Happy 50th Anniversary Valley Forge Middle School
Happy 50th Anniversary Valley Forge Middle School!
Anniversary Event will be held on May 13th from 6-8 pm (check-in starts at 5:30) right here at VFMS!
We can't wait to welcome our Alumni, family, and friends on May 13th.
~We are looking forward to a spectacular event including entertainment for your family featuring a DJ, inflatables, and games led by some of your favorite past and present teachers.
~Don't miss the "Alumni Homecoming" parade and photo op showcasing our Alumni and some special gues ts, kicking off at 7:00 pm on the middle school track.
~Bring a picnic dinner or purchase food from one of the food trucks that will be on site offering family friendly fare.
Pre-registered Alumni will also have exclusive access to Alumni Headquarters featuring complimentary refreshments, memorabilia displays and more, including tours of VFMS throughout the evening by some of our current students. Grab your classmates and start planning your Class Reunion!
There is no cost to attend the event, though we gratefully accept donations of any amount to help defray costs and to further our educational goals. In addition, we will use a portion of sponsorships/donations to create a permanent Memorabilia display commemorating the 50th Anniversary of our beloved school.
Please click on the attached link to RSVP to attend the event and to become a Sponsor!
Next Committee Meeting: Our next planning committee meeting is this Monday, April 18th at 7:00pm at Panera Bread. All are welcome to join us! Thank you for all of the hard work of our current committee members: Joe & Rebecca Griffith, Allison Hayes, Julie Kanto, Heidi Kelly, Cinda Marturano, Kristen Mayock, Dalia Osman, Stacey Pellegrini, Allie Richardson, Angelica Riley and Christine Wells.
Please continue to check the VFMS PTO Website for more information about our 50th Anniversary and to share your alumni stories. Contact VFMS50th@gmail.com with any questions. |
50th Anniversary T-Shirts
Don't miss out! Commemorative event t-shirts are available to purchase prior to the event and for the students to wear on the 50th Anniversary Spirit Day on Friday, May 13th. All sizes are available: children, men and women's fits. Shirts are $12 and will be delivered to your child's homeroom prior to May 13th. There is also an option to ship to your home. A limited number of T Shirts will be available for purchase at the event for $15. Order yours today - don't forget your teenage alums!
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Our VFMS Community
VFMS community members and parents of current students -
THANK YOU to all of our parents and friends who have shared their alumni status with us! We have created a Facebook group page called "Valley Forge Middle School 50th Anniversary" in an effort to reach out to our community and identify Alumni from all of our graduating classes from 1965 through 2015. If you are an Alum, please join this page and share your graduation year, photos you may have and your memories!
We have a few new current VFMS parents to add to our Alumni listing - John Bucher whose daughter Addie attends VFMS!
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50th Anniversary Artwork Competition
Valley Forge Middle School 50th Anniversary Poster/Program Cover/Flyer Contest---Show us what you can do!
Would you like your artwork to be used to publicize Valley Forge Middle School's upcoming 50th Anniversary celebrations? We are looking for a design that shows
(1) VFMS pride and spirit AND/OR
(2) Something unique about VFMS
Read full information here to enter the contest for the chance of your artwork being showcased at this exciting event! |
VFMS Teachers and Staff Gift $5,000 to iPad Fundraising Campaign!
 Each school year, it has been a long standing tradition that the PTO give each teacher and staff a small financial gift as a thank you for their efforts serving our children. In honor of the school's 50th anniversary, the VFMS teachers and staff have asked that this year's gift, totaling $5,000, instead be given to the iPad Fundraising Campaign. We can't thank them enough for such a generous gift! We have now raised $18,600 which leaves $11,400 to reach our goal! If you have not yet donated to the iPad Fundraising Campaign please consider making a donation today. No amount is too little (or too great)! Have questions about the campaign? Read full information on Parents' Questions and Answers here. Thank you to all who have donated so far! |
8th Grade Parent Updates
Please mark your calendars for the evening of Monday, May 9th from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. This date will be for signing of District permission forms for the overnight trip as well as a presentation of the itinerary and list of items to pack. As a general reminder, the dates of the Sandy Hill trip are Thursday and Friday, June 9th-10th.
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 Chaperones Wanted
Chaperone's Wanted! Spring Dance - Friday, April 29th
Please email VP_Socials@vfmspto.org if you would like to chaperone the final 7th/8th grade dance of the school year at VFMS. As always, we appreciate your help and Mr. Gibson will make every effort to ensure that you do NOT have to interact with your child during the dance! |
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8th Grade Slide Show Photos
 Attention 8th Grade Parents - Graduation Slide Show Photos Wanted!
8th grade parents will soon be receiving a request for photos spanning your 8th graders time at VFMS from 5th through 8th grade for the graduation slide show. Start gathering your photos from VFMS school events such as the drama or musical, "getting ready for the dance", trips, field days, sports and friends throughout your children's years at VFMS.
The slide show will feature all of our 8th grade graduates through their four year career at VFMS - more information about where and how to upload photos for consideration coming soon!
