To add to your news and invitations — for those of you who are in the VERNON SCHOOL boundary (map online at school website listed below), we are organizing a group of prospective families in order to build community and support for our neighborhood and its schools.

Please send an email to me at bilyeuking@comcast.net if you would like to get on a “sort of low-tech listserv” of prospective Vernon School families.

Here are some events that we have set up so far. Please pass it along to your friends and neighbors. Thanks! –

Meet prospective families of Vernon School
Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, 11:15 am
Milagros: http://milagrosboutique.com/
5433 NE 30th (Corner of NE 30th and Killingworth)
Coffee!
One of the Vernon PTA Presidents, will join us to help answer questions.

Vernon Kindergarten Round Up
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Vernon School: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/profiles/?id=284
2044 NE Killingworth
6:30 pm
Meet Principal Leslie Butterfield and teachers. Tour to follow meeting.
Leslie Butterfield says, “ANYone who might be interested for next year or any other year is welcome to attend all our Vernon PTA Meetings, Principal Coffees, Kindergarten Round Up, or anything else. We take all interested people!”

Principal’s Coffee and School Tour
Wednesday, February 8, 2008
Vernon School: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/profiles/?id=284
2044 NE Killingworth
8:45 am
Meet Principal Leslie Butterfield for coffee, and tour Vernon School.

Principal’s Coffee and School Tour
Tentative date: Friday, February 22, 2008

We look forward to getting to meeting you. Let us know if you plan to meet at Milagros on 1/28.

Your Concordia Neighbor and Prospective Vernon Mom,

Elizabeth, bilyeuking@comcast.net