Jan. 3, 2012

No chorus sectionals or after school rehearsals this week. Chorus begins the week of January 9th.
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Attention 5th Grade band members:
There will be 5th grade band rehearsal after school today as well as sectionals. If you forgot your instrument, you may ask Miss B. to borrow one or come after school without your instrument.
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Miss Brocklebank's sectionals today are:


9:15 French Horn 5
9:45 Trumpet 5A
11:15 Trombone 5
1:15 Trumpet 5B
1:45 Saxophone 5
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For those who know what Pennies for Patients is, it will be January 9-27 this year. Your boxes will be delivered between now and January 6th.

For those who don't know, here's the low-down:
P for P is a fundraiser the Builder's Club has each year for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society
Each homeroom gets a collection box. You may decorate it, if you choose.
The homeroom in each grade that donates the most money will earn a pizza party. That's one pizza party per grade. I supply the pizza, you will supply the drinks and supervision (more on that later in January)
Please send your box to room 811 on any day you want the box counted. Some people send it every day, and that's fine. We count your money and send back an empty box.
In three weeks we raise an average of $5000 (we raised $8500 in 2010). Checks are accepted (tax deductable) made out to LLS. I personally love this - easy to count!
We also accept large bills, small bills, and all forms of American currency - not just pennies as the name suggests.
We will announce 3 times a week which homerooms are in the lead.
You really don't have any work to do - just "talk up" the fundraiser and send your box down to get counted.

Thanks again for all your support.
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2012 YEARBOOKS GO ON SALE IN JANUARY!!
Attention all VFMS students and families! This year’s edition of the VFMS Yearbook will go on sale for 5 days during the month of January!! Orders will be taken in the main lobby from 7:25 – 7:45 on the following days ONLY:

Thursday, January 5

Tuesday, January 10

Thursday, January 12

Tuesday, January 17

Thursday, January 19

Each yearbook ordered in January will cost $43.00. Orders taken AFTER January 19 will cost $48.00…NO EXCEPTIONS!!!! Only checks made payable to VALLEY FORGE MIDDLE SCHOOL will be accepted…NO CASH!! Order EARLY and SAVE!!!