0 a room in a school where members of a particular group of students go for their teacher to record that they are present, usually at the beginning of the day --
The free period first started as recess, where in middle school it basically changed into a homeroom period.
A form class is similar to a homeroom.
Students are assigned an advisor and meet in homerooms regularly, as well as in weekly all-school assemblies.
A former delinquent, he became a serious student after being inspired by his homeroom adviser.
The group also extends to homeroom representatives, who attend meetings and relay important information back to their homerooms.
The officers and student representatives from each homeroom spend time learning about governmental practices and responsibilities.
Students often see their homeroom teachers as their role models and often visit them in the staff room.
Classes are large, with thirty-eight students per class on average, and each class is assigned a homeroom teacher who doubles as counselor.