The Bibb County School District's Welcome Center and Parent-Teacher Resources Lab will begin hosting events for parents and their students this month with a Summer Academic and Enrichment Fair on Tuesday, April 24, from 6-8 p.m. A Parent and Student Information Festival, and parent workshops will follow at the Welcome Center the next week.
More than 25 camps and programs will be represented for parents and community members to speak with and receive information from during the Summer Academic and Enrichment Fair on April 24. Families will be partnered with sports, outdoor adventure, arts, and programs for exceptional children guidance counselors to collaborate on the most efficient camps suitable to meet the needs of each family and child.
On Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the Welcome Center will host a Parent and Student Information Festival called "How Do I … ?" During this festival, school and community representatives and vendors will provide parents with helpful information about school zones, tracking students' grades, class schedules, nutrition, school projects, opening a college savings account, and more.
The Welcome Center also will begin offering parent workshops in May. Workshops already scheduled include sessions on mathematics, parenting skills, and healthy meals:
The 1, 2, 3's of Fractions: Help support your child in mathematics with this workshop offered at 10 a.m. May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at the Welcome Center. For more information or to register, call Parent Academic Instructor Veta Coger at (478) 779-3721 or e-mail
vjcoger@bibb.k12.ga.us.
Manipulatives and Mathematics: Help support your child in mathematics with this workshop offered at 5:30 p.m. May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at the Welcome Center. For more information or to register, call Parent Academic Instructor Veta Coger at (478) 779-3721 or e-mail
vjcoger@bibb.k12.ga.us.
Finding Me, Parenting You: Parents will define family values and parenting styles, and learn practical parenting skills in this workshop offered at 5:30 p.m. May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 at the Welcome Center. For more information or to register, call Parent Academic Instructor Dr. Tamica Means at (478) 779-3717 or e-mail
tmeans@bibb.k12.ga.us.
Food Talk: Meals in Minutes: Parents will learn how to stretch their dollar to prepare healthy meals in this workshop offered at 10 a.m. May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 and June 7 at the Welcome Center. For more information or to register, call Parent Academic Instructor Dr. Tamica Means at (478) 779-3717 or e-mail
tmeans@bibb.k12.ga.us.
The Bibb County School District is home to "The Macon Miracle," Superintendent of Schools Dr. Romain Dallemand's Strategic Plan for improving the state of public schools in Bibb County. To learn more about "The Macon Miracle," visit the District's website, www.bibb.k12.ga.us, or Dr. Dallemand's blog, Compass Points, at www.romaindallemand.blogspot.com.
The Welcome Center is located at 2003 Riverside Drive. For more information about any of these events, please call the Welcome Center at (478) 779-3700. Fliers for these events also may viewed on the District's website at www.bibb.k12.ga.us or the District's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bibbschools.
