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Note From The President
Hello VFES Families,
With the first few weeks of school under our collective belts and cooler nights, I hope all is well with your VFES students.
As we all settle into our routines, I'd like to remind you of a helpful website that you should visit as you plan out the rest of your fall schedules. The T/E School District maintains a bulletin board pinned full of helpful resources for families in our community. Please check it out at www.tesd.net, click on "Community" and "T/E-Bulletin Board" will be on the drop down menu. I still remember all my phone calls to neighbors and new friends trying to figure out what was what in our new neighborhood. "Who's on first? What's on second?" And how do I pronounce .......
Read the rest of Heather's Note!
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Back to School Social Tonight!
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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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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Elementary Connections Resource Book
We are participating in a new fundraiser this year called Elementary Connections. Elementary Connections is a customized resource guide that we think you will find useful. The best part of this fundraiser is that it's sponsor supported so you don't have to buy a thing. We encourage you to support the sponsors and thank them for their participation.
Be sure to look for your copy of the Little Yellow Book in your child's book bag today, September 20th.
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It's Never Too Early for Halloween. We Need Scary Gym Volunteers!
Monday, October 28th in the gym
Scary Gym is a Spooktacular, fun and safe event for students and takes place on Monday, October 28th. Kindergarten and 1st graders get their chance during the school day on the 28th,and 2nd through 4th graders attend during the evening. This is a highly anticipated event at VFES & it requires many volunteers. Visit www.vfespto.org and click on the Scary Gym Form for more information about Scary Gym and to sign up. Come be part of the fun!
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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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The Publishing Center Needs YOU!
The VFE Publishing Center allows students in 1st through 4th grades to publish stories of their creation. The Publishing Center, which is staffed 100% by parent volunteers, published over 600 books last year. In order to continue offering this wonderful program, we need your help! There are several areas for which we are seeking volunteers, and many of these areas involve work that can be done from home with only quick stops into school. In addition, volunteer hours are flexible and based on your schedule. We are currently seeking volunteers for: Front & Back Covers; Typing/Editing; Proofreading; Titles & Laminating Covers; About the Author; and Assembling the Books. For more information about volunteering in the Publishing Center, please contact Tarin Cataldo at vfepubcntr@tesd.net.
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3 Club Coordinators Needed Immediately!
We still need 3 Club Coordinators. Open positions are for the following clubs: Fashion, Hip-Hop and Tennis. 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. 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.
The School Store Is Open!
The Valley Forge Elementary School store is open Friday mornings from during snack time from 9:55 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. starting October 4th. All proceeds go to the 4th grade class graduation party! Thank you! Any questions contact Tara Karbiner at Tarakarbiner@hotmail.com, Brooke Stein at brookeestein@yahoo.com or Becky Mackey at Rebeccamackey@verizon.net.
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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 big thank you to Esther Lee for her
hard work and dedication in creating 
the wonderful display on the bulletin
board outside the library. She took
the Falcon 100 theme and the family
submissions and made it something special as well as decorative for our school.
Health Screenings would not have been possible without these hard-working volunteers. We thank Amanda Ivory, Andrea Brennan, Katie Cannizzaro, Emily Lin, Phyllis Reid, Doris Roberts, Jose Ibarra, Peg McGarrity, Monica Moore, Susan Moyer, Raj Shah and Natalie Sudall.
We also thank Natalie Sudall for organizing 60-70 library volunteers.
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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
9/20 Back to School Picnic, 6pm - 8pm
9/25 Curriculum Night - Gr 3 & 4, 7pm
10/1 General PTO Meeting - Large Group Room, 7pm
10/21 -10/25 Book Fair
10/28 Scary Gym
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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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