Notice to 2nd Grade Parents - Dental Health   

Requirements

The Public School Code of Pennsylvania requires all children in grades 3 & 7 to have a dental examination. Examinations completed by a family dentist within one year prior to the start of the school year are accepted for the required proof of such care. The required dental form can be reached at the school district web site under student health services.

Thank you for your assistance in meeting this state mandate.

Medications - End of Year Procedure    

Does your child have any medication in the nurse's office?

The District Medication Policy (School Board Policy 5406) prohibits students from carrying prescription or over the counter medications to and from school. A parent or guardian must pick up any remaining medication from the nurse's office by the last student day, June 19. The policy specifies that any medications which remain after the last day of school must be destroyed.

The medication policy also requires that a new doctor's order be written each school year in order for a child to receive prescription and/or over the counter medications, including natural remedies, herbs, vitamins, dietary supplements and homeopathic medicines. Inhalers and EPIPENS are considered emergency medications. Students may self carry these meds if a physician's order form is on file in the nurse's office. A new doctor's order is required for self-carry medications every school year.

Falcon 100 Reading Program Concludes !   

Valley Forge Students are super stars! 

The Falcon 100 Reading Program has concluded and we are so proud of our students!

198 students participated in the program this year!!   131 students read 100 books or more!!

(71 students read 100 books, 45 students read between 101 and 199 books, and 15 students read even more!)

Participating students submitted a form, signed by a parent, for each 25 books read, or 25 pages for each line of a larger book.  They received a small incentive (bookmark, pencil, eraser) for each 25 books read, and were entered in the monthly raffle for a Barnes and Noble gift card.   Those students who read 100 books received a book with a personalized book plate to keep as their grand prize, and received a certificate of participation this month presented during their library class.  Many students read in excess of the 100 books, and received an additional book for each 500 books read.  This year's theme was "The More You Read, the More You Know", and our students certainly know a lot more than they did!

Keep up the great reading over the summer, Valley Forge!  Your local libraries have your favorites and new books arriving daily.  Paoli and Tredyffrin libraries have summer reading programs with cool programs and activities- check their websites for details and keep reading!

The Falcon 100 Reading Program is funded by the VFES PTO.  The program will continue next year, and all students will receive the program guidelines and forms in late September.   Thank you to the wonderful VFES PTO for funding the Falcon 100 Program!

May / June School Report  

The end of the year was filled with lots of fun activities in every grade.  Read all about what the kids have been up to in the report.