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VFES Movie Night - The Lego Movie
Friday, December 5th
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Suggested donation:
$15 first child,$10 additional child, $25 max. per family
This is a drop-off event, but parents are welcome to stay!
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Falcon Fun Cold Camp:
A Winter Break Camp at Valley Forge Elementary with Mr. Johnson & Mr. Diamond ! The Valley Forge Elementary PTO will be conducting a Winter Break Camp from 1pm to 4pm with 2nd grade teacher, Matt Diamond, and Physical Education teacher, Alex Johnson, for any child who currently attends VFES in grades Kindergarten through Fourth Grade.
Why you should attend:
- Get to hang out with Mr. Diamond & Mr. Johnson
- Play your favorite PE games
- Practice cooperation, team-building and social skills
- Water activities, arts and crafts
- Physical activity in a comfortable stress free environment
- A portion of proceeds go back to the PE department for equipment
- Affordable alternative for Winter Break fun.
For more details, click on the form.
Falcon Fun Camp Registration Forms with Signed Permission Slip and payment in full can be turned into the main office, in an envelope marked "Falcon Fun Camp". Space is limited and strictly a "first come first serve" basis. Questions may be directed to Mr. Johnson( johnsona@tesd.net) or Mr. Diamond (diamondm@tesd.net).
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 Youth Basketball Night,
Friday, December 19, 2014 @ CHS
The Conestoga high school girls' basketball team invites you to Youth Basketball Night.
All youth players wearing a team shirt will be admitted to the Dec 19th game FREE OF CHARGE! - Adult & CHS Students will be charged admission as usual.
- Games to win t-shirts & other goodies at halftime.
- The concession stand will be selling pizza, soft pretzels, baked goods, drinks and candy.
- Great basketball... Fun half-time activities... music... this is good family night out!
For more Information, click on the flyer.
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Reminder About Emergency Procedures
An annual reminder about our emergency closing procedures has been post on the District web site today. To view the details, click on: Emergency Procedures.
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 T & E Care Holiday Food Drive
Many thanks to all of the families that donated to the T & E Care Holiday Food Drive! We delivered a full truck and full SUV to the collection site on Thursday afternoon. There were over 50 boxes filled with food! Your food donations will provide many meals and snacks to families in need throughout the holiday season. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
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November Monthly Report
The monthly report for the month of November is available. Click here to view it.
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Attendance Reminders 
Students should arrive at school between 8:20 AM and 8:35 AM each morning. Please do not drop students off in the lobby prior to 8:25 AM because proper staff supervision is not available until that time. Students who are scheduled for A Child's Place or an early morning activity such as band, chorus or a club may be dropped off prior to 8:25 AM. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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 VFES SCHOOL STORE
Open every Friday 9:45-11:15
Gift certificates available for holiday gifts and birthday celebrations.
Now selling VFES magnets, t-shirts, water bottles and directories
All items $0.25 - $4.00. Great pencils, cool erasers, gifts & toys!!!
For more information contact Brooke at brookeestein@yahoo.com
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Foundation for Learning In Tredyffrin/Easttown (FLITE) Staff Tributes
Thinking About a Holiday Gift for your Child's Teacher? Consider Giving the Gift Every Teacher will Love. Foundation for Learning In Tredyffrin/Easttown (FLITE) Staff Tributes make your holiday shopping easy and our teachers love them.FLITE Staff Tributes can be made online or via mail. Learn about the ways in which FLITE-funded academic programs are helping students in Tredyffrin/Easttown Schools at www.flitepa.org.
Here are the links below :
FLITE Staff Tributes :
http://www.flite-pa.org/donate/tributes-and-memorials/
Online staff tribute:
http://www.flite-pa.org/donate/staff-tribute-onlinedonation-form/
via mail staff tribute form
http://www.flite-pa.org/donate/tributes-and-memorials/
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 Volunteers Needed
Please help us! We are still in need of volunteers for the following chairperson positions:
- Yearbook Sales Coordinator
- Spring Fair Chairpersons for the following roles:
- Dinner (2)
- Entertainment (1)
- Parking (1)
- Program (1)
- Volunteers (1)
There are also many General Volunteer/Committee opportunities available for the school year. To see a complete listing of volunteer opportunities click on "Volunteer" at www.vfespto.org. Any questions can be directed to Amanda Ivory at vpvolunteer@vfespto.org .
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 Spring Ahead to LAX Season!
Registration for the 2015 Spring Lacrosse Season
The registration for the Township leagues for boys and girls lacrosse programs in the spring is going on. Register for the lacrosse programs before January 19th for girls and before 17th January for the boys. For more information about the registration, click on the flyer.
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Blue Sky Band at 30 Main for T&E Care
On Friday, December 5, the Blue Sky Band will be playing at 30 Main, a restaurant in Berwyn, to support T&E Care's Holiday Drive. The Blue Sky Band is comprised of seven professionals from the local community, and plays classic rock music for fundraising events for charitable causes in the area. T&E Care is honored to be selected as a recipient of this distinguished group's talents and enthusiasm. Bring a gift card for the Holiday Drive as admission to the band's performance at 8:00pm. 30 Main will also offer 10% of the food bill to T&E Care for anyone having dinner there prior to the band's performance.
Last Day T&E Care Annual Holiday Drive
Once again the holidays are about to happen and many people right in our communities struggle to afford any gifts or a special meal for their families. Tredyffrin & Easttown Care is a non-profit that helps local families throughout the year with emergency situations, as well as at the holidays. The T&E Care annual holiday drive runs from November 17 to December 6. Donations of gifts, food baskets, cleaning supplies, gift cards, and other items are needed for over 80 local families. If you would be willing to help out by sponsoring a family, or providing certain requested items, please check out the T&E Care website - www.tecare.org. This is truly a neighbor helping neighbor event!
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Free Snow Pass for 4th and 5th Graders
Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association is offering FREE ski and/or ride for any child in 4th or 5th grade when accompanied by a paying adult at their participating ski areas in the state of Pennsylvania all winter long! They also offer free lift tickets for the child!
Please visit their website www.skipa.com for more information. You can also call them at 570-443-0963.
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We thank all the parents for their generous snack/drinks donations for the 1st Grade Snack Sale. We also thank all the parents who sold snacks all morning last Monday.
A big thank you to Mrs. Lesley Kennedy and her class for all the T & E Care Food Drive announcements and food sorting help for the past three weeks. The food drive donations will fill the back of a pick-up truck!!! Thank You! Our heartfelt thanks to Carolyn Swetkowski for helping with the Food Drive.
A huge thank you to our Cafeteria Volunteers: Beth Stanfield, Julie Soura, Colleen Gilmartin, Mia Dotzel, Lauren Doran, Phyllis Reid, Amanda Meyer and Tracy Grigoriades. Your help is very appreciated.
Thank you to Sally Selim for coordinating the 3rd grade Pretzel Sale on Tuesday. Thanks to all that donated drinks and helped sell pretzels!
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Upcoming Events
12/5- VFES Movie Night 12/09- Youth Basketball Night
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2014-2015 Falcon Publication Dates
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Questions or Comments?
Contact the Editors:
Tracy Grigoriades
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