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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re:  homerooms. I am a PP whose 6th grade Center kid had a homeroom-- sort of. 3 AAP classes. One teacher for reading, one for math and one for science. So, each kid has a "primary teacher," who does morning meeting, primary parent contact, etc. That teacher teaches "her" class social studies plus her subject. So my DC had the same teacher for homeroom, social studies and science (the teacher's subject).  And then rotated for math and reading.  Went to lunch, assemblies, etc. with homeroom. We did the parent conference with the homeroom teacher, as well as the 504 planning. I'm not sure if this counts as homeroom or not, but it's called homeroom.

Also, re: lunch. Part of lunch is just pushing kids through as fast as possible. Our Center has trailers, and the school keeps growing, but the lunchroom does not. So, they have to serve lunch from 10:30-2:00. Lunch seems to be all about getting kids in and out as quickly as possible, in as organized a manner as possible, to maximize the lunchroom. [/quote]

This is not a mixed homeroom. When do these kids ever interact with the general ed kids at your school?[/quote]

I didn't say it was mixed. People asked how homerooms worked. I had posted above saying we had homerooms that we're not mixed, and that the "homeroom" pledge plus announcements piece of school was too short to deal with logistical concerns.

Where do they interact?  My DC is in MS this year. And it changed some each year as they were trying to get the right fit. But in 6th, they had open seating lunch for 6th only-- which was a huge deal and big privilege for 6th grade. They also all hung out together outside or in the lobby (weather dependent) in the mornings before being released to classrooms.  Recess, where most of the grade was outside at the same time. Specials, because these group by band/strings designation, not homeroom.  SACC Obviously. And in the case of my DC, several after school and quasi school based activities (a school based scout troop, GOTR & Odyssey of the Mind-- all mixed).  DD started this school in 4th (we moved) and not all of the friends she invited to her birthday from school were AAP. [/quote]

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