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 T&E Care Grab Bag Event
COME TO THE 4th ANNUAL T&E CARE KIDS CLOTHING GRAB BAG ~ April 15 (2-6) or April 16 (9-noon) ~ St. Matthew's United Methodist Church on Walker Road in Wayne. ~Again this year is a teen girls Pop-up Shop. Teen girls are encouraged to come and get some "new" clothes! ~ LOTS of high quality clothes for infants through teens available for your selection. ~Everyone in the community is invited to fill bags with kids clothing of your choice. ~The suggested donation amount is $10 per bag. Tell your neighbors and friends to come and "shop"! Questions, please send a note to clothes@tecare.org. Tell your neighbors and friends to come and "shop"! Please go to www.tecare.org for more information about this event, to sign up to receive the T&E Care blast e-mail, for a list of items that are and aren't accepted, and/or other ways you can get involved with this important LOCAL non-profit! |
Fall Sports Meeting
ATTN: Conestoga HS Fall Sports Information Meeting - Wednesday, May 25 at 7 at CHS
For all 8th grade parents who have students that want to participate in fall sports at CHS
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 Spain Trip Fundraiser
This summer 29 Valley Forge Middle School students will be traveling to Spain with Teacher Ana Axtmayer to get immersed in the culture and develop their linguistic skills. Please support the group with their fundraising efforts by shopping at Five Below in Gateway Shopping Center between April 9 through April 16. By showing the attached flyer (preferably in hard copy), Five Below will donate 10% of sales to our cause! Please contact Debbie Ealer at with any questions. Thank you!
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Senior Citizen's Prom Information
The 8th grade Leadership Seminar will be holding their annual "Senior Citizen's Prom" for folks 55 and older on Saturday, May 7th here at VFMS. Please invite friends and family you think would enjoy a FREE evening of good food, dancing and other entertainment hosted by some fine young men and women. Details are as follows:
Theme: WORLD TRAVEL Date: May 7, 2016 Time: 5:00 - 8:00 pm Place: Valley Forge Middle School 105 W. Walker Road Wayne, Pa 19087 Cost: FREE, but you must reserve a spot
by Monday, May 2nd RSVP to: Irene Clemmer |
Panera Fundrasier
Don't you just love PANERA? Delicious baked go ods and yummy sandwiches, soups, and salads await you!
Come enjoy a break from the regular weeknight dinner routine and support a great cause!
Join the 8th grade Leadership group at PANERA at Gateway Shopping Center on Wednesday, April 20, from 4 pm - 8 pm. Stop by our table at the front of the store and leave us your receipt.
We turn these in to PANERA and they donate 20% of the pre-tax amount to help us pay for the Senior Citizen's Prom.
Many of you came out for this in December, and we would love to have even more folks come out this time! Won't you join us? GOOD FOOD, GOOD CAUSE, GOOD TIME with FAMILY!! Full information here . |
7th Grade Leadership Collection
The 7th grade leadership seminar is collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia. The money raised when the tabs are turned in for recycling helps to pay expenses for the families who stay at the house  while their seriously ill children are being treated at CHOP. Please save all of your pop tabs from soda, soup, etc. and put them in the collection bin in your homeroom. From April 4 - 29, we are holding a competition to see which homeroom can collect the most pop tabs. On April 29, we will determine the homeroom in each grade that has collected the most pop tabs. Those four homerooms will each receive BAGELS from Einstein's Bagels on Monday, May 2 or 9.
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Parents' Network
Meet us at Barnes and Noble's in Berwyn on April 20 at 9 AM! Among discussion Topics: VFMS 5Oth Anniversary Celebration and Spring Dance. .
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 8th Grade Leadership Seminar Gift Card Sale
The 8th grade Leadership Seminar is continuing to place orders for GIFT CARDS in order to help raise the funds we need to put on the Senior Citizen's Prom in May. We have a variety of cards available to restaurants and stores. These could make great VALENTINE gifts!! You might want to have some on hand for last minute BIRTHDAY or other occasions as well. Click here to check out the variety on our order form. Mail the form and payment to IRENE CLEMMER at VFMS (or drop in the box in the main office). THANK YOU!!! |
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| THIS WEEK AT VFMS |
PSSA TESTING
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THIS WEEK!
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| PTO Board Meetings |
Please be advised that we have changed our meetings to the third Tuesday of every month. Meetings are
held in the conference room in the main office at 12 noon and all are welcome to attend. Missed a meeting but still interested? Click here to be directed to February PTO Board Meeting Minutes.
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Yankee Candle Fundraiser for the Dental Clinic
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The Dental Clinic is holding its annual Yankee Candle fundraiser now through June 30th. 90% of all monies raised go directly to patient care! To order, click here. To see full information, check out the flyer. Thank you in advance for your support!
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Steps to Cure Sarcoma
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"Steps to Cure Sarcoma"--Join Mark Herzlich, our VMS alum and NFL football Sup  er Bowl winner, along with the community on June 12, 2016. All welcome---even your dogs! Register here. Full info here .
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Philadelphia Soul
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Come out to see the Philadelphia Soul while also supporting VFMS! For each ticket, Philadelphia Soul will donate $10 back to VFMS. A family-friendly event downtown and support for our school! Full info here.
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Showcase of Jazz
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On Saturday, April 9th at 5pm, Conestoga High School and TEMPO (Tredyffrin Easttown Music Parents Organization) will sponsor the second annual Stoga Showcase of Jazz... a Cavalcade of Bands Jazz Festival, to be held at Conestoga High School. We are excited to bring together students and community in an effort to promote the Jazz genre of music -- which is in fact America's only true art form begun hundreds of years ago. Tickets will be available at the door... mark your calendars now for a great nite of jazz at CHS! Full info here .
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| Box Tops for Education! |
BOX TOPS for EDUCATION!!! Parent - keep those box-tops coming! For the last collection period that ended in Nov. 2015 we had collected over $200 for VFMS, and we already have about $70 more since then to send in. Thanks to everyone who keeps them coming. This is easy money for the school!
If you have any questions, contact
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Running Programs
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VFMS is interested in hosting both Girls on the Run (girls) and Stride (boys) clubs this coming spring, sponsored by the Upper Main Line YMCA. We are in need of volunteer coaches to make the programs 'run.' If any parent is interested in volunteering to help, please contact Laura Bender. Thank you! |
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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| 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 NOON the preceding Friday afternoon. Blast will go out each Sunday afternoon.
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