In several schools, poor attendance records were improved by changing
the homeroom period to mid-morning, when more students had arrived.
«One school has grab - n - go from the cafeteria to the classroom, we have two or three that do traditional cafeteria breakfast, and we have a room service breakfast at our largest middle school during
the homeroom period — a «second - chance» style meal that's delivered with a cart.
Not exact matches
Students completed the forms immediately upon arriving at their first -
period (i.e.,
homeroom) class.
We offer them one choice between
homeroom and first
period, a short time frame to come through [and eat].
At the end of a set time
period, the
homeroom that collects the most pennies receives special recognition and a prize.
Instead of
homeroom, students have Tiger Talk, an introductory
period during which they greet each other using eye contact and handshakes, play games that encourage interaction, and discuss topics that range from their favorite places for quiet time (Douglas gets a shy laugh when she reveals that her place is the bathroom) to where the Mississippi River — which flows past some students» backyards — really starts.
To minimize impact on instructional time, Visitacion Valley shaved one minute off each
period and took time away from lunch and
homeroom
If you can't fit advisory into the master schedule, you can implement a lot of what Big Picture does during
homeroom, in your classroom, or during lunch and break
periods.
Topics examined include: (1) grade span; (2) size; (3) grouping; (4) number of teachers per students; (5) changing classmates; (6)
homeroom and advisory
periods; (7) guidance counselors; (8) teams of teachers; (9) curriculum; (10) instruction; (11) goals for students; (12) transitions and articulation practices; (13) remediation; (14) report card entries; (15) teacher certification; and (16) teacher talents.
After the 6 - week contest
period, they crowned 10 all - star Blue Ribbon winners, an MVP from each grade level, as well as one top - performing
homeroom per grade level (3rd — 5th).