Several other large high schools in the area, including Maine South in Park Ridge and Barrington,
use a homeroom program to help students develop an affinity for the school and classmates.
Not exact matches
They remind of why it
used to be so much fun to scare that girl you liked in
homeroom.
To increase attendance, some schools have
homeroom and class competitions for prizes for the most parent sign ins (we
used pizza party with the
homeroom with the highest percentage of parents attending.
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.
For example, high schools
used to have a
homeroom at the start and end of the school day.
According to this formula, 36 children in a room is considered an «efficient»
use of space, i.e. you can have 36 students in every
homeroom in CPS and not be considered overcrowded.
Rooms that were once
used for art or other enrichment activities were converted into more
homerooms, and administrators have known for months that no more space would be available for the students who return next year.
They began the school year by
using the PowerMyLearning Framework to help Mrs. Tate refine her classroom environment with her
homeroom students who were initially apprehensive and unaccustomed to a very structured class environment and class schedule.