VFES PTO Newsletter 
Issue: 7  November 30, 2012 
PTO News

VFES Toy Drive To Help T & E Care Support Paoli Presbyterian's Toy Closet

 

Donation deadline is Monday, December 3rd

(all donations will be transported to the Toy Closet Dec 3rd)

 

VFES is going to kick of the holiday season by helping T & E Care stock the Toy Room for the The Winter Wonder's program at Paoli Presbyterian Church. We have been asked to help supplement the toy room with random, non-specific, both gender toys for children 5 - 8.  Toys are to be NEW and best price range is $15 and under.  Hot items are Kinex, Legos, games, arts/crafts, Disney things,and leap frog games.
 
We are hoping to collect 50 new toys to support this program.  If VFES can bring in more, we will certainly take everything collected and deliver to Paoli Presbyterian on December 3rd so they can set up in time for their Dec. 7th dinner.

 

Questions....contact Jennifer Arnott @ [email protected]  or 610-688-4075.

Keep Clipping!

Last collection deadline is February 22nd  
  

Every coupon clipped earns 10� for our school.

Please check your expiration dates.

Missed the last collection? No problem.

Keep bringing your Box Tops to

Valley Forge Elementary School.

New School Spirit Items Available at the School Store! 

     

The school store now has VFES water         

bottles and cute stretchy VFES headbands

for sale!  Water bottles are $4.00 and

headbands are $3.00.  The school store

is open for all grades during their recess on Fridays.

Pathmark Shoppers

 

VFES can receive 1% of your purchase total every time you shop at Pathmark and use your Pathmark Advantage card or Pathmark PERKS card at check out.

 

Please call 1.800.931.6258 or go to eScrip.com/Pathmark to designate VFES as the beneficiary of your Pathmark shopping trips. It's that easy!

School News 

Hula Hoops for Hurricane Sandy 

 

Many of us know people who have been affected by the devastation brought on by Hurricane Sandy. As a school we can help by coming together to raise money for these victims. We will hold a Hula Hoops for Hurricane Sandy Victims fundraiser beginning Monday, December 3rd.   Please see the flyer with the schedule for the week. As always participation is voluntary and very much appreciated.

Digital Citizenship

 

Students in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades will engage in Digital Citizenship

discussions with their Guidance Counselor, and Lisa Lukens,

Teacher on Assignment for Technology (K-12), in scheduled meetings throughout the school year. Lessons have been adapted from the Common Sense Media (http://www.commonsense.org) curriculum. We

will be starting lesson for grades 3 (Talking Safely Online) and for grade 4 (Follow the Digital Trail) in November and December. Grade 2 will have their first lesson after the winter break.

 

Parents may review the lessons and handouts for each grade level in the Digital Citizenship section on the Parent channel on the VFE website or using this link www.tesd.net/domain/1002 of each lesson in order to continue our Digital Citizenship dialogue at home. Please be sure to review the content and objectives.

Gratitude Corner 

Gratitude Corner 

 

Thank you Sally Selim and Dawn Taylor-Storm for coordinating and running the delicious bake sales during conferences last week. Thank you to all of the bakers and volunteers who sold the goods as well!

 

Jennifer Arnott did a great job organizing the Toy Drive to help T&E care support Paoli Presbyterian's Toy Closet and there is still time to donate! Jennifer will be collecting toys until Monday, 12/3.

  

In This Issue
Toy Drive
BoxTop
School Spirit Items
Pathmark Shoppers
Hula Hoops
Digital Citizenship
Gratitude Corner

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Upcoming Events
 

12/5/2012 VFES - Janet Wong Cultural Arts Presentation

12/7/2012 Kindergarten Gingerbread Workshop

12/14/2012 Winter Staff Luncheon

12/20/2012 9:00 AM Strings Presentation for 3rd Grade Students LGR - David Kim (Phila Orchestra)

12/24/2012 - 1/1/2013
No School

1/17/2013 1:30 PM
Betsy Ross - 3rd Grade
LGR

 

1/21/2013 No School  

 

1/24/2013 10 AM
Philadelphia Zoo -
"Remarkable Rainforest" - 1st Grade
Cafeteria

1/29/2013 7:30 PM
District Kindergarten Math Night at VFES   


 

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Raquel Hunter,  

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