StreetSafe offers these tips and an app to help stay safe this semester.
Thousands of local college students are headed back to campus. The start of the fall semester is an exciting time of year for incoming freshman and returning students alike, but it can be easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of campus life and not be as vigilant about personal safety as one should be. Stay safe this semester by remembering these tips from Marcia Peot, police officer and Chief Safety Officer at StreetSafe:
With school districts across the metro area now officially back-to-school, we begin a series of weekly questions, which, today, is focused on the subject of spending.
With the school year now officially underway, many parents have spent countless hours at local stores helping their students find the right pencils, perfect "first day" outfits and fill school supply lists. The National Retail Federation projects that parents of children in grades K-12 will spend nearly $689 on their children's back-to-school needs, almost $85 more than last year. Georgia shoppers didn't pay sales tax on any back-to-school items within a certain dollar amount this past Friday and Saturday. But some criticized the tax holiday as being too little, too late. Bringing us to our questions of the week:
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Five things principals, educators, PTA members, parents and students need to know.
The school year is approaching, and Roswell Patch will be there to cover all the big news for all of Roswell's schools. But we can’t do it without your help. To make sure you get the most out of Patch this school year, we invite you to get active in the news-gathering process. There are five things you can do to make sure your school and its students get all the coverage they deserve from Patch: You can also become a blogger and share your school's news directly with Patch readers on a regular basis. To find out more about using Patch this school year, just email christine.foster@patch.com.
The 2012-2013 school year starts on Monday, Aug. 13, for thousands of children in Fulton County.
The Fulton County School System continues to be the fourth largest school district in Georgia with a projected 2012-2013 enrollment of nearly 93,200 students – an expected increase of nearly 700 students from the previous school year. The system includes 100 schools – 58 elementary schools, 19 middle schools, 17 high schools and six start-up charter schools. Fulton County Schools became Georgia’s largest charter system in July. Over the next five years, its charter status will strengthen the district’s ability to provide flexibility in its operations with the result of increased student achievement. The first year – 2012-2013 – of the five-year charter will focus on developing School Governance Councils for 20 schools (called “Cohort 1…
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You and your child can work together to ensure a successful school year without back pain.
It's about time to start buying school supplies for your child. Although it's easy to pick out pens, paper and markers, other choices must be made with greater considerations. Take, for example, the backpack (or bookbag). You may buy your child a backpack because it has his or her favorite super hero or princess on it, or maybe it has your child's favorite color. However, improper use of the backpack can lead to back pain in your child and start habits of bad posture that carry on into adult life. What is a "bad" backpack? I remember a conundrum I had in sixth grade. I couldn't figure out how to work the combination lock on my locker, so I ended up lugging my heavy textbooks around in my backpack every day. This wrecked my back. I still …
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The charitable organization will hold its Back to School Health and Wellness Fair on Aug. 11.
North Fulton Community Charities in Roswell is collecting school supplies for its Back to School Health and Wellness Fair, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m.-noon. The local charitable organization offers health screenings and fun activities for children during the health fair, including information and resources to help families have a healthy and safe school year. Each year NFCC looks to hand out more than 1,000 backpacks, plus basic school supplies to go in them, to children whose families need the assistance. The organization needs financial assistance, donations of school supplies, health and safety exhibitors and volunteers to set up and help run the fair. The NFCC needs donations by Aug. 3. A full list of school …
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Paid positions are grant funded. Applications close Aug. 15.
Fulton County Schools is looking for its best and most effective retired teachers to come back to serve as mentors to new teachers. The new teacher mentors will each work with three teachers and guide their development through their first year of teaching students. They’ll help the newcomers learn the ropes of classroom management and how to work collaboratively with other teachers and parents, and also how to effectively teach the new Common Core Georgia Performance Standards to students of multiple learning styles and skill levels. “A teacher’s first year is one of excitement and big rewards, but it can also be a little intimidating,” said Superintendent Robert Avossa. “The Mentor Program pairs new teachers with experienced, retired …
Patch's "Question of the Week" asks, are metro Atlanta kids heading back to school too soon?
Used to be, kids in most metro Atlanta area schools went back into the classrooms after Labor Day. Man, those were the days. For the 2012-13 school year, Decatur schools open Aug. 1, and city of Atlanta students hit the books Aug. 6. DeKalb and Fulton county schools open on Aug. 13. To some, it seems as if summer vacation gets shorter and shorter each year. To others (harried parents running out of kid-friendly entertainment options, perhaps?), it can't come soon enough. So our question to kick off this week is: do you feel that summer vacation is too short? Do kids head back to school too early? Or do they need that classroom time in order to prepare themselves for a successful future? Take our Patch poll and share your opinion in the …
Residents asked to donate needed items.
The Fulton County Office of the Child Attorney is hosting a summer school supply drive for the 2012-2013 academic year and is asking citizens and county employees to help make the school year a successful one for students by donating necessary items. For this academic school year, students need the following school supplies: Items can be brought to the Fulton County Juvenile Courthouse - first floor lobby (place donations in the donation barrel), 395 Pryor St., Atlanta 30312. Drop-off is through Aug. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 404-613-4635. See also: Local Krogers Collecting School Supplies When Does School Start in Roswell?
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Roswell Kroger stores serving as drop-off sites for essential school supplies for homeless children in metro Atlanta during two-week ‘Back 2 School’ campaign.
Roswell Kroger stores are collecting book bags and school supplies for homeless children in metro Atlanta. Kroger’s Atlanta Division, in partnership with the Children’s Restoration Network and WSB-TV, is conducting its 18th annual “Back 2 School” campaign July 16-28. During the two-week drive, 125 Kroger stores will serve as school supply drop-off sites to benefit metro Atlanta children. The Children Restoration Network’s Back 2 School program will distribute the book bags and school supplies to homeless children. CRN works with about 120 shelters and group homes that house more than 4,000 youth a year. “Children’s Restoration Network provides hope and support to families in our community as they work toward ending the cycle of …
Kellie Meckes
8:55 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
You spend over 100.00 per child on the basic stuff, then add book bag and the 150.00 calculator my high school student needed!! LOL It really adds up! more ›