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Welcome Back From Our New PTO President 
Happy back to school week to all! I hope your summers were full of fun times and that these first weeks are as smooth a transition to the routine of school days that it can be. In addition to the excellent teachers and staff at Valley Forge Elementary, part of what makes our school so special is the tremendous support from families in our community. I warmly welcome the families and students who are new to Valley Forge Elementary and our community. I enjoyed meeting many of you last week and look forward to your participation in our school and PTO.
After six years of being a VFES volunteer, I am happy to write to you with my latest volunteer hat upon my head. It will be my pleasure to lead the PTO this school year...
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Sign Up Now For The New Falcon 5K & 1 Mile Kids' Fun Run!
Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 in Wilson Farm Park 
Registration is open for the new Falcon 5k Run/Walk and 1 Mile Kids' Fun Run in Wilson Farm Park. There will be music, prizes for the winners in each age category and more. To register you can download a registration form, or you can register online at brynmawrrunningco.com, under "Events" and then "Race Calendar." Help support VFES with this new, healthy, family-oriented fundraiser!
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Welcome Falcon Editors
New Falcon editors Tracy Grigoriades and Ekta Sinha are ready to help you get the word out about PTO activities, school news, or one of VFE community outreach programs! Please look for the NEW Falcon schedule and guidelines on how to submit your information by clicking here. Welcome and thank you Tracy & Ekta!
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Volunteer & Homeroom/Library Parent Signups Are Online Now
There are some remaining Chairperson positions and many General Volunteer/Committee opportunities available for the new school year. Signups are also now for all classroom Homeroom & Library Parents. Look for the "Volunteer Interest Inventory" and "Homeroom & Library" forms by clicking on Volunteer Forms at www.vfespto.org.
Responses are needed by Friday, September 13th. Any questions can be directed to Monica Moore at vpvolunteer@vfespto.org .
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VFE School Directory Now Accepting Advertising
Parents interested in advertising their local businesses can now place ads in the VFE School Directory! Ads can be placed until Friday, September 13th for inclusion in the September printing and distribution of the directory. For ad sizes, rates and details, please contact Monica Moore at vpvolunteer@vfespto.org.
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Great Advertising Opportunity - Become a Falcon 5K Run Sponsor! 
Become a sponsor for our new Falcon 5K Run/Walk. We are offering different levels of sponsorship that will provide great exposure for your business. In addition to your company's logo on the t-shirt, our top sponsors can have a table with promotional material at the event and can include information or samples in runner race packets. For sponsor information, please click here.
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Please join us at the Back to School Social! 
Friday, September 20th at 6:00-7:30pm
The Kona Ice truck will be on hand giving out treats to the VFE students and their families as we welcome you all 'Back to School'! We hope to see you there!
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Extreme Makeover: Staff Lunchroom Edition 
The PTO would like to thank the following for their time and talents and generous contributions to our new and improved staff lunchroom: The Arnotts, The Borrellis, The Connollys, The Winfields, and Abby Schwartz Associates. The PTO is delighted to welcome back VFES's wonderful teachers and staff with this great new space.
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8 Club Coordinators Needed Immediately
Duties include recording student registrations on spreadsheet template, preparing deposit for PTO Treasurer, and confirming information with parents as the liaison between instructor, parents and VP of Clubs. Open positions are for the following clubs: Drama, Eco-Adventure, Fashion, Hip-Hop, Newspaper, Science, Spanish and Tennis. Clubs spreadsheet and instructions will be provided. Positions are perfect for parents who prefer working from home with a computer. Email Monica Moore at vpvolunteer@vfespto.org if you are interested or have any questions.
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Back to School Greetings from Mrs. Wills
Dear VFES Families, 
Welcome to the 2013-14 school year, and a special welcome to families who recently moved to the area! The start of a new school year always brings excitement and anticipation. We are fortunate to have a community that supports our schools, parents who are involved with their children and caring, talented staff members who work diligently and are dedicated to helping develop our most precious resource, our children. Best of all, we have a great group of kids!
Read the complete letter here!
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Parent Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures
If you're new to the pick-up line, or need a refresher on parent pick-up and drop-off how-to's, make sure to read the parent pick-up and drop-off procedures. |
Important Food Allergy Information
As you may know, our District continues to see an increase in the  prevalence of students with life threatening food allergies. The focus of our allergy management continues to be prevention, education, awareness, communication and emergency response. Recognizing the risk of accidental exposure to allergens through cross contamination, the District is modifying our existing practices with respect to food in the elementary schools.
Please take a moment to read the following documents for more information about the revisions to our food allergy practices.
Allergy Letter from Mrs. Wills
Policy, Food Allergy
Regulation, Food Allergy
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Reminder: School Hours 
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Grades 1-4:
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8:45 A.M. - 3:20 P.M.
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Kindergarten:
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8:45 A.M. - 11:40 A.M.
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12:25 P.M. - 3:20 P.M.
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All students should be in their classrooms at least five minutes prior to the start of school but no earlier than 8:35.
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From The Nurse's Office 
Vision, Hearing, Height & Weight Screening Time Has Arrived Again!
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D E L T A (Districts Educating and Learning Through the Arts) presents two amazing shows:
Harris III, Master Illusionist
Friday, November 1st,2013 at 7:00 PM, doors open at 6:15 PM
Valley Forge Middle School
Tickets: $10 per person at the door
Grand Derangement
Friday, February 21st, 2014 at 7:00 PM, doors open at 6:15 PM
Radnor High School
Tickets: $10 per person at the door
Exciting music and a visual feast! Defies audiences to sit still!
The bow fires up the fiddle and the sparks fly!
Discount available for season ticket. For ticket information for both shows, click here.
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A huge thank you goes out to Michelle Rossi for Chairing the Back to School Staff Luncheon. She did an amazing job! The luncheon  would not have been possible without the help of our amazing volunteers -Lisa Davis, Julie Kanto, Susan Moyer, Amanda Ivory, Sally Selim, Tara Karbiner, Jenni DeMaio, Angel McAveney, Katie Cannizzaro, Amy Burnfield, Beth Stanfield, Sandy Gillam and Jaclyn Wahlers. We also appreciate the efforts of the many parents who contributed food to this event.
A big thank you goes to Julie Borrelli for Chairing the New Family Tours. A special thank you to our fourth graders Sophie Borrelli, Rylie DiMaio, Hailey Kanto, Shawn McAveney, Natalie Moore and Vincent Salvati who provided school tours to our new students two weeks ago. They were fabulous!
If you've noticed how great the lobby looks with all of the back to school decorations, be sure to thank Jenni DiMaio for getting the decorations up in time for the new student tours.
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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
9/10 First Day of Kindergarten
9/18 Anti-Bullying Assembly - Quiet Riot
9/19 Health Screenings
9/19 Curriculum Night - Grades 1 & 2, 7pm
9/20 Back to School Picnic, 6pm - 8pm
9/25 Curriculum Night - Gr 3 & 4, 7pm
10/1 General PTO Meeting - Large Group Room, 7pm
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2013-2014 Falcon Publication Dates
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Questions or Comments?
Contact the Editors:
Tracy Grigoriades
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