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Book Fair 2013
Please come and support our annual book fair, held in the Large Group  Room. We will be open from 8.30 am until 4pm every day, Monday October 21st through Friday October 25th 2013 and then again the evening of Scary Gym, Monday October 28th from 5pm until 9pm. You are most welcome to pop in at any time which is convenient for you, either with or without your children. Your children will be attending the fair with their class and will be bringing home a Wish List to help you in your choices. You can then either send in money with your child for them to purchase the book(s) or come in yourself to view what is on offer. Purchases can be made in cash, by check or with a credit card. Teachers will also be compiling their Wish Lists which will be posted on the wall.
We look forward to seeing you! Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Also, Congratulations to Lucia P. for winning this year's Book Fair Poster contest.
Many thanks
Heather Bittenbender - hmsb@comcast.net 610-783-7008
Sarah Culbert - sarahculbert@hotmail.com 610-783-1255 |
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Scary Gym is Coming Soon! 
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 the evening's schedule and more information.
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Register for the Falcon 5K Event
Sunday, November 3rd, in Wilson Farm Park 
Sign up now for the Falcon 5k Run/Walk and 1 Mile Kids' Fun Run in Wilson Farm Park. Mr. Johnson has been preparing the kids in Recess Laps for the run and the kids are very excited. 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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Earn Cash for Valley Forge Elementary School with Box Tops
Next collection deadline is October 25th
Box Tops coupons are a great way to help raise money for classroom needs. Each one is worth 10¢ when redeemed from Box Tops for Education. Clip the Box Tops from participating products and send them in to school. Shop online at stores through the Box Tops Marketplace®. Our school can earn eBoxTops® with every qualifying purchase you make.
Sign up at www.boxtops4education.com. See how much VFES is earning, enter promotions to win eBoxTops and other prizes, and print coupons. Print this flyer if you need a reminder.
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Attention Target Shoppers!
Our school is earning money! Thanks to all of you currently participating in the Target Take Charge of Education® program. By simply shopping with your Target® Visa® Credit Card and designating our school, a percentage of the amount of each purchase you make is donated back to our school.
If you're not already taking part, please consider doing so - grandparents, alumni, friends and neighbors can help, too. To participate please visit target.com/tcoe. Enroll for a Red card credit card or Debit card and you will save 5% off of every shopping trip and Target will give 1% of your total purchase to back to Valley Forge Elementary School.
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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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School Directories Are Here!
If you did not order the 2013-2014 VFE School Directory and would like  one, directories are for sale for $6.00 each in the main office, or by ordering on the www.vfespto.org site by clicking on "PTO STORE". You may also order copies by completing this Directory Order Form with payment. Fulfillment of all paid pre-orders for the directory were completed this week.
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Fall Recess Laps Program 
Let's enjoy these beautiful fall days! Please visit Sign Up Genius to volunteer for the remaining slots for the always popular Recess Laps Program. Mr. Johnson has the program up and running again for the month of October in advance of the Falcon 5k Run/Walk and 1 Mile Kids' Fun Run.
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Please Complete And Return Author Interviews
If your 1st through 4th grader has not yet returned
his/her Author Interview, please do so as soon as possible. The Author Interview is used by our Publishing Center to create the "About the Author" page included in the back of each child's Publishing Center books. The "About the Author" page is a great snapshot of your child's interests and likes during his/her time at VFES. If you misplaced the original form that was sent home, you can print this form. Please help your child complete the Author Interview, and return it to the Publishing Center via his/her red folder. It only takes a few minutes, and completing the forms now allows us to speed up the publishing process. If you have any questions or would like another hard copy sent home, please contact Tarin Cataldo at vfepubcntr@tesd.net.
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Accessing the Library Catalog
In October, your child will be bringing home a bookmark from the library. We usually highlight a different staff member and their favorite books each month. However in October, we are highlighting the library collection. At the bottom of the bookmark there is a QR code. If you have access to a QR code reader scan the code and you will be linked to the library collection. We have some amazing books. Interested in seeing the QR code now? Check it out!
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The School Store Is Open!
The Valley Forge Elementary School store is open Friday mornings 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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VFES Lost & Found........... 
The Lost & Found at VFES is growing.Please check the Lost & Found for missing items.If lunch boxes, water bottles (food related items) are left in the Lost & Found, they will be disposed of periodically.
We cannot keep them for a long time, because it becomes very unsanitary to have all of these dirty items with rotting food sitting around.
The Lost & Found can be found in the back of the cafeteria.
Clothing items that are still in the Lost & Found on December 4th will be donated to charity.
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Stay Up to Date with the School Board
September School Board Committee Meeting Summaries are available on the District web site. Read more: School Board Summaries
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FLITE - Don't Miss This Special Performance Before it Travels to Texas!
"If JFK Survived Dallas: Presidential Perspectives at Age 96,"written and performed by Dennis McAndrews, Esq., a local attorney, former T/E parent, Villanova Univ. political science professor and FLITE Board member. Save the date - Monday, October 21st, 7PM, CHS auditorium. The CHS FLITE Club will host this event at no charge; any donations are appreciated. The goal of FLITE Club is to introduce this organization to CHS and to provide support by identifying opportunities within the school community.
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Boys Youth Basketball Clinic (Grades 1-8) Sunday, November 3rd, 1 - 4 p.m.Conestoga High School gym
Registration: Prior to event (see flyer for form) or day of clinic if space available. In addition, clinic information and the registration form can be found on our new booster club basketball website: www.conestogabasketball.com
This will be a great event and the younger boys have enjoyed this clinic and working with the high school players in past years. Thank you in advance for any promotion of this event. Go Stoga and T/E boys!
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 A big thank you to Sandy Gillam for coordinating the vast amount of information, publishing and sales orders for the School Directory and Monica Moore for coordinating ads from our first set of advertisers for the directory. Michelle Rossi put together a wonderful selection of Cultural Arts programs this year to coordinate with our school and grade level instructional plans. The kids have already enjoyed Quiet Riot and the Kindergarten Mother Goose programs! We thank Monica Moore and Anna Coombs for helping with the assemblies. Thank you to Angel McAveney for taking another set of great student pictures for The Eyes Of A Child photo wall in the lobby! |
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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
10/21 -10/25 Book Fair
10/28 - Book Fair (PM Only) 10/28 Scary Gym 10/29 - Cultural Arts Show - Magician / Illusionist
10/31 - Halloween Parades & Parties
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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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