Magnet Angel

I offered to do the newsletter for my daughter's school's PTA. There was no newsletter this year, and when they sent home the list of "jobs" available, I figured if no one else wanted to do it, I would be willing. My husband will set me up with a template, and I can insert content.

A newsletter is important for the families attending the school, but it's equally important to the neighbors surrounding the school. While I hope to offer an online version accessible at all times, I do want to print some good, old-fashioned newsletters and take them door to door in the neighbhorhood surrounding my daughter's school and offer them for availability at their Neighborhood Council.

The parents that chose their neighborhood school know what a little gem we've inherited. But with so many children in private preschools, it seems many are already biased against the schools sight unseen.

By papering the neighborhood, we will show long-time residents what the school's up to since their children have graduated, and hopefully show "future families" what we're all about. Since great schools do wonders for real estate values, I'd really like to partner with any of the realtors in our area to show prospective buyers what they're getting if they buy into the neighborhood, too.

I hope the newsletter serves as both a news source for school families and even more so, a resource for the community as a whole.