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RSVP's For The Adult Social/Silent Auction & Casino Night Are Due TODAY!
April 6th (the Saturday after Spring Break) at Phoenixville Country Club
The VFES Adult Social/Silent Auction 
& Casino Night is Saturday, April 6th
at Phoenixville Country Club. This is
a fun event that raises around $10,000
each year for VFES. RSVP's are due today. Walk in's are welcome, but for planning purposes, we would appreciate your RSVP before the event. You can sign up at www.vfespto.org, under "PTO Store."
"We were new to Valley Forge last year so the Adult Social was a great way for us to meet other parents. We also came away with some great things from the Silent Auction."-Colleen Gilmartin, parent of a 1st grader
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Great Advertising Opportunity For Your Business!
Once again, the PTO is offering the opportunity for you to advertise your business at the Adult Social/Silent Auction and Casino Night. For your sponsorship you get 2 tickets to the social, $100 in gaming chips, your promotional materials on a gaming table & an ad in the Spring Fair Program. Click here for more information or contact Kristin Pisano at Kristin.Pisano@sig.com. |
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Time is running out!
Yearbook order deadline is TODAY
 Don't miss out on the memories! To order, send $20, cash or check made out to VFES PTO with your child's name and homeroom in an envelope marked VFE Yearbook. Any questions, contact Julie Kanto at kantofamily@verizon.net |
Save the Date for the VFES Ice Cream Social 
Friday April 12, 2013
We are thinking of Spring and that means the Ice Cream Social is coming up. It will be a fun night to catch up with friends and enjoy some delicious ice cream. Be on the "look out" soon for a flyer with all the details. We will need help so please consider being a celebrity "ice cream scooper" during the event!
We hope to see you there!
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Save the Date for the 2013 VFE Spring Fair Fiesta!
Friday, May 3rd 5:00 - 8:00 pm
You don't want to miss what we are planning this year!
Games, Prizes, Face Painting, Cake Walk, Raffle and lots of yummy food!
Volunteer sign ups coming soon - please start thinking about where and when you would like to volunteer!
Please save your 20 oz , 1 and 2 liter soda bottles for the bottle rocket launch.
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VFES Spring Fair Book Sale
May 3, 2013
Once again we will have a used 
book sale at the Spring Fair.
Please note, this year we will
be collecting both children's
and adultbooks, CDs, DVD's
and videos. If you have any of these items to donate, please drop them off in the book box which will be located in the school lobby after spring break. We are especially in need of chapter books suitable for our third & fourth grade students. Many of the books that your children have outgrown will make a younger child very happy!!
- No textbooks, magazines, periodicals, or encyclopedias.
- Any questions please call Beth Burns (610) 407-4591 or Adrienne Miller (610) 971-1555
We will be collecting materials until the day of the fair, May 3rd.
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The Spring Fair is right around the corner! Volunteers Needed!
Please make this night special for your 
child by helping out and volunteering
for a shift.
NEW PROCESS: We will be using an online sign up system called ivolunteer. A link for this will be emailed to all families during the week of April 1st. We will also post the link on the PTO website. The online system will allow for flexibility in picking a shift and station you would like to work plus automatic reminders will be sent out a few days before the fair. For sign ups, just provide your email address - no need to join or create an account! Thank you for your help in making this a fun night for all the kids. Any questions, please contact Lisa Davis at vfespringfair@gmail.com. |
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We're Almost There - One (or two?) More Jobs Left!
We were contacted by many of you regarding our open board positions and our Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Communications Coordinator and VP of Socials jobs are all filled which is AMAZING!
We have a key position left which 
is the NEW JOB of Vice President.
The VP shadows the President for 1 year
and then assumes the role of President
the following year. The VP's duties are
relatively light and having a VP on the board, along with a realignment of some of the Presidential duties, will make the President's job much easier moving forward.
We have a good, strong board together for next year. If you are interested in this position (or the President's position ) please contact Raquel Hunter at ptopres@vfespto.org.
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Art Goes To School Returns To VFES!
April 1-5 2013
Art Goes to School is an art 
appreciation program specifically
designed for young children. The AGTS volunteers help children discover for themselves an enjoyment in art, not by lecturing, but by becoming "Art Detectives" who will uncover a whole new way of looking at and appreciating art. We will be playing games that involve poems, a scavenger hunt and fun facts trivia. For the schedule, please click here.
If you would like to sit in on a session, please click on the link for the schedule or contact Sarah Culbert at 610 783 1255 or sarahculbert@hotmail.com.
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School Board Approves Changes to School Calendar:
No School on May 21, 2013; Last Day of School is June 19, 2013
At the February 25, 2013 regular meeting of the School Board, several modifications to the school calendar were approved. As a result, schools will not be open to students on primary or general election days during the 2012-2013 or 2013-2014 school years. A summary of modifications that have an effect on student instructional days is listed below.
For the 2012-2013 school year:
* Tuesday, May 21 - No students report; teacher inservice day. (primary election)
* Tuesday, June 18 - Full instructional day for students.
* Wednesday, June 19 - Half day for students (tentative last day of school)
Single-page summaries of the calendars can be accessed under the "Calendar" tab of the District web site or by using the following links:
2012-2013 Calendar
2013-2014 Calendar
If you have questions about the school calendar, please contact Richard Gusick at (610) 240-1923.
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T&E Care Is Looking For Kids Clothes
T&E Care is looking for donations of new or gently used clothing for infants through teens (16 years) for its upcoming Kids Clothing Grab Bag. Items can be dropped off during the week of April 1 at any of the local schools (including ours), Play It Again Sports (Berwyn) or Doctor's Best (Berwyn). Please only drop items off when the schools/businesses are open. Clothing for all seasons, plus good quality shoes, boots, coats, belts or other accessories will be accepted. For a list of items we are not able to accept, and for other information, please go to www.tecare.org. Be sure to also mark your calendars for the Grab Bag itself, April 12 (3-7) or April 13 (9-1) at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church on Walker Rd. This fundraiser for T&E Care is a great chance for everyone to restock your kids' closets with great quality clothes. A suggested donation of $5/bag is appreciated. Questions, please contact us at clothes@tecare.org.
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Pizza Bingo was a really fun night thanks to Adrienne Miller and her wonderful team of parent volunteers. We also appreciate the efforts of the 4th Grade Party Committee who ran the yummy bake sale and provided the fun raffle items.
The music recording volunteers are getting the kids to sing their hearts out! A big thank you goes to Julie Kanto for recruiting and organizing everyone. Our many parent "vocal coaches" are also appreciated!
Hopefully you have seen the Dental Clinic's Yankee Candle fundraiser packet. The Dental Clinic is a great community service and Whitney Collins and Karen Reaume are the VFES representatives. Thank you!
Jennifer Arnott is our Outreach Coordinator making sure that FLITE and T&E Care get the help that they need. Great job!
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The PTO Needs YOU! Click the picture above for more information and to sign up!
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Upcoming Events
3/8
Pizza Bingo
3/25-3/29
Spring Break
4/6
Adult Social
4/9-4/16
Math & Reading PSSAs
3rd and 4th Grade
4/12
Ice Cream Social
4/23 and 4/24
Science PSSA 4th Grade
5/3
Spring Fair Fiesta
5/21
No School
6/19
Tentative Last Day of School (1/2 day)
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