT the Chili Challenge if you so choose to enter. Entrance fee is $25. Bring your best batch of chili! Right now there are not many entries
so the chances of winning are big! Cash prize of $200 for First Place, $100 for Second, and $50 for Third, not to mention bragging rights! Everyone in attendance can vote once for their favorite chili. A portion of all ticket and Chili Challenge sales will benefit the VFMS PTO.
RSVP soon so we can plan for plenty of food. Rally your friends before you forget...you won't be disappointed! |
GO EAGLES!
Please help support the PTO by buying spirit wear during our fall fundraiser. The PTO makes 25% of sales during this fundraiser instead of the 10% on web orders. Attached are order forms that can be completed and sent in to school marked spirit wear. Also, order forms were sent home with your children in backpacks. Please see all items through the PTO website and click on the spirit wear link. Orders are due NO LATER than 10/10/14! |
 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!
*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. |
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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| This Week at VFMS |
ERB testing Tuesday-Friday
Friday, Oct 10: Picture Day
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Gratitude Corner
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Thank you to everybody who helped man the PTO table at curriculum nights!
Jane Kluge
Sukie Carpenter
Janine Stern
Analisa Sondergaard
Karen Wilder
Jenni DiMaio
Trish McFillin
Raquel Hunter
Colin McFillin
Aiden Hunter
Frani Aufiero
Julie Borrelli
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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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Hillside 5KRun/1Mile Walk
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Get the family out on November 2nd for Hillside E.S.'s first Fun Run! To guarantee a  Tshirt, register by this Friday, 10/10. Day-of registration is also available. The run takes place at Wilson Farm Park and is a great way to start out a Fall Sunday morning! Download the registration form here or contact Lisa Nishikawa. |
Girl Scouts Information
| Girls scouts is starting up again this year. If you're interested in finding more information,
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Distracted Driving Seminar
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Radnor Area School District has opened its doors to an assembly that it is hosting on October 13th which will foc  us on a push to "End Distracted Driving." A hot topic in our modern day society, all are welcome to come learn how to reduce the effects of this dangerous habit. For more information, check out this flyer. |
CHS Girls' Basketball Clinic
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A Girls Youth Basketball Clinic will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 (10am-Noon) at VF Middle School for girls in grades 2 - 8. Pre-registration is encouraged. Information can be found here.
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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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| 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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