1. Open Group Choices
(Friday)

2. Weekly Westport 101/Advisory Schedule for a Five-Day Week
Weekly Westport 101/Advisory Schedule for a Five-Day Week *Advisory always occurs on the first day of the week, even if the week starts on a Tuesday or Wednesday.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Advisory
Open,
Closed, or
Content
Group

3. Rotation Schedule
Content Groups: Rotate every 3 weeks
Closed Groups: Rotate every 6 weeks
Open Groups: Rotate every 3 weeks
You will have a chance to rotate groups often to get lots of help and lots of chances to try different open groups!

4. Open Groups
Students will choose their Open Groups on Tuesday after lunch.
We are going to go through each Open Group in more detail.
Please rate them from 1 to 5 on your paper (1 is the worst and 5 is the best).

5. What are Open Groups? Class Name Teacher # of Spots Available Fitness
Bellamy 30
STEM Group
Leitner/Schanz 20
School of Rock
Pickard 8
Passion Projects
Mitchell/Schlafer
Culture Club
Omdal 10
Study Hall
Ms. Shannon 50
Peer Support/Mentor
Doves classrooms
2/class

6. Fitness Teacher: Coach Bellamy Location: Stage in Gym
Do you want to learn more about fitness?
Do you want to play sports?
Do you want to hang out with Coach Bellamy?
Then join the fitness group!

7. STEM Group Teachers: Ms. Schanz and Dr. Leitner Location: Classroom
Do you like science and engineering?
Are you interested in coding or video game design?
Do you like to solve problems?
Then join the STEM Group!

8. School of Rock Teacher: Mr. Pickard Location: Orchestra side room
Do you know how to play guitar, bass, or drums?
Do you like to sing rock music?
Do you want to play music with your friends?
Then join the school of rock!

9. Passion Projects Teachers: Ms. Mitchell and Ms. Schlafer
Location: Library
Do you have something you’re really passionate about? Cooking? Playing video games? Fashion design?
Do you want to spend your RTI time researching and creating something to share your passion with others?
Then join passion projects!

10. Culture Club Teacher: Ms. Omdal Location: Cooking Room/Studio
Do you want to learn about other countries and cultures?
Do you want to eat food from different places?
Do you want to hang out with Ms. Omdal?
Then join the culture club!

11. Study Hall Teacher: Ms. Shannon Location: Auditorium
Do you need extra time to finish your classwork?
Do you want to finish your homework so you don’t have to take any home?
Do you need chrome books to finish your work?
Do you want a quiet, calm place to work independently?
Then join the study hall!

12. Peer Support/Mentor Teachers: Doves’ Teachers
Location: Doves’ Classrooms
Do you want to help with the Doves students?
Do you like making a difference in someone’s day?
Then join the peer support/mentor group!

13. Pick your favorites
Look at your rankings and order the Open Groups from favorite (1) to least favorite (7).
Take your time to rank these classes! This list will be very useful when you make your decision next Tuesday.