Health Screenings--Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help the school nurse assess the weight, height, and vision of each VFMS student. Two shifts (8 volunteers each shift) are available on Wednesday, September 9, 2014. Shift 1: 7:50am - 9:30am (covers grade 5,7) Shift 2: 9:30am - 11:15am (covers grade 8,6) Sign up here! Volunteers should report to the Media Center.
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Directory Cover Design
Calling all artists who wish to have an opportunity at having their artwork on the Student Directory cover. Now is your chance to start drawing and submit your art! Please see the counter in the main office, an art teacher, or click here for a form. All drawings are due on Friday, September 11. |
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VFMS Parents' Network First of the Year GET TOGETHER!
Valley Forge Parents' Network Coffee Morning - First get together of this school year! Come and meet VFMS parents and bring your questions about raising your middle school kids!
Meet us at Barnes and Noble's in Berwyn on September 10 at 9 AM!
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Support Programs at VFMS while Advertising YOUR Local Business!
Advertise your business in the 2015-16 Stude  nt Directory! Don't miss your chance to make new contacts and develop new customer relationships in the community. Also, let your friends with local businesses know that they can advertise too. Details are in the attached form . If you have any questions, please contact Doug Jones. |
VFMS Fall Sports Update
Fall sports for 7th and 8th grade students will begin soon. Information about the program and necessary paperwork can be found at www.tesd.net/vfmathletics. Students should listen to the morning announcements for interest meetings that will take place during the first or second week of school. For any student that has not had an ImPACT test, they will be offered on 9/3, 9/8 or 9/9 after school in the library. The season schedules are available at vfms.digitalsports.com and regular updates can be found at @VFMS_athletics on twitter. Go Eagles! |
Papal Visit Information
As many of you know, the entire Philadelphia area is preparing for the historic visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia during the weekend of September 26. Events related to the visit involving large numbers of people are being  scheduled, including a possible event at Valley Forge National Park, on Friday, September 25. Local authorities are preparing for a significant influx of visitors to our area. Heavy volume at nearby hotels is expected. Because the Paoli train station is one of two open R5 stations that will allow SEPTA access to the city, our District may be particularly affected. Among the questions being considered by local emergency preparedness authorities include the potential for high congestion or gridlock conditions on roads such as Rt. 202, Rt. 30, and Rt. 252, the ability to access Paoli hospital during emergencies, parking overflow, and the deployment of extra services to meet any need that may arise. Potential closures of roads into the city such as I-76 may increase the impact on surrounding areas. We have been in regular communications with the local police to receive updated information. As a result, all school activities and facilities use will be canceled between student dismissal on Friday, September 25 through the evening of Sunday, September 27. The varsity football game against Haverford scheduled for Friday evening has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 24 at 7PM at Teamer Field. Of primary concern is the ability for an emergency response team to be able to access medical facilities quickly if a person is in need. We will continue to monitor the event details in cooperation with local authorities to determine if further action is necessary, including the possibility of an early dismissal on Friday, a delayed opening on Monday or even school closures. Adjustments to the school day will be communicated through the same methods we use for weather emergencies, and the District website will be updated as appropriate.
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 Arch Programming: "Is This Normal?"
Is This Normal?
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
ARCH invites you to a presentation and discussion about the stress and anxiety in our families. The presentation will discuss how to evaluate if the stressors in your child's life, and their reactions, are "normal" or something that needs to be addressed. We hope to offer take-away strategies to help your child (and possibly you) understand, cope, and manage stress and/or anxiety.
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Young Entrepreneurs Academy
Does a young person you know have the next BIG IDEA or have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
If so, nominate them for Young Entrepreneurs Academy! and help them turn their ideas into a reality!
Whether it is a great invention idea, a concept for a new business or a way to solve one of our planet's problems, YEA! is the place to go! We accept young entrepreneurs between the ages of 11 and 18 years.
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a groundbreaking year-long afterschool program that teaches students all of the skills necessary to launch and run their own real businesses throu gh a proven, projects-based curriculum. The fun hands-on program meets weekly at Rosemont College, after school and helps go-getters in grades 6-12 identify their passions, transform their ideas into fully formed businesses or social movements and develop lifelong leadership skills. Sponsored by The Greater Philadelphia Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs, the Haverford Area YMCA and the Foundation of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, the YEA! program empowers local ambitious area students to become REAL entrepreneurial success stories through a competitive application process.
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy is making waves not only here in the Greater Philadelphia area, but also across the country. YEA! Students have launched more than 3,000 real businesses in America. One of our local young CEO's went to the finals in Washington DC and got an audition on Shark Tank!
To nominate a student for this prestigious program, click and fill out the nomination form and we will do the rest.
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T&E Care Lunch Assistance Program
T&E Care offers school meal assistance program Tredyffrin & Easttown Care is a local non-profit that helps families in our community in a variety of ways. Because effective learning is best done on a full stomach, T&E Care supports families in the T/E School District with a school meal assistance program. This assistance is available to families meeting certain income criteria.
Families who are approved for free or reduced lunch assistance are not eligible to apply for our program as well. More details on the acceptance criteria can be found on the here. If your family could use a little extra help with breakfast and/or lunch assistance and you feel you might fit the criteria explained in the application, please contact your child's counselor for a copy of the or download here (application). You can also go to T&E Care's website to download the application. There is no deadline to apply - your child can join this program at any time during the school year. Assistance of $30/mo/student for elementary students, and $40/mo/student for middle and high school students was offered by T&E Care last year. It is expected that similar amounts will be available again in 2014/2015.
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Parent Drop Off Procedure
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IMPORTANT Parent Drop-off procedure reminder!!!
Students can be dropped off and picked up from school in two locations - the main parking lot and the back traffic circle by room 118. No cars should pass through the main bus circle, as it is reserved for school buses.
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| This Week at VFMS | Mon., Sept. 7th:
Labor Day, no school
Tues., Sept. 8th:
Gr. 5/6 Curriculum Night, 6:50-8:30
Weds., Sept 9th:
-Health Screenings, 8-11:15
-Gr. 7/8 Curriculum Night, 6:50-8:30
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Valley Forge
Basketball League
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All boys 8th, 9th and 10th grades interested in basketball this Fall, click here for information! |
Shop Amazon/Help PTO
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There is nothing you can't find on Amazon and we know many of you use this site frequently.
But, did you know that by making a slight adjustment to the way you access their website, you could be benefiting the VFMS PTO?
When you shop at AmazonSmile (www.smile.amazon.com), rather than the regular Amazon site, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Valley Forge Middle School Parent Teacher Organization. Bookmark the link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-2936863 and support us every time you shop.
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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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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 NOON the preceding Friday afternoon. Blast will go out each Sunday afternoon.
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